LGBT Character Of The Week: Off-Ramp
This week we take a look at one of the Young Heroes in Love... Off-Ramp.
The character Off-Ramp first appeared in a DC House promotional ad that listed all the heroes as well as who they loved. For Off-Ramp, his caption simply said "You don't want to know what Off-Ramp loves..." which began the mystery of just what exactly Off-Ramp loved that was so different from everyone else. At first readers were led to believe it was his car, however, it turned out to be something else.
Later in the series, it is revealed he is attracted to teammate Frostbite, who was unveiled as a bisexual. The series ended shortly thereafter, but in the 1,000,000 issue (as part of the DC One Million crossover event) it is revealed that at some point in the future, he and Frostbite lived together for several years before separating.
Off-Ramps powers were that of transportation. He could create rifts that allow himself and others (including his car) to travel just about anywhere. He often used them to visit his son in Italy, and his son's mother, Samira. (implying that he is either bisexual himself, or at the very least had a straight relationship before coming to terms with being gay) He apparently had a good relationship with her often visited his son, whom he loved very much.
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Posted to Comics on 7 May 2008
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I loved Young Heroes in Love I go back and reread it every few years. It was a great team book and found a balance between inter character drama and action without being too cheesy.