Batwoman

[Hydra Bob]

I can't believe this book doesn't have a thread yet!

 

J.H. Williams III is blows my mind. He did most of the work on the first arch and it was amazing. The second arch was a mixed bag. The art varied and the story was being told from too many views. This was also when Amy Reid joined him in creating the book. It was at best.

 

The begining of the third arch has been the best yet. This last issue was brilliant. Do yourselff a favor and pick up batwoman #13.

 

Thoughts? Fans? Readers?

[bane]

I dropped the title.

 

Art is amazing yes, but the story from #1 - 8 ? DOG SLOW.

 

Did not interest me at all, I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters.

 

It had to go. Very dissapointing from a story point of view.

[Hydra Bob]

I didn't mind the slowness of it. I'm not a fan of the books that rush rush rush, trying so desperatly to "move forward."

 

I only really cared about batwoman at the begining, then after these last couple issues I find myself caring about her dad and a tiny bit about her cousin.

 

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/18/batwoman-13-review

 

^Sums up my feelings about this latest arch.

[Boozad]

Arc.

[Reno McCoy]

Arc.

 

You can't stop there, man.

[Reno McCoy]

Batwoman is great. For me, it's a book I have to read in large doses. I was reading monthly for the first 5 issues, and it wasn't working. The book is too involved to read small chunks and then come back to 30 days later. Now, I let them sit on my shelf so I can read the entire arc in one sitting. I could go trades on these, I guess, but I like the title too much to stop ordering them.

[Nico Esq]

Reno, there are a number of books that I read that I'm sure would be much more enjoyable to read that way. The only one I did it with was American Vampire and I recently caught up b/c every issue after the 4th HC was sitting on the shelf of my LCS (unfortunately the title is taking a year off). Apparently, I need to start picking up this book again. Like Bane, I stopped reading Batwoman half way through the second arc or so. I'm disappointed that there's been no effort to introduce Batwomanto other Bat characters and/or rogue gallery or supporting Bat people. It also would have been good for the title, in my opinion, to have it be part of the Death of the Family cross over.

[Reno McCoy]

From what I understand, Snyder is the Bat ringleader, but he's not forcing his stories onto others. With the Court of Owls, he told others his idea, and said, "Hey, join in on the fun if you want to. No obligation."

 

I'm sure DC will bring Batwoman into the fold at some point. Right now, my guess is that they've got plans in place for her already that aren't in line with the new 52. Remember, this is probably the same storyline that was planned years ago. And since many of her arcs are very involved, it'd be hard to inject a cross-over without ruining the story unless it was planned well in advance.

[Boozad]

I still haven't read the Batwoman run in Detective Comics yet.

[Reno McCoy]

Fantastic, fantastic run!

[Boozad]

I know, I keep meaning to get round to reading them but just never seem to find the time. I haven't read Snyder's run on 'Tec either yet and I'm priming those to go on eBay maybe tonight (although #871 and #880 may benefit from grading as they should fetch 9.8), I may have to pick up the trade on that one.

[Hydra Bob]

I still haven't read the Batwoman run in Detective Comics yet.

I want to read these as well. I keep procrastinating tho.

 

Are they centered around batwoman, or is she just a background figure?

[Boozad]

I still haven't read the Batwoman run in Detective Comics yet.

I want to read these as well. I keep procrastinating tho.

 

Are they centered around batwoman, or is she just a background figure?

 

It's Batwoman's book for the run.

[Reno McCoy]

It's just like the Batwoman series out now, but better.

[Hydra Bob]

It's Batwoman's book for the run.

It's just like the Batwoman series out now, but better.

Damnnnn. What are the issue numbers of the run?

[Reno McCoy]

854 to 863, I believe.

[Boozad]

854 to 863, I believe.

 

I'm missing #863 for some reason, I'll have to go and pick that up now.

[MadGenius]

I can't believe this book doesn't have a thread yet!

 

J.H. Williams III is blows my mind. He did most of the work on the first arch and it was amazing. The second arch was a mixed bag. The art varied and the story was being told from too many views. This was also when Amy Reid joined him in creating the book. It was at best.

 

The begining of the third arch has been the best yet. This last issue was brilliant. Do yourselff a favor and pick up batwoman #13.

 

Thoughts? Fans? Readers?

 

Amy Reid quit her porn career to do art for DC comics? Weird.

[Nico Esq]

CBR gave Batwoman 13 4.5 stars

 

Guest-stars from one title appearing in another can be tricky business, especially when one or both titles have a distinct voice of their own. That's the case with both "Batwoman" and "Wonder Woman," which makes "Batwoman" #13 all the more impressive with how J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman handle Wonder Woman's appearance. In some ways, this feels like a textbook case on how to handle a guest-star.

 

Williams and Blackman open the title with inner monologues on both Batwoman and Wonder Woman reacting to one another. While it would be easy for this to head down a cheesy path, it sets up the tone of the book very nicely; Batwoman's awe and Wonder Woman's respect both feel well-placed. There's more to the appearance than just that, though. With "Wonder Woman" reinterpreting the visual appearances of the Greek deities, "Batwoman" follows through on that idea as the duo tangle with Nyx and get a surprise appearance of another figure at the end of the comic. In both cases, they're not necessarily as you'd imagine them, but they fit with the overall look and feel of what we've seen courtesy Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins over in "Wonder Woman."

 

It's unsurprising, though, that the big star is once more Williams' art. When Wonder Woman and Batwoman travel through the labyrinth that helps form Medusa's prison, the huge bat emblem formed by its twisty corridors is dramatic and clever. The slithering of Nyx's creatures across the page at our heroes is also impressive, shifting the perspective of the page and using the format of comics in general to its advantage. Even the two page spread that's primarily formed by outlines of Nyx's monsters and lettering inside them works well; it feels almost like a series of cave paintings, and the layout is perfect so that the words still guide you through a serpentine route across the page to read everything in just the right order and sequence. It's a difficult task to pull off, but here it's handled elegantly.

 

By the time we get to the end of "Batwoman" #13, we've seen Williams knock out slight variations on his art style (the last few pages remind me of having just a touch of the late John Severin and his western-genre comics), each matching the story that he and Blackman tell. I'm sad that Williams is going to be stepping off of the art chores soon (to presumably tackle the new "Sandman" mini-series written by Neil Gaiman), but he's given us an amazing ride and also proven himself a good writer alongside Blackman. Once again, another great issue from the duo. No complaints here from start to finish.

 

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=5286