Pride Profile. DC Comics HIV/AIDS ads.
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For more on one of the driving forces behind these ads, see this Pride Profile on creator Neal Pozner.
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I wonder if Tim ever found anything…
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Okay, that reminds me, fun(?) fact that came from Jim Starlin a few years back:
“At one point, DC had this idea of giving one of their characters AIDS so they could do an AIDS booklet,” explained Starlin. “Strangely enough, they decided to put up a ballot box and let the people who worked in the company decide who was gonna get AIDS in the DC Universe. I tried to stuff the box with Robin’s name, and at the end it was Jimmy Olsen who was elected to get AIDS. The entire project was eventually abandoned.”
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Interestingly, the one with Blue Beetle, Booster Gold and Fire was released re-released with the art I guess drawn over to reflect their then newer costumes.
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I remember hearing about this a few years ago and was shocked at first, until I heard how it would have happened, then it made more sense because of his origin.
(Trying to be vague for those who haven’t read the article/watched the video up above)
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