Scott Lobdell Wants YOUR Questions : Holiday Edition 2011

I have a few questions for Scoot Lobdell that I'm hoping he can answer.

1. What inspiried you to become a comic book writer?
2. Where do you come up with the idea of these new characters and organizations for the comic books?
3. Do you plan to have Superboy, The Teen Titans & Red Hood and the Outlaws Comics have a crossover in the future?

If you can answer my questions thank you & if not thank you from taking some time away from your schedule to answer our questions.

ok so before flash point, Tim drake was robin for quite awhile before becoming red robin, in the new 52 was he robin for just as long before becoming red robin? if not how long had he been robin before becoming r.robin

Since Raven is returning around issue #8 (I think), would she be a permanent member of the team or just a temporary member?

Would the old Titans (Nightwing, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire) reunite at some point?

Mr Scott,
 I have been enjoying your new run of Teen Titans,  but there is something missing,  when or will we ever see raven  in your new run?

- If Marvel was to do their own version of the New 52, what titles or characters would you want the opportunity to restart in a direction that was impossible to do with the current canon?

What would be the Outlaws' ideal Christmas parents (if they happen to celebrate Christmas or anything)?

Concerning this entire reboot, and in your case with the examples of Superboy and the Teen Titans, are you afraid you will just be repeating the character development invented by other writers such as Geoff Johns.

I am not asking for Red Hood because obviously, the characters there are nothing like they used to be, Arsenal and Starfire especially.

The Red Robin costume seems to be a lot like a prototype of the Batman Beyond costume. Is this intentional or just sort of an happy accident.

PS. It seems like your Tim Drake is taking a lot Cues from Peter David's run on Young Justice. If so I think that's pretty rad.

Have you ever considered introducing Stephanie Brown into the Teen Titans roster? The poor girl disappeared in the vacum of the New 52 space.

@RainEffect: In the new Batman Inc she'll be in the first issue

Well Jason Todd ever meet Huntress

Do you struggle writing the voices of teens that aren't stereotypical?

How do you enter the mind of the superboy?

Hi there Scott;I have some questions(heh Obviously)for you;mainly about Superboy:;so let's begin:
- Supeboy is an Ultra secret project meant to be one of;if not THE;ost powerful Bioweapon on the planet;but for that kind of project one might think that there have been some test runs before getting to the one we know;so my question is;if any;how many"failed"subjects were there and if there are some are we gonna see them ?
 
- Superboy;by way of his tactile telekinesis has some kind of psychometric ability giving him information on how the stuff he touches works and what it is made from;among other things;is it possible that down the line this ability might evolve and also give him information on the past of that object or those who used or made it.In short will Superboy be capable of picking up remaining information on a quantum level ?
 
- Superboy's awareness and brain in general is diffused all over his body;does this make him more resistant to psychics;if not immune to them and does this allow him control over his body ?
 
- Do Caitlin Fairchild's powers have anything to do with project Superboy and Superman ? In short if there is a gen factor in the NDCU could be linked to Kryptonians ?
And one last question;about Redhood and the Outlaws:
 
- Did Jason learn some "special"abilities or outlandish technics from the allcast ? 
 
That's it;and Scott don't let the haters get to you because as you would say yourself:You Rock!!

Hey Mr.Lobdell, first off i just have to say that as a homosexual myself, I really am enjoying Bunker as a character and his inner monologue. So my question is what next? What next after the Teen Titans come together as a group and attempt to take on N.O.W.H.E.R.E.? What next when Superboy figures out what exactly he is? And what next when Red Hood finds out who exactly killed the group of people which name i cant remember? What next? you seem like a person that plans ahead so just indulge us with a good answer.

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

Actually, I'm not sure whether that was Rose or Caitlin displaying telepathy. Could you clarify? The text leaves it a tad ambiguous, I think.

will we see garth,donna ,wally, gar or lilth

If it is possible I like to know: If one selected a person with super powers (but was still human) and made Superboy that way would he develop the powers of his human side along with those of his Kryptonian heritage?

@Adnan said:

@doordoor123 said:

@jordama said:

What do you think of the criticism over Bunker?

What criticism? Anyone criticizing is gaysist.

You've gotta admit though, an openly gay Mexican is a pretty 'out there' concept. Then again, comic books.

Not really. Im originally from Los Angeles. I see tons every day. And my mother is gay in the heart of West Hollywood. There are tons of openly gay people that I see. Even a couple of my friends are. ACTUALLY my roommate right now is openly gay and Mexican. So there! And I would be really surprised if anyone thought he wasn't gay. Especially when he's drunk because hell hit on every guy gay or not when he's drunk.

Will Roy ever get a red hat? Will Jason ever get a black leather jacket? Black on black and red looks better than brown on black and red.

3 Questions:

1. Will we be seeing even more LGBT characters soon?

2. What are Starfire's relationships with her family like (especially Blackfire) and will we see them soon?

3. Will Cassandra Cain and Mia Dearden be showing up in any of your stories, and if so, what sort of roles will they play in the New 52?

Thanks!

art and specially writing keep me reading the titans, haven't started out superboy but people keep telling me its awesome so congrats from me an all my friends sigue con ese trabajo and teh outlaws? I jst love the way you give Jason that something that makes him well, Him I hope you get a big raise for that one ^^ ... so now, I don't want to know if you have any idea of what happened to the original titans team with the so called ''tragedy'' or whatever, may I asked your opinion about it Mr. Lobbell? and what do you think it was?

Has all the hate or all the love changed the way your writing Starfire or Bunker?

Will we see any other moments from Jason's past like we did in issue #3

With Superboy i haven't been following since issue #1 why should I read it?

I have heard Sara 'Babs' Lima allude to the fact that she thinks Jason Todd is bi, do we need to be concerned that you will make him that way (that question isnt as serious as my other ones but I thought of it as I was typing them out)

Will we see any new members to the outlwas after crux? I think Raven, Ravager and Black Alice would be good fits.

Will we see Static, Blue Beetle, Miss Martian, Aqualad or Aquagirl join the Teen Titans?

Will we see any more dv8/gen13 characters like Grunge, Freefall, Frostbite, etc?

Hello Scott! Thanks for doing this Q&A for us....again! I wish more of DC's writers did stuff like this. I'm a huge fan of all three of your books, and I'm especially loving Bunker. Onto my questions!

1. I'm assuming that Bunker will inevitably get some kind of love interest... is it gonna be a superhero, or an average guy? Also, is Bart (my favorite comic character of all time) going to be getting a love interest anytime soon?

2. I loved the little glimpse of Jason's past as Robin that you showed us in Red Hood and the Outlaws #3... Any chance we'll be seeing more of his past in coming issues? I love his new Robin costume by the way!

3. Any chance we'll ever see a return of Inertia, Bart's evil clone? I miss him.

@doordoor123 said:

@Adnan said:

@doordoor123 said:

@jordama said:

What do you think of the criticism over Bunker?

What criticism? Anyone criticizing is gaysist.

You've gotta admit though, an openly gay Mexican is a pretty 'out there' concept. Then again, comic books.

Not really. Im originally from Los Angeles. I see tons every day. And my mother is gay in the heart of West Hollywood. There are tons of openly gay people that I see. Even a couple of my friends are. ACTUALLY my roommate right now is openly gay and Mexican. So there! And I would be really surprised if anyone thought he wasn't gay. Especially when he's drunk because hell hit on every guy gay or not when he's drunk.

I decided to look up the topic a little after posting that, and..yeah. Despite some violence still going on within Mexico, it doesn't seem to be much of a matter anymore, which is good if it is true. So I was wrong, my bad.

So, are there any plans to actually have Red Arrow and Green Arrow meet up? it seems like they are the same age. It would be kinda cool if they had an estranged childhood friends type of relationship.

He's doing one of these sessions again? Awesome!

How nice of you M. Lobdell, going through your fan feedback and all. Cheers!

Lemme think...did I have another question for this new round...mmmh..

Will Roy go back his Arsenal codename to his Red Arrow identity again? I mean not in the immediate future, but would it be an idea you could consider, a year from now...?

Superman is well on his way to face Brainiac/have Kandor back, Jaime Reyes will be facing The Reach all over again...any chance of having Lian Harper "happen" again? Just askin'!

And last but not least: Any dates for the releases of your current on-going series as Trade Paperbacks?

Thanks for everything, you're the best!

are you also gonna add characters from wildstorm universe?

@CitizenBane said:

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

i don't think it was rose that had telepathy. it was Red (Caitlin Fairchild). She can read her mind and have a conversation with her in her head.

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

i don't think it was rose that had telepathy. it was Red (Caitlin Fairchild). She can read her mind and have a conversation with her in her head.

No, it was Rose. I went through it again and it was definitely her.

FML. I'm too late to post my question.

@CitizenBane said:

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

i don't think it was rose that had telepathy. it was Red (Caitlin Fairchild). She can read her mind and have a conversation with her in her head.

No, it was Rose. I went through it again and it was definitely her.

Nope. She knew that Red had the power to read her mind. And it showed Red using it with Superboy too. But it is a possibility that they both have it.

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

i don't think it was rose that had telepathy. it was Red (Caitlin Fairchild). She can read her mind and have a conversation with her in her head.

No, it was Rose. I went through it again and it was definitely her.

Nope. She knew that Red had the power to read her mind. And it showed Red using it with Superboy too. But it is a possibility that they both have it.

Fairchild didn't have TP in Wildstorm either as far as I know, and when did they show her using it with Superboy? It doesn't make sense for Fairchild to go "Uhn!" in pain unless Rose forced her way into her mind to have a telepathic conversation. Telepaths don't automatically hear every thought a non-telepath directs at them.

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

Yeah but I remember reading somewhere that back when she was still in WS that all the GEN 13 kids had the potential for psionic abilities. So it could be her.

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

Yeah but I remember reading somewhere that back when she was still in WS that all the GEN 13 kids had the potential for psionic abilities. So it could be her.

Psionic abilities are different from psychic abilities though. Psionic abilities are what all the Gen13 kids had, abilities that were triggered and controlled by the mind. Rockslide from the X-Men's mutation is psionic as well. But psychic abilities are the ones like telepathy that operate from minds to minds.

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

Yeah but I remember reading somewhere that back when she was still in WS that all the GEN 13 kids had the potential for psionic abilities. So it could be her.

Psionic abilities are different from psychic abilities though. Psionic abilities are what all the Gen13 kids had, abilities that were triggered and controlled by the mind. Rockslide from the X-Men's mutation is psionic as well. But psychic abilities are the ones like telepathy that operate from minds to minds.

Psionic abilities include psychic abilities. Psionic is just a more general term. And even in the dialogue you see Caitlin saying "Do not talk to me psionically".

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

Yeah but I remember reading somewhere that back when she was still in WS that all the GEN 13 kids had the potential for psionic abilities. So it could be her.

Psionic abilities are different from psychic abilities though. Psionic abilities are what all the Gen13 kids had, abilities that were triggered and controlled by the mind. Rockslide from the X-Men's mutation is psionic as well. But psychic abilities are the ones like telepathy that operate from minds to minds.

Psionic abilities include psychic abilities. Psionic is just a more general term. And even in the dialogue you see Caitlin saying "Do not talk to me psionically".

True. Hopefully my question will be selected, and Lobdell will clarify on who's doing it. *crosses fingers*

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@ComicMan24 said:

@CitizenBane:This is something I have been wondering too. At first I thought that Rose but after what happened with Caitlin in the last page, I am confused now.

Wasn't that just super-strength? Fairchild always had that.

Yeah but I remember reading somewhere that back when she was still in WS that all the GEN 13 kids had the potential for psionic abilities. So it could be her.

Psionic abilities are different from psychic abilities though. Psionic abilities are what all the Gen13 kids had, abilities that were triggered and controlled by the mind. Rockslide from the X-Men's mutation is psionic as well. But psychic abilities are the ones like telepathy that operate from minds to minds.

Psionic abilities include psychic abilities. Psionic is just a more general term. And even in the dialogue you see Caitlin saying "Do not talk to me psionically".

True. Hopefully my question will be selected, and Lobdell will clarify on who's doing it. *crosses fingers*

I hope so too. I am curious about it even since that book was released lol And I hope that Rose has some kind of powers in that reboot.

Scott, is there a chance that more Wildstorm/Team 7-related characters start to pop up in the coming months? I loved your work on Gen13 amongst many and I am obviously loving your work on Superboy currently.

@CitizenBane said:

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

@doordoor123 said:

@CitizenBane said:

I noticed Rose now has some form of telepathy in Superboy #3. My theory is that you're giving her that ability and removing her precog, so that she'd still be able to read moves but not see the future. How far off am I?

i don't think it was rose that had telepathy. it was Red (Caitlin Fairchild). She can read her mind and have a conversation with her in her head.

No, it was Rose. I went through it again and it was definitely her.

Nope. She knew that Red had the power to read her mind. And it showed Red using it with Superboy too. But it is a possibility that they both have it.

Fairchild didn't have TP in Wildstorm either as far as I know, and when did they show her using it with Superboy? It doesn't make sense for Fairchild to go "Uhn!" in pain unless Rose forced her way into her mind to have a telepathic conversation. Telepaths don't automatically hear every thought a non-telepath directs at them.

OH? You know all the rules of the telepaths in the new DCU? I guess you're the only one. In Wildstorm I remember she could talk to someone telepathically but it wasn't with everyone. And it showed her using it in the first issue with Superboy.

I'm sorry Scott. I look at the Teen Titans and I love the fact that you've turned it into an actual book and not an overdramatic soap opera. However, I still can not buy the book as my favorite character has been omitted. I get books based on characters I adopted and with this relaunch I found many of my favorites didn't seem to make the cut. For the Titans it has to be Raven. She's my favorite and I've been waiting years for someone to do something with her that isn't either A) Make her to constant victim, B) Turn her evil or C) Have her do absolutely nothing throughout the entire issue. Hasn't happened yet but I'm hopeful. I know you said she may return soon so, my question is, when?

Superboy had a great relationship with Krypto before the new 52 kicked off, and similarly the animated show Young Justice has shown him with a pet wolf, he seems to prefer animals to humans sometimes. Is a new/old pet something we will see in your Superboy series?

With Superboy being tied up with the N.O.W.H.E.R.E. story and Teen Titans, will it be long before we get to see Superboy meet Superman? Also with Ma and Pa Kent deceased who will be raising/looking after Conner? Will he still be a Kent? He also had what looked like robotic arms on the cover of the first issue, is it simply part of the cloning process or does he actually have robotic limbs?

How many new/old characters can we look forward to see in each of the three books your writing?

Finally, when creating characters like Bunker, is it something that comes naturally or is it a long drawn out process with lots of changes along the way?

So far I'm loving all three books keep up the good work.

Hello Mr. Lobdell,

I just want to preface my questions with the usual courtesies: I am a big fan of your books and I hope that I can see many more of them in the future, which actually opens for my first question:

Do you plan on making your own ongoing or limited series anytime soon? Like something creator owned.

When are Raven, Beast Boy, and Miss Martian going to show up in the Teen Titans? (I know they have to at some point considering their history, but also the fact that they were shown on Robin's tech board thing in the first issue.) Also if you can only answer one then please answer this one.

Lastly: Has the relationship between Rose Wilson and Deathstroke changed at all? If not, do you plan on keeping it the same, revamping it a little, or completely turning it upside down (please the last one XD).

Thank you very much for your amazing work on these titles, they have been fantastic reads and I look forward to what you do next.

All the best,

Vincent I. (MarcusVWario)

Is the Teen Titans comic have some influence from the Young Justice cartoon?

Scott, who's your favorite member of the Justice League and why?

~KL~

Oh for the love of god can you make it so that Jason Todd is the one to find Cassandra Cain?

With all of this world serchin' that Red Hood and the Outlaws are doin' it is most likely for Jason to run into Cassandra than anyone else. Not to mention that I've always wanted to see how Jason and Cassandra will interact if they ever met each other. 'Cause I believe that they would make a great couple, one on the lines of Grayson/Barbra, and Bruce/Selina. They just need their chance. So could help make it happen...(pitch the idea to the higher ups in DC)...because the couple is just SO interestin', and...I REALLY want Cassandra back.

Also...can we get some Grayson and Jason interactions? I would like to know if their brotherly relationship is still there. 'Cause I don't know how much of the Bat-Family Jason doesn't want to be around...and who he wouldn't mind bein' around.

FML. Im too late.

Hey, Scott 
Big fan of your writing with generation x, it was one of the first comics series I bought a few years back my question is there any hope that deceased titans could find there way in to the reboot team? For people like panthra kid eternity  baby wildebeest? Maybe even my favorite character? (Kid Devil aka Eddie Bloomberg.)