New Batwoman and The Justice League of China?

The Socialist Red Guardsman

Straight (and Not) Out of the Comics

At DC Comics, an effort is under way to introduce heroes who are not cut from the usual straight white male supercloth. A mix of new concepts, dusted-off code names and existing characters, the new heroes include Blue Beetle, a Mexican teenager powered by a mystical scarab; Batwoman, a lesbian socialite by night and a crime fighter by later in the night; and the Great Ten, a government-sponsored Chinese team.

That’s all well and good, but what really piques my interest is Grant Morrison’s Great Ten, a Chinese super team. With characters like The Accomplished Perfect Physician, Immortal Man-In-Darkness, and Ghost Fox Killer, this sounds like trademark Morrison weirdness. The Socialist Red Guardsman is “a character who used his solar powers to carry out the Cultural Revolution.” A bit absurd, no?

“Mother of Champions, who can give birth to a litter of 25 super-soldiers about every three days.”

Ummm, what? Do I really want to know how this birthing happens? Check out the rest of the Great Ten.