Youāve all been very patient with me, but here it finally is, the Renee Montoya reading list! Nee was originally created for Batman: The Animated Series, though she made her debut a bit earlier in the comics. She existed as a supporting character, to put another name and face to the GCPD crowd along with Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock. Because of this, sheās shown up in a lot of comics, but a lot of times only as background fodder, set dressing.
Iāve tried to keep this list to stories that feature her prominently, but I donāt have access to many of the 90s Bat-books (or hell, even the non-Rucka 00s comics) or any the DCAU comics, so Iām unable to judge those properly, unfortunately, but all of her major storylines should be here.
(also, iāll prolly be a little more lenient for her appearances as The Question and follow the same rule I did with Vic: if she shows up Ā and says at least something,Ā itās on here)
And check out the one I wrote for Vic, too!
1992
~ Batman 475 (art by Norm Breyfogle)
~ Detective Comics 642 (art by Jim Aparo)
~ Batman 476 (art by Norm Breyfogle)
The Return of Scarface, written by Alan Grant, featured Neeās first appearance. Iāve really only flipped through the first two issues, so I couldnāt tell you the storyās overall quality. But Nee makes her debut by pulling a gun on Batman, and tells off a total creep in her second appearance, so thereās that.
DIXON DAYS
The following stories are ones I havenāt actually read yet, they were recommended by a friend to get an idea of Neeās dynamic with Harvey Bullock. Sheā¦was kind of his sidekick, I guess.
1995
~ Batman 515 (written by Doug Moench, art by Kelley Jones)
~ Shadow of the Bat 35 (written by Alan Grant, art by Barry Kitson)
~ Detective Comics 682 (written by Chuck Dixon, art by Graham Nolan)
~ Robin 14 (written by Chuck Dixon, art by Tom Grummett)
Troika involves something about KGBeast and a nuke in Gotham City. According to Comic Book DB, Nee only shows for the last two issues. Bullock apparently goes into a coma for a bit, whether that carries on into later issues I couldnāt say.
1996
~ Batman: GCPD 1-4
Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Jim Aparo and Bill Sienkiewicz
Nee makes the cover of the fourth issue.
(this was followed up with a Gordonās Law mini with art by Klaus Janson, donāt know what kind of showing Nee had in the issues she appeared in)
1998
~ Batman Chronicles 13
In a story written by Bill Majeski and with art by Yvel Guichet, Nee is on the trail of a murderous Harpoon Man. Sheās partnered with a sexist idiot who thinks women arenāt cut out for police work, though, so she has to show him whatās up with that, too.
~ Batman 80-page Giant 1
In āThe Last Biteā by Chuck Dixon, with art by Flint Henry, Harvey Bullock has to go on a diet.
~ Batman Chronicles 14
The third story, āRandom Encountersā, a short prose piece with illustrations by Sal Buscema, is the first thing Greg Rucka ever wrote for DC Comics. It introduces Neeās brother Benny as they discuss an encounter they had with Two-Face while helping the survivors of Cataclysm/Aftershock.
1999
~ Batman: Bullockās Law
Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Flint Henry
This is a one-shot that prolly doesnāt involve NML, so Iām putting it up here.
NO MANāS LAND
Throughout this year-long status quo throughout the Batbooks, Nee was one of the officers that stayed behind with Jimās Blue Boys to try to maintain order in the NML. There areā¦a lot of stories involving Nee here.
Much of it (at least the stories from the main titles) are collected in 5 TPBs. If they keep them in print still, I couldnāt quite say.
~ Batman Chronicles 16
In āTwo Downā, by Rucka and with art by Jason Pearson, gvies us a first-hand account of the events described in āRandom Encountersā, in all its sequential glory. This was the beginning of many things, for Rucka, Nee, and Harvey.
~ No Manās Land 1
Written by Bob Gale, art by Alex Maleev
An extra-sized kick-off issue, this shows how people are making it out in the NML from a variety of perspectives. Neeās really just part of the Blue Boys crowd at this point.
~ Legends of the Dark Knight 117
~ Shadow of the Bat 85
Bread and Circuses, written by Ian Edginton and with art by DāIsraeli
More appearances as just a part of the GCPD crowd, but this also began Jimās alliance with Harvey that would shape a lot of Neeās arc through NML.
~ Detective Comics 735
Part two of Mosaic by Greg Rucka, with Frank Teran on art.
Itās funny how her face-time goes up when Ruckaās writing, even if her role in the plot is strictly supportive.
~ Legends of the Dark Knight 119
~ Shadow of the Bat 87
Claim-Jumping by Greg Rucka, with art by Mike Deodato.
As the Blue Boys move towards a land-grab, Jim recruits Nee to be his liaison with Harvey. But Two-Face has ideas of his own as he uses the opportunity to move against both Penguin and Batman.
~ Shadow of the Bat 88
~ Detective Comics 735
Written by Greg Rucka, with art by Dan Jurgens and Bill Siekiewicz
These are parts one and three of Fruit of the Earth, where Batman heads into Robinson Park to see what Poison Ivyās up to and fights Clayface. The first issue has a tidbit where the GCPD kicks out troublemaker Petit from their crew. The third has a subplot where Jim tells Nee to call things off with Harvey, but after she does, Two-Face comes around and tells Jim heāll be keeping her for a while. D:
~ Batman 572
~ Detective Comics 739
Jurisprudence by Greg Rucka, art by Damion Scott
After being in captivity with her parents and brother for FOUR MONTHS (and to be fair this is Ruckaās first arc on NML since), we finally see whatās up with her. Two-Face breaks into the Blue Boys HQ and kidnaps Jim. He brings him back to the courthouse to put him on trial, with Nee as bailiff and witness. She and Jim managed to talk Harvey into acting as Jimās defense while Two-Face is prosecuting. It works, and Jim goes free while Nee arrests Harvey.
~ Robin 71, 72
Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Gordon Purcell
Nee returns to the Blue Boys, she and Bullock help Tim take down Killer Croc.
~ No Manās Land Secret Files
Nee gets a blurb in the Blue Boys profile. The timeline manages to completely ignore her, though.
~ Shadow of the Bat 93
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Paul Ryan and Bill Sienkiewicz
A catch-up issue setting events up for the final two arcs. One beat has Petit trying to storm Gotham Central to execute Two-Face. Neeās the one standing in his way. Also Sarah calls Jim out on the way the whole thing went down with Harvey.
2000
Endgame, written by Greg Rucka and Devin Grayson, art by Damion Scott and Dale Eaglesham
~ Legends of the Dark Knight 126
Nee is promoted to detective second-grade, enjoys Christmas dinner with her family and Bullock.
~ Detective Comics 741
Part three, while everyoneās searching for the kids Joker kidnapped, Nee and Bullock run into a bomb, she pulls them both away from the explosion. Later, theyāre the first to discover Sarahās body.
~ Shadow of the Bat 94
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Pablo Raimondi
No Manās Land ends, loose ends are tied up. Sarahās funeral happens. Nee doesnāt have any spoken lines, but sheās the one to notice Jim not being able to deal at the wake.
DETECTIVE COMICS
After NML, Rucka took over āTec and Nee was frequently featured rather prominently. Art is by Shawn Martinborough unless otherwise noted, and while the art can be iffy on itās own (i like it myself), the two-toned coloring is simply gorgeous!
~ āTec 742
This double-sized issue mostly deals with Jim getting back into the swing of things in post-NML Gotham and Sarahās death, also Bruce figuring out how to deal with Jim in this situation. It also featured Bullock being promoted to Sarahās position as Lieutenant, so Nee got a new partner in Crispus Allen, recent transfer from Metropolisā homicide division. They start out a little tense, catching Jim in the middle of taking some perps a little too hard and not really seeing eye-to-eye about it when they take the perp into interrogation.
This issue also features a license plated number TEC-742, and I really love that.
~ āTec 743-746 - Evolution
This arc has rather sparse Nee, she has maybe two pages through the whole thing, but it is notable for introducing Whisper AāDaire and Kyle Abbot, who she would come up against later in 52.
~ āTec 747 (art by Will Rosado)
āHappy Birthday Two Youā¦ā
Nee spotlight issue! \o/
Itās her 29th birthday and it hasnāt been a good one. Jim tells her to take the day off, so she tracks down the secret admirer her that sent her tulips (two-lips? oh harvey). Itās Harvey Dent, so she brings cupcakes to the prison. They share a moment, but obv not the kind Harvey thought.
Also Bruce Wayne totally trolls her.
'Tec 743-750 is collected in the New Gotham: Evolution trade. Out of print, but you never know what you'll find at your LCS! I actually found one just a few weeks ago.
2001
~ Batman: Turning Points 5
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Paul Pope
Turning Points is a five issue mini from various creators about Bruce and Jimās relationship throughout their careers. The last issue was the contemporary era. Jim sits in with Nee and Cris on a stake-out, and when they move in Nee is totally fierce and amazing. She also shows up for, like, one page of #4 (by Chuck Dixon, with Brent Anderson on art), which is Knightfall era, so not untrue to the period.
Turning Points is available in trade and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
~ āTec 753 (art by Steve Mannion and Brad Rader)
āThe Janus Double-Downā is actually a comic-within-a-comic, one created by Harvey as part of his therapy at Arkham. It gives you a lot of insight into the way Harvey sees his relationship with Nee, which feeds a lot of context into Half a Life.
~ Batman 587 (written by Greg Rucka, art by Rick Burchett)
~ Robin 86 (written by Ed Brubaker, art by Jacob & Arnold Pander)
~ Birds of Prey 27 (written by Chuck Dixon, art by R. Steven Harris)
~ Catwoman 90 (written by Bronwyn Carlton, art by Mike Lilly)
~ Nightwing 53 (written by Devin Grayson, art by Rick Burchett)
~ Detective Comics 754 (written by Nunzio Defilippis, art by Mike Collins)
~ Gotham Knights 13 (written by Greg Rucka, art by Rick Burchett)
Collected in the Officer Down TPB.
In this Batfamily event, Jim Gordon is shot and itās up to the Bats and the GCPD to get to the bottom of it. Nee gets a pretty heavy showing through many of the issues, but parts 1, 2, 6 and 7 especially. At Jimās party she, Cris and Bullock get the best face-time out of everyone who isnāt Jim. Sheās the first on the scene when Jimās shot, she and Cris lead the initial investigation and eventually interrogate the perp. How close to home this hits her and Bullock gets a lot of focus, but itās the last issue that plays the biggest part in her future, though. When the perp walks, what she intends (and fails) to do, this isnāt the last time weād see something like that. And Bullockās response would have major consequences on GCPD stories in the future.
~ āTec 758-760
Unknowing
The Mad Hatterās latest scheme involves mind-controlling nanites in coffee, and heās selling it to cops! Guess which two detectives find themselves unwittingly trying to rob a strip club, with shotguns? If you said Nee and Cris, youāre right! The wild thing about this arc is it handles the consequences for the two of them the way youād expect for a world that doesnāt have a mind-control clause. Theyāre arrested, interrogated, put in jail, and one point it really looks like theyāll be put one trial and have their badges taken away. Not to mention theyāre still under investigation by IAD well after this arc wraps up.
Oh, and Sasha Bordeaux confronts Bruce after finding out heās Batman. Thatās happening throughout this arc, too (though it feels like sometimes iām the only one in the world who cares about her anyway).
#758 also features a back-up story by Ed Brubaker and Steve Lieber with Nee and Babs hanging out! But because itās Bru, it doesnāt even manage to pass the Bechdel Test as all they end up talking about is Michael Akins, Jimās replacement as police commissioner.
~ āTec 761
In Thirty Days
This issueās really something special for the way it interweaves itās two main plots. While in one, since Sashaās dead-set on continuing to be Bruceās bodyguard, even while heās doing Bat-things (oh my god how great is Sasha), Bruce has set up a training regimine sheāll need to complete if sheās going to keep up with him. She has thirty days to complete it.
Meanwhile, more relevantly, after over a third of the department had been compromised due to Mad Hatterās recent scheme, Gotham Centralās undergoing a full internal review. Guess how long it takes. ;)
The great part about how these are interwoven is that much of Sashaās story is told in huge wordless panels on the side while the other two-thirds give us glimpses into the GCPD plot. Neither of them need to go into a lot of detail throughout the thirty days, glimpses are perfect for a passage of time like this. Itās also an interesting reminder of how Rucka portrayed his run as moving in something like real time, where a month passed in-canon between each issue.
~ āTec 762 (art by Rick Burchett)
Passings
As Inspector Esperanza continues his investigation, reopening the Jordan Rich case from Officer Down, Nee tags along to get to the bottom of the incident. It culminates with her confronting Bullock, and him turning in his badge. For five years after, she would be the only iconic member of GCPD still on the force.
2002
~ āTec 766 (art by Scott McDaniel)
~ Batgirl 24 (written by Kelley Puckett, art by Damion Scott)
Collected in the Bruce Wayne: Murderer TPB
When Bruce is implicated in the murder of Vesper Fairchild, Cris and Nee take charge of the case. They oversee the initial investigation (while Cass shadows them!), discuss their thoughts on the case, and interrogate the suspects (Cris takes Bruce, Nee takes Sasha). Then promptly arenāt seen again through the rest of the storyline.
~ Nightwing 68 (written by Chuck Dixon, art by Trevor McCarthy)
~ Gotham Knights 28 (written by Devin Grayson, art by Roger Robinson)
Collected in Bruce Wayne: Fugitive vol. 1 TPB
These are both tiny tiny moments. The Nightwing issue has Dick swiping the Bruce Wayne file off Crisā desk and having to hide as he and Nee walk in. The Gotham Knights issue opens with Nee looking into a murder and finding the perp was already dead when he committed it, and then she isnāt in the story anymore.
~ āTec 768-771 (art by Steve Lieber)
Collected in Bruce Wayne: Fugitive vol. 2 TPB
Cris isnāt buyin the whole line about Bruce Wayne fleeing to Santa Prisca, starts looking into leads that might put him in Gotham, including some unwanted visits to a certain butler! I say Cris because he pretty much take the lead on this, though Neeās pretty much always there too, being his partner and all.
2003
GOTHAM CENTRAL
An ongoing starring the GCPDās Major Crimes Unit, and you may remember who the only iconic member of that force is at present. One shift is written by Ed Brubaker, the other by Greg Rucka. Nee and Cris are on Ruckaās shift, obviously. Artās by Michael Lark unless otherwise noted.
~ Gotham Central 1 & 2 (with Ed Brubaker)
In The Line of Duty
Collected as part of the TPB and HC of the same name.
Mr. Freeze is looking to strike at the heart of the GCPD, and Neeās in charge of the case.
~ Gotham Central 6-10
Half a Life
Collected in TPB (along with the Chronicles 16 story and āTec 747) and the In The Line of Duty HC.
Half a Life is the final chapter in the Two-Face arc. Weāve seen in āTec 753 that Harvey has some funny ideas about their relationship, so he sets out to make Nee his. He does this by outing her as a lesbian, implicating her in the murder of a P.I., and springing her as sheās on her way to prison. The idea is if she loses everything else, all sheāll have left is him. Doesnāt really work out that way.
Definitely one of the definitive Renee Montoya stories. Also introduces her girlfriend Dee, and serves as the last time her mom or her brother Benny appear in any comics.
2004
~ Gotham Central 12-15 (with Ed Brubaker)
Soft Targets
Collected in the Unresolved Targets TPB and Jokers and Madmen HC
The Jokerās on a sniping spree over Christmas, and the GCPD are caught right in the middle of it. His first victim was the mayor. Some good scenes of Cris and Nee being good partners, they also get assigned a journalist as a ridealong. They also, as usual, handle the initial interrogation when Joker turns himself in.
~ Gotham Central 21 (written by Ed Brubaker)
Unresolved part three
Collected in the Unresolved Targets TPB and Jokers and Madmen HC
Nee meets Bullock for the first time since he turned in his badge. Strong words are exchanged.
~ Gotham Central 23-24
Corrigan
Collected in The Quick and The Dead TPB and On The Freak Beat HC.
Cris has been accused of excessive force, and the bullet the wouldāve cleared him has disappeared, having been auctioned off by corrupt CSI tech Jim Corrigan. Itās up to Nee and IAD Inspector Esperanza to track it down. Nee gets Corrigan to talk by publicly beating the shit out of him, which complicates Esperanzaās case against him. When Nee asks Esperanza why he let her do that if those would be the consequences, he tells he he owed her one. For Half a Life, prolly.
2005
~ Gotham Central 25
Collected in The Quick and The Dead TPB and On The Freak Beat HC.
After War Games. As Akins has the Bat-signal taken down, Nee and Cris argue about Batmanās place in Gotham. Nee mentions that seeing the Bat-signal for the first time as a teenager is what inspired her to be a cop. Also Michael Larkās last issue.
~ Gotham Central 28-31 (art by Stefano Gaudiano)
Keystone Kops
Collected in The Quick and The Dead TPB and On The Freak Beat HC.
A lab owned by Flash Rogue Doctor Alchemy is unearth in the neighborhood Nee grew up. Obviously she is taking the case. She has a short meeting with her father that is not at all pleasant. She and Nee have to fly to Keystone because Doctor Alchemy is currently locked up in Iron Heights. Things go badly from there, Nee ends up beating the shit out of Alchemy. Also Dee talks to her dad, he and Nee have a sort of reunion, but heās never seen in another comic anyway.
~ Gotham Central 32 (art by Steve Lieber)
Presently uncollected. Should be included in the eventual vol. 4 HC.
A look at the corrupt culture surrounding beat cops. Our POV characters hold the MCU, and Nee and Cris in particular, as prime example with whatās wrong with the force (and yes, weāre talking about racism and homophobia). Poison Ivy has plans for our beat cops, though.
~ Gotham Central 33-36 (with Ed Brubaker, art by Kano)
Dead Robin
Collected in the TPB of the same name. Should be included in the eventual vol. 4 HC.
When a corpse shows up in the Boy Wonderās outfit, Nee and Cris are secondary on the case. As they interview various people of interest, such things come up as Harvey still have a thing for her, Cris still being in the dark about how things went down back in āCorriganā, and Nee mightāve started smoking (it was kind of a blink-and-youāll-miss-it thing, i previously thought she might notāve started till after Cris died).
~ Infinite Crisis 1
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Phil Jiminez. Collected in TPB and HC.
Thereās a few pages where Nee and Cris are working out this crisis thing when Captain Marvel crashes into their squad car, while the Spectre shows in the skies above. These events are more fully explored in Gotham Central #37.
~ Gotham Central 37 (art by Steve Lieber)
Collected in the Dead Robin TPB. Should be included in the eventual vol. 4 HC.
Infinite Crisis tie-in. Red skies come to Gotham, and after Cris and Nee finally have it out over the way she handled Corrigan, news comes over about the prisons being blown open by the Secret Society and the Seven Sins freed from the Rock of Eternity. With all this going on, itās all they can do just to get home, especially after Nee gets possessed by Wrath for a bit (luckily Captain Marvel scares it away). Also Nee makes fun of Cris for calling Dore ābabyā only to turn right around and call Dee the same thing later!
~ Gotham Central 38-40 (art by Kano)
Corrigan II
Collected in the Dead Robin TPB. Should be included in the eventual vol. 4 HC.
Neeās been drinking more and fighting harder lately. Sheās been absent enough nights that Deeās getting worried, calling Cris and his family to see if they know anything. Not long after Cris confronts her about it (including the ultimatum āitās got to stop, or youāll have to find a new partnerā), Nee discovers that Cris has been running his own private investigation on Jimmy Corrigan. He canāt let her or IAD in on it because their names canāt be attached to it after how things went down with him before.
But, as it would happen, Corrigan finds out, too. And once his leak is plugged and the fix is in, Cris ends up with five bullets in his back. Neeās slowly breaking down as the rest of the MCU pulls together to bring down Corrigan, but when he walks, itās more than she can stand. She walks out on Dee, gets good and drunk, a barges into Corrganās apartment with a gun and a plan. But same as in Officer Down, she canāt go through with it.
So instead she walks into Maggieās office the next day and turns in her badge.
~ Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre 1
Written by Will Pfeifer, art by Cliff Chiang. Collected in TPB.
Infinite Crisis left Crispus Allen as the new host for the Spectre, but while I havenāt read this issue, I canāt say whether Nee gets an actual appearance or just a sort of flashback mention.
2006-2007
AS THE QUESTION
52 weeks 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11-12, 14-16, 18, 23, 26-28, 30, 33-34, 36, 38, 41-42, 44, 45, 47-48, 52
Collected in 52 TPB vols. 1-4.
Neeās only gotten progressivley worse since leaving the GCPD, until Vic Sage, The Question, recruits her to join in his investigation against Intergang and the Relgion of Crime. Also introduces her ex and the new Batwoman, Kate Kane, to the world. Eventually, Vic lets Nee in on the fact that heās dying of lung cancer, and when he finally does, she reluctantly takes up the no-face and becomes the second Question.
The Vic&Nee beats are chiefly written by Greg Rucka, though Geoff Johns, Mark Waid and Grant Morrison mightāve had some hand in them. Various artists, from quality guys like Drew Johnson and Chris Batista, to the middling to bad Eddie Barrows, to the just plain awful Joe Bennett.
2007
~ Countdown 40-38 (issues are in reverse order)
Collected in Countdown TPB vol. 1.
Head-writerās Paul Dini, indvidual issues with Tony Bedard, Sean McKeever, and Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray respectively. Art by Manuel Garcia, Jim Calafiore, Jesus Saiz, respectively.
Nee shows up with Kate, helping the Birds of Prey track down Piper and Trickster in Gotham. Rucka was actually really annoyed with these issues, since, during the time between 52 and Crime Bible, Nee was supposed to be in Nanda Parbat, finishing her training with Richard. Also her one panel in 40 makes the no-face look like a full-headed number with a ponytail sticking out. Neeās mask is not Spoilerās mask, Manuel Garcia. :/
~ Birds of Prey 114
Written by Sean McKeever, art by Nicola Scott. Collected in the Metropolis Or Dust trade.
Nee shows up for just a panel to break the ear-piece Babs gave her so sheāll leave her alone. Like the Countdown appearances, I donāt want to count this one (it breaks my shippers heart).
2008
~ Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood 1-5
Collected as The Question: Five Books of Blood TPB and HC.
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Tom Mandrake, Jesus Saiz, Matthew Clark, Diego Olmos and Manuel Garcia (he gets the mask right this time).
Neeās first major romp as the Question has her still investigating the Dark Faith, though Brother Flay, the leader of the Order of the Stone, has other plans for her. What results is a case that takes Nee around the world (including to both Gotham and Hub City) and through the four chief lessons of the Black Book, before she must finally fulfill the Parable of the Faceless and take charge of the Order of the Stone herself.
2008-2009
~ Final Crisis 1-7
Written by Grant Morrison, art by J.G. Jones and Doug Mahnke. Collected in TPB and HC.
I donāt even know where this fits with anything. Nee first shows up giving Dan Turpin an anonymous (well, faceless at least) tip about the Dark Side Club, and is later recruited by Amanda Waller and the Global Peace Agency to collect the Supermans of the Multiverse. The coat she shows up in as a Global Peace Agent is pretty awesome, thatās about all I can say about her appearances here.
~ Final Crisis: Revelations 1-5
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Philip Tan. Collected in TPB and HC.
Now this one fits much better into her overall narrative. I suppose thatās easier when that narrative is under the control of a single writer. Anyway! Neeās abdicated the Order of the Stone and they want blood. Sheās also trying to intercept the Spear of Destiny before they can use it to reawaken Cain. But The Spectre has other ideas, he wants vengeance against the leader of the Order of the Stone, which she officially still is! But thn thereās this whole thing the The Radiance, whoās apparently Godās Mercy and has to argue with Cris a lot.
But then Anti-Life happens, and the Order gets the Spear to Vandal Savage (who is totally Cain), and everything just gets very bad. Our heroes have to whole up in a church with Gothamās remaining survivors, including the Huntress. There are good times in dark times.
2009
~ Detective Comics annual 11
Written by Fabian Nicieza, art by Tom Mandrake.
Thereās a lot of blahblahblah about the eighth deadly sin and the new Azrael, something about Damian being kidnapped. None of it matters. What you need to know is this is an absolutely outrageous and fun team-up between Nee and Dick (as Batman). Read it, itās amazing.
2009-2010
~ Detective Comics 854-865
Written by Greg Rucka, art by Cully Hamner
To be collected as The Question: Pipeline TPB, slated for early 2011.
Neeās āTec back-up! While investigating a human trafficking ring, she uncovers a much larger criminal enterprise. Teaming up with Helena again to track it to the top, they discover none other than Vandal Savage, still sore over FC: Revelations! He demands one of them voluntarily take the Mark of Cain from him, but things go screwy with the ritual. All we now is Hel doesnāt have it, but Nee doesnāt feel like taking off her mask. This was Ruckaās last story for DC, so who knows if weāll ever fid out what the deal was there?
If you like the idea of Nee/Hel, this story provides endless shipping fodder. If you donāt, itās still a cool story with a great friendship and fantastic art!
~ Question v1Ā 37
Written by Denny OāNeil and Greg Rucka, art by Denys Cowan, with Bill Sienkiewicz on inks!
As a part of Blackest Night, DC ārevivedā a number of old titles for a series of tie-in one-shots. One of them was The Question! It came out the same week as my birthday, I was exstatic. So, Lady Shiva visits because she wants a fight. Nee obliges, doesnāt fair too well. Vic comes around, now a zombie, fights them both. Tot has to put his grief behind him. After zombie!Vic leaves, Nee says sheās going after him, but nothing ever comes of that.
~ Wonder Woman 600
Written by Gail Simone, art by George Perez.
In the first story, Wondy pulls together a team of super-ladies to fight some dudes. One of them is Nee! She even gets a line!
~ Green Lantern 56
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Doug Mahnke.
Nee shows up for a couple pages putting Vicās body back to rest with Saint Walker after Blackest Night. They talk a bit about grief.
~ Detective Comics 867
Written by David Hine, art by Scott McDaniel.
Nee shows up for a few pages to help Batman put down a riot against the GCPD. Itās pretty unsubstantial, but you can make interesting inferences out of it.
And hopefully weāll get lots and lots more in the futures!
NON-CANON
~ Gotham Girls 4-5
Written by Paul D. Storrie, art by Jennifer Graves (with help from Rick Burchett in 5)
Nee teams up with Babsgirl! @fuckyeahbatgirls posted some from this a while back.
Iām gonna have to admit here how very few DCAU comics Iāve read, so I have no idea if Nee features prominently in any of them. Most DBs Iāve checked have her in the other issues of Gotham Girls, so those might be worth checking out, too!
Again, Nee has a lot of appearances due to her original role in the Bat-books, but not many of them had her as much more than set dressing. If there are more here Iām missing, please let me know and I can add them to this list (and check them out myself!)
Do you know of any Iām missing?
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