Of all the many heroines who have fought under the name “Huntress”, Helena Wayne may well be the best of them. Helena, as the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, descends from an impressive lineage. She certainly has the skills and knowledge to carry on her parents’ proud legacies. But her approach to justice is leading her down a path that could see her surpass her father’s own legendary reputation as a superhero.Batman is one of the most famous superheroes of all time. His methods are just as notorious as he is. He uses everything from batarangs, to taser gloves, to good old-fashioned fear to take down his enemies. There is scarcely a criminal in Gotham City who hasn’t had a bone or three broken by The Bat. But for all Batman’s skills and wisdom, his crusade against crime has only been a stopgap measure. Luckily, the daughter of The Bat is a different beast entirely. The Helena Wayne of Prime Earth was born soon after the Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. She would eventually go on to fight crime as Huntress after a no-name villain murdered her father in one possible future. Justice Society of America (2022) #1 (by Geoff Johns, Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire, Jerry Ordway, Scott Kolins, Steve Lieber, Brandon Peterson, John Kalisz, Jordan Boyd, Rob Leigh, Yanick Paquette and Nathan Fairbairn) revealed that Huntress became a leading figure in the JSA. Her guidance led the JSA to recruit new heroes from “outside the box”. This new JSA, composed of reformed criminals, rose up a century after the original was founded. Many questioned whether this was a good idea. However, Huntress’ gamble on these one-time villains paid off. She created a whole new generation of heroes. Helena Wayne proved by doing so, that she is a better hero than her father ever was.Batman’s methods are ultimately punitive rather than restorative. He makes criminals pay for their crimes. But this doesn’t always lead to long term positive outcomes, for either the criminals in question or society as a whole. Barbara Gordon, as Batgirl, questioned whether Batman’s methods were actually contributing positively at all in Batgirl 2011 #10 (by Gail Simone, Alitha Martinez and Vicente Cifuentes). Here she thwarts a group of car thieves in typical Bat Family style, breaking bones and otherwise “knocking the holy crap out of them”. She worried whether sticking a bunch of down on their luck youngsters in hospital to protect some rich guy’s status symbol was worthwhile, or even ethical at all. Batgirl raises a valid point. Batman’s methods may well just be perpetuating the cycle of violence that dominates Gotham City. Batman either needs to cross over to Ghost-Maker’s side of the line, or he needs to change his crime fighting methods entirely if he wants to effect a lasting change. This is where his daughter Huntress comes into things.
Of all the many heroines who have fought under the name “Huntress”, Helena Wayne may well be the best of them. Helena, as the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, descends from an impressive lineage. She certainly has the skills and knowledge to carry on her parents’ proud legacies. But her approach to justice is leading her down a path that could see her surpass her father’s own legendary reputation as a superhero.
Batman is one of the most famous superheroes of all time. His methods are just as notorious as he is. He uses everything from batarangs, to taser gloves, to good old-fashioned fear to take down his enemies. There is scarcely a criminal in Gotham City who hasn’t had a bone or three broken by The Bat. But for all Batman’s skills and wisdom, his crusade against crime has only been a stopgap measure. Luckily, the daughter of The Bat is a different beast entirely. The Helena Wayne of Prime Earth was born soon after the Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. She would eventually go on to fight crime as Huntress after a no-name villain murdered her father in one possible future. Justice Society of America (2022) #1 (by Geoff Johns, Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire, Jerry Ordway, Scott Kolins, Steve Lieber, Brandon Peterson, John Kalisz, Jordan Boyd, Rob Leigh, Yanick Paquette and Nathan Fairbairn) revealed that Huntress became a leading figure in the JSA. Her guidance led the JSA to recruit new heroes from “outside the box”. This new JSA, composed of reformed criminals, rose up a century after the original was founded. Many questioned whether this was a good idea. However, Huntress’ gamble on these one-time villains paid off. She created a whole new generation of heroes. Helena Wayne proved by doing so, that she is a better hero than her father ever was.
Batman’s methods are ultimately punitive rather than restorative. He makes criminals pay for their crimes. But this doesn’t always lead to long term positive outcomes, for either the criminals in question or society as a whole. Barbara Gordon, as Batgirl, questioned whether Batman’s methods were actually contributing positively at all in Batgirl 2011 #10 (by Gail Simone, Alitha Martinez and Vicente Cifuentes). Here she thwarts a group of car thieves in typical Bat Family style, breaking bones and otherwise “knocking the holy crap out of them”. She worried whether sticking a bunch of down on their luck youngsters in hospital to protect some rich guy’s status symbol was worthwhile, or even ethical at all. Batgirl raises a valid point. Batman’s methods may well just be perpetuating the cycle of violence that dominates Gotham City. Batman either needs to cross over to Ghost-Maker’s side of the line, or he needs to change his crime fighting methods entirely if he wants to effect a lasting change. This is where his daughter Huntress comes into things.
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