While discussing openly gay comic series character Kate Kane, DC Comics writer Marc Andreyko mentioned Paris Hilton calling the hotel heiress "a dumb socialite."
In a recent interview with Crave Online, Andreyko said, “The more foibles they have, the more compelling it is when they do something heroic. In my first arc I had Kate explain how she was once young and rich, a dumb socialite, like Paris Hilton.”
In 2013, Andreyko was tapped to write "Batwoman" after J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman retired from writing the series.
Aside from being a wealthy heiress like Hilton, what makes Batwoman or Kate Kane different from most superheroes is the fact that she is a lesbian.
“It is a testament to the commitment of DC to take a major character and make her openly gay,” Andreyko said referring to Kate Spencer. “They did that six years ago when there were not thirty states with legal gay marriage.”
The 44-year-old comic book writer added, “It was never done to sell books. It was an integral part of who she was. To do that in this corporate culture of wanting to protect everything, it's really a bold move.”
Recently, Andreyko joined DC Comics' panels at the New York Comic Con along with Scott Snyder, Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart, Brendon Fletcher, James Tynion IV, Peter Tomasi, Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul, BSC Kids reported.
During the event, DC Comics announced that its upcoming comic series titled "Wonder Woman '77," to be written by Andreyko, will be based on the "Wonder Woman" TV series that aired from 1975 to 1979 starring Lynda Carter.
Before its print version gets released in 2015, "Wonder Woman '77" will make its debut as a digital comic in December, according to The Backlot.
In 1998, Andreyko also co-wrote with Brian Michael Bendis the series “Torso,” which was based on a real-life serial killer nicknamed “Torso Murderer” who was active from 1934 to 1938.
In 2004, Andreyko co-created with artist Jesus Saiz DC Comics' character Kate Spencer, the first female to be depicted using the name Manhunter.
