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do you have any favorite Helena moments :D
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Huntress (1989) Issue #4
This whole issue holds a special place in my heart, but this moment in particular sealed the deal of my love for Helena. One thing about Helena is that she is stubborn and can get too focused on her goals, but her compassion and need to help people always outwin.
Huntress (1989) Issue #6
Another top-tier issue. See, another thing I love about Helena is that she isn't a symbol of justice like Batman is. She is, as she says here, her own person. With hate and grudges against people, and love and care for others. Killing people isn't a matter of justice, it is a matter of dispelling a nightmare from her life who is about to claim her as his. It is standing up for yourself when no one else does.
Just.... read Huntress (1989). It is an amazing work.
Huntress: Cry For Blood Issue #1
AKA one of the many times Helena tells Batman to fuck off <3.
Robin (1993) Annual 6
Just.... this whole issue. It's so fucking funny. Helena and Tim ride horses into the sunset and make cowboy puns. It all reads like a very low rated western movie. Also the cowboy Nightwing ripoff. Please. Everytime I read it I laugh.
Batman: Shadow Of The Bat Issue #83
Helena's debut as The Bat my beloved! Batman is gone so she goes out to protect the city on her own... not as Huntress, but wearing the Bat Symbol. She is not Batman, she is more like a physical manifestation of everything the Bat Symbol stands for and what it means to the people of Gotham. Because Helena as no other knows how important masks and symbols are, especially during No Man's Land.
Birds of Prey Issue #86
There are soooo many things I love about this. Teacher!Helena. The way her care, compassion and maternal ways are shown as strength. Helena's empathy and shared pain with Ricky, how she knows exactly how the mob can destroy lives. That in order to help people, you've got to both listen and be willing to take action. Both of these go hand in hand and Helena is one of my favourite characters because she is able to do both so well in regards of those she helps.
No Man's Land
"Huntress' Last Stand". I think about this moment so much. She suffered, she protected, she held her ground. She is a true hero, standing up for the innocents. She was all alone, no back-up, and didn't believe anyone was coming from her. She is willing to fight to the last moment, even if she might end up dead. She is one of the most resilient characters I know. Also. Look how badass she is!!!
I'm sure there are many, many more great Helena moments I missed </3, but here are some I could think of :D. Planning to read some more of Helena's crossover appearance in other books, so I might make a Part 2!
hiiii annaki i love your new blog theme <3 purple heroine ftw!
Yes! I switched over to Bertinelli after a couple of years as Helena Wayne.
Helena W. you still hold a special place in my heart and always will. More people need to know about you and the cool things you did back in the day.
But Helena my love, she is the best vigilante! She needs another solo but I don't trust anyone with her. So many people overlook her and they need to give her love and appreciation for the role she played in the building of the modern Batfamily.
Tim may be the Kingmaker of the Batfamily, but Helena was the outsider, the black sheep. The one who had to work her way to where she was, and still hold her ground on her beliefs.
She made her own place in the world of Gotham Vigilantes.
[Started ranting about Helena when I just meant to thank you. I like my new blog theme too.]
Go to hell anon cause I care!
Also I really want to get into Huntress and all her story but the whole comic universe in DC feels very intimidating to me. I've read a couple shorter stories of other characters but was wondering where I should start with her.
Background context on what I know or don't know about her: I don't know anything about her backstory except for vague connections w the batfam and Bruce. The only media I've consumed of her is from Justice League Unlimited (the animation series)
Now that that's out of the way. Where do you think I should start with her comics?
Hello Inkreads!
I was attempting to put together a complete reading guide for you and everyone else, seeing as there are no complete guides for Helena Bertinelli online right now, and the most comprehensive one still has things out of order, messes things up, and doesn't have the Rebirth stuff. This ask inspired me to take that information and try to put the info from the two most complete reading guides together and create something better.
It is taking me longer than I would like, and I didn't want to leave you hanging when it came to getting information on how to read Helena's comics. So I am going to give you a quick run down of some important storylines and comics you should read for the character, and I will also include the links to the incomplete reading lists if that is something more preferable to you, and other ways you can find information on her.
This list and the website I was and am using for my readthrough were given to me by my friend @gretaghostgirl. (Sorry for tagging wanted to given you credit)
So quick note on the picture. You are going to want to read Blunt Trauma before you read No Man's Land.
This is just a list of her main appearances and not her guest staring, and cameos so you might miss some stuff, but this will give you the run down on her story before New 52.
I don't have a list for you on New 52 stuff, or Rebirth, but I can show you the way I keep track of those eras of comics.
League Of Comic Geeks is where I track my comic collection and the comics I have read. It is both an app and website. It will keep track of not just DC but Marvel and other comic companies.
I will be using the app version to show how it can be done. I have purple arrows pointing to things, because purple was the color it was on, but also Huntress themed.
So in the app you have a homepage that looks like this [Here is mine]
Once you click on the search bar your going end up on a page that has this and some more info [I cut down some of the pictures to save space.]
Type in Huntress
Now that you have a search you can look at series, specific issues, and characters. For what we want to do click characters.
Now you are going to have a page with all characters that have used the name Huntress. The Huntress we want for the reading list I gave you is Prime Earth. [But the Helena from Justice Lesgue Unlimited is Earth-12 (DCAU) If that also interests you.] So click Prime Earth Huntress.
You should now be at a page that looks like this. You get some basic information, other personas the character has used, and you can go to Titles, or Timeline. For what we want click Timeline.
You should end up with a list of dates like this. On the right side of the year heading you should see a number. That indicates how many comics/trades/omnis she has been in that year. You can click the number to minimize the year. It can make searching quicker.
I minimized down to 2011 which is right before FlashPoint happened giving us New 52. From here you can scroll. However it doesn't go all the way to Huntress (1989) #1 and some other stuff may be missing because this is only the Huntress version of Helena Bertinelli stuff. IE you won't get most of No Man's Land or her N52 stuff because she uses different names.
To get rid of this problem you can type Helena Bertinelli in the search bar instead of Huntress.
Same steps apply, and you'll get more of her appearances!
Now for links to websites to help you on your reading journey!
1. This website is the huge reading list I am using that is incomplete, and still being ordered around, but is a huge help. [Link]
2. This is the Ao3 link to how to read No Man's Land. No Man's Land is hugely important for multiple characters, and Helena plays a big role in the story, so instead of nitpicking her issues I would recommend reading the whole story if you can. The first chapter is just a rundown of events, but the second chapter is the reading order. [Link]
The Ao3 user who made the rundown and list is @havendance on Tumblr. (Sorry for the tagging, giving credit)
If you have any more questions reach out, and I will help to the best of my ability. And I hope this was helpful in some ways to you.
-Annaki
I have pictures of the birds that come to mind with the tags I have put in. [It gives me an excuse to show pictures of birds]
Tim inspired by a Red Winged Black Bird
Tim inspired by one of the Corvid birds
I found this picture with a bunch of crows, and thought it would be cool to add just to show bird types.
Tim inspired by a Cardinal
Tim inspired by a Masked Crimson Tanager
Is Blackbird Tim an AU you have, or is it just a better name than Red Robin?
Its a popular superhero name for Tim for after Red Robin since many agree that Red Robin is supposed to be a temporary name and he has since long outgrown Robin. I am not sure whose idea it was but the mutual circle have been passing the idea around a lot.
God I wish i could send all my beloved mutuals flowers. I would do elaborate personalized bouquets ok it would mean something special and says something about our relationship. God I wish. I really fucking wish.
One day I swear to god I will write an essay on the potential of Cass and Helena's relationship
I know it’s not pride month anymore, but I though this would be funny
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