For those that don’t know, the DCnU is the new universe booting up this fall for DC Comics. And here’s some news that got me excited. This is a repost from my tumblr blog.
Okay, this kicks so much ass! Also, full body suit, not the stupid belly window. And, Huntress retains her Italian roots, as she will continue to be Helena Bertinelli. This from newsrama.com:
DC has revealed the Levitz-written, Marcus To and John Dell-drawn The Huntress six-issue series that also debuts in Month 2 of the DCnU. The cover to issue #1 (to the left) is by Guillem March.
Paul Levitz has something of a history with the character, as he’s credited with Joe Staton and Bob Layton for co-creating (in 1977) the Helena Wayne version of the Gotham City-based vigilante (daughter of the pre-Crisis Earth Two Batman and Catwoman). That version was killed during 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths, her existence erased from the new post-Crisis unified timeline, and she was replaced with the similarly-looking Helena Bertinelli version, now the daughter of a Gotham crime boss.
This 2011 revamp Huntress apparently has Italian roots, as DC reports she heads “home” to Italy to embark on a life-defining mission in this series, suggesting the DCnU version of the Huntress will likely remain Helena Bertinelli. It appears she will also continue to have ties with the Birds of Prey in the upcoming months.
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