Going into this one I wasn’t really sure what to expect. For instance I didn’t even know who Batwoman actually was and did a quick Google search to see who she even was before reading. Kate Kane, that’s who I found out is Batwoman AND she is Bruce Wayne’s cousin? Not sure, but this is something I was looking forward to, which is reading something that I really don’t have any background info on it. Honestly I grabbed this DC Compact Comic because it obviously is somehow related to Batman and the cover/illustration of Batwoman is pretty badass.
I enjoyed this one quite a bit and was surprisingly more interested in how Kate’s father dealt with a lot of “parenting” situations. Being a father of two young boys, I’m always looking for examples of supportive parents so I can learn how to and not to parent. Batwoman’s father is a military man who believes in honor and integrity. Seeing how he would support Kate throughout her journey as Batwoman AND as a queer woman was refreshing to see.
Then add in the supernatural like werewolves and you’ll have me locked in. I will say one of the main villains in the story has quite a frightening face, it reminded me of the clown Pennywise from IT. Towards the end of the book we encounter someone called the ‘Cutter’ which was quite an interesting more “detective” like story that I was enjoying. I might have to get the other volumes of that.
The art was very stylish and I loved how Batwoman's red hair was so vibrant on the page. There were pages where it’s pretty dark and I wasn’t sure if it was on purpose or not. Being a graphic designer in the print business it got me wondering if the print was over saturated on this paper and now has got me wanting to compare them to the digital reading of it.
Overall 4 / 5
Being a Batman fan, I was going into this hoping I’d like it and did, but not for the reasons I thought. Of course the action and suit was awesome, but when stories integrate personal struggles like this it offers a whole other perspective. Again this is another DC Compact Comic that I felt was totally worth the $10 price.
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