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hannahhbic's review
4.0
Unsettling and gorgeous. Can't wait to read more (knowing that the creative team quits before it's over).
daniellejones1992's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
labunnywtf's review
3.0
Hmm.
Damn.
I didn't fall in love with Kate like I did with Barbara. It could still happen, this is only volume 1. But if I'd started with Batwoman instead of Batgirl, I don't know that I would've been encouraged to move forward and go through my library's comic book section with a fine toothed comb.
That's not to say I don't love her. What's not to love about an ass kicking lesbian redhead who doesn't need a (Bat)man to save her?
But this story feels disjointed and weird. I think there's just too much going on, and maybe that's because I don't know anything about the history? Though...is there a history here? It doesn't feel like there's backstory I'm missing, really.
I do desperately want to know more about her sister Beth/Alice. Hoping that's coming in future volumes.
Fingers crossed for love to come.
Damn.
I didn't fall in love with Kate like I did with Barbara. It could still happen, this is only volume 1. But if I'd started with Batwoman instead of Batgirl, I don't know that I would've been encouraged to move forward and go through my library's comic book section with a fine toothed comb.
That's not to say I don't love her. What's not to love about an ass kicking lesbian redhead who doesn't need a (Bat)man to save her?
But this story feels disjointed and weird. I think there's just too much going on, and maybe that's because I don't know anything about the history? Though...is there a history here? It doesn't feel like there's backstory I'm missing, really.
I do desperately want to know more about her sister Beth/Alice. Hoping that's coming in future volumes.
Fingers crossed for love to come.
elinesama's review against another edition
3.0
good storyline but the drawings are not my style at all :)
unladylike's review
4.0
My second reading of Hydrology, several years after its publication: I imagine J.H. Williams III (gawd his name takes some effort to type out!) completing approximately 20 full paintings for every page of this comic. He then cuts out just a few square inches of each (though none are square-shaped) and pastes them into a collage using the same glue that holds multiple, simultaneous settings and figures together in dreams.
I get the complaint others have mentioned - that Batwoman lacks a compelling villain in this first arc - but Williams and Blackman still set up a great story here. Mister Bones, the D.E.O. agents, and Kate Kane's evil twin sister, who she believes has died twice, are all fitting characters in Gotham. The part of the book I couldn't really get behind is the main mystery involving an urban legend ghost mother kidnapping and drowning children. I kept waiting for John Constantine to show up and set things right, because really, this was more his kind of thing than a Bat-family case.
I also realized how much more sense this Vol. 1 makes if you've just read Elegy by Greg Rucka first. This was allegedly the relaunch of the character under New 52, but the cast of characters was established and their relationship details developed two years earlier.
No surprise that J.H. Williams III is responsible for the best-looking book I've seen from DC's The New 52 so far. He seems to be up to the task of writing as well. There were a few points where the script could have been better, but only nit-picky things. This is a beautiful and well-told book for sure.
I get the complaint others have mentioned - that Batwoman lacks a compelling villain in this first arc - but Williams and Blackman still set up a great story here. Mister Bones, the D.E.O. agents, and Kate Kane's evil twin sister, who she believes has died twice, are all fitting characters in Gotham. The part of the book I couldn't really get behind is the main mystery involving an urban legend ghost mother kidnapping and drowning children. I kept waiting for John Constantine to show up and set things right, because really, this was more his kind of thing than a Bat-family case.
I also realized how much more sense this Vol. 1 makes if you've just read Elegy by Greg Rucka first. This was allegedly the relaunch of the character under New 52, but the cast of characters was established and their relationship details developed two years earlier.
No surprise that J.H. Williams III is responsible for the best-looking book I've seen from DC's The New 52 so far. He seems to be up to the task of writing as well. There were a few points where the script could have been better, but only nit-picky things. This is a beautiful and well-told book for sure.
tigercrossin's review against another edition
4.0
Yes my first batwoman story!! I love this so far! Great introduction to Kate Kane and the fundamentals of her character for a new reader! The best parts of this story for me were the slice of life bits as opposed to the actual action, but both are great! The wlw aspect is also fantastic and a great example of representation done right! Really excited to keep reading this one.
cellassis's review
4.0
Encore un excellent comic, entre une héroïne très bien travaillée à laquelle je me suis beaucoup attachée, une intrigue prenante et des personnages secondaires de qualité... et je ne parle même pas des dessins quisont absolument splendides. Je vais très vite me procurer le tome 2, et recommande cette série à tous les amoureux/ses des comics !
rbz39's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Don’t know who Director Bones is but I’m always interested in a new skeleton dude. Kate Kane is cool as Batwoman and I like the premise for her character. I’d read more!