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This review contains spoilers, click here to read
This issue marks the end of the Elegy storyline which began this relaunch of Batwoman. The art couldn't be more gorgeous. Between the intricate layouts which showcase the duality of Kate and Alice, as shown on pages 1 and 18-19, and the eye popping colors that Dave Stewart is laying down, we comic book readers are getting a clinic on how to tell a story visually. I remember reading pages 18 and 19. My eyes, as they naturally do, went straight to the dialogue. Slowly, my peripheral vision began nagging at me. "What’s with Batwoman posing in the middle of the page?" I thought. Drawing the page away from me caused the entire layout to come into view and it took my breath away. To have Batwoman and Alice posing, each taking up half of the page, with panels taking place inside their cloaks, was impressive.
It's almost too bad that J. H. Williams III is doing the art chores on this book because he's so brilliant that he's overshadowing Greg Rucka's very fine script.
Maybe I've been reading the pervious issues too quickly, but I only now realized that every piece of dialogue, save the last, coming from Alice’s mouth is from a Louis Carroll novel. Maybe I’m slow, but I thought it was more a stylistic choice that Rucka was using rather than specific passages. Taking the time to find all those quotes is impressive.
And, the final revelation that apparently Alice and Batwoman are sisters should hopefully pay off in the coming months when Batwoman's origin is finally told. I know that I’m looking forward to that.
Art: 5 - Excellent
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