Batwoman, Volume 1: Hydrology

I really want to like Batwoman and I plan on continuing this series, at least as they come out in trade paperback. And it is an interesting character with lots of issues and great attributes. Maybe it's because I didn't have much knowledge of Batwoman before the New 52, or rather, no desire to know about her until now, but I felt like I was coming into a story that had already begun without me.

Hydrology collects issues #0-5 and we start out with mention of Kate's twin sister and who she became and even the back cover mentions her father was her partner in crime fighting. But nowhere in the book is that really made clear. There's no backstory and you're just meant to follow along as if everything makes sense.

Now, I don't know if other series in the New 52 are like this. To be honest they probably are, I just never noticed because I already know the backstories for the series I collect and read. The other thing that bugs me is that this is only the first 6 issues (counting #0) so the story arc isn't nearly complete. If the arc crossed over multiple characters I could see having more than 1 book for the arc, but this is soley Batwoman's story!

Basically, my complaints are with the set up and the lack of issues in this TP, not with the story itself. I actually was familiar with La Llorna thanks to TV's Grimm so I felt rather proud of myself. :)

So I'm on the fence. I've got volumes 2 and 3 on hold at the library. I'll read through those and decide then if I want to continue with Batwoman!