Huntress has been a unique character, even among Gotham vigilantes. My thoughts on her have grown over time and I was curious what others thought about her.
-Do you consider her a part of the Bat Family?
-What’s your favorite story featuring her?
-Is there a specific era or interpretation of her that you prefer?
-What characters do you like her being paired with or want to see her paired with? (Feel free to interpret that however you want)
Yes
Thy Kingdom Come
No
Power Girl, Power Girl, and Power Girl again.
I really admire that she does 700 sit-ups a day. I cannot blame her for wanting to show that off.
Oooh you know what. That is a complicated answer. I think I need to get recommended Helena Bertinelli comics because I’m more familiar with Helena Wayne. The OG huntress.
I suppose that is confusing. The reason I used Huntress is because I know there are two main multiversal versions of you. You can even specify which version you are referring to based on the “which interpretation do you prefer” question
Yep
Batman Hush, I’m pretty sure it’s also they only story I’ve read with her in it (which I’m gonna have to change soon)
No I’m not really picky, I guess I liked her in JLU a lot
I’m assuming that means romantically, I would say Vic Sage but I don’t think he’s a Christian and since she’s a Catholic she wouldn’t date someone who isn’t a Christian.
But Vic’s personally changes so much depending on who’s writing him that there’s probably a version of him out there who’s Christian so I’m gonna say him anyway.
Hush is also the first time I encountered her in comics. Since then, I’ve read some solo Tim Drake as Robin stuff from the 90s where she appeared in. Most of her solo stuff is going over her origin, but she was also in Birds of Prey comics
Of course. She’s always been part of the Bat-family, so who wouldn’t consider her as part of it?
Hush.
Yeah, she doesn’t do a lot of in it, but Jim Lee sure drew her in a mighty fashion and then some.
The following action figure was my first exposure to Huntress, in 1997:
When I think of an idealized, “classic” rendition of Helena, its the blue and purple look that the above figure so faithfully recreated.
The Question, for starters. They were great on Justice League Unlimited.
In the comics, the Karen Starr Power Girl. She and Helena were a solid duo in Worlds’ Finest.
Cool.
Damian Wayne from prime earth is the exception but only by happenstance. Helena and Damian met each by accident, fought, and became friends. They probably would have had a stronger brother-sister dynamic if Damian didn’t die from unrelated events.
He makes her serious but not brooding. She can be menacing but also compassionate. Helena Wayne seeks to do more than her father as Huntress and that would also mean dealing with the bad guys permanently. Doesn’t mean she will kill anyone, but it wouldn’t mean she has qualms about it either. She is my favorite kind of hero because it shows what a legacy hero can learn from both her heroic father and villainous mother.
Powergirl
Always
I read the America vs Justice Society comic and really liked it! Same for the New 52 solo- which is surprising because it’s the New 52. Still have to check out the Earth 2 title and Earth 2 World’s Finest
I’m…guessing you feel differently?
What else would I think about a masterpiece like New 52. If only it went all the way with its reboot, but it is bound to have some flaws.
It had more than a few flaws. It was an almost complete disaster
Absolutely.
I really like her dynamic with The Question. 
If by almost complete disaster you mean “amazing” we are in complete and total agreement.
Let’s not turn this into a debate of the New 52, that should deserve its own thread. Agree to disagree
Disagree and disagree. I always disagree to agree. It is way funner. Like New 52 comics.
Honestly, I prefer Bertinelli more as a Birds of Prey operative who has connections to the Bat-Family though Oracle and Nightwing rather than a member herself. Helena has enough baggage without getting trapped in Bruce & Co.'s angst-filled circles.
Huntress: Cry for Blood will always be my favorite Huntress story, but I also have a soft spot for Birds of Prey #73 and Dixon’s Huntress mini.
As indicated by my above answer, I love Bertinelli’s 90s and 2000s appearances. Dixon, Rucka, and Simone all managed to make her both menacing and sympathetic.
I don’t really ship Helena with anyone. She doesn’t seem like the kind of person who can sustain long-term relationships considering the lifestyle she leads. Holding a teaching job is hard enough for her!
As for Helena Wayne, while Bertinelli is my favorite Huntress, I loved Crossbow at the Crossroads. I know lots of people hated it, but I loved how she wasn’t afraid to take down scum head on.
Huntress: Cry for Blood, Dixon’s Huntress mini-series, and Simone’s Birds of Prey are all great starter stories for Bertinelli. She also had her an arc in Gotham Knights #38-40 where she and Batman team up against Checkmate that’s worth checking out.
