Writer Josh Trujillo reveals plans are in motion to bring back Aaron Fischer, Marvel’s first openly queer Captain America, for a new mystery project.
Josh Trujillo — who co-created Marvel’s Aaron Fischer, the first openly LGBTQ+ Captain America — said plans to bring the character back are in the works.
Trujillo spoke about the character he and artist Jan Bazaldua brought to life in Marvel’s United States of Captain America series in a recent episode of the Spec Tales podcast. “I hope that people get what I’m trying to do with Aaron Fischer,” Trujillo said. “He’s a runaway. We got a really positive response from a lot of people who have suffered from homelessness in their lives or have been a runaway, themselves. They really resonated with the character. We’re going to get to do some stuff with him in the future, again, which I’m excited about. That’s kind of breaking news. Keep it under your hats. I’m not trying to troll anyone; I’m just trying to tell the best stories that I can and pull from my experiences. If that pisses someone off, I’m sorry.”
Who Is Aaron Fischer?
Fischer first appeared in 2021’s The United States of Captain America #1 by Trujillo, Christopher Cantwell, Bazaldua, Dale Eaglesham, Matt Milla and VC’s Joe Caramagna. Fischer ran away from home at a young age after his father abused him for being gay. He then made his own shield and began advocating for other runaways, becoming known as the Captain America of the Railways. Fischer later crossed paths with Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson and informed the two Captain Americas about a whole operation of heroes, Captains Network, who operate across the entire country.
Trujillo previously touched on what he wanted to bring to Fischer’s character and how it was important to ground him in realism when speaking at WonderCon in April 2022. “It was important for me to try and find an angle [for] him,” he explained. “Marvel has a lot of gay characters, but maybe they’re kind of shinier, happier or more outgoing. I wanted a character that kind of reflected the reality that I saw. I live in L.A. I live in the city, so there’s an unhoused population that is really unfairly filled with a lot of LGBTQ+. Aaron is a teen runaway and kind of reflects that reality.
“It’s amazing, the positive feedback that I’ve gotten for advocating for that community because people want to see themselves in popular media. I think that’s why we’re all here, to a degree. We want to create stories that we want to read about in the world. For me, it’s always important to find something from the real world, find a social issue or find something that we can talk about in addition to having silly superhero fun.”
Source: Spec Tales Podcast
