Comics! Batwoman #13

Batwoman #13 

J.H. Williams III: Co-writer. Artist.
W. Haden Blackman: Co-writer.

The Solicitation

• Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up!

• Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up! (We’re so excited we had to say it twice!)


Preview

Why I Bought It
Two things intrigued me, Williams back on art, and Wonder Woman appearing. And the last issue, #0, was pretty strong. Let's see what we got.

What I Liked
As with Batwoman and J.H. Williams III, you have to sit back and appreciate the art. First and foremost, that is what this book brings best. You can certainly see why he was tapped for art duties on the upcoming Sandman book.

This book did surprise me a little though. This felt like I was in the middle of a story line, and that very well could be. I didn't pick up issue #12, and I knew this probably wouldn't be a continuation of issue #0, but one could only hope. But I will give writing credit where it is due, this book just rocked it. That was something that I found very lacking in previous issues, especially when trying to have six stories going on at once. Some subplots were explored, but not at the expense of the main story. And you felt like you got enough from the main story to feel like something was told.

You can tell just from the art that Wonder Woman is drawn just differently enough to make her stand apart from Batwoman. It definitely gives you the feel that Wonder Woman is out of her element and Batwoman would be more suited to this world, even though Batwoman's voice tells you different.

What I Didn't Like
The solicitation for this comic sucked. Simply stating 'Batwoman and Wonder Woman team up!' twice does not make for an enticing read.

But outside of that, I dug the writing and the art was stellar. There isn't much I could say that was bad about this book except for the ending which just came abruptly in the middle of meeting a new character. While I am certain that this book will read better when you sit down with all the issues in a row, I just don't like it that  the book ended on this note. It was rather good up until this point as well.

Panel to Remember
I'm going with the two page spread filled with worms and words. I can see where, if this was some one's first comic featuring Williams, they would get lost in that artwork and words. Hell, it even took me a moment or two to follow the flow. But it works surprisingly well to get across how the character feels through the artwork, even though they are on the page.

Quotable
"I will bloody you beat you until you are tender to eat." - Nyx. Sounds delicious. And something I'm saying to the next pound of ground beef I cook up.

Grades
Words: 8/10
Pictures: 10/10
Buy Next Issue: I hesitate a bit, but I think if next issue stays as strong in the writing department, then I may start bringing in Batwoman back into the regular buy pile.