The BBC has been doing a suprisingly large amount of coverage on the new Batwoman series, 52. The comics first run began at the start of May, and there's been a considerable amount of buzz.
Apparently Batwoman is now a lesbian.
I'm looking forward to getting and reading this series.A queer female superhero that I recognize is someone I may be able to connect and identify with in some way.
But what do you think? Is the change too much? Is it unfair to the loyal readers who know Batwoman to be in an ongoing love/hate relationship with Batman?
The comic world has been consistantly diversifying itself for years, which is something I think it would be very hard to not support. Not many people are going to argue with the presense of a female, or non-white, or queer superhero, but when it's a character that they have known to be otherwise, such as Batwoman or the Blue Beetle, there's going to be some unhappiness.
The world of comics seems to be trying to become a more and more realistic reflection of the real world, which has resulted in a need for greater diversity and also more interpersonal conflicts. There is rarely a comic that clearly defines good and evil, right and wrong anymore. Morals are blurred and everything is getting darker.
What do you think? Is it a good move to transform already popular, or at least known, characters for the sake of diversification or even a new audience? Do you think comics should even have to diversify themselves? To reflect society and real life? Or should they just go back to being good vs. evil?
This is the link to the article I read:
"Whatever happened to the superheros of old?" undefined