Batwoman: Elegy
2010 • 192 pages

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15

Beautiful artwork, although it's presented in frames that are often distracting or difficult to follow. Everything I read about this reboot really emphasized Batwoman sexuality (she's a lesbian), but that aspect of the character seemed more tacked on than actually necessary. Naturally, I enjoyed the variety and quality of the Lewis Carroll references, although I wish the authors hadn't decided to so blatantly point out the connection. A villainess who calls herself Alice and makes references to things being curious or not being afraid of falling down the stairs should be obvious enough; if the Batwoman readers aren't savvy enough to make the connection, that's their problem, there's no need to insult the rest of us by pointing out the obvious.

November 25, 2010