BATWOMAN #2 – What Have You Done?

Creative Team – Greg Rucka, DaNi, Matt Hollingsworth, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Published by DC Comics

Catch up with Batwoman #1!

The Story

Batwoman #2 continues to impress with the story that Greg Rucka has laid out. This comic is worlds different from the first issue when we see someone in the hospital who is supposedly Kate, but then we see her out in the streets of Petalon, Greece. So, was it actually Beth in the hospital? Or is it her sister wearing the Batwoman costume? It’s interesting because Rucka makes it known that there’s a lot we don’t know to the story, and the mystery of it all gets bigger and bigger.

Seeing Kate in the streets of Greece, we see her being put into a tough situation. Her choices are to kill or her father, Jacob Kane, be the one who’s killed. Given the classic “no-kill rule” of the Bat-family, this absolutely adds layers to the story and makes the mystery that much more compelling. Rucka is taking the reader to places unheard of and I am very excited to see where he goes with the story.

The Art

The artwork of Batwoman #2 is what truly drives the story. Illustrated by DaNi, we see loads of action and a whole lot of emotion from the characters. Where it be from a concerned father, a worried Batwoman, or a conniving Master Slay, you can pick up on the tone of the characters very easily. Speaking on the action of the comic, DaNi puts the reader right in the middle of the fights and really brings the energy to new heights.

Matt Hollingsworth handles the colors of the comic, sticking to the dark colors of the city at night with Batwoman’s classic red being the focal point. What I love about this is that Batwoman practically jumps off the pages with her bright red juxtaposing the black colors, which makes the action panels that much more gorgeous.

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou brings power to the limited dialogue of the characters. You can feel the emotion in Batwoman’s words when she says “don’t get up” or “I’m sorry, Daddy”. Batwoman speaks very little in the comic, but what she does say is drenched in emotion. All in all, the artists truly shined in this issue and brought the story to new depths.

Final Thoughts

As someone who isn’t too familiar with the backstory of Batwoman, I have to say that Greg Rucka and the artists have me hooked into this run. I’m very interested to see where this goes and to learn more of the mystery of the storyline.

Overall Grade – 9/10

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