#mob genre

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The Huntress turning Mafioso sexism on its head

The Godfather, Birds of Prey #90, Final Crisis Revelations #4 & Huntress: Cry for Blood #6

That line from the Godfather implies that women in Sicily are “more dangerous than shotguns” because of their mafioso fathers and family. The Huntress, on the other hand, is a mob daughter who’s more dangerous than any shotgun because she’s this brutal, relentless force of nature and justice who makes those very same intimidating mafioso men quake in their boots.

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"Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut." Sunday wisdom from the Goodfellas themselves. "Goodfellas" is on SundanceTV tonight at 7/6c!

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Love the way Huntress stories twist Mob Genre themes to serve a superhero's narrative

Gotham Knights #40

This is Helena Bertinelli finally reestablishing herself in Batman's inner circle by "honouring a code of silence" and choosing not to rat on him to the authorities. That's Omertà! That's a theme tied to Helena's Sicilian roots and, metatextually, to the mob genre, which is used to emphasise her heroism!

Huntress stories often repurpose themes associated with stories of male mafioso villains to tell one of a kick-ass, anti-mafia heroine. I just love it.