Dan Slott · @DanSlott
25th May 2012 from Twitlonger
Yep. Max Modell was always gay. The 1st time I had to mention it was when @fredvanlente wanted to do a joke over in the SPIDER-ISLAND issue of HERC. Fred had a scene where Emma Frost was reading Max Modell's mind, and she could tell he was having impure thoughts about her. Basically, I had to send in a note saying that the scene shouldn't play out that way because Max was gay.
The first time it's actually mentioned in the book is in ASM #678 when Peter comments on Max's watch (which was an important plot point) and Max thanks Pete and tells him it was a birthday gift from his partner, Hector.