Batwoman is back ... as a lesbian

[Cannikin]

DC Comics superheroine returns with a ‘different point of view’

NEW YORK - 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.”

Entire article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13070024/

[Deja Q]

1. Yawn

Another homosexual female. Who HASN'T gone that route?

A gay male - that'll generate some interest.

[hunter]

8. Um, wouldn't that be Batman?

Deeply closeted yes, but I thought I saw some pinups of guys in the batcave.

[tuvor]

10. It's been done.

In 1992, Marvel revealed that Northstar, a member of Alpha Flight, was homosexual, after years of implication. Although some secondary characters in Watchmen were gay, Northstar was the first openly gay superhero to have a permanent presence in a continuing series. Since then, a few other semi-prominent gay superheroes have emerged, such as Gen13's Rainmaker, The Authority's gay couple Apollo and Midnighter, and The Flash adversary-turned-supporting hero The Pied Piper.

Recently, a few characters were revealed gay in two Marvel titles, the Ultimate incarnation of Colossus in Ultimate X-Men and Wiccan and Hulkling of the Young Avengers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. I'll care when they make the movie.

They should cast Nicole Kidman. I can think of many suitable love interests for her too.

[matcom]

3. oh i HOPE she f*ck's around with CATwoman!!!

now THAT would be COOL! :P

a heroine and a villianess swoopin' and purrin' and lapping milk and bitin' and ......

be back in 9-12

[sasquatch]

21. .

:applause: :rofl: :spray: :popcorn:

[Neoma]

4. *Grins*

Ohhh yeah...

[NNadir]

5. I always kind of knew, but avoided saying anything.

I felt if she wanted to talk about it, she would do so.

It wasn't any of my business any way.

[Book Lover]

6. So Batman, et alii, are AWOL in this series?

That's cool....

[Cannikin]

12. Sounds that way. I dont know if I can do without Batman

[fleabert]

7. that's hot. nt

[terrya]

9. This is cool!

Excellent character development, I'd say. :-)

[Guava Jelly]

11. Its really smart marketing

Gets both the young boys who have fantasy's.And a community of lesbian women to buy their comic..
Very smart if you ask me

[Cannikin]

Precisely

[Cannikin]

13. Dupe....I've been doing that allot lately

[Radical Activist]

14. Because any strong woman must be a lesbian, right?

This plays into stereotypes. Kind of sad.

[devilgrrl]

16. Hey... at least she's HOT!

:eyes:

[sasquatch]

19. Why not?

Should lesbians be forced to stay in the closet like Batwoman has been forced to over many years.

[Radical Activist]

20. haha

Well, since she's not a real person she wasn't actually in the closet. They just changed the character.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

22. What fictional strong women are lesbians?

I'm trying to puzzle out this "stereotype"; the first two sort of ass-kicking women from TV who leapt to my mind were Buffy and Sydney Bristow (Alias). Neither of them were lesbian, bi, etc.

???

[Radical Activist]

28. I was thinking

of Hillary and every other Democratic woman with a strong image who is inevitably accused of being a lesbian.

[Radical Activist]

29. I was thinking

of Hillary and every other Democratic woman with a strong image who is inevitably accused of being a lesbian.

[WCGreen]

24. Wonder Woman is straight.....

And she is as powerful as they get...

Batwoman was a charactor from the 1950's who retired and was replaced by Batgirl.....

[sasquatch]

25. WW is into bondage as well

[WCGreen]

27. And ya gotta tell the truth when she has that lasso wrapped around you..

[devilgrrl]

15. Much to the pleasure of men nationwide...

I'm sure they're wanking themself as I type. :eyes:

[sasquatch]

17. Beat you to it

:silly::hide::evilgrin::popcorn:

[WCGreen]

26. Not now.......

It's still light out....

[Beer Snob-50]

18. I always assumed the tv batman and robin

were gay lovers. So this is no big whoop.

[Misunderestimator]

23. Wooohooooo!

:patriot: