Holy coming out of the closet, Batman!

Sigh...I only wish I had come up with that first. The new Batwoman (I never knew there was an old one) is going to be swinging for the other team. Now don't get me wrong. This story is basically useless, except for one quote from one of the creative geniuses over at Comic Book Land.

"We want to look at the world around us and strike a more contemporary tone," said Dan DiDio, DC's vice president and executive editor, whose new weekly "52" series will also feature more black and Latino characters.

Indeed, and nothing says contemporary like hot Batwoman on woman action. Let's at least be honest and call it what it is. This has nothing to do with trying to be "open and accepting" of modern trends. And if it was, I'm sure the roughly 4% of the population that is gay would be better served in other ways. No, this is about selling a product to hormone-driving teenage boys. And that is what actually makes the story, and what makes it sad. Nothing, certainly not morals, will stand in the way of the almighty dollar bill.

And if this really takes off, I just can't wait to see where they'll go next! Superman and Spidey? Maybe Wolverine and Magneto can get together? A whole Romeo and Juliette style romance between those who should be bitter enemies. Yes, the future is bright for comic books indeed.