DC's Don't Ask Don't Tell

Over the weekend Teen Titan artist Brett Booth confirmed that Bunker, a new character in the relaunched Teen Titans written by Scott Lobdell (and drawn by Booth) is gay. He may not be the first gay Teen Titans character (there were rumors about Jericho), but he is certainly the most flamboyant, openly gay character in the group’s history. Bunker appears in the background on the cover to Teen Titans #1, which is due to hit retail on September 28th, and makes his full debut appearance in issue #3, which hits retail in November. On his blog, Booth reprinted Lobdell’s thumbnail bio of the character: “His real name is Miguel Jose Barragan. He was raised in a small Mexican village called El Chilar. He was very loved by his family and the village as well—and they were as accepting of his homosexuality as they were of his superpowers when they first manifested. To that end he grew up in an angst free environment. He was born out of the closet and so he has a very refreshing outlook on life.”