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Batwoman, Volume 2: Wonderland

Title: Batwoman, Vol. 2: Wonderland
Authors/Creators/Illustrators: Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Ben Oliver
# Pages: 128
Published: June 2018
Rating: 4 stars

Once again, I was completely pulled in and captivated by the writing of Marguerite Bennet and James Tynion IV. The dialogue is witty and fresh, and Kane’s character continues to intrigue me. The illustrations by Steve Epting and Ben Oliver are beautiful, and they keep the story flowing smoothly while setting the background of Kane’s world.

In this volume, Batwoman continues hunting the Many Hands of Death and chasing the elusive ghosts of her past. She becomes trapped in the desert with a Colony soldier. The unlikely pair has to work together to withstand the psychedelic weapon of one of Batman’s most twisted supervillains.

Kane then has to switch gears immediately to solve a mystery involving missing tourists while also performing a mission to rescue one of her few remaining friends. Throughout her journey in this volume, Kane remains the strong, aloof, vulnerable, and damaged Batwoman that strikes fear into the hearts of the DC supervillains and love into the hearts of the readers.

Batwoman, volume 3, is scheduled to be released on January 22nd. Get your copy here, and join me in discovering what’s next for my new favorite superhero!



Batwoman Rebirth

Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death (Rebirth)

Title: Batwoman, Volume 1: The Many Arms of Death
Authors/Creators/Illustrators: Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Stephanie Hans, Renato Arlem, Jeremy Cox
Published: 2017 by DC Comics
Rating: 4 stars

I’ve been really into the Marvel and DC Comic shows on Netflix lately, so  my wife decided to gift me with the new Batwoman Rebirth comic books.  The comic book world is new to me–I think this is probably the first comic book I’ve ever read–and I love it!  I don’t know what I’ve been doing my whole life, or why I haven’t experienced the wonderful world of comics, but I’m definitely a fan!

The writing in Batwoman Reborn is excellent, the art is superb, and they fit together so well I would have thought they were done by the same person. Maybe comics are always so beautifully written and illustrated and that’s just another piece of the comic puzzle that I’ve been missing, but I’m very impressed with the work done in this comic.

This volume is a compilation of issues 1-6, and it primarily dwells on Kate Kane’s past and what has led her to become Batwoman. I don’t want to ruin anything for prospective readers, so I’ll let you learn on your own how Batwoman comes to be!  This volume doesn’t delve as far into the villain vs superhero narrative as I expected it would, but it does set things up for that in the coming volumes.  I’m excited to continue reading Kate Kane’s story and based on my experience with this comic book, I may just look into some more!