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       Batwoman: Elegy - Greg Rucka & J.H. Williams
       By: ChipRawks Date: October 1, 2011, 9:44 am
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       [CENTER]Batwoman: Elegy (2010)
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       Written by Greg Rucka
       Drawn by J.H. Williams
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       With all the comics I have read over the years, surprisingly,
       this was my first time reading a Batwoman title. I've come
       across her character from time to time, but never in her own
       book. And even though I knew of Batwoman, I know absolutely
       nothing about her origin and who is behind the mask.
       I've heard some pretty good things about Elegy and most
       suggested this as the book to dive into to get my feet wet with
       Batwoman. So, was this book as good as most have raved about?
       No. First things first, I will say what I did like about the
       book. I thought the idea of Kate/Batwoman being a Lesbian was
       pretty interesting and grounded the book more in reality that
       even a Superhero can feel more like a real person, showing her
       struggles in maintaining a relationship, regardless of sexual
       orientation.
       The other thing I liked was the art by J.H. Williams...for the
       most part, which also leads into what I don't like here.
       Williams seems to have a knack for jumping in and out of styles
       to service the story that's being told. To my eyes, when
       Batwoman is doing her thing, the art is very reminiscent of
       Travis Charest. The flashback sequences definitely take a page
       from John Byrne while the current stuff outside of the Batwoman
       costume is a completely different style. That's the good thing.
       The bad thing is Williams panel layouts. At times, it can come
       across as a thing of beauty and really adds to the story. But
       the rest of the time, it creates far too much confusion because
       it doesn't give a clear idea of how to read it and I guess I lay
       the blame with the one doing the Lettering for the series at
       fault here. It's not good.
       Also, the rest of the story to me was just okay. For me there
       really wasn't anything all that compelling and the book just
       kinds of ends without a clear cut resolution. It's almost more
       like a cliffhanger...but not.
       Honestly, I can' recommend this one. Maybe one day I may re-read
       it and see if my opinions change. But right now, it's not
       likely. Go with a Rent here.
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