So as I'm sure most of you now know, the high profile, not yet seen in the New 52, DC character that will be reintroduced as being gay, is none other then Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern (yes, the one who's weakness was wood...I guess that makes more sense then ever now). 
I have no problem with gay super-heroes, but this seems like a bit of a let down.  I wouldn't exactly call the Alan Scott Green Lantern a "high-profile" DC character.  In fact, I'm sure that there's a lot of average comic fans that don't even know just who the hell the Alan Scott is.  Jeez DC, if you're gonna say it's a character that everyone is familiar with, actually make it a character that everyone is familiar with!
I will thought, give DC props for really are going all out with reinventing the Earth 2 heroes.  For instance Jay Garrick (the Earth 2 Flash) is no longer the inspiring mentor that the original Jay Garrick Flash was (and man is his costume BAD!), but instead is a twenty-something loser. 
Let's hope that despite this build-up to only be let down, is only a misstep and the Earth 2 series can build on what was a really good first issue (even tho...SPOILER ALERT....their version on Superman was killed off in very sorry ass fashion.