My condolences. But don´t lose hope. "

Excellent.

Oh by the way, more recent strong straight female characters Manhunter,Jess Midnight, Sasha Bordeaux, oh and rejuvenated characters like Black Canary, Power girl ,both have really been fleshed out and matured recently in their team books, as have Stargirl, Fire, Enchantress, the list goes on.

Batwoman has potential but that's all it is, you can't say she's a good character yet, but on the other hand you also can't say she's a bad character or that she has nothing new to bring to the table.

I believe he recently said he has three DC projects he is working on. He will work at DC, he's just no longer exclusive (Same for JMS at Marvel).

As for the book, I guess it's because of the reaction when she was created. Wether it was DC's fault or not, the initial reports focussed on her sexuality and little else, so people just saw it as the creation of a gay character over a character who is gay (If that makes sense ). Also, after that it seemed as if DC didn't really hype her that much, there was an initial fanfare and then nothing else.

But, as she stood, she was just a shallow character. Gay, rich, and Jewish. That’s all we really know about her.

She wasn't just a gay rich lesbian who used to date Montoya, she dresses up in a bat costume! It's not like she was just Montoya's favorite hot dog vendor who she sometimes slept with. She's been in what, 3 issues? 6? And the appearences were mostly ensemble books, not Batwoman: Origins. Of course that's all we know about her. I would like to have seen more.

Maybe they'll get around to a mini-series after the movie hits. Maybe she'll just wind up in Birds of Prey.

But, as she stood, she was just a shallow character. Gay, rich, and Jewish. That's all we really know about her. Her having been involved with a character that has more depth doesn't mean she gets some of it through osmosis.

My condolences. But don´t lose hope.

Glad the character's "buried", so to speak.

A Rucka/JHWIII Batwoman series is a 100% sales success for at least the first arc, especially with good timing.

So what does DC do? Let all the hype fade away, and put out a Batgirl series by a guy whose Robin writing people hated.

I seriously think they hate money over there.

I don't think anyone expected them to take things quite *this* slow, but at least it's not completely out of left field.

it just seems to me that these non-superpowered strong female types could also be straight. I mean at least one of them.

Like Barbara Gordon?

Why DC would take massive mainstream exposure for one of their new characters and almost instantly flush that down the toilet.

Probably because of negative feedback. And it could've come from concerned parents, institutions and/or higher-ups at Time-Warner.

I mean, everybody's heard the saying "any publicity is good publicity", right? Well, that may not apply to Batman, Superman, Mickey Mouse or any other "age friendly" property. When it comes to those characters, people want their mythos pure as snow; and "negative publicity is NOT CONSIDERED good publicity". In fact, it can get you fired.

Now, I don't think that's the case with Batwoman. But you have to admit that, to the world at large, Lesbian characters are perceived to be pandering to schoolboy fantasies... and as a result, are taken "less seriously" than their male gay counterparts.

So, from a business standpoint, I can see why some people would ask: "What's Batwoman's purpose? What does she bring to the table? By being gay, it's obvious that she won't be considered a potential love interest for Batman; and any tension or conflict that she could provide, could be construed as Batman being politacally incorrect!!!"

In the end, and I could be wrong, I think her purpose was to infuse the 52 Comic Book series with a "Bat-Presence" that was lacking on account of Batman, Robin and Nightwing being away.

If her story didn't catch on, and writers are not interested, I could see her falling through the cracks. The fact of the matter is that DC had a more profitable franchise with their new Batgirl Character and revitalizing her should be their top priority.

Consequently, Batwoman will have to wait.

Why is it that every strong female character DC created in the last 15 years have to be a lesbian?

Kate Spencer? Sasha Bordeaux?