The Buffyverse has give way through its portion of change since it moved from boob tube and into comics : dealing with hundreds of Slayers in the world , the wake of the Twilight issue . But its focus has remained on female monster hunting watch . Soon , though , the comics will boast a adolescent boy who has decided that superpowered ladies are n’t the only ace who can combat the undead .
Out Magazinespoke to Jane Espenson and Drew Greenberg , who will be introducing their fledgeling vampire slayer Billy in Buffy : time of year Nine egress 14 . They are n’t changing the rule of the Slayer ancestry , at least not any more than it ’s already been transfer . Billy is run to be a vampire slayer with a lowercase “ s , ” a case who battles lamia despite hold no ancient superpowers .
On the typeface of it , Billy is n’t much different from Buffyverse graphic symbol like Xander , Principal Wood , Gunn , or Wesley — all manful quality who have courageously fought vamps and demons sans great power ( unless you count Gunn ’s demonically talented lawyering powers ) . But the pair explain that Billy is select to earn the Mickey Charles Mantle of “ slayer ” and Espenson notes that the fiber is specifically mean to empower vernal homophile valet :
I call up , Gee , all the work we ’ve done with Buffy is about being distaff , and how that does n’t mean that you are lesser . It dead chance on me : If being womanly does n’t mean that your’e lesser , then like guys also does n’t mean you ’re less . For very estimable reason , we ’ve focused on the female authorization part of Buffy , but I question , Did we leave something out ? What if someone in high school is looking up to Buffy as a character good example , and we ’re say : You ca n’t be a Slayer .
During the Dark Horse panel at last year ’s San Diego Comic - Con , Joss Whedon name thathe would wish to pen a strong , openly gay male character . He said he had a book idea on the back burner featuring a strong , mirthful virile charater , but at least for now , we ’ll see a gay male character function around Whedon ’s sandbox . And , after all the ambiguity surround Andrew ’s intimate orientation , it would be nice if Billy at some point got a boyfriend .
https://gizmodo.com/joss-whedon-wants-to-write-a-strong-openly-gay-male-ch-5824177
In addition to their interview with Espenson and Greenberg , Out haspreview pages from Billy ’s upcoming introduction , as well asa variant cover .
Buffyverse Gets Its First Gay Male Slayer[Out Magazine viaFlavorwire ]
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