Lesbian Batwoman (DC's 1st Gay Hero) Gets her own Comic

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:20 AM EST

Article Source: theweek.com

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Give me a break, said John Capone in NBC Chicago. First of all, Batwoman is "a comic book character breaking the gay superhero barrier—hardly the equivalent of Rosa Parks." And second, "she is the very essence of a male dominatrix fantasy, thought up by a group of horny comics geeks"—DC is hardly "striking a blow for equal rights."

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Mike Dojc

DC is spinning this as their 1st gay superhero to get a solo book. Umm...what about AQUAMAN. I mean c'mon : )

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5 votes

#1 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:24 AM EST

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lauhal

Woooohooooo! Awesome. And I know what you mean about Aquaman. Maybe they meant first "openly" gay superhero? ;)

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5 votes

#2 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:50 AM EST

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biggerthebetter-620467

I agree; if they really wanted to "take a stand" or whatever, they would make a MALE gay superhero. A "hot looking, red headed lesbian" is a comic fans' geeky fantasy, not reality. They know full well it isn't controversial.

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1 vote

#3 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:38 AM EST

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Mike Dojc

Well Stan Lee beat them to the punch:

http://dojc.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/21/2461559-stan-lee-creates-worlds-first-gay-superhero-for-new-tv-show

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1 vote

#3.1 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:08 PM EST

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DragonWoman

Let us see which is better... who cares who is 1st....

I always though Wonder Woman was at least Bi... that whole Amazon thing.... Then of course there was Xena Warrior princess.

Maybe not a comic .... but

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#3.2 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:51 PM EST

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Jared Kardos

They've played with the Wonder Woman thing before--hinted at it, never confirmed. My favorite is from a Justice League comic during the 80s, when someone mentions the whole "island with only women," thing and she replies, "Why do you think we call it Paradise Island?" :D

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#3.3 - Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:44 AM EST

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DragonWoman

"Paradise Island"

Exactly what I was saying.

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#3.4 - Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:47 AM EST

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Waxman

Did we forget to mention Batman's sidekick?

Robin rocks those green tights.

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2 votes

#4 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:49 AM EST

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Paul Lucero

Whatever!

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#5 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:03 PM EST

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Steve Watts

Well to be more accurate, Batwoman is the most high-profile gay superhero. There have been plenty before her that were more minor characters, both male and female, in Marvel and DC canon. This is getting more attention because she's taking over for Batman for a while, but she's certainly not the first.

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5 votes

#6 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:07 PM EST

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SuperSaiyan

There have been plenty before her that were more minor characters, both male and female, in Marvel and DC canon

Yeah, that's true, a few I can think of are Northstar(of Alpha Flight and X-Men) from Marvel, Rainmaker(of Gen13), Apollo & Midnighter(of The Authority) from Wildstorm/DC.

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#6.1 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:32 PM EST

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Mike Dojc

Hey I remember Gen 13, which one was Rainmaker? My favourite was the redhead in the green outfit.

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#6.2 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:17 PM EST

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SuperSaiyan

My favourite was the redhead in the green outfit.

That was Fairchild.

Rainmaker is the one who could control the weather.

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1 vote

#6.3 - Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:22 PM EST

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Simplistic Reality

I'm not quite up to speed on comics but what makes "Batwomen" gay?

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1 vote

#6.4 - Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:38 PM EST

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lauhal

Wishful thinking? ;0

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3 votes

#6.5 - Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:54 PM EST

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Steve Watts

I'm not quite up to speed on comics but what makes "Batwomen" gay?

I'm not quite sure I follow your question. She has a sexual partner for a woman, if you want the sterile textbook definition.

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2 votes

#6.6 - Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:07 AM EST

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Jared Kardos

Yeah, she's in a relation with the new Question, Renee Montoya.

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#6.7 - Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:39 AM EST

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Jared Kardos

I love we basically had the exact same story for this when she was first introduced...in 2006.

This is a non-story, why the flaming hell they're deciding to do stories on it now is beyond me.

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1 vote

#7 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:22 PM EST

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1 number from the powerball PA.

Finally some pictures.

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#8 - Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:57 PM EST

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