![]() ![]() She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress. The Huntress ( Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is an antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Highly skilled in espionage connections to an extensive network of spies and informants (New 52 incarnation).Expert markswoman proficiency in different kinds of ranged weaponry such as crossbow, throwing knives, etc.Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant proficient with melee weaponry such as a battle-staff. ![]() Extensively trained acrobat and accomplished gymnast.DC Entertainment is about to achieve something that Marvel Studios hasn’t. ![]() When Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) opens on February 6, it will be the first comic book movie starring an all-female superteam. And assuming the CW picks up the Arrow spinoff and Birds of Prey-inspired Green Arrow and the Canaries series, DC will have the same on TV next fall as well. Let’s start with the most important reason first, though: The Birds of Prey are pretty great.īut what makes the Birds of Prey so special? And why has 2020 become their year?Īs it turns out, there are a lot of reasons: some good, some complicated, some mercenary. In the comics, the team’s core trinity is made up of Batgirl, Black Canary, and the Huntress, although it’s worth noting that when the Birds of Prey first formed-and for most of their existence-Batgirl was not actually Batgirl at the time. Barbara Gordon had been paralysed by the Joker in 1988’s infamous Killing Joke, hung up her Batgirl cowl, and become the computer genius/brilliant strategist Oracle for years before she teamed up with Black Canary for a 1996 one-shot comic subtitled Birds of Prey.Īn official, monthly Birds of Prey comic debuted in 1999 and co-starred the two until acclaimed writer Gail Simone came on board and added the Huntress to the team. The comic lasted a very impressive 127 issues, ending in 2009. After another series was cut short by DC’s Flashpoint, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey-this time with Barbara as the eponymous Batgirl-was part of DC’s New 52 reboot. I’m throwing these numbers at you solely to prove that this team has been around a long time and done quite well, despite the fact the Birds of Prey aren’t nearly as famous or as flashy as some other superteams. They don’t save the universes or travel through time or whatnot, and they’ve never really had heavy hitters like Wonder Woman or the Flash on board. What they do have are two of the most quietly but truly adored characters in the DC universe, and another fan-favourite who has been elevated by being in their presence. The latter is the Huntress, real name Helena Bertinelli, who becomes a vigilante to wipe out the mob after they killed her parents (who were also in the mob). ![]() As an antihero in the antihero-loving ‘90s, the Huntress was quite popular among comic fans, especially as a major player in Batman’s supporting cast for large swaths of the decade. (In full disclosure, the fact that Huntress wore what can only be described as a very ‘90s female superhero outfit probably didn’t hurt anything.) Many fans at the time enjoyed how she would cross the lines that Batman wouldn’t, and how she didn’t particularly care how Batman felt about it. Oracle, on the other hand, was-and is-straight-up beloved. Even though Barbara Gordon hadn’t been Batgirl for over a decade when the ongoing Birds of Prey comics started, she still had many, many fans who knew, correctly, that Babs herself was the hero, not a Bat-outfit. ![]()
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