scans_daily: Detective Comics #861

thebigapricot (

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@ 2010-01-27 03:00 pm UTC

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char: batwoman/kate kane, char: maggie sawyer, creator: greg rucka, creator: jock, publisher: dc comics, title: detective comics

Detective Comics #861

Batwoman's new relationship?

The issue flips between Bruce!Batman working on a case in the past and Kate working on one in the present. The present day case involves is a crazy named the "Cutter" who is kidnapping college co-eds and hacking off pieces of their body. Kate finds one of the girls being held and battles the Cutter. Which leads to these two pages.

They contrast these pages with Bruce!Batman in a similar meeting with Gordon so clearly Maggie is being positioned as potentially Kate's Jim Gordon. I like the idea of Kate having her own contact in the police department. It will be interesting to see if it is indeed Maggie and if they'll have any follow up on the flirting between them from a few issues back. That would add an interesting twist to the relationship.

Suggested tags
char: batwoman/kate kane
char: maggie sawyer
title: detective comics

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	no subject sailorlibra 2010-01-27 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	This issue has Bruce in it? Totally picking it up. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject sistermagpie 2010-01-27 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	There's a nice little Bruce/Kate double spread picture too. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject suzene 2010-01-27 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Gorgeous, as usual. If Kate and Maggie wind up together, my squee-ing may deafen several neighborhood pets. (Reply to this)

	no subject ghosty732 2010-01-27 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	They did a good job picking someone to substitute on art duties. This looks really good. I can't wait to pick it up. I hope Kate stays well handled in years to come at DC. (Reply to this)

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bluefall
2010-01-27 09:20 pm UTC (link)

I will be so intensely pleased and impressed if Kate and Maggie do not so much as smile at each other ever again. Not just because of Toby, which I'm still mad about, thanks, but because oh my God two lesbians who are simply friends, that does not even happen in fiction, and it would blow my tiny representationally-starved dyke mind.

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	no subject suzene 2010-01-27 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Compromise? Kate and Maggie can date, Captain Sawyer and Batwoman can be professional partners? ;) Yes, I know, even worse idea and laden with too many tropes to list. Commence with the beating. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject thebigapricot 2010-01-27 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	It would be great if they were just friends. But I thought girls in comics don't have friends? Honestly, I think the best twist would be to have Kate tell her Maggie who she was and avoid the whole "secret identity" part of the Gordon/Bruce!Batman relationship. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject diamonette 2010-01-27 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	You know, this. Or alternately I'd like to see her in a long-term relationship. Neither will likely happen but at any rate I have still enjoyed the way Kate is written probably more than any other female character in the DCU, so I can't complain too much. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject bwhahahabeck 2010-01-28 12:06 am UTC (link)
	I would agree with this so much. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject stig 2010-01-27 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	It's almost as if this is the book filling in the void left behind by Gotham City Central. (Reply to this)

	no subject sun_man 2010-01-27 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	so Dick isn't in this book? (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

	no subject bluefall 2010-01-27 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think there will ever be much room for Dick in Kate's book. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

	no subject daningram.insanejournal.com 2010-01-27 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	So you think that Batwoman's book will remain Dick-less for the foreseeable future? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject bluefall 2010-01-27 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	In fact, I would be surprised to see Kate have much to do with Dick in any title. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject shanejayell 2010-01-28 12:59 am UTC (link)
	snerk ^__^ (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject queenanthai 2010-01-28 02:00 am UTC (link)
	BA-DUM-PSHHT (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject taggerung301 2010-01-27 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	man, this artist draws kate amazingly well (Reply to this)

	no subject mystery 2010-01-28 07:23 am UTC (link)
	I liked this issue. (Reply to this)

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