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"Gotham Central" Half a Life

"Gotham Central" Half a Life

Story of how Rene Montoya was outed as a lesbian and the aftermath

Name:
"Gotham Central" Half a Life
Publisher:
DC Comics
Aliases:
First issue:
Gotham Central #1 Half a Life (Part 1)
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Plot Summary

Greg Rucka commanders this latest arc, which focuses on the life of fan-favorite Renee Montoya! That life is about to be shattered to smithereens, revealing to colleagues and readers alike a side of Montoya we never even guessed at! It begins with Montoya being served a summons and unravels so quickly that before she knows what's happening, her deepest secret has been exposed and her personal life has become inextricably entwined with her professional life. And this is just the beginning of her fall!

Collected Editions

Gotham Central: Half a Life

Awards

Half a Life won the 2004 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story

Issues

June 2003

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Gotham Central (2003) #6 Half a Life (Part 1) June 1st, 2003

July 2003

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Gotham Central (2003) #7 Half a Life (Part 2) July 1st, 2003

August 2003

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Gotham Central (2003) #8 Half a Life (Part 3) August 1st, 2003

September 2003

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Gotham Central (2003) #9 Half a Life (Part 4) September 1st, 2003

October 2003

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Gotham Central (2003) #10 Half a Life (Part 5) October 1st, 2003

Volumes

2003

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Gotham Central (2003) 5 issue(s)

Characters in volume

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Crispus Allen Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Maggie Sawyer Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Renee Montoya Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Daria Hernandez Appeared in 4 issue(s)
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Stacy Appeared in 3 issue(s)
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Benny Montoya Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Hernando Montoya Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Josephine MacDonald Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Louisa Montoya Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Manny Esperanza Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Nelson Crowe Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Romy Chandler Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Two-Face Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Vincent Del Arrazio Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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Batman Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Dagmar Procjnow Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Eric Cohen Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Jackson Davies Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Joely Bartlett Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Marcus Driver Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Nate Patton Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Rachel Green Appeared in 1 issue(s)
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Tommy Burke Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Concepts in volume

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Homosexuality Appeared in 4 issue(s)
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Homophobia Appeared in 2 issue(s)
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LGBTQ Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Locations in volume

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Gotham City Appeared in 4 issue(s)
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Montoya's Grocery Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

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Greg Rucka Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Matt Idelson Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Michael Lark Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Willie Schubert Appeared in 5 issue(s)
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Nachie Castro Appeared in 4 issue(s)
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Lee Loughridge Appeared in 3 issue(s)
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Matt Hollingsworth Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Teams in volume

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Gotham City Police Department Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Disbanded in volume

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Gotham City Police Department

Characters first appearance

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Daria Hernandez In issue #6