The Huntress intercedes in a battle over turf between the mobs of Little Italy and Chinatown even as she continues tracking down her family's murderer with a clue that strikes at her heart.
She stalks the animals who prey on the innocent. She's the new Huntress, a woman for whom all semblance of a normal life ended when she was young. She was kidnapped when she was a child. Her family was murdered by criminals when she was in college. Both events hardened her heart and darkened her outlook. Who is Helena Bertinelli, the woman behind the mask of this all-new version of one of DC's most popular heroines? The story comes together here in THE HUNTRESS #1 as we begin to pierce the deadly "Code of Silence" that surrounds her and the terrible tragedies that have reshaped and redefined her life.
On the trail of her family's killer, the Huntress heads into Little Italy where she discovers more than she ever wanted to know, especially about her friend and confidant.
Who is responsible for the murder of Helena's father? The trail leads the Huntress to La Bruja, a witch who rules her Manhattan voodoo cult through fear.
The Huntress tracks her family's killers, digging deeper into the tense balance of power of the criminal underworld...and getting deeper into her transformation into the woman who stalks the animals that prey on the innocent.
Daughter to a Mafia don turned vigilante, Helena Bertinelli is better known to Gotham City¿s criminal element as the Huntress! Now discover how she became the feared crimefight er she is today! When young Helena¿s family are butchered by vicious hitman, she is forced to relocate to Sicily, where she learns to fight.. and falls in love. Growing up hard a nd fast, Helena only has one thing on her mind... revenge. But does she really have what it takes to be a killer? Or will a fateful encounter with Bruce Wayne change her path before its too late?