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Batwoman is lesbian, the Green Lantern is gay, and now Catwoman, the leather-clad denizen of Gotham City who made her comic book debut in 1940, has been confirmed as bisexual.
In the new issue of the DC comic, Catwoman #39 , the character Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, kisses another woman and confirms a long-held rumour about her sexuality.
"She's flirted around it - often quite literally - for years now; for me, this wasn't a revelation so much as a confirmation," said writer Genevieve Valentine on her blog, adding that Kyle was "canon bisexual", meaning that this isn't a plot that will be quietly forgotten about.
The current Catwoman storyline sees Kyle having hung up her catsuit to head up a crime family in Gotham City, with a new character, Eiko, having taken on the masked identity.
Eiko warns Kyle that "they're going to declare war on you", adding: "Be careful. Please."
Kyle responds "I know", before the two kiss. "Was that for me, or the suit?" asks Eiko. "I don't know," responds Kyle, before walking away as the words "if we survive this, might be nice to find out" hang in the air.
While Valentine promised that Catwoman's "longstanding connection" to Batman had not been forgotten about - "that is not how bisexuality (or humanity) works" - she said the relationship with Eiko was set to be explored further in additional Catwoman comics.
Comics expert Laura Sneddon, who blogs at comicbookgrrrl, called the move "a big deal as although Catwoman has flirted with woman in the past, that's been in keeping with her hypersexual portrayal rather than an actual meaningful character development".
"Some ardent fanboys may be up in arms, or making boorish comments of pleasure, but for many women this is a great moment of Selina stepping outside the male gaze in a meaningful and powerful way," she said.


Catwoman comes out of the closet as bisexual

Catwoman kisses a woman called Eiko. Photo: SCMP

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Batwoman is lesbian, the Green Lantern is gay, and now Catwoman, the leather-clad denizen of Gotham City who made her comic book debut in 1940, has been confirmed as bisexual.
