Reviews

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

nausiqaa's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

jhstack's review

3.0

I'm behind on the post JH Williams III Batwoman volumes, but this was a good start for the Rebirth line that left me wanting more background on what has been transpiring both during the gap between trades and in the not-too-distant-future in the trade. (e-galley from NetGalley)

eddieboy's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

readrgirl07's review

3.0

The art was fantastic! Plot fluctuated between really good and meh. Will be reading more Batwoman in the future.

adamantane's review

dark

antlersantlers's review against another edition

2.0

Meh? I like the gay stuff (lol, natch) but all the fighting was very boring. My understanding of the plot was certainly not helped by me starting it in January and finishing it in June, but it’s not super complicated so I feel like I got it. I’m not sure how this ended up on my kindle, but I read it! I looooooved the issue with art by Stephanie Hans. The Epting art was good, but the art in the last issue by Renato Arlem was bad. It’s serviceable for a superhero comic (a low bar), but there’s so much better out there.

chrisburton's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

amck's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kuutar's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

sherpawhale's review

3.0

:/

Really not how I want to feel about Kate Kane's return.

Overall, I like the plot of the Mediterranean island that Kate left her first love on. I like her and Julia working together as an ultra modern Bruce and Alfred.

I don't think it should have taken 7 issues to get through. I don't think the single what-if of the future should have been there, because it was so open-ended and there wasn't much badass there. Only do future what-if issues if there's a badass element to it. don't leave them open ended and vague.

and there's a lot of vague here. I think I might chalk that up to Tynion. really not pleased with his direction of Detective Comics. In fact, I kind of hate that series right now. especially how he's directing Kate's arc.