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A review by njdarkish
Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death (Rebirth) by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV
3.0
Though certainly a major improvement over the Batwoman New 52! arc, I still didn't really get into this story. And that's a shame, because I feel like the way that Batwoman has been incorporated into the Bat-family in the Rebirth line has been quite good so far.
I guess I feel like the biggest problem with this story is that it feels very contrived. The idea of an island run by a warlord (warlady?) that everybody just adores as they work for is a bit silly, and the fact that Kate conveniently ended up there and had a romantic fling with that warlord back in her youth really just pushes things over the edge, especially when it all ties in to the Monster Men venom dealings around the world (an aspect of the story that quickly gets abandoned). There were some cool things that happened, but as a whole it just felt very forced.
I must say that the story teased at the beginning and end of this collection about the future Kate leading a militaristic force in an internally wartorn Gotham piqued my interest, but I am worried that story will also get too silly to enjoy reading it very quickly.
I guess I feel like the biggest problem with this story is that it feels very contrived. The idea of an island run by a warlord (warlady?) that everybody just adores as they work for is a bit silly, and the fact that Kate conveniently ended up there and had a romantic fling with that warlord back in her youth really just pushes things over the edge, especially when it all ties in to the Monster Men venom dealings around the world (an aspect of the story that quickly gets abandoned). There were some cool things that happened, but as a whole it just felt very forced.
I must say that the story teased at the beginning and end of this collection about the future Kate leading a militaristic force in an internally wartorn Gotham piqued my interest, but I am worried that story will also get too silly to enjoy reading it very quickly.