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By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:09:12 +0000

Yeah, Lea, that really is a good thing — a woman who doesn’t look like she’d break if she fell down on the rooftop. More of those!

By: lea

lea — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:57:27 +0000

Wow, Helena Wayne is positively fat compared to any current iteration of superheroine or any other female character.
I mean that in a “Hooray, GOOD!” way.

I, too, was charmed when I first encountered Helen Wayne, daughter of Batman and Catwoman. I thoguht, “Well, of COURSE!”

I do recall be somewhat startled by the relative raciness of some of the art. But I still lvoes me some Joe Staton. His E-Man artwork in the early ’80′s was cartoon fabulous all the way.

By: Ray Tate

Ray Tate — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:52:32 +0000

You know, I’m thoroughly enjoying the Huntress collection. I have most of the issues, but coloring technology has greatly improved since then. So the adventures look even better in the collection than originally. Good paper stock too.

I do disagree with the cheesecake commentary. Helena Wayne would have to be sexy as the Huntress. She’s the daughter of Catwoman for goodness sake–one of the sexiest villains in comic books–and one of the original versions of Batman, who I’m sure a lot of female and gay comic book readers find sexy.

I mean the odds that Helena would end up some drab, uncharismatic ugly duckling type aren’t even worth considering.

I think though part of Huntress’ sex appeal and the sex appeal of Catwoman isn’t just looks or body that doesn’t quit. It’s the fact that these characters are astoundingly intelligent and dangerous.

This is why I find nothing appealing in the post-Crisis Huntress, most of the time. She’s just not very dangerous and often portrayed as an incompetent twit. Grant Morrison was one of the few writers who gave her substance, and really that was only because he readily borrowed the atrributes from the earth-two version.

Ray