How Invincible's TV Show Fails William Clockwell & LGBTQ Fans
Sorry if the title is a bit out there, but Im just wondering if william is gay in the comics also or if thats just unique to the prime series since there hasn't been anything I've seen that points to that while reading the first compendium. Going through Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker's original Invincible series can, almost two decades later, be awkward at times. A lot of the language characters use is very much of its time, with teenagers talking in ways that can come off as homophobic.
Is william in the comics straight or gay?
For example, when Mark takes William flying for the first time, he remarks, "This is so gay." (Atom Eve later says the same thing while taking William, whom she is dating at the time, flying). At one point, Mark also catches William wearing his costume and calls it "Gayyyyyyyyy.". Based on the popular comics by Robert Kirkman, Invincible follows Mark Grayson , a young superhero who inherited his powers from his dad, a Superman-like alien named Omni-Man. In the TV show, Mark's best friend at school is William, who is openly gay; however, this is a change from the character's depiction in the comics. Is it just me or is William barely in this show? Is he
I don't like William, and before anybody gets their pitchforks out, no, it's not because he's gay - although how that manifests in his personality and behaviour towards others irks me. The twentysomething worked as an errand runner for a financial office in New York City in the early s, and he was self-admittedly low on work ethic. Given a task, he would end up wandering about the city instead. How did Mark know?
William is perceived as “straight” by mark and the readers vicariously at the beginning. It’s a great way of showing that friends aren’t always ready to share every aspect of themselves, some people don’t even know that they’re gay until later in their own lives. . Invincible
The show is an active improvement just by virtue of William's presence in the comic declining at the same time he basically comes out of the closet, after like the same "this is gay" joke used for what, the 8th time?. . William Haines, Hollywood's First Out Gay Superstar
reflects on his sexuality being questioned when growing up and admitted he is proudly feminine on a recent episode of 'The Diary Of A CEO.'. . 
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William's sexuality isn't a topic of discussion, and he quickly falls into the "gay best friend" trope, which unfortunately doesn't leave room for much character development. The focus is rather on Mark’s romantic life, as he has crushes on two different girls, and William acts as his hype man. .
I don't like William.
For a modern show it makes more sense for William to not be as affected by the fact that he's gay so it's more realistic in a sense. .