An appreciation thread for the various characters who’ve taken on the mantle of the Huntress, the heroic version having first appeared in DC Super Stars #17 (November, 1977).
1977:
1989:
1994:
An appreciation thread for the various characters who’ve taken on the mantle of the Huntress, the heroic version having first appeared in DC Super Stars #17 (November, 1977).
1977:
1989:
1994:
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One of my favourite story archs of all time.
Not to be nostalgic or anything. But I think Huntress was better in the 90s-mid 2000s. I feel like they softened her up a bit for the modern age.
Imagine being proud to have negative traits. I can’t relate.
DC: Justice League, The Flash, Justice League Dark, Superman, Action Comics, Green Arrow, Justice League Odyssey, The Terrifics, Teen Titans, Titans, Brimstone, Female Furies, Damage, Heroes In Crisis
Marvel: The Punisher, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Venom, X-23, Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones, Sentry
Indies: Unnatural, Jeepers Creepers, Project Superpowers, Black Hammer, Ninja-K
Imagine being proud to have negative traits. I can’t relate.
DC: Justice League, The Flash, Justice League Dark, Superman, Action Comics, Green Arrow, Justice League Odyssey, The Terrifics, Teen Titans, Titans, Brimstone, Female Furies, Damage, Heroes In Crisis
Marvel: The Punisher, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Venom, X-23, Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones, Sentry
Indies: Unnatural, Jeepers Creepers, Project Superpowers, Black Hammer, Ninja-K
I enjoyed the animated version of the Huntress/Question team-up from JLU:
So is it cool to talk about Helena Wayne here because personally I prefer her comic wise over Helena Bertinelli, although Bertinelli does win out in the cartoon department with Justice League and Batman the brave and the bold.
My favorite Huntress stories were the backups in Wonder Woman.
I also liked the New52 mini-series, which was the closest she'd come to her roots, IMO.
But Worlds' Finest and Earth-2 took her in another direction I didn't care for.
Is Huntress in Birds of Prey the Helena from Grayson?
Or did Grayson get retconned?
"There's magic in the sound of analog audio." - CNET.
I was not really aware of her when she was Helena Wayne, but I'm very open to finding out what she was about and what was cool about her.
I was a big fan of her during Simone's "Birds of Prey" and Rucka did a good job with her, but I can't say any other versions really grabbed me. I hadn't realized just how many looks she's had over the years. I'm definitely a big fan of a pointy mask and cape. I guess my fav look for her is from the cover to the Levitz/To mini above. Lee's design was also really good, but for that belly window. Cover that up and it might be #1 for me.
It's be awesome to have a JSA on Earth 2 -- where Huntress could be the offspring of Batman and Catwoman -- and then have Bertinelli on Earth 1.
While I agree 110% with this statement, it's a fact (according to me of course ) because she was written with a clear personality, had direction, attained character growth etcetera.
Sure these were based on the opportunity she had i.e. benefiting under certain writers (Simone, Rucka) and the existence of a relatively rich history behind her.
Point I'm trying to make is, since her reappearance in Grayson (which I did like, including her re-design), she has not been fleshed out. At least not that I've come across (and I stand to be corrected).
Hence why I lean towards it being a "fact".