I have mixed feelings about this. It was different and really artistic, but I wasn't that enamored with the story and Kate as a main character. I'm not familiar with Batwoman, so this is a very new character for me. I think that people interested in GLBT characters will really appreciate it. It's a favorable profile of a strong, empowered lesbian woman. However, at the same time, Kate has some issues. She's got major survival guilt and an anger problem. She's dealing with her angst in some ways

I'm on a graphic novel winning streak!! Yippee!My knowledge of anything DC is admittedly almost nonexistent. I know there's a superhero named Superman and one named Batman and that's almost it. But when I was poking around in my local comic store, the artwork and story stood out - along with featuring an adult superheroine not called "girl" (not saying Batgirl and Supergirl are automatically bad because of their names). I honestly didn't know what to expect; I didn't really bother to get my hope...

I hate when I'm not in the proper mood to write the kind of review a book deserves. It just doesn't seem fair to the book, or the reader of the review, because it just can't get across all of the lovely things I want it to. I'm very distracted right now. Lethargic. But I'll do my best. JH Williams has written the best book of the Nu52. No bones about it. Everything about this book is phenomenal. What makes it brilliant is that it stands completely on its own, unlike other Bat-books, it doesn't u...

Batwoman is missing just one element to become a truly dynamic superhero: a compelling villain. She is herself a strong, compelling character with realistic motivations and voice, surrounded by a cast as interesting as she is. I especially love how she and Batman deal with each other. He recognizes her abilities, skills, and motivations and wants to work with her. Score. Except that she has her own agenda, and isn't willing to be his employee. I love her for this, even if I might not make the sa...

This art in this is really imaginative, particularly in its use of panels. Batwoman is a character that I don't know that well, but I could get a sense of who she was from this volume. Having said that, this book focuses on the supernatural, and it gets really weird very quickly. I had to reread some pages to figure out what was going on. However, if you have the patience for that, it can be very rewarding.

Three and a half starsYes, the art is wonderful. Fabulous. It pushes the boundaries of comic art. It’s outside the box. At times, the styles are even mixed from page to page.* Too bad it’s at the service of an incomprehensible plot that involves (view spoiler)[ghosts, I hate ghosts (hide spoiler)].I like the new Batwoman. Troubled Kate Kane makes a welcome addition into the crazy Bat pantheon. But for me this begs the questions: Why did she name herself Batwoman to begin with? Why would she set

Batwoman is Kate Kane, the wealthy daughter of a retired army general, discharged from West Point Military Academy because of her homosexuality under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, and turned to a life of vigilantism after the untimely deaths of her mother and sister. Artist JH Williams III turns his hand to writing with co-author W Haden Blackman and the results are pretty good. The book opens with an interesting introduction to Batwoman through the eyes of Batman before introducing the book’s villai...

Tale opens with Batman watching a new superhero of Gotham named Batwoman and it's a good narrative flow because all the Gotham veterans have some familiarity with the structure. Not surprisingly, Batman figures little into this and we focus on Katherine Kane and why she became a crimefighter. Kane deals with her somewhat lame sidekick (Flamebird), a ghost like woman stealing children and whether to join Batman's organization or stay solo. Amazing artwork. I especially liked how a page or two had...

Solid 3 stars.Not much to say about this one, except "Meh".The artwork was fantastic, and I really like the contrasts with the red/black color scheme Ms. Kane chose for her costume. I'm not sure about the whole ghostly white skin, though. Wouldn't that give her secret identity away?The story was okay, but I have one question. When did the Bat-family of books start moving to outright mystical/paranormal mysteries? the main storyline in this volume dealt with trying to find a couple of children ab...

(B+) 76% | GoodNotes: It effuses poetry in luscious, evocative art, yet loses lucidity and form in the ethereal gloom of its smoky dreamscape.

For the longest time I wanted to read this series because of the things I heard about it. "This will make you a Batwoman fan" and yeah...they were right. So Kate Kane is Batwoman. You didn't know that? Got confused about Batgirl and Batwoman? Don't worry, this book will fix that. So this Batwoman is dealing with hunting down someone, or something, who is taking children and kidnapping them. ON top of that she is also training a girl to be a warrior, a fighter, and of course things get a bit conf...

It's incredibly rare to find a comic book artist who can pull off both writing and art, and unfortunately, if this book is any indication, J.H. Williams III is another casualty in that search. Truly, this book is beautiful. Genuinely some of the finest comic artwork I've seen in a mainstream book in a very long time. Probably the last time I felt this drawn in by the art of a comic was Sandman: Overture, which was also Williams. His flare for creative design, for upending traditional panel flow,...

As an artist, Williams does an amazing job - composition, choreography, line work, panel design, As a writer, I think Williams needs a little practice. "Crime fighter's notebook"? Not exactly subtle. Doesn't give the reader enough credit to notice the little things in panel, like putting money in the bum's cup - so he adds it to the narrator's notes.In issue 2 the action art gets muddled, confusing. It looks dreamy, sure, and maybe dreams aren't supposed to make linear sense - but is that really...

The Batwoman run of JH Williams III in the New52 is hugely unappreciated, taking a back seat behind powerhouse series like Snyder's Batman, Azzarello's Wonder Woman and even John's Aquaman and Green Lantern. But once you get to read this Kate Kane Batwoman, you cannot get enough of it.Hydrology starts the four-volume series written and drawn by Williams. And this I am very serious about: these four volumes is as good as it gets. Batwoman is awesome, powerful, broken and again, awesome. Damn cool...

Okay Messler, I finally got this one read and: uhgh. Whatever. I was like disappointed from page 1, when Batman's Spooky Inner Monologue does a totally unnecessary information dump on Batwoman's backstory, and the rest of the book doesn't do much better. Proof that yes, you actually do need writers who know how to write to make superhero stories unboring. It's not that JH Williams III isn't a totally serviceable writer; it's just that the Greg Rucka-scribed Batwoman: Elegy was so awesome, with t...

Interesting. I liked this more for the art than the story. The story wasn't bad, just didn't excite me. Despite this being volume one, you pretty much have to know who Batwoman is already to get much out of it. Fortunately, I read the first BW graphic novel some time ago. Anyway, as I said, what's really impressive about this book is the art. These are some of the most interesting and creative page layouts I’ve seen in a long time. The pages drip atmosphere. Panel borders get all loose and liqui...

Batwoman (not to be confused with Batgirl) is a pretty interesting character. I love that she isn't affiliated with Batman...or at least not yet.As much as I enjoyed the plot, what really made it stand out so much (to me) was the incredible artwork. Every page was absolutely beautiful in it's own way. Truly.I only have one complaint. Or maybe it's just a question?Why the hell is Kate Kane so freakin' pale? No. Pale is not the right word here. White. And not like, "Hey look at that white girl dan...

This was not as good as I was expecting it to be, but still not bad.I think it has some potential, especially with the characterization and plot. But the paneling needs some work. I feel like I couldn't appreciate the art fully because the paneling was so difficult to follow. And because the plot was a little dry for the most part.The villains weren't cliche, which was reassuring. Even though they weren't awesome villains, at least they weren't the generic drug-traffickers that minor vigilantes

So, I loved Elegy and decided to give Batwoman's ongoing a try and well... here's what I think of it.What's it about:Uh... that's hard to explain and I'm gonna skip it for this review.Pros:The awesome panel layout from Elegy is in this too which is great. I really like this layout and I'm glad they decided to keep it.The art is (mostly) good.I really like the action scenes in this comic. I really care what happens to the characters of the story. I can never stand reading a comic with horrible ch...

Came for the art and wasn't disappointed!