Damon Matthews
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Damon Matthews is a fictional
supporting character
featured in the DC Comics
series, Manhunter
(vol. 4). The character is a federal prosecutor who serves as co-counsel to Kate Spencer
, who is secretly the book's costumed hero.
Matthews is depicted as a well-adjusted gay
man, who is in a relationship with Todd Rice
, better known as the superhero Obsidian. The relationship between Damon and Todd is introduced in Manhunter #18.
They meet at a Charity Auction, where Damon spills a drink over Todd.
Matthews is initially unaware of Rice's superhero status, or that he is the son of the original Green Lantern
, Alan Scott
; he discovers this when he encounters a projected hologram of Scott in Todd's home, whom Todd calls "Dad." He remains optimistic about his boyfriend's career.
Manhunter #38 was not only the last issue of the series (vol. 4), but it was also Damon’s last issue. #38 takes place in the future, where both Damon and Todd are still together and seen at Kate’s son college graduation party.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
supporting character
Supporting character
A supporting character is a character of a book, play, video game, movie, television or radio show or other form of storytelling usually used to give added dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character...
featured in the DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
series, Manhunter
Manhunter (comics)
-Golden Age:The first of DC's Manhunters was a non-costumed independent investigator, Paul Kirk, who helped police solve crimes during the early 1940s. Though the series was titled "Paul Kirk, Manhunter", Kirk didn't use the Manhunter name as an alias...
(vol. 4). The character is a federal prosecutor who serves as co-counsel to Kate Spencer
Manhunter (Kate Spencer)
Manhunter is a fictional character, a superheroine in publications from DC Comics. Kate Spencer is the eighth DC Comics character depicted using the name Manhunter, and the first female to do so. The character first appears in Manhunter Manhunter is a fictional character, a superheroine in...
, who is secretly the book's costumed hero.
Matthews is depicted as a well-adjusted gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
man, who is in a relationship with Todd Rice
Obsidian (comics)
Obsidian is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway. According to an Infinity, Inc...
, better known as the superhero Obsidian. The relationship between Damon and Todd is introduced in Manhunter #18.
They meet at a Charity Auction, where Damon spills a drink over Todd.
Matthews is initially unaware of Rice's superhero status, or that he is the son of the original Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
, Alan Scott
Alan Scott
Alan Scott is a fictional character, a superhero in the and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern.-Publication history:The original Green Lantern was created by young struggling artist Martin Nodell, who was inspired by the sight of a New York Subway employee waving a red lantern to...
; he discovers this when he encounters a projected hologram of Scott in Todd's home, whom Todd calls "Dad." He remains optimistic about his boyfriend's career.
Manhunter #38 was not only the last issue of the series (vol. 4), but it was also Damon’s last issue. #38 takes place in the future, where both Damon and Todd are still together and seen at Kate’s son college graduation party.