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Batwoman
« on: May 31, 2006, 12:11:56 PM »
Does comic book stuff go under the book category?

Have you guys already seen this?  I tried to find a thread for it, but maybe I missed it.

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The decision to turn Kathy Kane, Batwoman's alter ego, into a buxom 5-foot-10 lesbian socialite was reached as part of DC Comics' push to diversify its characters and reinvigorate its decades-old comic book franchise.


http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/422372p-356428c.html
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2006, 12:23:41 PM »
yeah, this is the right place

I'm not sure I'm bothered. It's not like Batwoman will ever have a hugely successful title.

The whole lesbian thing will give them some shock value for the first several issues, which will pull in some horn dog fanboys. But after that... it'll be just another factoid. It's not like gay characters are new. Flash hangs out with gay ex-cons constantly.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2006, 01:06:46 PM »
Kathy Kane?  who the freak is that?

My favorite gay outing was Ultimate Colossus, he came out of the closet then killed him.  Way to show the world tolerance Marvel.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2006, 01:18:52 PM »
Kathy's been around over 50 years. THey just never use her. Because the idea of Batwoman SUCKS
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2006, 01:22:35 PM »
Is she the freaky looking one, ie dumb costume, that kind of looked like old school Scarlet Witch but grey?
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2006, 01:24:46 PM »
I'm pretty sure her colors were red and black. A little like the sketch in that article. SHe died like, 30 years ago. Maybe it was in Crisis

edit: a quick trip to everyone's favorite wiki reveals to me that it was actually yellow and black. And that she did indeed die in the 70s. Although she was halfway retconned out and  back in after Crisis.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2006, 01:29:07 PM »
I can't wait until they make Dick Grayson batman, the click forums (where I useally see any comicbook stuff) have been saying it's going to happen this year.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2006, 01:41:01 PM »
I don't see it happening
Why ditch bruce?
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2006, 01:44:27 PM »
Wait, since I'm apparently totally ignorant, where does Barbara Gordon come into the picture?
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2006, 01:46:22 PM »
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I don't see it happening
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to sell comics
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2006, 01:55:31 PM »
Barbara Gordon was Batgirl, now Oracle. Batwoman was a different, and far less popular, character.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2006, 02:00:34 PM »
The ORIGINAL Batgirl, however, was Batwoman's niece.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2006, 04:04:53 PM »
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2006, 06:08:48 PM »
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My favorite gay outing was Ultimate Colossus, he came out of the closet then killed him.  Way to show the world tolerance Marvel.


You mean in Ultimate X-Men? What issue was that in? I've only read up to volume 7, can't remember what issue that reaches.

That's rather surprising. That they killed him. Kind of sad.
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Re: Batwoman
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2006, 07:01:05 PM »
Here's a picture of what she's supposed to look like:

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