Batwoman who?
Um... OK, DC really hyped the buzz machine for the new Batwoman (Did we tell you that she's a lesbian?). She was clearly featured on the big forward-looking splash page at the end of Infinite Crisis (Did we mention that she's a lipstick lesbian?). And they gave her a really long and drawn out introduction in the high-profile weekly series 52 (With huge... tracts of land?). A civilian identity introduction in week 7, and cameo in-costume sighting in week 9, and a full-blown appearance, with cover shot, in week 11. (Batwoman Begins! And she's gay!)
And what now?
52 has shipped 4 more issues since then, and there's no trace of Batwoman/Kate Kane. She gets a one word mention (with no real context) in a list of things on ex-girlfriend Renee Montoya's mind in week 12, and that's all. Montoya and the Question have traveled to Khandaq, and Batwoman had no connection to any other point-of-view character, and no other storyline is running in Gotham. So what's the deal with introducing a major new character, telling us almost nothing about her, and then dropping her story entirely for four issues? I suppose the could be trying to pique our interest by making her mysterious, but a few references to how little we know about her would be nice.
BTW, at this point the foreshadowing of the Question's death has become quite blatant- I still think Montoya will become the new Question. I like her, so in a way I think that will be cool. But one of the best things about Montoya has always been that she's a very realistic character. There are undoubtedly lesbian police officers just trying to do their jobs under difficult circumstances out there in the real world. The same can't be said of any of the vigilante characters (even a relatively realistic non-powered one like the Question).
And what now?
52 has shipped 4 more issues since then, and there's no trace of Batwoman/Kate Kane. She gets a one word mention (with no real context) in a list of things on ex-girlfriend Renee Montoya's mind in week 12, and that's all. Montoya and the Question have traveled to Khandaq, and Batwoman had no connection to any other point-of-view character, and no other storyline is running in Gotham. So what's the deal with introducing a major new character, telling us almost nothing about her, and then dropping her story entirely for four issues? I suppose the could be trying to pique our interest by making her mysterious, but a few references to how little we know about her would be nice.
BTW, at this point the foreshadowing of the Question's death has become quite blatant- I still think Montoya will become the new Question. I like her, so in a way I think that will be cool. But one of the best things about Montoya has always been that she's a very realistic character. There are undoubtedly lesbian police officers just trying to do their jobs under difficult circumstances out there in the real world. The same can't be said of any of the vigilante characters (even a relatively realistic non-powered one like the Question).