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Batwoman is back as a lesbian

By LARRY McSHANE, Associated Press Writer
Wed May 31, 6:11 PM ET

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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Kinda stupid if ya ask me.

Reminds me of when they introduced the HIV positive muppet in Sesame Street. I suppose it was only a matter of time before something like what they did with Batwoman.

Social advances are bound to happen I suppose. Eventually we'll all get over each other and stories like this won't make the news anymore. They'll just be normal. I imagine responses was the same years ago when they introduced the first "ethnic" comic book protagonists.

i wonder how that muppets doing....

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Originally posted by Blake Reminds me of when they introduced the HIV positive muppet in Sesame Street. I suppose it was only a matter of time before something like what they did with Batwoman. Social advances are bound to happen I suppose. Eventually we'll all get over each other and stories like this won't make the news anymore. They'll just be normal. I imagine responses was the same years ago when they introduced the first "ethnic" comic book protagonists.

Oh, that's soooo not their motivation. They aren't trying to appeal to lesbians or even social advocates. They're trying to appeal to the guys who are 40, collect comic books and jerk off to lesbian porn all day.

Have you seen that episode of Entourage where they go to the comic convention and that internet reviewer argues with Vince, so they send Jessie Jane, Devon, and Teagan Presley to his room with strap ons to perform a show to "buy" his positive review of the new Aquaman movie? That guy is the prime example of who lesbian Batwoman is for.

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy Oh, that's soooo not their motivation. They aren't trying to appeal to lesbians or even social advocates. They're trying to appeal to the guys who are 40, collect comic books and jerk off to lesbian porn all day. Have you seen that episode of Entourage where they go to the comic convention and that internet reviewer argues with Vince, so they send Jessie Jane, Devon, and Teagan Presley to his room with strap ons to perform a show to "buy" his positive review of the new Aquaman movie? That guy is the prime example of who lesbian Batwoman is for.

Well if I look at it that way it seems kinda lame. I didn't think about it along those lines because the comic doesn't really appeal to me more just because they made her a lesbian. It's a freaking comic book character for Christs sake! Sucks if they're doing it for shock value. Again, hopefully one day they won't be able to do things like this for shock because it won't be shocking or special in any way to anyone. I'm pretty much indifferent, but I guess that's because I didn't even know that a Batwoman character ever existed before this post. I was more of a Marvel Comics guy growing up.


Speaking of which, I believe Marvel also made a female HIV positive character. It's not bad enough that she's a mutant or whatever. Noooo, she has to be a mutant with AIDS lol. She has to take meds and everything. Jeez.

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy Oh, that's soooo not their motivation. They aren't trying to appeal to lesbians or even social advocates. They're trying to appeal to the guys who are 40, collect comic books and jerk off to lesbian porn all day. Have you seen that episode of Entourage where they go to the comic convention and that internet reviewer argues with Vince, so they send Jessie Jane, Devon, and Teagan Presley to his room with strap ons to perform a show to "buy" his positive review of the new Aquaman movie? That guy is the prime example of who lesbian Batwoman is for.

I collected comics till recently =\.....Xmen spiderman, the darkness, etc .....

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Originally posted by fr0st I collected comics till recently =\.....Xmen spiderman, the darkness, etc .....

You're not quite 40, though. If you were and still lived in your parents basement, then I'd make fun of you.

Anyhow, you know what I'm talking about.

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Here's American Gladiators, here is 56 channels of it,
Watch these picturary retards bang their fuckin' skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom,
Here you go America you are free to do as we tell you
We want your soul
Your cash, your house, your phone, your cash, your house, your life" -Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul

saw this earlier in the cor

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Wow, imagine how Bible-belt Bill Frist America is going to react when they find out that their kids are reading about gay characters... That'll be a shitstorm worth watching!

Seriously though, DC has introduced a lot racier concepts than just lesbianism. I'm specifically referring to their subsidiary, Vertigo Comics, with it's Preacher, Hellblazer, Sandman, among others. I mean, if I recall correctly there was even an issue of Swamp Thing (written by Alan Moore... no suprise) where Swamp Thing had sex with a human woman... the issue is jokingly referred to as the 'vegetable sex' issue.

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