The pursuit of diversity and progress are important and lofty ambitions in any medium. Does it scare the shit out of me that I might inadvertently piss off the group I want to reflect in a positive way, you’re damn straight (pun intended!)” Will he be more effeminate than what we’ve seen before, the ‘typical’ gay male comic character, yes. It is a very difficult line to walk, will he be as I’ve read in some of the comments ‘fruity’? Not that I’m aware of. Our TT is partly about diversity of ANY kind, about all kinds of teens getting together to help each other. I wanted you to know he might be gay as soon as you see him. Did we go over the top, I don’t think so. Sure they are gay people who you wouldn’t know are gay right off the bat, but there are others who are a more flamboyant, and we thought it would be nice to actually see them portrayed in comics. “We wanted to show an interesting character homosexuality is part of him, not something that’s hidden. He was born out of the closet and so he has a very refreshing outlook on life.” To that end he grew up in an angst-free environment. He was very loved by his family and the village as well - and they were as accepting of his homosexuality as they were to his super powers when they first manifested. He was raised in a very small Mexican village called El Chilar. So if we’re going to introduce a gay character in Teen Titans, we want to make it a new character and make sure that is an integral part of who he is, or who she is, right from the start so we can really learn and grow with her or him.Īs for Bunker, Bleeding Cool cited Brett Booth’s blog, which said: One of the things we’re very focused on doing… is rather than character, we want to make sure that this is the basis of who that character is right from the start. This seems to run right along Dan Didio’s statements in an interview with the Advocate back in July. His powers are as yet unknown, but given his names and the cover of Teen Titans #3, it appears that they are defensive in nature, with the hero being able to create barriers and other constructs.
Seen in solicitations under the moniker of the Wall, the character’s name has since been changed to Bunker.
Reports came from Bleeding Cool yesterday that Brett Booth and Scott Lobdell will be introducing an outwardly gay character in their upcoming re-launch of Teen Titans, as a member of the team.