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| Cover by J.H. Williams III |
Batwoman: Elegy (2010)
Writer: Greg Rucka
Penciller: J.H. Williams III
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Letterer: Todd Klein
Batwoman: Elegy has a reputation of being pretty damn brilliant. After seeing many in the comic book community praise it, I knew I had to check it out. Of course, all I knew about Batwoman was that she was only created to help dispel rumors of homosexual subtext between Batman and Robin in the early half of Batman’s comic book career. So really, I had absolutely no background in just who Batwoman is: her history, her connection to Bruce Wayne or even her real identity. This probably accounts for my extreme confusion while reading this graphic novel.
The novel follows the rather devil-may-care Batwoman as she investigates the reappearance of thirteen covens of some religion of crime. These covens have a new leader and she wants to know who they are and what they are up to. Already I was thrown by this. What covens in Gotham? This is a thing? I had no idea.
