Batman and Catwoman Are Having a Baby

DC Comics writer Tom King recently wrapped up a years-long run on Batman’s solo title that put the spotlight on Bruce Wayne’s romance with the cat burglar who stole his heart, Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. But their story isn’t over yet. To cap off their love story, King is teaming with artist Clay Mann on a Batman/Catwoman mini-series, and thanks to a new tweet from King, it appears a third character will be joining them -- their child. That’s right, Catwoman is pregnant. The tweet simply shows a piece of art, presumably from the upcoming mini-series, showing Batman and Catwoman standing atop a Gotham City gargoyle, like they do, but Catwoman is clearly showing a baby bump. [caption id="attachment_2305264" align="aligncenter" width="680"] They should probably get down from there. (Artist unknown. Image credit: DC Comics)[/caption] Mitch Gerads, the artist who drew the two-part romance arc “Rooftops” in King’s Batman series, replied to the image with one of his pages from Batman #15 showing a naked, post-coital Bruce and Selina cuddling on a rooftop, implying that was the moment of conception for the baby. [caption id="attachment_2305265" align="aligncenter" width="720"] They definitely felt the love that night. (Art by Mitch Gerads. Image credit: DC Comics)[/caption] King's Batman story features a flash-forward (seen in Batman Annual #2) of an elderly Bruce and Selina raising their daughter Helena Wayne, so unless some unforeseen twist that changes that, we already know the happy couple is having a girl. A bit of trivia: Helena Wayne was the daughter of Bruce and Selina on Earth-2, and now it seems King is folding that into the main continuity. But the story of Batman/Catwoman will feature more than just a newborn. The villain will be the titular bad guy from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm making their DC Comics debut, the Phantasm aka Andrea Beaumont. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=birds-of-prey-comparing-the-characters-looks-through-the-years&captions=true"] Batman and Catwoman have had quite the rocky relationship. At one point they planned to get married but Catwoman left Batman at the altar, which was revealed to be part of an elaborate plan concocted by Bane to "break" Batman's spirit. Yet despite forces conspiring against them, Batman and Catwoman eventually got back together. In other Batman news, Ben Affleck opened up about why he really left The Batman, and we analyzed the crazy fan theory about the Batsuit's strange new chest emblem. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/15/the-batman-is-the-bat-symbol-really-the-gun-that-killed-his-parents"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joshua is Senior Features Editor at IGN. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

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