Batwoman Is A Lesbian

For years Batwoman seem to have been suffering from identity crisis. Or so I thought...

My earliest memory of Batwoman, or rather in her reincarnation as Batgirl, was on the Saturday morning cartoon Batman series where she shared limelight with Bat-Mouse in support billing to our masked hero, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. There Batgirl was Barbara, the daughter of the constantly clueless Commissioner Gordon.

Then in George Clooney's nipple protruding version of the caped crusader, Batgirl was introduced as the niece of butler Alfred, who supposedly went to a boarding school in England. Here the heroin was played by a very unflaterring Alicia Silverstone.

Now the powers that be at DC has decided to reintroduce the real first lady of the Bat family -- Batwoman, as someone who has balls. Yes, boys and girls, the new Batwoman is a lesbian. A 5-foot-10 crimefighter 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."

The original Batwoman was introduced in 1956, as Kathy Kane. Nope, it wasn't Barbara (who went on to reinvent herself as Oracle). But the character was killed off in 1979.

The return of Batwoman is earning mixed reactions from DC fans. Hard core comic book readers feel DC is treading on thin ice. But others welcome the brave change:

"On Tuesday DC Comics annouced that they are bring back the Batwoman series, but this time she's a lipstick lesbian. All I have to say is "Right On!!"

Hey, for a long time now we've been wondering what goes on between Batman and Robin when they're chillin' out at the manor and not saving Gotham from underworld criminals. At least now with Batwoman there's no more hiding behind the cape.

I'm excited to see who will play her in the movie...