Earlier today, we announced that Alan Scott of EARTH 2 is gay.

Since the tease of this character evolution, we have seen a tremendous amount of interest from fans all over the world. To read more about Alan Scott and EARTH 2, check out some interviews with series writer James Robinson that ran today in a variety of outlets including THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, USA TODAY, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE HUFFINGTON POST, ROLLING STONE, THE DAILY BEAST, THE ADVOCATE, THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, THE NEW YORK POST, POPMATTERS, IGN, GAWKER’s IO9, MTV GEEK, NEWNOWNEXT, THE PRESS-TELEGRAM's OUT IN THE 562 BLOG, COMIC BOOK RESOURCES, COMICVINE, NEWSARAMA and IFANBOY.

EARTH 2 #2, written by James Robinson and illustrated by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott, goes on sale this Wednesday.