Batwoman hits the small screen with a new series and mixed reviews.

Recently the Warner Bros and HBO, They surprised us by launching the television series of Batwoman. Awakening this heroine, who has perhaps been overshadowed even by the series of the same Batman.

In this series we see how Gotham City is helpless, Because Batman disappeared without a trace. For this reason, Kate Kane, grappling with their own thoughts and demons, decides to take the hero's place and give hope to the city.

In this way, we see her become the well-known heroine. So far, they've only filmed one season. The first season was supposed to have 22 episodes, but only 19 were filmed., The remaining three episodes were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 7.71/3T rating based on just 26 reviews. Now, in the following lines, we'll discuss the origins of Batwoman and Batgirl.

Batwoman

Although he is considered to have died, Kathy Kane is the original Batwoman and first appeared in the Detective Comics, issue #233, July 1956. As a circus acrobat, she inherited a large fortune from her family. Seeing the adventures of Batman, She falls in love with him, and this leads her to make the decision to become the heroine.

Over time Batman was concerned about the heroine's safety, He tried several times convince her to abandon the fight against crime. On the other hand, she was very good at investigations and a brilliant detective. Some time later, the League of Assassins, They focus their efforts on Kathy to manipulate Batman, being killed by Bronze Tiger in Detective Comics #485, in September 1979.

It is worth noting that her niece Betty Kane On one occasion he went to visit her, and unintentionally She learned her aunt's secret. Initially, Kathy didn't want Betty to join her, but in the end she agreed and that's how Batgirl was born..Later, he helped and trained Barbara Gordon to become Batgirl.

Now, in the comic strip 52 Weeks #11 in it 2006, appears again in This series, which recounts in retrospect the 52 weeks that followed the 2005 Infinite Crisis series. It is worth noting that the latter, It is a sequel to the Crisis on Infinite Earths from 1985.

For this series DC editors requested a redesign of the Batwoman character. Initially, she leaned towards Barbara Gordon's Batgirl, with the yellow tones, then shifted towards the original Batwoman.

It is important to mention that In this new Batwoman series, her attraction to Batman disappears and she is now a lesbian.. This has brought mixed reviews, ranging from praise to anger from fans.

Batgirl

Betty Kane

In the silver age of comics, In April 1961, in Batman supplement number 139, Betty Kane, niece of Kathy Kane, appears. The woman who discovers the heroine her aunt becomes, thanks to a hairbrush.

Therefore, she decides to design her sexy outfit with a miniskirt, We were witnessing the birth of Batgirl. Initially, the character was conceived to to generate an attraction in the young wonder, Robin.

Her adventures began when she saved the three from Cobra's henchmen. Later, the Batgirls continued to appear in comics, but less frequently.

Barbara Gordon

At the end of the Silver Age and the beginning of the Bronze Age, with the beginning of Batman TV show, starring Adam West. In its third season, They decided to do a refresh and Barbara Gordon appeared, daughter of the Gotham City Police Commissioner. Which in turn had been launched in the comic strip Detective Comics issue #359.

By day a librarian, by night the female version of Batman. In an attack by the Joker, who shot her, leaving her paralyzed, decides to train Cassandra Cain to be the new Batgirl. Meanwhile, he continued to help Batman. with his advanced computer skills, but with the identity of the Oracle.

Later he moved to Metropolis, She was infected by the Brainiac virus. Upon being freed from it, she noticed she could walk again. And along with the Birds of Prey, they remain in the same city. It's important to mention that Cassandra Cain retired and became a supervillain and leader of the League of Assassins.

Helena Bertinelli

In Marvel isn't the only place where parallel universes exist; DC has some too.. In the Earth 2, A species lives there Batgirl, also known as Huntress. She appears once Catwoman transforms and marries Bruce Wayne, having a daughter named Helena.

Then, members of her former team begin to incite Catwoman, through blackmail, to commit one last misdeed. Batman prevents this event, but he cannot prevent Selina from dying accidentally.. Therefore, Batman ends his fight, but Helena swears revenge by becoming Huntress.

Now then, In the 1980s, the maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths gave a twist to the storylines of several characters in comics.. In this case, Huntress is no longer the daughter of Catwoman and Batman., If not a mobster. Since his murdered father lived in the underworld, he decides to atone for the family's criminal legacy. Thus, Helena Bertinelli becomes Huntress.

Cassandra Cain

Also known as Cassie, she was trained in martial arts and is a professional assassin by her father, the killer David Cain.. She takes up the mantle as Batgirl with the approval of Batman and Barbara Gordon. First appearing in the comic Legends of The Dark Knight, issue 120 of 1999.

It had a peculiar condition that He couldn't speak, so he trained himself to read body movements and gestures. of other people. Therefore, he was a very skillful character.

Some time later Cassandra becomes a villain due to the mind control that Deathstroke exerts over her.. For this reason He became the leader of the League of Assassins. Later, she regains control of her mind and takes up the mantle of the heroine once more, before passing it on to Stephanie. It's worth noting that by April 2000, she had her first comic book, something that hadn't happened for any of the other characters.

Stephanie Brown

She was initially called Spoiler, daughter of the criminal Cluemaster, He worked as an amateur wrestler. She later became Batgirl for a short time.. His first appearance was in the Detective Comics, issue 647 of 1992.

When Cluemaster was released from prison, he returned to his criminal ways. This angered Stephanie, who decided to take matters into her own hands, first becoming a Spoiler.

Then when They relaunched all DC Comics titles, such as The New 52, in 2011., They restarted their careers. She is the only one who has been both Robin and Batgirl in the timeline of the bat girls.

Outside of comics

Starting with Batwoman, on television, makes his appearance in the Arrowverse. In the Elseworlds episodes, along with Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, see them face Doctor Destiny or John Deegan in Arkham Asylum.. He also appears in the animated series of Batman: The Brave and the Bold in one of its chapters. Finally, she appears in Young Justice: Outsiders, where she is seen as a member of the Hall of Justice.

On the other hand, he was also part of three animated films. The first one is the film called Batman: Mystery of Batwoman. Considered a threat by Batman, she seeks to discover the heroine's identity. In the second film, she only appears in a cameo. Batman vs. Robin. The third one, named Batman: Bad Blood He appears as one of the main characters.

Now then, Batgirl, with the beautiful Yvonne Craig in the third season of the Batman television series, And for many women, she was a role model. The character was a complete success. She also appeared in animated series. The Batman & Superman Hour in 1968, in The New Adventures of Batman, in 1977. Continuing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and in The New Adventures of Batman in 1997. Then in 2004 in The Batman, in 2008 in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and finally Young Justice.

As for feature films, he appeared as BArbara Wilson in Batman & Robin. Of course, it couldn't be missing from the films that the famous Lego company, called Lego, has been making. The Lego Batman Movie.

They not only have comics, they also developed video games

Batwoman

As much as Batwoman and Batgirl They appear in almost the same number of video games each. Some are better than others; let's start with Batwoman:

• DC Universe Online, an online multiplayer role-playing game released in 2011. For PlayStation 3 and 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
• Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Released in 2014, it falls into the action-adventure genre. It is available for iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, 4 and Vita, Xbox 360 and One, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
• Batman Arkham Knight, Another action-adventure game. Released in 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
• Lego DC Super-Villains, It was released in 2018 and is of the same genre as the others: action-adventure. The platforms available for playing it were Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Mac OS.
• Finally, in the multiplayer fighting game called Injustice 2. Released in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.

Batgirl

As to Batgirl, She shares a video game with Batwoman. However, Batgirl was the first to appear in a video game, and the titles are as follows:

• The Adventures of Batman & Robin, being the first video game to appear in 1994. For Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive or Genesis of the adventure type.
• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, It's a beat 'em up, a genre of hand-to-hand combat between the protagonist and other opponents. It was released in 2003 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube platforms.
• Lego Batman, It's an action-adventure video game set in the world of Lego bricks. It was released on several platforms or consoles in 2008, including Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, 3, Portable, Xbox 360, Windows, and Mac OS X.
• It also appears in Batman Arkham Knight, mentioned above along with Batwoman.

With all of the above, we can conclude that this Bat-heroine has been very popular, with multiple series, movies, video games, and comics. Perhaps she doesn't reach the popularity of... Superman or Batman. But with an extensive legacy in the world of superheroes. Although, now we have the opportunity to see the new Batwoman series on television.

After reading the entire post, we leave you with these two questions: Which one do you think is better?, Batgirl or BatwomanAre you watching or have you seen the new TV series?

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