Huntress #5 Preview

[aeka]

Looks like this issue will be tonnes better than the last, and Helena sheds more light on her upbringing.

I’m led to believe now, Earth-2 Batman was just like his original Golden Age version, who used to kill people. I also think she’s being more Selina-like in her approach to fighting crime. Maybe Earth-2 Selina was the post-Crisis Selina? I’m starting to increasingly believe this is *very* likely.

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Damn this is too exciting. This, plus Harley's Quinn's origin coming out this week? Wednesday please come fast!!!! XP

Comments

[aeka]

I understand the idea behind the first Crisis, at least, but some parts of the execution - yeah. And I still don't understand why the multiverse had to be destroyed. It doesn't have to be confusing!

Originally the plan was to keep both Earth-1 and Earth-2 with Huntress even getting a mini after the Crisis, but changed plans at the last minute.

Helena Bertinelli is my Huntress, but I wish she hadn't come at the expense of Helena Wayne. And now I wish we hadn't got this Helena at the expense of her and - Dammit, DC, just stop it.

Yeah the whole retconning-and-later-reinstating-and-later-retconning of origins is one of the things that annoys me about DC reboots. Personally I felt Wayne and Bertinelli should've been separate characters from the get-go since there's something equally compelling about having an Italian mafia princess becoming a heroine, just as having a daughter of Batman and Catwoman is. Both origins have great potential for great storytelling, plus could even a team-up between the two could lead to interesting places.

[shobogan]

Ooh, that would have been cool.

Personally I felt Wayne and Bertinelli should've been separate characters from the get-go since there's something equally compelling about having an Italian mafia princess becoming a heroine, just as having a daughter of Batman and Catwoman is. Both origins have great potential for great storytelling, plus could even a team-up between the two could lead to interesting places.

Yeah, there really isn't any reason for them not to be, and Bertinelli is a whole, intriguing character in her own right. Also I'd feel less weird shipping her with Selina.

From the scans I've seen, the one in the current mini seems like a combination of the two - kind of like Helena Kyle in the BoP tv series.