This is why I hate and don't buy any mainstream comics from Marvel or DC because they all have good ideas but it's their execution of those ideas that ruin the idea. Here's a great example of a great idea and story line that becomes ruined because there isn't any time placed in developing characters or the storyline.
This story needed a good long time to develop the main character of Batwoman - and her alternate identity - and the villain of the story. Instead what the reader gets is a MTV version of the story that's paced like a Michael Bay film and what's left is a blenderized version of characterization, story, and ideas that become glossed over so quickly there's no connection to anything going on. Which is a real shame because Greg Rucka has written a really good story that I really liked but because of the pacing and comic system, he's become another victim of the market. The end result of the story line is that it becomes just another story in the comic system that could have been something very different but instead becomes just another typical comic on the shelf.
Even though the comic system has helped to destroy any kind of connection with story - which as I said before is no fault of Greg Rucka - the main reason to read this comic is for the gorgeous art by J. H. Williams. His art is unlike anything else in comic world from his panel layouts and mixture of color and inking that divides Batwoman from her night escapades and her morning alternate identity. Even the flashback scenes are rendered in a completely different style than what was appearing before. All of this adds up to a visual display that is way more art form than typical comic book. He's definitely one of the best comic artist out there and his art work alone is worth giving this comic book a read.
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