In 1956, DC Comics introduced Batwoman as Batman’s love interest. Now, 50 years later, Batwoman is being resurrected. This time, however, she has no interest in the dark knight. She’s a lesbian.

“We decided to give her a different point of view,” Dan DiDio, vice president and executive editor at DC, told The Associated Press. “We wanted to make her a more unique personality than others in the Bat family. That’s one of the reasons we went in this direction.”

Batwoman, alias Kathy Kane (named after creator Bob Kane’s wife), comes out this month in the comic series 52, week 11.

DiDio talks about 52 during the DC Nation presentation, July 20, 11:30 a.m. at Comic-Con.

The longtime icon of girl power, Wonder Woman celebrates her 65th birthday with an impressive re-launch of her comic series by out writer Allan Heinberg – with the talents of artists Terry and Rachel Dodson. With writing credits that also include “Sex and the City,” “The O.C.” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” Heinberg is also credited for creating the first gay comic couple in the current Young Avengers.

Heinberg will be attending Comic-Con and has even been nominated for an Eisner Award.

Out playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa scribes Marvel’s Sensational Spider-Man detailing Spider-Man’s self-unmasking – one of the biggest stories of the summer. As of press time, Aguirre-Sacasa is not schedule to attend Comic-Con.

DC steps up to the diversity plate once again by publishing out writer Marc Andreyko’s series, Manhunter. Editor Joan Hilty is also gay, and gay artist José Villarrubia has created several covers. More importantly, two of the main characters are a gay couple.

Andreyko will be at Comic-Con in the DC booth, and Villarrubia will be in the Prism Comics booth. Villarrubia has also been nominated for an Eisner Award.

Best known for her work on her “Dykes to Watch Out For” comic strip, the new white-hot graphic novel by Alison Bechdel called Fun Home has drawn rave reviews in Entertainment Weekly, Time, Newsweek and People magazine. Bechdel’s latest book is a memoir that looks like a graphic novel but is completely nonfiction. Although not attending Comic-Con, you can read more about her comic and new book at www.dykestowatchoutfor.com.

“The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green” is among the most widely published gay-themed newspaper comics ever, appearing in both gay and mainstream media throughout North America and Europe – and now it’s a major motion picture. The movie played in San Diego at the end of June. As of press time, out artist Eric Orner is not schedule to attend Comic-Con.

San Diego artist Eric Shanower is receiving a lot of attention with his long-running graphic novel Age of Bronze. The series, which he writes as well as draws, illustrates the story of the Trojan War. He doesn’t shy away from gay relationships either. Shanower’s book and Shanower himself have been nominated for an Eisner Award.