Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.
今年夏天，Marvel漫畫公司的超級英雄Northstar將向他長期的男朋友求婚。

The New York-based publisher said Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men" No. 51. That's due out June 20.
Marvel公司紐約分部的新聞發(fā)言人周二稱，加拿大人Jean-Paul Beaubier（也稱Northstar，能夠以超人的速度移動和飛翔）將在6月20日開始發(fā)售的《Astonishing X-Men》第51期中和長期的男友Kyle Jinadu結婚。

Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of "Alpha Flight" No. 106 in 1992, one of Marvel Entertainment's first characters to do so.
Northstar在1992年發(fā)售的《Alpha Flight》第106期中坦白他是同性戀，他是Marvel漫畫公司最早一批這樣坦白的角色之一。

Ten years later, in 2002, gay characters Apollo and the Midnighter were married in the pages of "The Authority" published by DC's Wildstorm imprint.
十年后的2002年，同性戀漫畫角色Apollo 和Midnighter也在DC's Wildstorm公司發(fā)行的《The Authority》中結婚。

Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been written as gay, lesbian or transgender – from DC Comics' Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, to Hulkling and Wiccan in the pages of "Young Avengers."
從那時起，數(shù)量巨大的漫畫角色被描寫為男同、女同和雙性戀，從DC漫畫公司的Kate Kane，到aka Batwoman，再到漫畫“年輕復仇者”里的Hulkling 和Wiccan。

For Marvel, the upcoming wedding is a way to further embed same-sex issues in its contemporary universe.
對Marvel漫畫公司而言，即將到來的婚禮是一種將漫畫中的同性戀話題嵌入當代世界中的方式。

"The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window, so we strive to make sure our characters, relationships and stories are grounded in that reality," said Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor-in-chief.
“Marvel的世界總是反映現(xiàn)實。因此我們努力確保漫畫中的人物、人物之間的關系和故事情節(jié)都符合現(xiàn)實。我們在這個故事上付出了超過一年的努力，以確保Northstar和Kyle的婚禮體現(xiàn)Marvel的傳統(tǒng)?！盡arvel主編Axel Alonso在聲明中稱。

Author Marjorie Liu, who is writing "Astonishing X-Men," said the decision to have the pair marry was appropriate.
X戰(zhàn)警系列漫畫的作者Marjorie Liu說，讓這兩人結婚的決定是正確、合適的。

"As a writer – and a romance novelist, no less – I've always found it a bit odd when characters in comic books remain in relationship limbo for years at a time," she said.
Marjorie Liu說：“作為一個浪漫的小說家，我總覺得漫畫書中的角色多年來再戀愛關系上止步不前是很奇怪的事情?！?/div>

"Certainly, that happens in real life – some relationships just never grow – but the wonderful thing about stories is that they tend to move readers and characters forward," Liu said, adding that Northstar pops the question in issue No. 50, which is due out on Wednesday.
“當然有時候在實際生活中，有些關系就是不會又進展的。但在漫畫故事中，總要有美好的事情來讓讀者和角色一路前行。”Marjorie Liu表示Northstar將在5月23日發(fā)售的第50期中向男友Kyle Jinadu求婚。

"And, in this case, it was time to do the same to Northstar and Kyle, who have one of those rare comic book romances that actually works."
“是時候讓Northstar 和Kyle的關系進步了，他們兩人有著漫畫角色中少有的真正動人的浪漫愛情?！?/div>

As for the event itself, Liu said the wedding will take place in New York City, where gay marriage is legal, but given that Northstar is on the X-Men, it remains to be seen if the event will be trouble-free.
Liu說婚禮會在紐約舉行，那里同性戀婚姻是違法的。但考慮到Northstar是X戰(zhàn)警，這場婚禮應該還是沒有什么麻煩的。

"As for the ceremony ... well, what wedding ever goes off without a hitch?"
“哪會有一點麻煩都沒有的完美婚姻呢？”