The modern Batwoman is written as being of Jewish descent and as a lesbian. Introduced as Kate Kane, the modern Batwoman began operating in Gotham City in Batman's absence following the events of the company-wide crossover Infinite Crisis (2005). This current version of Batwoman, which shares the same name as its Silver Age version, debuted in 2006 in the seventh week of the publisher's year-long 52 weekly comic book. Kane is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources toward a campaign to fight crime as a masked vigilante in her home of Gotham City.

She is the sixth DC character to bear the name Batwoman. Utilizes high-tech equipment and weaponsīatwoman ( Katherine Rebecca Kane) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.