Breaking: New for LBN: Batwoman coming out of the Batcloset

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Years after she first emerged from the Batcave, Batwoman is coming out of the closet.

DC Comics is resurrecting the classic comic book character as a lesbian, unveiling the new Batwoman in July as part of an ongoing weekly series that began this year. The 5-foot-10 superhero comes 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," said Dan DiDio, 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."

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"She's a socialite from Gotham high society," DiDio said. "She has some past connection with Bruce Wayne. And she's also had a past love affair with one of our lead characters, Renee Montoya."

"This is not just about having a gay character," DiDio said. "We're trying for overall diversity in the DC universe. We have strong African-American, Hispanic and Asian characters. We're trying to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world."

Here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/LIFE02/606020329/1037/LIFE

This was once spoken about in GD in an earlie release. So was Iraq.

It has not been discussed or vetted in LBN before. The Date puts it within the parameters. And as silly as some may find it, we're dealing with a nation that elected Bush to a 2nd term.

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