COMICS: Catwoman's Bisexuality Confirmed By Series Writer Genevieve Valentine
In the recent issue of Catwoman series writer Genevieve Valentine did something that took many fans by surpise and confirmed that the character known for her off an on relationship with the Dark Knight is bisexual.
Selina Kyle has changed quite a bit in DC's recent run going from a skin tight spandex wearing thief to a mob boss, and now in issue #39, series writer Genevieve Valentine confirmed her bisexuality. The latest issue saw Kyle and Eiko, the latest woman to take up the Catwoman mantle, lock lips.
Valentine took to her blog and revealed that this was intended to "establish… Selina as canon bisexual." The writer also says that this wasn't meant as "a revelation so much as a confirmation,"
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he writer also talks about why she feels Eiko is a good fit for Selina saying, "intelligent, driven, in that uncanny valley of Almost Catwoman, and knows enough about Selina that their honesty has become something of a shelter in a situation that’s getting increasingly dishonest for everybody involved."
Valentine also assures readers who wonder if this means she has forgotten about the Dark Knight explaining, "that is not how bisexuality (or humanity) works." She also explains that Selina's attraction to women is as much a surprise to Selina as it was to the readers