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Comics titan Stan "The Man" Lee and the Showtime Network are developing an hour-long drama based on Perry Moore's Lamda Award winning young adult novel, Hero, which tells the story of Thom Creed, a high school basketball star with two secrets: That he's gay and that he has the power to heal people. Moore is penning the script and serving as one of the executive producers. [Variety]

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Prepare yourselves, readers! Author Perry Moore, who graced these pages last year, has received two offers from two television networks to adapt his gay superhero novel, Hero. Says Moore: "He described the live-action series as labyrinthine and similar to Lost. "It’s not campy either — it’s not The Gayest American Hero. He just happens to be gay. It’s just one of the many things he wrestles with.'" Comic icon Stan Lee may sign on to produce, which has Moore all sorts of excited, of course. [NY Mag]

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Gay Superhero Teaches Life Lessons

Grab Your Difference and Go!

A lot of homo-related novels tend to revolve solely around sexual identity. Not Perry Moore's Hero.

Though the story focuses on a gay superhero, Moore - who produced The Chronicles of Narnia, as well as worked as White House intern under Bill Clinton - makes sure to keep things as universal as possible. He tells AfterElton:

It’s not an “afterschool special” kind of thing like “Timmy has a problem.” I mean, he is gay, that is part of his identity, but in a lot of ways he just happens to be gay. It’s one of many things he has to deal with, one of many challenges he has to confront and overcome and integrate into his life.
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I wanted to teach people that what makes you unique is actually very special and that very thing that may make you feel alienated, if you’re willing to embrace it, can become the most empowering thing in your life.

Just reach out and grab it, squeeze it, lick it and love it. That's all it takes.

Sep 11, 2007 · Link · 1 Response