Superman, Card, and Free Speech

Yesterday was a pretty big day in comics news. Social media was blazing with commentary, both fan and professional, over DC’s decision to hire Orson Scott Card to write a story for their upcoming digital exclusive series,The Adventures of Superman.For those who aren’t aware, Card is a best-selling and award-winning science fiction author ofEnder’s Game(with a film adaptation due out in November), among other works.

Card is also a well-known homophobe. In the early 90s, he said anti-sodomy laws...