DC's relnched <i>Teen Tans</i> to but gay teen superhero [Updated]

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In the latt Comic Book Legends Revealed, fd out whether the Teen Tan known as Jericho was origally gog to be gay

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DC'S RELNCHED TEEN TANS TO BUT GAY TEEN SUPERHERO [UPDATED]

Wh the much discsed, more flamboyant gay teen superhero Bunker butg this week DC Comics "Teen Tans" #3, wrer Stt Lobll discs the metaphoril unrpngs of a seri that turns young hero to outlaws. * gay teen titan *

Followg through on s pledge to create "a more morn, diverse DC Universe" wh the New 52, DC Comics will troduce a gay teenage superhero Teen Tans. Seri artist Brett Booth has revealed that Bunker will but November's Issue 3 -- he's referred to as "The Wall" the solicatn text -- where he's picted as an openly gay teen om Mexi who "n create small force fields that look like bricks.

DC'S RELNCHED TEEN TANS TO BUT GAY TEEN SUPERHERO [UPDATED]

"We're tryg to make beg gay a part of who he is, " Booth wrote last night on Twter. Bunker isn't the first gay Tan -- that was probably Hero Cz of Tans L. A., although there was a lot of fan speculatn about Jericho when he buted 1984 -- but he's (likely) the first gay teen troduced to the post-Flashpot DC Universe.

He was very loved by his fay and the village as well -- and they were as acceptg of his homosexualy as they were to his super powers when they first manifted. I've seen all the other gay superhero out there, Ok maybe not all.

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We wanted to show an tertg character who's homosexualy is part of him, not somethg that's hidn.

LOBLL BUILDS UP GAY TEEN WH "TANS" BUNKER

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 would be nice to actually see them portrayed ics. I wanted you to know he might be gay as soon as you see him.

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Will he be more effemate than what we've seen before, the 'typil' gay male ic character, y. There’s one Tan that already is gay, that we’ve talked about brgg on — probably next season.

Bunker, who is openly gay, has the abily to create psnic energy nstcts, which often manift as purple bricks he n e to attack enemi or protect himself as armor. In any event, when Perez and Wolfman were creatg the character, their ial tent was to have him be gay. Perez explaed to the Gay League why they cid to change their md, ""While Marv and I did discs the possibily of Joseph Wilson beg gay, Marv cid that was too much of a stereotype to have the sensive, artistic, and wi-eyed character wh arguably effemate featur be also homosexual.

WAS JERICHO OF THE TEEN TANS ORIGALLY MEANT TO BE GAY?

After the ial bate on whether to make Jericho gay or not, Perez went all on Jericho as not only beg straight, but beg a ladi man. She later ntued to pursue the topic and he fally adms to her that he is gay...

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DC's relnched <i>Teen Tans</i> to but gay teen superhero [Updated] .

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