A review by stacyswirl
Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death (Rebirth) by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV

4.0

I haven't read any batman since her first book by Greg rucka. This book interested me primarily for Steve epting's art, the covers I'd seen were beautiful. We'll the art did not disappoint, at its best this was essentially Velvet dressed up in a batman costume. Gorgeous, striking, well laid out. The story was a bit confusing, with character relationships painted as being a huge driving force but that I did not fully understand. I don't think they were previously established characters and history from her book, but i can't really know. If they are, then this book majorly fails as a "rebirth good jumping on point". If they're not, then it just wasn't very adept at revealing information. But even if motivations and information was sometimes unclear, the book was still very strong. Kate Kane was well defined. And epting's art was great. Plus, the second to last issue, which did finally explain a bit of history, was by the amazing Stephenie Hans, rich and colorful and beautiful. The very last issue took place in a shitty future and had crappy art. I think it was part of a crossover event or something? I dunno, it was stupid and I hope it doesn't dominate future issues.