Batwoman is a lesbian

[BigChiefFan]

Batwoman Is Back as a Lesbian
By LARRY McSHANE
AP

AP/DC Comics
"We wanted to make her a more unique personality than others in the Bat-family," explained a VP at DC Comics on Batwoman's new direction.

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NEW YORK (May 31) - Years after she first emerged from the Batcave, Batwoman is coming out of the closet. DC Comics is resurrecting the classic comic book character as a lesbian, unveiling the new Batwoman in July as part of an ongoing weekly series that began this year.


The 5-foot-10 superhero comes with flowing red hair, knee-high red boots with spiked heels, and a form-fitting black outfit.


"We decided to give her a different point of view," explained Dan DiDio, vice president and executive editor at DC. "We wanted to make her a more unique personality than others in the Bat-family. That's one of the reasons we went in this direction."


The original Batwoman was started in 1956, and killed off in 1979. The new character will share the same name as her original alter ego, Kathy Kane. And the new Batwoman arrives with ties to others in the Gotham City world.


"She's a socialite from Gotham high society," DiDio said. "She has some past connection with Bruce Wayne. And she's also had a past love affair with one of our lead characters, Renee Montoya."


Montoya, in the "52" comic book series, is a former police detective. Wayne, of course, is Batman's true identity - but he has disappeared, along with Superman and Wonder Woman, leaving Gotham a more dangerous place.


The "52" series is a collaboration of four acclaimed writers, with one episode per week for one year. The comics will introduce other diverse characters as the story plays out.


"This is not just about having a gay character," DiDio said. "We're trying for overall diversity in the DC universe. We have strong African-American, Hispanic and Asian characters. We're trying to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world."


The outing of Batwoman created a furor of opinions on Web sites devoted to DC Comics. Opinions ranged from outrage to approval. Others took a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the announcement.


"Wouldn't ugly people as heroes be more groundbreaking?" asked one poster. "You know, 200-pound woman, man with horseshoe hair loss pattern, people with cold sores, etc.?"


DiDio asked that people wait until the new Batwoman's appearance in the series before they pass judgment.


"You know what? Judge us by the story and character we create," he said. "We are confident that we are telling a great story with a strong, complex character."


DiDio spent most of the morning fielding phone calls from media intrigued by the Batwoman reinvention.


"It's kind of weird," he said. "We had a feeling it would attract some attention, but we're a little surprised it did this much."


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2006-05-31 17:07:13

[fan4ever]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

You must have been heartbroken when they killed her off in 79 and didn't bring her back for almost 30 years.

Really haven't read comics since I was about 12 so I missed that edition but my comment wasn't directly focused on Batwoman; she's not the only character that's been, or will be, altered from their original persona for an agenda.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I didn’t even realize this show existed. But I wonder why she left?

She was injured multiple times on set, including a nasty back injury in which she herniated two discs and nearly severed her spinal cord.

She also took a bunch of heat from Social Media once she was cast and from my understanding, didn't like the grind of a weekly TV series, which made it difficult not just for her, but for the entire crew.

[Brody Wa]

I’ll take the cat girl over bat women every day of the week.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by Brody Wa

I’ll take the cat girl over bat women every day of the week.

Yvonne Craig as Batgirl, hotter than either of them.

[CarlosCarson27]

I watched a couple episodes back then.
Just weak. Like a Sci fi channel series.

Didn't really care for the lesbian either..or a villain being a past friend sort of love interest.

All tv is dumb.. but that was dumb-dumb

[UK_Chief]

Wait, Robin is gay right? Batman at least bi and possibly a pedo (depending how old Robin is supposed to be). Billionaire bachelor Bruce Wayne has a young male ‘Companion’ living with him. Together they fight crime and Batman gets propositioned by hot women in every episode and turns them down. Plus they both dress up in women’s clothes...

[Mahomes_Is_God]

Lesbians are great (not the fat ugly ones). If anybody knows of any single hot lesbians that like poor fat ugly men, plz let me know.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by fan4ever

Really haven't read comics since I was about 12 so I missed that edition but my comment wasn't directly focused on Batwoman; she's not the only character that's been, or will be, altered from their original persona for an agenda.

Dude, the only agenda is selling comics. Diversifying helps them reach a broader audience. Just because comics spent almost a century only catering to straight white males doesn't mean it has to continue and in fact it can't if they hope to maintain any relevance or marketability.

[stevieray]

Keep lowering the bar for money.

[MahiMike]

Let's just ruin everything shall we?

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by stevieray

Keep lowering the bar for money.

And I see it as raising the bar but we obviously aren't going to come to an agreement there. The real point is how many comics have you purchased in the last 20 or 30 years?

[fan4ever]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

And I see it as raising the bar but we obviously aren't going to come to an agreement there. The real point is how many comics have you purchased in the last 20 or 30 years?

Comic books? I don't know what comic book revenue is currently but I have a feeling the big screen is what they're focusing on nowadays...hence the influence from Hollywood.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by fan4ever

Comic books? I don't know what comic book revenue is currently but I have a feeling the big screen is what they're focusing on nowadays...hence the influence from Hollywood.

This has very little to do with Hollywood. This is about comics which have seen decades of declining sales. The movies are mostly in line with the history of the characters because they want the nostalgia dollar and don't need to appeal to more specific demographics. The movies are much more one size fits all. The actual monthly issues, however, have always sought to find more niche markets. In this case it's trying to draw in readers that would have usually dismissed comics as fantasies for 12 year old boys. They have to change with the times or risk becoming irrelevant and folding altogether.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

And I see it as raising the bar

I see it as promoting homosexuality to a very small percentage of society because of declining sales.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by stevieray

I see it as promoting homosexuality to a very small percentage of society because of declining sales.

Originally Posted by stevieray

I see it as promoting homosexuality to a very small percentage of society because of declining sales.

Promoting? Homosexuals are everywhere in today's society. From teachers to policemen, firemen, politicians, bankers, hairdressers, store clerks - you name it.

Secondly, this thread was started 14 years ago. Not yesterday, last week or last year but 14 years ago.

This character was always homosexual in the comics. It has nothing to do with "sales" and everything to do with reflecting upon today's society.