DETECTIVE COMICS #854
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This review contains spoilers, click here to read
I've always thought that you can't go wrong with a pro/con face off so here goes-
Pro
The art and ink work for Batwoman is amazing and very effective.
Con
That same art work comes across a little ugly when it's Katherine Kane living her every day life.
Con
I have no idea who this character is, her personality, history or why she's so bent on catching this coven leader. There's no context, you either know what she's about or you don't.
Pro
In less pages The Question is given an understandable setting, characters and mission without giving too much away.
Summary
Batwoman's artwork is amazing but the story desperately needs context. While not great in either art or story the Question is at least understandable without having read something else first.
This is my first exposure to Katherine Kane and all I've got so far is that she's a lesbian who lives with her daddy and for some unknown reason is also Batwoman. I really want to like this book but the storytelling needs work.
Pro
The art and ink work for Batwoman is amazing and very effective.
Con
That same art work comes across a little ugly when it's Katherine Kane living her every day life.
Con
I have no idea who this character is, her personality, history or why she's so bent on catching this coven leader. There's no context, you either know what she's about or you don't.
Pro
In less pages The Question is given an understandable setting, characters and mission without giving too much away.
Summary
Batwoman's artwork is amazing but the story desperately needs context. While not great in either art or story the Question is at least understandable without having read something else first.
This is my first exposure to Katherine Kane and all I've got so far is that she's a lesbian who lives with her daddy and for some unknown reason is also Batwoman. I really want to like this book but the storytelling needs work.
Story: 2 - Average
Art: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
Hmmm, while I can never say whether someone should "get" something or not, I’m really not sure if the lack of context is all that big of a deal here — at least to me. I mean, we definitely are told that this coven was responsible for stabbing her in the heart. That’s kind of a big motivation right there. But even setting that aside, a lot of fiction doesn’t always start right at the beginning. I think Rucka intentionally takes this approach. After all, he could have gone back and started with an "origin" for her. But that’s a story that’s still yet to be told. And I’m okay with that. I think this is one case where you’re thrown into the action first, and then the writer will unravel the context for it as we go along.
For example, the TV show LOST is completely built on that premise. The series STARTS with a plane crash, but then spends a lot of time going back and eventually giving up lots of backstory as to the characters’ pasts.