DC decided to reboot their comic book universe, so I decided to blog along with it!
Batwing #1
Written by Judd Winick
Art by Ben Oliver
It's Batman. In Africa.
Really, that's about the basics of it. We get introduced to Batwing right from the start. And by introduced, I mean we are given his name and that's about it. What the book doesn't tell you is about Batman's network of Bat people throughout the world called Batman, Inc. That Batman is recruiting these heroes and giving them the Batsymbol to represent their various territories.
Now, you have been introduced to the story. Now, you can begin to read it.
And it reads pretty well. Seriously, Winick can be a really miss target, but I think it might be because he just doesn't get certain characters or his characters don't come off as believable. I once read a vampire story he did years back for Vertigo Comics that was called Blood and Water. It worked. It was serviceable. It told its story and it did it to entertain, and he did it again here.
Winick doesn't write much for dialogue, and I'm talking about characters not having more than a few words in a given panel. Which is fine, as long as the characters can still play some sort of characterization when they do it. Let's put it this way: I feel I am getting to know these characters, and, given enough time and issues, I will grow to like them. And hey, this Batman's name is David, so I will give it a little.
The art is gorgeous painted art. But it rarely has any backgrounds in it. Which is weird, because you can't really call this a floating heads comic - one where you see nothing but faces talking back and forth. It reads more like a floating bodies - you see lots of full figures, but they seem to be hanging in the air. Looks good, but that is about it. If the cover matched the interiors a little more, then it would be rock solid.
Words: 7/10 - which is about average for Winick for me.
Pictures: 6/10 - Not much in terms of a sense of storytelling, just looks nice.
Recommend: Not so much. Maybe for Batfans to give a try, but it can be skipped over.
Buy Next Issue: I will be. You may not be. I have a feeling this may be the first Bat-title that will be cut from the reboot, but it has potential to stay afloat.
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