The Haven Project
2 years ago - Atlee saves a group of Stratans from being killed by runaway monsters by bringing them to the surface. She defeats the monsters with the help of Buddy Baker and Koriand'r. They work together to care for the Stratan refugees and find a way to return them home. Kori decides that what she really wants to do is help protect and teach other non-humans making Earth their home. Atlee elects to stay on the surface as she and Buddy agree to help.
Partnership: 25-year-old Koriand'r, 14-year-old Atlee, 35-year-old Buddy Baker
Partnership: 25-year-old Koriand'r, 14-year-old Atlee, 35-year-old Buddy Baker
1 year ago - Koriand'r secures financial backing from Josiah Power for her Haven Project, a refuge and school for displaced non-humans, with the help of Atlee & Buddy Baker, to assist the displaced alien subjects of the Reach. They are assisted by Power's operative Cole Cash.
Partnership: 26-year-old Koriand'r, 15-year-old Atlee, 36-year-old Buddy Baker, 44-year-old Josiah Power, 43-year-old Cole Cash
Partnership: 26-year-old Koriand'r, 15-year-old Atlee, 36-year-old Buddy Baker, 44-year-old Josiah Power, 43-year-old Cole Cash
now - Koriand'r opens her Haven school with help from Buddy Baker, Josiah Power & Cole Cash. Atlee is among her first students.
Partnership: 27-year-old Koriand'r, 16-year-old Atlee, 37-year-old Buddy Baker, 45-year-old Josiah Power, 44-year-old Cole Cash
Partnership: 27-year-old Koriand'r, 16-year-old Atlee, 37-year-old Buddy Baker, 45-year-old Josiah Power, 44-year-old Cole Cash
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We do try our best to use ideas that are just a little bit from DC canon rather than just creating fully original ones, so when it came time to name the organization Starfire builds to help protect, teach and support non-human refugees on Earth. We found a name that does, at least a little bit, cover something similar.
Haven was the name of a giant city of alien superhuman refugees that crashed into. Earth in the 2002 miniseries Haven: Broken City. It's one of those stories that has a really compelling internal plot and wild aesthetic, but is not really putting a lot of effort into integrating itself into the existing narrative. It's very standalone and I don't think you're likely to see anything outside the miniseries itself that would make any sort of reference to it. Still... It introduces a city of refugees called Haven, and is therefore a valid name for us to reference.
Haven was the name of a giant city of alien superhuman refugees that crashed into. Earth in the 2002 miniseries Haven: Broken City. It's one of those stories that has a really compelling internal plot and wild aesthetic, but is not really putting a lot of effort into integrating itself into the existing narrative. It's very standalone and I don't think you're likely to see anything outside the miniseries itself that would make any sort of reference to it. Still... It introduces a city of refugees called Haven, and is therefore a valid name for us to reference.
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The Haven Project's StoryWe struggled a little with Starfire's timeline. For most of the New Teen Titans, we imagined their current and future roles built around whatever team they were in or leading, the New Watchtower, The Doom Patrol, or the Outsiders. Kori, however, really needed to do her own thing. Her closure with Dick was an important part of her growth, so it really felt necessary to do something other than just put her on the same team again. For a long time, that meant that she had returned to Tamaran as their queen. We even had her as a member of the new Omega Men.
That really just didn't feel right though. Kori is one of the most important heroes in DC lore, easily on par with Wonder Woman herself. How could we possibly justify anything other than a whole story centered on Kori, with her own supporting cast? |
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We needed to really consider what the core of Kori is, where does she really feel the most herself. The answer was as a teacher, mentor and caretaker. She helped teach the Young Justice era Titans, and led a version of the Titans in various animated projects, and it always felt like a perfect role for her.
We tried a few different canon teams, trying to find one that fit her. But ultimately realized that we didn't really need to make it that formal. All we really have to do is just say that Kori does exactly that; she builds her own project designed to protect, teach and support non-human refugees on Earth, people going through exactly what she went through. Several supporting characters seemed to jump out at us right away (Animal Man and Atlee), while others seemed to naturally follow as we imagined this story unfolding. In the end, we have something that feels like it gives Kori a role she thrives in, and a small cast of characters that make her feel like the star of her own book. You could go even further, starting to define some of the people her project is protecting, but for now this feels like we've finally given Starfire the story she deserves. |
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