Holy Smoke ! Bat Woman is a Lesbian.

[TWiley]

Bat Woman is the first Gay superhero. Fundi heads scheduled to explode.


SHE first swung into action 50 years ago, helping her boyfriend Batman rid Gotham City of villains - until she was killed off in 1979.

Now Batwoman is making a comeback - but in a guise that might cause the Caped Crusader to raise an eyebrow behind his mask.

The female superhero is returning to comic book life as a red-haired, crime-fighting lesbian.

Billed as a "lesbian socialite by night and a crime-fighter by later in the night", she replaces Batman, who was himself killed off in a recent issue of Detective Comics, the publication that introduced him to the world back in 1937.

Batwoman, the alter ego of Kathy Kane, is clad in a figure-hugging black outfit and knee-high red stiletto boots.

She is the comic's first openly lesbian superhero.

Writer Greg Rucka said the introduction of a gay character was "long overdue" and anticipates a possible backlash from comic book fans.

"Yes, she's a lesbian," he said.

"She's also a redhead. If people are going to have problems with it, that's their issue."

Batwoman was invented as a love interest for Batman, appearing intermittently in the comic before apparently meeting her end 30 years ago.

Batman was killed by a fireball in November, though fans suspect he'll be back.

Story Here: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25045016-2902,00.html

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6484417,00.jpg

[Taverner]

1. I see mucho mucho money in this

Seriously

Make BatWoman a gay icon, make black and red batwoman stickers, make her a symbol...

Call me crass but my first thought was "why didn't they think of this sooner?"

[Lost in CT]

2. Um there have been plenty of gay superheroes before this... Hello

It's 2009....

Note to Herald Sun Google is your friend.

[TWiley]

6. Which do you remember as being the first?

She is the first one in the Comic books I think

[Lost in CT]

13. A long list of gay characters below

BISEXUAL CHARACTERS IN COMICS:
Black Cat (Marvel)
Carrie Stetko (Oni Press)
Coley Cochran
Dawnstar (DC)
Destiny and Mystique (Marvel)
Diablo (Class Enterprises)
El Brujo (Epic)
Electro (Marvel)
Frostbite (DC)
Ghita (Warren)
Grace (DC)
Icemaiden (DC)
Jennifer Kale (Marvel)
John Constantine (Vertigo)
Katchoo and Francine (Abstract)
Kathy & Lennie (Vertigo)
Kismet (Marvel)
Konrad Weiss and King Lau (Marvel)
Lord Jesus de Sade (Vertigo)
Maggie and Hopey (Fantagraphics)
Marlo Chandler Jones (Marvel)
Mephisto (Marvel)
Mirza (Opera Graphica)
Paradox (Marvel)
Rainmaker (Wildstorm Productions)
Rictor (Marvel)
Seren and D'Mer (Image)
Skein (Marvel)
Starman III (DC)

"OUT" GAY MALE CHARACTERS IN COMICS:
Abbe (Vertigo)
Angel (Marvel)
Anole (Marvel)
Apollo and Midnighter (Wildstorm)
Argo Bones (DC)
Arnie (DC/ Vertigo)
Arnold Astrovik (Marvel)
Arnold Roth (Marvel)
Batwing (Marvel)
Bloke (Marvel)
Brass Taki and Wingo (DC)
Cannon and Saber (DC)
Captain Metropolis (DC)
Captain Stingaree (DC)
Cavalier (DC)
Chain (Homage)
Charles Mowbray (Vertigo)
Chemical King (DC)
Christopher Truelove (Wildstorm)
Cluracan (DC)
Colossus (Marvel)
Colt Varney (Marvel)
Damon Mathews (DC)
Destroyer and Union Jack II (Marvel)
Devlin Waugh (Fleetway)
Dueces Wild & Summer Ice (Eclipse)
Enigma (Vertigo)
Extrano (DC)
Fade (Milestone)
Flatman (Marvel)
Freedom Ring (Marvel)
Frenchie DuChamp (Marvel)
Gannon Malloy (DC)
Ghost Boy (Class Enterprises)
Go Go Fiasco (Vertigo)
Hayden (Marvel)
Hector (Marvel)
Henry Greider (Marvel)
Hero (DC)
Hooded Justice (DC)
Houston (DC)
Hulkling (Marvel)
Jet Man (ABC)
Jon Dazy (Class Enterprises)
Josiah Power (DC)
Lance Gardner (DC)
Living Lightning (Marvel)
Machinesmith (Marvel)
Manga Khan (DC)
Mitch Sekofsky (DC)
Monsieur Mallah and The Brain (DC)
Mr. Seduct (Marvel)
Ned Campbell (Marvel)
New Romantic (Wildstorm)
Nick Bearclaw (Vertigo)
Nick Poole (Oni Press)
Nigel Clowes (Marvel)
Noir (Wildstorm)
Northstar (Marvel)
Northstar (Ultimate) (Marvel)
Obsidian (DC)
Off-Ramp (DC)
Paulie and Douglas (Rabco)
Piper (DC)
Pride (Andy Mangels)
Ramsey Robinson (DC)
Rawhide Kid (Marvel)
Rick Stone (Milestone)
Robert Thaldron (Marvel)
Sebastian O (Vertigo)
Spectral (Malibu)
Tasmanian Devil (DC)
Terry Berg (DC)
The Answer II (Marvel)
The Crusader (Timely)
The Mink & Chippy (King Hell Press)
Tlaango (Marvel)
Tommy Jagger (DC)
Tony Mantegna (DC)
Toro (DC)
Turbo Charge (Malibu)
Tyler Lang and Jefferson Wolfe (Marvel)
Vivisector and Phat (Marvel)
Wallace Wells (Oni Press)
Walter Kasko and Samual Daly (DC)
Wiccan (Marvel)
Wing (Image/JInxworld)
Yoshi Mishima (Marvel)

"OUT" LESBIAN CHARACTERS IN COMICS:
Amazon (Marvel)
Amy Chen (Marvel)
Andy Jones (DC)
Anna (Drawn & Quarterly)
Annie and Nibble (Eros Comix)
Batwoman (DC)
Cactus Jaq & Sahara Skyhawk (DC)
Cactus Jaq and Sahara Skyhawk (DC)
Captain Marvel IV (Marvel)
Captain Power (Marvel)
Catatrophe Jen (Marvel)
Closet Space (DC)
Coagula (Vertigo)
Cobweb (ABC)
Damazons (DC)
Donner and Blitzen (Milestone)
Dr. Allison Mann (Vertigo)
Fauna and Syonide (DC)
Fighting Yank & Ms. Masque (ABC)
Flying Fox (Homage)
George Harkness & Phoebe (Vertigo)
Grendel (Dark Horse)
Hazel and Foxglove (Vertigo)
Holly Robinson (DC)
Jack Phantom (ABC)
Jolly Roger (Vertigo)
Karma (Marvel)
Karolina Dean (Marvel)
Kay Watson (Vertigo)
Knockout (DC)
Leather and Lace (Marvel)
Lee and Li (DC)
Lightspeed (Marvel)
Lisa (Marvel)
Maggie Sawyer (DC)
Magical Witch Girl Bunny (Slave Labor)
Marisa Rahm (Milestone)
Mary Loo (DC)
Meg Chancellor (Vertigo)
Melissa Maro (Marvel)
Molly Von Richthofen (Marvel)
Moondragon (Marvel)
Purgatori (Chaos)
Rebecca Bergier (Marvel)
Rebecca Cross (Marvel)
Renee Montoya (DC)
Rita Boyd (DC)
Roger Dascombe (DC)
Rose Copen (Vertigo)
Sailor Neptune & Sailor Uranus (Kodansha/Mixx)
Sanjak
Scandal (DC)
Sihouette (DC)
Sunfire II (Marvel)
Tara Algren and Bethany Flynn (Marvel)
Tristan and Isolde (DC)
Valerie Susan Page (DC)
Victoria Montesi (Marvel)
Willow and Tara (Dark Horse)

TRANSGENDERED/TRANSEXUAL CHARACTERS IN COMICS:
Ambassador Odan (DC)
Atlas (Marvel)
Captain Power (Marvel)
Catira/Katirus (Marvel)
Cindy Crane (DC)
Danny The Street (Vertigo)
Dr. Druid and Sepulchre (Marvel)
Jerry Olcott (DC)
Lord Fanny (Vertigo)
Sanctuary (Joe's Comics/Top Cow)
Starhawk II (Marvel)
Steck'ee (Marvel)
The Russian (Marvel)
Ultrahumanite (DC)
Wanda Mann (DC)

UNCERTAIN ORIENTATIONS:
Attractive Lad (Marvel)
Blue Jay (DC)
Bob Glover & Freddy Allen (Vertigo)
Brainiac 5 (DC)
Cloud (Marvel)
Courier (Marvel)
Coven (Marvel)
Creote (DC)
Deadman (DC)
Deathwish (Milestone)
Desire (Vertigo)
Doop (Marvel)
Dr. Occult & Rose Psychic (DC)
Dr. Poison (DC)
Firelord (Marvel)
Hypnota the Great (DC)
Invisble Kid (DC)
Jessie (Marvel)
Madame Fatal (DC)
Mantra (Malibu)
Marrow (Marvel)
Miracleman and Kid Miracleman (Eclipse)
Multiple Man (Marvel)
Nata and Jisa (Marvel)
Neptune (DC)
Nigel Frobisher (Marvel)
Percival (Pinky) Pinkerton (Marvel)
Promethea (ABC)
Red Tornado (DC)
Robin Vega (Marvel)
Roger (ABC)
Sasquatch (Marvel)
Shatterstar (Marvel)
Skyppi the Skrull (Marvel)
Solon Rey (Marvel)
Spider-Woman III (Marvel)
Tarot (Marvel)
The Blue Snowman (DC)
The Cruisers (Marvel)
The Sphinx II (Marvel)
The Vamp (Marvel)
Thunder (DC)
Tsultrine (Eclipse)
Xena and Gabrielle (Topps)

[TWiley]

15. HOLY DICK TRACY !

I had NO idea. Bat Woman just came out of the closet then

[soothsayer]

16. what about Rommel's gay brother, the Desert Peach?

[cliffordu]

3. I am soooo there.

Redheads in costume...hubba hubba.

I can dream, can't I, of being arrested.....and tied up....

[YOY]

4. I'm afraid a shitload more have come out well before they made it known that she was a lesbian.

A shitload more.

[soothsayer]

5. ok, but i sure wish catwoman was! what am I saying?

of course she likes pussy

[ACTION BASTARD]

7. Yeah, she's been around for a little while. DC downplays the L thing

She had prior relations with the new female Question.

[Botany]

8. Will she "fight" Cat Women?

:9

[TWiley]

9. Only if She is naughty......

[Botany]

14. Meow!

[TWiley]

18. nice pic !

[Tyrone Slothrop]

10. She's not the first gay superhero

She's not even the first to appear in Batman.

Granted, there aren't a lot, and she'll likely have a higher profile than others, but I wish journalists would at least make an attempt at fact-checking and research. (I know this, and I'm not even a big comic fan.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_(Renee_Montoya)

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

[Kaleva]

11. I prefer the Baroness.

If she were to be bi-sexual and a tad kinky, I could easily overlook all her other issues.

[edbermac]

12. Not Yvonne Craig!

Don't even THINK about messing around with my pubescent fantasies!

[TWiley]

17. Too bad she was not your babysitter.

I would relish the opportunity to see your face if she showed up in that outfit as your baby sitter