![]() Also, while fighting with Intergang, Renee finds an advanced energy pistol she starts using, as well as her police sidearm. This connection to The Question comes back down the line, but this is the first time the connection is made. When the character The Question hires her to keep an eye on Intergang (who he believes is preparing an attack on Gotham City). Renee re-emerges in the 52 series as an alcoholic ex-cop whose girlfriend Kate Kane has finally walked away from her (strongly reminding me of the character Harvey Bullock in the GOTHAM TV series). The corruption and lies disgust her and eventually lead to her breaking down and quitting the GCPD. Her and her partner Crispus Allen then find themselves being framed by a corrupt cop who Renee becomes obsessed with exposing. Her religious family (for the most part) disowns her. While Two-Face is taken to Arkham Asylum (a DC prison for the criminally insane) Renee has a hard time returning to her life. He then kidnaps her again and she is ultimately saved by Batman. Unfortunately, Two-Face’s obsession with her crosses over into the series and he tries to destroy her by framing her for murder and outing her publicly as a lesbian. The characters from the Batman story continue in the Gotham Central series and Renee Montoya takes a more central role. Taking a larger role and coming out publicly: Lex Luthor gets Gotham City reopened and they return to the GCPD as officers again. Two-Face puts James Gordon on trial, so she uses Dent’s love for her to get him to represent Gordon in the trial and ultimately gets Two-Face to let everyone go free. Two-Face’s alter persona Harvey Dent falls in love with her, she becomes his hostage when he holds her against her will. Renee takes a larger role in the comic series after a crossover story arc during the time when Gotham is cut off from the rest of the United States after an earthquake (No Man’s Land arc). After he is promoted to Lieutenant, Crispus Allen becomes Montoya’s new partner ( Detective Comics #742 in January 2000). She was soon promoted to homicide detective by Commissioner James Gordon, and is partnered with Harvey Bullock. She became a recurring character in the Batman-related comics after that. Renee Montoya also appeared in her first comic book that year Batman #475 ( March 1992). The character of Renee Montoya also appears in video games, a webseries, and in radio. Other TV appearances include: The New Batman Adventures Batman & Mr. I am new to the DC world, but I did religiously watch the recent live action interpretation GOTHAM so I am familiar with the characters from that reimagining. She was originally partnered with Harvey Bullock and her debut episode (P.O.V.) was an episode styled like the Akira Kurosawa film RASHOMON. Animation series Batman: The Animated Series a nd was portrayed by two different actresses (Ingrid Oliu in Season One and Liane Schirmer in Season Two). Gotham City police detective Renee Montoya debuted in 1992 with the launch of the Warner Bros. As a primer for us all, I will share with you everything that I learned about the origin story of the character Renee Montoya! better known as Harley Quinn (the unreliable narrator of the upcoming movie. Today she is profiling the one and only Harleen Quinzel, Ph.D. Myself and Rachel from Pretty In Baby Food are taking on profiling the characters from the new “ Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” and diving in to learn more. I’ve always been a proud geek, but this is the year I learned about all of the other things to fangirl over the world that I may be missing out on. One thing I have vowed to change in 2020 is my limited knowledge of other fandoms. I was always a huge Batman fan, but I definitely leaned more towards the Marvel Universe as I got older. I don’t know about most of you, but for me growing up you were either “Team Marvel” or “Team DC”. Birds of Prey’s Renee Montoya: An Origin Story
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |