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Originally posted by roughrider
What was the difference between Batwoman and Batgirl? DC killed off Batwoman in 1979, it was stated.

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Originally posted by A.J
What you mean that girl who sees every move.

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Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
My take on this

This is just another one of DC comics cheap gimmicks to attrack new readers. They perfectly know that by turning a character into a homosexual it will attrack controversy. And controversy always sells. This isn't the first time they done it to a character from the Batman franchise.... first they turned Montoya gay, then turned the Catwoman mantle over to a lesbian, and now are making Kathy Kane a lesbian. It's way too obivious! If this is Dan Didio's direction of DC Comics then eventually I'll be dumping DC Comics just like I did with Marvel comics.

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Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
My take on this

This is just another one of DC comics cheap gimmicks to attrack new readers. They perfectly know that by turning a character into a homosexual it will attrack controversy. And controversy always sells. This isn't the first time they done it to a character from the Batman franchise.... first they turned Montoya gay, then turned the Catwoman mantle over to a lesbian, and now are making Kathy Kane a lesbian. It's way too obivious! If this is Dan Didio's direction of DC Comics then eventually I'll be dumping DC Comics just like I did with Marvel comics.

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Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
My take on this

This is just another one of DC comics cheap gimmicks to attrack new readers. They perfectly know that by turning a character into a homosexual it will attrack controversy. And controversy always sells. This isn't the first time they done it to a character from the Batman franchise.... first they turned Montoya gay, then turned the Catwoman mantle over to a lesbian, and now are making Kathy Kane a lesbian. It's way too obivious! If this is Dan Didio's direction of DC Comics then eventually I'll be dumping DC Comics just like I did with Marvel comics.

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Originally posted by Draco69
But is their sexual orientation even a relevant part of their comic? I didn't even know the new Catwoman was a lesbian until I realized her girlfriend was more than just a friend and a roommate.

If it's an in your face "I'm gay, I'm gay, did I mention I was gay?" gimmick like they do with Obsidian in Manhunter, then I have no qualms of disliking it. But if the character just happens to be a gay character which is just another aspect of their personage and has no real bearing on the story other than who they share a bed with than it's fine and okay.

Hulking and Wiccan are done kinda well. Unfortunately everyone only sees them as gay and Geinsberg isn't helping. But recent storylines have expanded their characters beyond them being token gays.

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Originally posted by Draco69
But is their sexual orientation even a relevant part of their comic? I didn't even know the new Catwoman was a lesbian until I realized her girlfriend was more than just a friend and a roommate.

If it's an in your face "I'm gay, I'm gay, did I mention I was gay?" gimmick like they do with Obsidian in Manhunter, then I have no qualms of disliking it. But if the character just happens to be a gay character which is just another aspect of their personage and has no real bearing on the story other than who they share a bed with than it's fine and okay.

Hulking and Wiccan are done kinda well. Unfortunately everyone only sees them as gay and Geinsberg isn't helping. But recent storylines have expanded their characters beyond them being token gays.

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Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
So if their sexual orientation isn't even relevant part to the comic then why make her a lesbian in the first place? Why couldn't they just leave her the way she was? This is what I criticize about DC. Using homosexuality as controversy to attrack readers. Eventually the storytelling and writting of the series will dictate if this is worth following. That's the way it works and will always work that way. They can alter the character anyway they want. In the end what matters is quality of the stories.

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Originally posted by Validus
So I guess you won't like this 52 teaser?

29. Ralph Gets Some!: Mr. Dibny finds himself getting busy with somebody other than his beloved Sue. Who's the lucky lady (or fella)?