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kenningjp's review against another edition
4.0
The previous volume left a bit to be desired but Batwoman is back to being compelling. Killer Croc is truly engaging and Hawkfire is really growing on me.
sherpawhale's review
4.0
This was *going* to have an epic showdown between Bruce and Kate. *sigh* Stupid DC editorial.
jmanchester0's review
5.0
Are you freaking kidding me?
I read TPBs so they don't end in cliffhangers. So I get a complete story.
But noooooo...
This volume of Batwoman has to end in, not 1, but 2 cliffhangers.
Crap.
I really enjoyed this story. The action is great. Mags and Kate's relationship is fantastic. (Wasn't Mags originally from Metropolis?) I really liked the issue focusing on Croc. And the end was rather suspenseful - making the cliffhanger(s) much more annoying.
I'll definitely be looking for volume 5.
I read TPBs so they don't end in cliffhangers. So I get a complete story.
But noooooo...
This volume of Batwoman has to end in, not 1, but 2 cliffhangers.
Crap.
I really enjoyed this story. The action is great. Mags and Kate's relationship is fantastic. (Wasn't Mags originally from Metropolis?) I really liked the issue focusing on Croc. And the end was rather suspenseful - making the cliffhanger(s) much more annoying.
I'll definitely be looking for volume 5.
haunted_air's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this, fantastic stuff. Very character-focused, yet intense plot with gorgeous art.
It's a shame the story never got it's proper conclusion though, all because some higher ups at DC didn't want two (fictional) women to get married. I don't think I'll be picking up the next volume, but I'm going to get the single issue(s) that - more or less, probably less - wrap this story up, in digital form because I don't like ending things on a cliffhanger. After that, I can finally catch up on what Batwoman has been up to in Rebirth titles.
It's a shame the story never got it's proper conclusion though, all because some higher ups at DC didn't want two (fictional) women to get married. I don't think I'll be picking up the next volume, but I'm going to get the single issue(s) that - more or less, probably less - wrap this story up, in digital form because I don't like ending things on a cliffhanger. After that, I can finally catch up on what Batwoman has been up to in Rebirth titles.
shayduhs's review
3.0
Impressive graphics but it all got a bit messy and overloaded at times, and the story wasn't entirely captivating either.
alchemypotato's review
3.0
Wasn't that into this volume. Not especially interested in seeing Batwoman being forced to go up against Batman. The thing with Kate injecting herself with Scarecrow toxin to relate to Maggie's experience was weird. A sort of unfortunate end to J.H. Williams III's run on this series.
nancyotoole's review
3.0
At first, I wasn't aware that THIS was JH Williams and W Haden Blackman's final volume in Batwoman. Since I don't live under a rock, I was aware of the duo's very public split with DC over the direction of the series, and whether or not Batwoman should become married (spoiler alert: they were all for it, while DC isn't much of a fan of their superheroes getting hitched). Granted, I understand that a change in the creative talent is pretty much an inevitability in superhero comics, but damn! What an awful place to split!
This Blood is Thick is a solid addition to the New 52's Batwoman line, well paced and with a really thrilling build up at the end. In this volume, everything comes to a head when the DEO tells Kate to do something impossible: unmask Batman or her loved ones get it. This feels like the most personal storyline of Batwoman's new 52 run, with a real emphasis on family. The artwork, as always, is absolutely gorgeous, filled with wonderfully detailed, uniquely designed panels. Much like World's Finest, the volumes ends on a bombastic city wide action sequence. Unlike World's Finest, it also ends on a cliffhanger, with all of the plot threads of the storyarc left completely unresolved.
Batwoman has never been a perfect comic (the "To Drown the World" arc being a noticeable low point for me), but I think that JH Williams and W Haden Blackman have done a pretty good job with it. The fact that they didn't even get to finish up this particular storyline is pretty damn frustrating. Of course, I will give the new writer a chance when volume five is available at my library, but it's quite a shame they had to go out like that.
This Blood is Thick is a solid addition to the New 52's Batwoman line, well paced and with a really thrilling build up at the end. In this volume, everything comes to a head when the DEO tells Kate to do something impossible: unmask Batman or her loved ones get it. This feels like the most personal storyline of Batwoman's new 52 run, with a real emphasis on family. The artwork, as always, is absolutely gorgeous, filled with wonderfully detailed, uniquely designed panels. Much like World's Finest, the volumes ends on a bombastic city wide action sequence. Unlike World's Finest, it also ends on a cliffhanger, with all of the plot threads of the storyarc left completely unresolved.
Batwoman has never been a perfect comic (the "To Drown the World" arc being a noticeable low point for me), but I think that JH Williams and W Haden Blackman have done a pretty good job with it. The fact that they didn't even get to finish up this particular storyline is pretty damn frustrating. Of course, I will give the new writer a chance when volume five is available at my library, but it's quite a shame they had to go out like that.
noveladdiction's review
4.0
Oh wow, this was SO GOOD. I fell in love with this series completely. The stories are dark, gritty, and amazing, and the art/page layout is superb. And the ending of this volume - Oh, my word! My hopes are high for the next volume, but with the loss of the writers that have carried this series so far, I'm not sure how the greatness can continue...
librarimans's review
3.0
Holy cliff hanger Batman! But that's what happens when the creative team walks out in the middle of a story arc.