![]() A highly trained assassin driven by revenge, an empathetic young woman traumatized by loss, and eventually a hero who turned her back on her gruesome past to become a force for good in Gotham. The so-called New Earth version of Helena Bertinelli established the hallmarks of the character which would define her for decades. Though her origin would change throughout her comic book career, the loss of her family would always be the driving force behind her transformation into the hero known as the Huntress. Years later, Helena would take on the mantle of Huntress after seeing her family killed in a mob assassination. The post- Watchmen comics landscape led to many creators exploring darker and more brutal stories, and Helena's was no different as when she was a child, she was kidnapped by an opposing mob boss, tortured and horrifically sexually assaulted all while she was only six years old. In the pages of The Huntress #1, readers discovered a despondent young girl who was the daughter of one of Gotham's most powerful organized crime families. But on one fateful day they messed with the wrong family and created a threat almost as big as themselves. While the Joker spreads fear via mass murder and mayhem, the mob destabilizes the city through dodgy deals, assassinations and wonton power grabs. ![]() Gotham's organized crime syndicates have long been one of the most of the city's biggest and most insidious threats. Though the grim streets of Gotham are mostly known for their weird, wonderful and often wacky inhabitants, Helena Bertinelli reflects a vital yet sometimes underserved part of Bat-lore. While that version of the Huntress was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, after the universe-streamlining events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Helena Bertinelli was introduced without any connection to the Caped Crusader at all. Artist Stanton already had a connection to the lore of Huntress as he was the co-creator of the Helena Wayne version of the character alongside Paul Levitz, Joe Orlando and Bob Layton. So, if you find yourself curious and wanting to know more about the Crossbow Ki-we mean Huntress, then you’re in the right place.Ĭreated by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton, Helena Bertinelli was first introduced in 1989's The Huntress #1, which is slightly ironic as she was actually the third DC character to take on the mantle. While Huntress isn’t exactly an unknown character, it’s a fair bet that she’s going to become a lot more popular after her scene-stealing turn in Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).Played to perfection by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, the movie’s Helena is short on words, intimidating in action and has something of a brand-identity problem (if you’ve seen it, you know what we’re talking about). ![]() Have you heard the story of the hero, orphaned as a young child when their parents were brutally murdered, who eventually became Gotham's avenger? If your mind went straight to Bruce Wayne and Batman, that's not a shock, but the masked vigilante we were referencing was in fact Helena Rosa Bertinelli, otherwise known as Huntress.
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