Batwoman Vol. 1 Hydrology the New 52

The story is gripping and intense. It gets away from the main focus of "The Weeping Woman" a bit too often as it juggles multiple plot threads, but this is not a frustration as each thread is entertaining and deserving of it's given time. Kate Kane lives her life. It's one of the appeals of this character. She is not too wrapped up in "the mission" to sacrifice her personal life but when she is Batwoman she is all business. She also is still relatively new to this, so there are those learning bumps that would be fatal for a lesser vigilante, but due to her military background and who she is and what she has dealt with she manages to overcome. You love to root or her.

One of the main appeals of this series is although it's a Bat title, Batwoman operates on her own. Yes, she was inspired by Batman and realizes it's his turf but in this series they do not team up and she does not take orders from him. She wears his sign out of respect, respects the local P.D., does not kill, and has meets to chat but is not one of his agents. I loved the fact that when Scott Snyder was revving up to do the Night of the Owls crossover and asked all the other titles creative teams to join, Williams and Blackman said, "Thanks, but no thanks. We have our own side of Gotham to explore". That trickles down into this character as well.

Great story. Great character. GREAT ART. Great series.

Vooral de creatieve tekeningen vallen op bij deze serie. Soms wat moeilijk te volgen welk plaatje op welk volgt, maar batwoman's gecompliceerd verleden in combinatie met haar levensbedreigende acties leveren een indrukwekkend verhaal, een gruwelijke vijand en enkele fantastische beelden op. Een echte aanrader voor echte comic/superhero lezers.