| Bunker | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bunker fromTeen Titans vol. 4, #1 (artistBrett Booth). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Teen Titans vol. 4, #1 (November 2011) |
| Created by | Scott Lobdell (writer) Brett Booth (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Miguel Jose Barragan |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Teen Titans Justice League Justice League Queer |
| Abilities | Energy constructs |
Bunker (Miguel Barragan) is a fictionalsuperhero of Mexican descent, published byDC Comics.[1] He first appeared inTeen Titans vol. 4, #1 (November 2011), and was created byScott Lobdell andBrett Booth.
Booth said on his blog:
We wanted to show an interesting character whose homosexuality is part of him, not something that's hidden. Sure there 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. Did we go over the top, I don't think so.[2]
Bunker first appeared as a member of the Teen Titans inTeen Titans vol. 4, #1, as part ofThe New 52, a reboot of DC's continuity and timeline.[3]
Raised in the Mexican village El Chilar, Miguel Barragan grew up in a loving and supportive community, and found acceptance as an openly gay teenager. When Miguel manifested themetahuman ability to create psionic energy constructs, he sought outRed Robin in an attempt to become a full-fledged superhero.
Miguel – who adopts the code-name "Bunker" – is targeted byN.O.W.H.E.R.E., a mysterious organization abducting super-powered youths for their purposes. Red Robin makes contact with Bunker and organizes a group of targeted teenagers into a resistance force known as the Teen Titans. Together, they liberateSuperboy and dismantle N.O.W.H.E.R.E.’s secret complex in the Antarctic.
In July 2012, Lobdell announced that he was going to reveal Bunker's boyfriend, "who will be heading to the US from Mexico after coming out of a coma and learning that his boyfriend had run off to become a superhero".[4]
In issue #23, Bunker leaves the team for a short while.[5] TheTeen Titans series then concluded, with #30 along with an annual in April 2014.[6] The series was later relaunched in July with a new issue #1, written byWill Pfeifer and art byKenneth Rocafort.[7]
In the annual, during an epilogue, Bunker is shown being funded by theGreen Team to create the 'Spectacular Internationale'.[8]
Bunker has the ability to create energy constructs with his mind, often creating brick-like walls and pummeling fists. His constructs manifest as purple bricks. He has full control over their density, being able to make them soft to cushion impacts or falls, or hard as rock to inflict damage. He can create a wide variety of shapes including pillars, shields, body armor, platforms to levitate himself and others, etc. He has also been shown launching his bricks as projectiles.
