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Batwoman (2017)
Batwoman, Vol. 2: Wonderland
Batwoman continues her triumphant return with her own series in BATWOMAN VOL. 2: WONDERLAND, as a part of DC Universe Rebirth!
When Colonel Jacob Kane realized his daughter Kate would never become the soldier he wanted, he chose someone else to lead the secret paramilitary group known as the Colony. That man—Colony Prime—hates nobody on Earth the way he hates Kate…and the feeling is mutual! When the two of them are stranded in the Sahara Desert, heavily dosed with Scarecrow’s fear toxin, with no way to survive except to rely on each other…they might just choose death instead!
BATWOMAN VOL. 2: WONDERLAND collects issues #7-11.
When Colonel Jacob Kane realized his daughter Kate would never become the soldier he wanted, he chose someone else to lead the secret paramilitary group known as the Colony. That man—Colony Prime—hates nobody on Earth the way he hates Kate…and the feeling is mutual! When the two of them are stranded in the Sahara Desert, heavily dosed with Scarecrow’s fear toxin, with no way to survive except to rely on each other…they might just choose death instead!
BATWOMAN VOL. 2: WONDERLAND collects issues #7-11.
128 pages, Paperback
First published June 5, 2018
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July 19, 2018
Kate continues her war on the Many Arms of Death. She's shot down in the Sahara where she eventually falls into the hands of the Scarecrow. Bennett was able to use the Scarecrow as a tool to dive down into Kate Kane's psyche. Scarecrow in the wrong hands can just be random page after page of a hero stumbling through nightmarish landscapes. Luckily for the readers, we're treated instead to Kate's inner turmoil as she processes her relationships with her sister and father and then uses it to her advantage. I also liked the love / hate relationship between Batwomand and Colony Prime as they both seek her father's affection. Fernando Blanco's art fits in very well with the dark, nightmarish look of the book. Also included is a solo story by K. Perkins where Kate goes up against Professor Pyg.
August 8, 2018
Better than the horrible first arc, but still pretty meh.
World: The art is good, it’s the best thing about this series, its no J.H. Williams III, but there is a magical beauty to this series’ art and how it’s different from all the other Bat books, an ethereal beauty to it. Then there’s the world building which is in fits and spurts, the main thing is of course ‘Many Arms of Death’ and the origin of it and Kate’s lost years, this is story but it’s also foundational to the world building and we are still getting bits and pieces. Yes we get a huge piece in the end but the expanse and scope and the pieces for Kate are still scattered.
Story: The first story was okay, I am not a big fan of the Arkham games Scarecrow needle Kruger claw but oh well it’s now in canon. The story was solid, it was what a Scarecrow story is so it’s nothing really all that special. The parts of Kate and her past have been recycled again and again and the guilt she’s lived with and had to go through has also been done again and again since her character appeared in the 2000s it’s getting old and tiring, the art was great though. We get a glimpse of character development with Kate and Dad again but it’s short and fleeting, we need more quite time with them to interact. Then there’s the Pyg and the reveal of Safina (I don’t even remember her name so I’ll call her that) which was once again guilt and past trauma related and honestly set on an island I’ve no interest in at all and a relationship that is not earned the care and emotional impact that the creative team things it deserves (we cared about Maggie in the New52 because we saw a lot of her perspective and their interaction, not here). In the end the reveal was meh and the story was meh.
Characters: Kate is a good character, I like the trauma and guilt that she had to live through, but it’s been how many years with this same one note to her character that I’m a bit tired of it. I know broken people take a long time to heal but this is a comic book and if this is the only defining characteristic of Batwoman than writers are not trying hard enough. There were glimpses of Her and Dad and that relationship which would be more interesting in dealing with ideals and it could be a continuation of the debate he’s having with her from Detective Comics but with a more intimate angle, but we don’t get that. The creative team just decides to add more trauma to her and more guilt and wallowing. This issue is why I don’t like the lost years story and the relationship with Safina, we’ve had sad Kate with girl problems so many times already. Safina is boring then by extension the island is boring and by extension the ‘Many Arms of Death’ is boring. All the issues I mostly have with this series is character based.
Well it was a bit better but not my much, Kate deserves so much more than this.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
World: The art is good, it’s the best thing about this series, its no J.H. Williams III, but there is a magical beauty to this series’ art and how it’s different from all the other Bat books, an ethereal beauty to it. Then there’s the world building which is in fits and spurts, the main thing is of course ‘Many Arms of Death’ and the origin of it and Kate’s lost years, this is story but it’s also foundational to the world building and we are still getting bits and pieces. Yes we get a huge piece in the end but the expanse and scope and the pieces for Kate are still scattered.
Story: The first story was okay, I am not a big fan of the Arkham games Scarecrow needle Kruger claw but oh well it’s now in canon. The story was solid, it was what a Scarecrow story is so it’s nothing really all that special. The parts of Kate and her past have been recycled again and again and the guilt she’s lived with and had to go through has also been done again and again since her character appeared in the 2000s it’s getting old and tiring, the art was great though. We get a glimpse of character development with Kate and Dad again but it’s short and fleeting, we need more quite time with them to interact. Then there’s the Pyg and the reveal of Safina (I don’t even remember her name so I’ll call her that) which was once again guilt and past trauma related and honestly set on an island I’ve no interest in at all and a relationship that is not earned the care and emotional impact that the creative team things it deserves (we cared about Maggie in the New52 because we saw a lot of her perspective and their interaction, not here). In the end the reveal was meh and the story was meh.
Characters: Kate is a good character, I like the trauma and guilt that she had to live through, but it’s been how many years with this same one note to her character that I’m a bit tired of it. I know broken people take a long time to heal but this is a comic book and if this is the only defining characteristic of Batwoman than writers are not trying hard enough. There were glimpses of Her and Dad and that relationship which would be more interesting in dealing with ideals and it could be a continuation of the debate he’s having with her from Detective Comics but with a more intimate angle, but we don’t get that. The creative team just decides to add more trauma to her and more guilt and wallowing. This issue is why I don’t like the lost years story and the relationship with Safina, we’ve had sad Kate with girl problems so many times already. Safina is boring then by extension the island is boring and by extension the ‘Many Arms of Death’ is boring. All the issues I mostly have with this series is character based.
Well it was a bit better but not my much, Kate deserves so much more than this.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
January 26, 2018
check it
can i be real a second?
for just a millisecond?
let down my guard and tell the people how i feel a second?
while i'm glad that marguerite bennett, a queer woman, is writing batwoman, and while i think that she writes the character well, with intelligence and snappy dialogue, batwoman as a character has been irreversibly ruined by the dumb fuck decision to make her father the villain of the series.
think about when the 2009 batwoman first started out: expelled from the marines for being gay, she returns home to gotham and to her father, a former marine himself, who, instead of shunning her because of her expulsion, he HELPS her get back on her feet and become a force of good. kate's father is essentially her alfred, a wise and benevolent father figure who knows her better than she knows herself. their relationship was very well-drawn in the beginning, touching and necessary.
i understand the impulse to pull the rug out from underneath a character as a means of shaking things up, but the point of kate's father was to show that she wasn't alone--no matter how much she craved solitude and insisted on going it alone, he was always there. the decision to have kate's father be this villainous mastermind hellbent on stopping batman and USING kate as a means of fighting this war is a horrendous decision.
until this idiotic idea is reversed, the title, for me, is unreadable.
can i be real a second?
for just a millisecond?
let down my guard and tell the people how i feel a second?
while i'm glad that marguerite bennett, a queer woman, is writing batwoman, and while i think that she writes the character well, with intelligence and snappy dialogue, batwoman as a character has been irreversibly ruined by the dumb fuck decision to make her father the villain of the series.
think about when the 2009 batwoman first started out: expelled from the marines for being gay, she returns home to gotham and to her father, a former marine himself, who, instead of shunning her because of her expulsion, he HELPS her get back on her feet and become a force of good. kate's father is essentially her alfred, a wise and benevolent father figure who knows her better than she knows herself. their relationship was very well-drawn in the beginning, touching and necessary.
i understand the impulse to pull the rug out from underneath a character as a means of shaking things up, but the point of kate's father was to show that she wasn't alone--no matter how much she craved solitude and insisted on going it alone, he was always there. the decision to have kate's father be this villainous mastermind hellbent on stopping batman and USING kate as a means of fighting this war is a horrendous decision.
until this idiotic idea is reversed, the title, for me, is unreadable.
May 11, 2019
Take two of the worst current villains from Batman's rouges gallery and add in a heaping dose of session notes from the writers pop psychologist and you have this, a sad waste of trees.
June 7, 2022
Definitely a step down from volume one. This arc is way more by the numbers. It focuses less on what made volume one so interesting and more on Kate's insecurities and daddy issues.
The art is top tier, however. Probably a full star for stylistic choices.
Another note, I think Scarecrow is really getting overused in DC properties. Feeling a bit oversaturated.
The art is top tier, however. Probably a full star for stylistic choices.
Another note, I think Scarecrow is really getting overused in DC properties. Feeling a bit oversaturated.
July 2, 2019
I enjoyed reading this. It can be a little surreal at times and I almost lost the plot in the middle, but even then, the weird is good. Love the art work. Nice little graphic novel.
Now to order the next one.
July 29, 2020
5 🌟
Kate Kane works with Colony Prime to escape after being exposed to Scarecrow's fear toxin. She also rescues Julia after she is captured by Professor Pyg.
Kate Kane works with Colony Prime to escape after being exposed to Scarecrow's fear toxin. She also rescues Julia after she is captured by Professor Pyg.
May 27, 2018
[Read as single issues]
Trapped in a remote desert with only a Colony soldier for company, Batwoman thinks she's at her wits end until she finds herself at the mercy of the Many Arms Of Death and their next operative, the Scarecrow!
I'm a sucker for Scarecrow. If he's done right, he's a super creepy villain and I just love the whole fear aesthetic since it opens up so many opportunities for storytelling, which Bennett capitalizes on easily here to explore Kate's psyche and her relationships with her father and Batman. The bickering between her and the Colony guy are a bit tiresome eventually though, and I do find it a bit odd that an organization like the Many Arms have been in business with Scarecrow for so long and it hasn't come up before, but these are minor quibbles. Bennett knows how to get into Kate's head easily, and she knows how to make the story give her the opportunities she needs for that.
Fernando Blanco joins the series here, and his moody artwork fits really well with the book; I've been a fan since he was on Phantom Stranger, and he has some clever linework that makes his art extremely distinctive; it's stretched to the limit when Kate starts hallucinating, but he rises to every challenge.
Batwoman's sophmore adventure isn't perfect, but it's got some good character work, one of my favourite villains, and great art. What else do you need?
Trapped in a remote desert with only a Colony soldier for company, Batwoman thinks she's at her wits end until she finds herself at the mercy of the Many Arms Of Death and their next operative, the Scarecrow!
I'm a sucker for Scarecrow. If he's done right, he's a super creepy villain and I just love the whole fear aesthetic since it opens up so many opportunities for storytelling, which Bennett capitalizes on easily here to explore Kate's psyche and her relationships with her father and Batman. The bickering between her and the Colony guy are a bit tiresome eventually though, and I do find it a bit odd that an organization like the Many Arms have been in business with Scarecrow for so long and it hasn't come up before, but these are minor quibbles. Bennett knows how to get into Kate's head easily, and she knows how to make the story give her the opportunities she needs for that.
Fernando Blanco joins the series here, and his moody artwork fits really well with the book; I've been a fan since he was on Phantom Stranger, and he has some clever linework that makes his art extremely distinctive; it's stretched to the limit when Kate starts hallucinating, but he rises to every challenge.
Batwoman's sophmore adventure isn't perfect, but it's got some good character work, one of my favourite villains, and great art. What else do you need?
October 15, 2020
Batwoman battles the scarecrow and manages to use her own strength and pain to her advantage.
All of Kate Kane's inner turmoil is laid out bare in this volume. It literally manifests as nightmarish and horrible monsters that come after her after inhaling the Scarecrow's fear toxin. And while I do find the character of Kate Kane interesting, I found this story to be a bit uninspired. A bat hero facing the scarecrow and overcoming their fears is something we have seen repeatedly over the years, and yes I know Batwoman's fears are unique, however the overall idea of the book is something that doesn't exactly feel fresh. The second story was a lot better in my opinion, which has Kate going up against Professor Pyg and his "dollies".
One thing that really shines in the book is the art. Between Ben Oliver and Steve Epting, the book looks great. Both of their styles fit the bit more militarized feel of Kate's life, and do a great job with bringing her life to the forefront.
Overall, I feel this series should be better, but hasn't reached the heights of a really good story arc. Hopefully the next volume can change that.
All of Kate Kane's inner turmoil is laid out bare in this volume. It literally manifests as nightmarish and horrible monsters that come after her after inhaling the Scarecrow's fear toxin. And while I do find the character of Kate Kane interesting, I found this story to be a bit uninspired. A bat hero facing the scarecrow and overcoming their fears is something we have seen repeatedly over the years, and yes I know Batwoman's fears are unique, however the overall idea of the book is something that doesn't exactly feel fresh. The second story was a lot better in my opinion, which has Kate going up against Professor Pyg and his "dollies".
One thing that really shines in the book is the art. Between Ben Oliver and Steve Epting, the book looks great. Both of their styles fit the bit more militarized feel of Kate's life, and do a great job with bringing her life to the forefront.
Overall, I feel this series should be better, but hasn't reached the heights of a really good story arc. Hopefully the next volume can change that.
September 12, 2018
Batwoman continues to follow the ghost of a woman from her past, which leads her into the Many Arms of Death and a psychedelic landscape, constructed by Johnathan Crane, a.k.a. the Scarecrow. Batwoman traverses this wonderland only to have a family reunion under the most surreal circumstances. If the Scarecrow wasn’t enough, Batwoman has to contend with another costumed crazy known as Professor Pyg, who has the one ally Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman can truly count upon.
This volume marks a return to the psychologically bizarre rather than the outright supernatural, much like what’s appeared in many of Scott Snyder’s Batman graphic novels. It provides a gorgeous visual of colors and darkness, a balance of the emotional and action driven elements of the plot in a style which suits this superhero perfectly. Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman is a marvelous main character; strong, vulnerable, and unabashedly queer, bringing a unique energy into the D.C. universe. For all of these things, I give this book four stars.
This volume marks a return to the psychologically bizarre rather than the outright supernatural, much like what’s appeared in many of Scott Snyder’s Batman graphic novels. It provides a gorgeous visual of colors and darkness, a balance of the emotional and action driven elements of the plot in a style which suits this superhero perfectly. Kate Kane, a.k.a. Batwoman is a marvelous main character; strong, vulnerable, and unabashedly queer, bringing a unique energy into the D.C. universe. For all of these things, I give this book four stars.
February 28, 2021
This volume seems to jump away from the story in the first Rebirth volume. I didn't like some of the artistic choices in the last story. I'm beginning to see why the Batwoman Rebirth title was cancelled. :( But! Her battle with Scarecrow on his own turf was pretty bad ass and very Bat-like.
May 16, 2022
(2.5)
Rep: Jewish lesbian mc, Black side characters, sapphic side characters
Rep: Jewish lesbian mc, Black side characters, sapphic side characters
November 9, 2024
OOO this one got trippy and hard core! I loved it! It had one of my favorite Batman baddies in it AND the Batman baddy of my nightmares. I hate this character because of how terrifyingly gross he is.
June 23, 2020
Batwoman: Wonderland picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next five issues (Batwoman #7–11) of the 2017 on-going series and collects five one-issue stories.
"Trippin' Bats", "Wonderland", "Stay High", and "Kiss from a Rose" are one-issue interconnecting stories (Batwoman #7–10) that has Katherine "Kate" Kane as Batwoman continuing her fight against The Many Arms of Death, the terrorist group, this time Batwoman is going against The Needle also known as Jonathan Crane – The Scarecrow. Finally in "Pygsty" (Batwoman #11) has Batwoman going against Lazlo Valentin as Professor Pyg.
Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman #7–10) and Kate Perkins (Batwoman #11) penned the trade paperback. For the most part, it is written somewhat well. Bennett returned to the narrative of Katherine "Kate" Kane continuing battle with the terrorist organization The Many Arms of Death, this time dealing with Jonathan Crane as The Scarecrow, who is currently working for the organization. Perkins brief one-shot was a nice reprieve from the ongoing story, albeit oddly placed.
Frenando Blanco (Batwoman #7–10) is the main penciler of the trade paperback with the help of Marc Laming (Batwoman #10) and Scott Godlewski (Batwoman #11) penciling the rest. For the most part, their penciling styles mesh rather well, but also rather distinctive, which made the artistic flow a tad inconsistent.
All in all, Batwoman: Wonderland is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
"Trippin' Bats", "Wonderland", "Stay High", and "Kiss from a Rose" are one-issue interconnecting stories (Batwoman #7–10) that has Katherine "Kate" Kane as Batwoman continuing her fight against The Many Arms of Death, the terrorist group, this time Batwoman is going against The Needle also known as Jonathan Crane – The Scarecrow. Finally in "Pygsty" (Batwoman #11) has Batwoman going against Lazlo Valentin as Professor Pyg.
Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman #7–10) and Kate Perkins (Batwoman #11) penned the trade paperback. For the most part, it is written somewhat well. Bennett returned to the narrative of Katherine "Kate" Kane continuing battle with the terrorist organization The Many Arms of Death, this time dealing with Jonathan Crane as The Scarecrow, who is currently working for the organization. Perkins brief one-shot was a nice reprieve from the ongoing story, albeit oddly placed.
Frenando Blanco (Batwoman #7–10) is the main penciler of the trade paperback with the help of Marc Laming (Batwoman #10) and Scott Godlewski (Batwoman #11) penciling the rest. For the most part, their penciling styles mesh rather well, but also rather distinctive, which made the artistic flow a tad inconsistent.
All in all, Batwoman: Wonderland is a somewhat good continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
December 8, 2024
This was another great installment of Batwoman that brings us one step closer to defeating the Many Arms of Death 😏👍🦇.
Our plot begins with Batwoman taking a colony pod and flying over the Serheria desert to the location of one of the Many Arms of Death's assassin associates named the "Needle." Batwoman's pod crash lands by local authorities, forcing her to walk in the blazing heat to locate the Needle. Along the way, Batwoman encounters two hyper-hallucinating crazed colony troops who seem to be on the same path and manages to overpower them. What follows is a nightmare dream sequence involving Beth in the Alps of Geneva until a bullet shot appears in her head, causing the dream to come to a sudden end as Batwoman comes to it. Batwoman finds an oasis and begins to drink from the refreshing water, and we pane out to see that Scarecrow is the one pulling the strings.
What follows in a spiraling cascade as we learn that Scarecrow is working with Elder/Younger while being supervised by their trusted apprentice Fatima. Meanwhile, Batwoman is descaling from one of her many bad hallucination trips involving her family in an Alice and Wonderland hell of a nightmare discussing how she is the root cause of her father's, mother's, and sister's downfall. When Batwoman gains a grip on reality, it's revealed that she's been imprisoned with Colony Prime. After a brief heated argument over Colony's desire to please Colonel Kane, to the dismay of Batwoman and comprise, is made when the fear toxins are poured into the cells. Batwoman then uses her fried electro-computer bat symbol to break the glass and door imprisoning them.
Our plot advances as Colony Prime and Batwoman are once again deeply fear-gassed as they try to fight their way out of their own personal hells, but it all comes crashing down when Batwoman locates an electrical box and uses it as an amplifier to send out a signal to the Colony. Scarecrow then catches up with his prisoners as a giant monster of a hallucination. Colony Prime crumbles under the pressure as he sees his worst fears of his daughter growing up to be a soldier and dying in action, while Batwoman takes up the gauntlet by becoming a Giant Bat and overpowering Scarecrow by becoming his worst nightmare by self-actualized her own trauma. Scarecrow slinks off and tries to escape from his lair while Fatima aborts the mission with the Elder/Younger calling in Knife for backup. Batwoman fails to catch Fatima because one last hallucination of her beloved Safiyah appears in a rose-covered dress, easing her pain and transforming her from a Bat monster to a human, then disappears.
The Colony then intervenes, revealing that they have also been trying to take down the needle along with other leads from the Many Arms of Death. Batwoman has an argument with her father over his need to control her and use the Colony as her latest symbol over the Bat, but Batwoman refuses and leaves with further resentment towards her father.
Finally, our last arc involves Professor PYG, who has been kidnapping tourists, and Julia Pennyworth is hot on the trail, leading to her, in turn, becoming a target and kidnapped by the dolltrons. Batwoman finds the scene of the crime where Julia is taken on the yacht with a singular porcelain piece left as a clue. With the hours ticking, Batwoman becomes desperate as she returns to the Grand Bazaar to look for further clues. When she finds a dolltron and begins integrating the crooks to find their base and arrives on site in the nick of time to save Julia and a few remaining victims from Professor PYG. There is one last epic fight between Batwoman and PYG, who reveals that Beth, aka Alice, once spoke of how Batwoman was often a victim of being/giving "too little, too late". This sticks with Batwoman as she delivers the final blow, and once the dust settles, Kate informs Julia that she needs to confront her trauma head-on in Brussels, where it all began.
Overall, this was a nice installment with some epic fight scenes and equally intense heartwrenching moments, while Batwoman confronts her traumatic past and issues with her father. I really enjoyed the direction that this plot is going and can't wait to read the final vol 😄👍❤️💯🦇!! 9.0/10 🌟!!
Our plot begins with Batwoman taking a colony pod and flying over the Serheria desert to the location of one of the Many Arms of Death's assassin associates named the "Needle." Batwoman's pod crash lands by local authorities, forcing her to walk in the blazing heat to locate the Needle. Along the way, Batwoman encounters two hyper-hallucinating crazed colony troops who seem to be on the same path and manages to overpower them. What follows is a nightmare dream sequence involving Beth in the Alps of Geneva until a bullet shot appears in her head, causing the dream to come to a sudden end as Batwoman comes to it. Batwoman finds an oasis and begins to drink from the refreshing water, and we pane out to see that Scarecrow is the one pulling the strings.
What follows in a spiraling cascade as we learn that Scarecrow is working with Elder/Younger while being supervised by their trusted apprentice Fatima. Meanwhile, Batwoman is descaling from one of her many bad hallucination trips involving her family in an Alice and Wonderland hell of a nightmare discussing how she is the root cause of her father's, mother's, and sister's downfall. When Batwoman gains a grip on reality, it's revealed that she's been imprisoned with Colony Prime. After a brief heated argument over Colony's desire to please Colonel Kane, to the dismay of Batwoman and comprise, is made when the fear toxins are poured into the cells. Batwoman then uses her fried electro-computer bat symbol to break the glass and door imprisoning them.
Our plot advances as Colony Prime and Batwoman are once again deeply fear-gassed as they try to fight their way out of their own personal hells, but it all comes crashing down when Batwoman locates an electrical box and uses it as an amplifier to send out a signal to the Colony. Scarecrow then catches up with his prisoners as a giant monster of a hallucination. Colony Prime crumbles under the pressure as he sees his worst fears of his daughter growing up to be a soldier and dying in action, while Batwoman takes up the gauntlet by becoming a Giant Bat and overpowering Scarecrow by becoming his worst nightmare by self-actualized her own trauma. Scarecrow slinks off and tries to escape from his lair while Fatima aborts the mission with the Elder/Younger calling in Knife for backup. Batwoman fails to catch Fatima because one last hallucination of her beloved Safiyah appears in a rose-covered dress, easing her pain and transforming her from a Bat monster to a human, then disappears.
The Colony then intervenes, revealing that they have also been trying to take down the needle along with other leads from the Many Arms of Death. Batwoman has an argument with her father over his need to control her and use the Colony as her latest symbol over the Bat, but Batwoman refuses and leaves with further resentment towards her father.
Finally, our last arc involves Professor PYG, who has been kidnapping tourists, and Julia Pennyworth is hot on the trail, leading to her, in turn, becoming a target and kidnapped by the dolltrons. Batwoman finds the scene of the crime where Julia is taken on the yacht with a singular porcelain piece left as a clue. With the hours ticking, Batwoman becomes desperate as she returns to the Grand Bazaar to look for further clues. When she finds a dolltron and begins integrating the crooks to find their base and arrives on site in the nick of time to save Julia and a few remaining victims from Professor PYG. There is one last epic fight between Batwoman and PYG, who reveals that Beth, aka Alice, once spoke of how Batwoman was often a victim of being/giving "too little, too late". This sticks with Batwoman as she delivers the final blow, and once the dust settles, Kate informs Julia that she needs to confront her trauma head-on in Brussels, where it all began.
Overall, this was a nice installment with some epic fight scenes and equally intense heartwrenching moments, while Batwoman confronts her traumatic past and issues with her father. I really enjoyed the direction that this plot is going and can't wait to read the final vol 😄👍❤️💯🦇!! 9.0/10 🌟!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 18, 2021
Kate Kane continues her battle against the terrorist organization the Many Arms of Death. She and Julie have tracked down the operative called the Needle to Sahara Desert. Her plane is shot down and she must fight Colony soldiers who have been poisoned. After trekking in the desert for almost a day, she hallucinates about her lost year in the island Coryana and about her former lover Safiyah. The Needle’s operative captures Kate and takes her to an underground secret lab. It turns out that the Needle is actually the Scarecrow.
Most of the story is full of hallucinations while Kate battles her scars and father issues. The Scarecrow has also imprisoned Colony Prime who thinks of Kate’s dad as his dad. They bicker while trying to save themselves.
The final issue is a more stand-alone story. Kate’s right hand woman Julia is missing and her apartment shows signs of fighting. Kate tracks her while berating herself for not noticing quicker that Julia is missing. This one has a new villain to me, at least. I didn’t really care for him.
This was a pretty good exploration of Kate’s inner demons and the art complemented the hallucinations. Kate is a very wounded character and her father’s betrayal has also cut deep. She starts to question if her actions are doing any good at all, especially after the collection’s final issue. The story doesn’t end in a cliffhanger but Kate is going to confront her sister so it’s not neatly tied up, either.
Of course, the main action is in the TV-show so Kate can’t have much character development here.
Most of the story is full of hallucinations while Kate battles her scars and father issues. The Scarecrow has also imprisoned Colony Prime who thinks of Kate’s dad as his dad. They bicker while trying to save themselves.
The final issue is a more stand-alone story. Kate’s right hand woman Julia is missing and her apartment shows signs of fighting. Kate tracks her while berating herself for not noticing quicker that Julia is missing. This one has a new villain to me, at least. I didn’t really care for him.
This was a pretty good exploration of Kate’s inner demons and the art complemented the hallucinations. Kate is a very wounded character and her father’s betrayal has also cut deep. She starts to question if her actions are doing any good at all, especially after the collection’s final issue. The story doesn’t end in a cliffhanger but Kate is going to confront her sister so it’s not neatly tied up, either.
Of course, the main action is in the TV-show so Kate can’t have much character development here.
June 28, 2019
Wow, I know this volume was good because I finished it so quickly. I only gave the first volume 3 stars because it just lacked something, but the second volume totally starts to put the pieces together. There are still so many unanswered questions. I really enjoyed the psychedelic artwork during scarecrows reign of terror, Blanco is amazing! I loved his work in Midnighter and Apollo. I’m so happy to see him working with other gay characters in the DC cannon. Shout out to Bennett too for piecing the story together the way she is. Going back in forth in time really screwed with me in the first volume, but in this one everything starts to make more sense as we get more layers to Kate/Batwoman’s character. She is driven by her need to persevere through her damaged past. She really is an interesting hero and makes it clear in her fight with Scarecrow that she is different from Batman in many ways. She’ll use any weapon she can get her hands on, she’ll work with drug lords and she may even kill. Sis ain’t playing! I do have one critique, some of the dialogue is very corny. I couldn’t imagine anyone saying some of those things in real life. But overall it was a really good book and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into the next volume, kinda like Batwoman did with Scarecrow. Could we call her Woman Bat?
January 20, 2019
Once again, I was completely pulled in and captivated by the writing of Marguerite Bennet and James Tynion IV. The dialogue is witty and fresh, and Kane's character continues to intrigue me. The illustrations by Steve Epting and Ben Oliver are beautiful, and they keep the story flowing smoothly while setting the background of Kane's world.
In this volume, Batwoman continues hunting the Many Hands of Death and chasing the elusive ghosts of her past. She becomes trapped in the desert with a Colony soldier. The unlikely pair has to work together to withstand the psychedelic weapon of one of Batman's most twisted supervillains.
Kane then has to switch gears immediately to solve a mystery involving missing tourists while also performing a mission to rescue one of her few remaining friends. Throughout her journey in this volume, Kane remains the strong, aloof, vulnerable, and damaged Batwoman that strikes fear into the hearts of the DC supervillains and love into the hearts of the readers.
In this volume, Batwoman continues hunting the Many Hands of Death and chasing the elusive ghosts of her past. She becomes trapped in the desert with a Colony soldier. The unlikely pair has to work together to withstand the psychedelic weapon of one of Batman's most twisted supervillains.
Kane then has to switch gears immediately to solve a mystery involving missing tourists while also performing a mission to rescue one of her few remaining friends. Throughout her journey in this volume, Kane remains the strong, aloof, vulnerable, and damaged Batwoman that strikes fear into the hearts of the DC supervillains and love into the hearts of the readers.
January 16, 2023
This volume just feels ... small. The storyline is really minimal and kind of nonsensical - Kate ends up in a Saharan research lab with Colony Prime and under the effect of Scarecrow. The fact that she's dosed for most of the book allows the art to really shine, with some impressive flights of fancy playing out in Kate's mind. And her interactions with Colony Prime are fairly enjoyable. But we've seen her go through this stuff before, and nothing particularly new comes out this time. The story moves forward a little bit, but most of it feels like it's running in neutral. And then there's a second short series where Kane's support person gets captured by Professor Pyg, which really doesn't live up to the premise, mostly because Kate spends the whole of the issues complaining about how she's not smart enough to solve the mystery, which really feels out of character. So the issue has some visual highs for the series, but plot-wise is pretty low.
September 19, 2022
This book was more confusing than the first volume. Whatever story arc was established in that volume was put aside for this one. Here, we find Batwoman on a mission given her by The Batman himself to find some bio-terrorists but none of that matters because all she finds is Scarecrow in a secret lab buried underneath the Sahara desert. The rest of the book is filled with tons of backstory I was unfamilar with as Batwoman travels through a nightmare dreamscape brought on by whatever potion the Scarecrow has concocted this time. The creepy twins make a brief appearance, the Many Arms of Death get a passing mention but none of the events in this book seem to tie in with any meaning. It is all just filler. The artwork is as confusing as the writing and, after reading this installment, I'm sure what is going on or where the story is headed.
September 23, 2018
off topic for just a moment--this bizarre summary doesn't fit what happens in this volume at all...really weird.
Kate is hunting the many arms of death, one of which turns out to be the scarecrow. She handles Dr. Crane pretty darned effectively and it makes for fun reading. The Professor Pygg single-issue that follows feels a bit bizarre and detached from the rest of the book, but Pygg has never quite worked for me.
The mental toughness on dispaly in the Scarecrow arc is impressive. Kate essentially "muscles" through Crane's formula not only for herself, but while draggin Colony Prime along behind her. When dad shows up at the end, he's really too late to rescue her as she's already rescued her self and his man.
Kate is hunting the many arms of death, one of which turns out to be the scarecrow. She handles Dr. Crane pretty darned effectively and it makes for fun reading. The Professor Pygg single-issue that follows feels a bit bizarre and detached from the rest of the book, but Pygg has never quite worked for me.
The mental toughness on dispaly in the Scarecrow arc is impressive. Kate essentially "muscles" through Crane's formula not only for herself, but while draggin Colony Prime along behind her. When dad shows up at the end, he's really too late to rescue her as she's already rescued her self and his man.
December 17, 2018
Great story and art.
Batwoman rules Batman drools.
No not really, but Batwoman is much darker and gritter and her villains seam more realistic than Batmans.
This has a misleading summary on here. It says "returning to the future glimpsed in vol 1" but this does not follow that at all. This is set in the here and now, continuing the story of Kate chasing The Many Arms Of Death started in volume 1. I do wish some of the other Bat family would come in. Red Hood would be the best choice, as he is the other black (or rather red) sheep of the family.
The fight with Scarecrow was terrifying and very well written and illustrated.
Overall a great series that I cant wait for more of.
Also really excited for the CW show to kick off!
Batwoman rules Batman drools.
No not really, but Batwoman is much darker and gritter and her villains seam more realistic than Batmans.
This has a misleading summary on here. It says "returning to the future glimpsed in vol 1" but this does not follow that at all. This is set in the here and now, continuing the story of Kate chasing The Many Arms Of Death started in volume 1. I do wish some of the other Bat family would come in. Red Hood would be the best choice, as he is the other black (or rather red) sheep of the family.
The fight with Scarecrow was terrifying and very well written and illustrated.
Overall a great series that I cant wait for more of.
Also really excited for the CW show to kick off!
March 2, 2024
Historia bazująca głównie na akcji, kontynuująca wątek starcia z organizacją Many Arms of Death. Kate idąc po tropach, trafia na Saharę, aby uszkodzić sprzęt i przeżyć istny koszmar.
Zwłaszcza, że wspomnianą organizację wspomaga tu Scarecrow, który miejscami wygląda naprawdę imponująco. Możemy zatem liczy na szereg urojeń i ekspozycji największych leków bohaterki. Finał jest nawet niezły, a wygląd "odmienionej" Kate dosyć upiorny.
Ten w zasadzie krótki zbiórek dopełnia historyjka, w której kobietę czeka starcie z Dr. Pigiem. Było takie sobie. Bardzo przeciętne.
Także wygląd serii mnie do końca mnie nie zachwyca, choć trzeba przyznać, że w tych bardziej upiornych chwilach pasuje naprawdę dobrze.
Zwłaszcza, że wspomnianą organizację wspomaga tu Scarecrow, który miejscami wygląda naprawdę imponująco. Możemy zatem liczy na szereg urojeń i ekspozycji największych leków bohaterki. Finał jest nawet niezły, a wygląd "odmienionej" Kate dosyć upiorny.
Ten w zasadzie krótki zbiórek dopełnia historyjka, w której kobietę czeka starcie z Dr. Pigiem. Było takie sobie. Bardzo przeciętne.
Także wygląd serii mnie do końca mnie nie zachwyca, choć trzeba przyznać, że w tych bardziej upiornych chwilach pasuje naprawdę dobrze.
August 9, 2018
I still can't say I love this series, but this second volume gets definitely better. The foe, Scarecrow, feels quite more interesting than in the previous issues. I still don't get the narrative, which feels erratic at some points, but the plots is starting to catch me. Also, I'm finally beginning to understand Batwoman and her conflicts. I really like that romance is so left aside in this stories: she has much greater things to worry about. It definitely makes the storytelling better. The art, as any bat-thing, is outstanding. I love the use of blacks and reds. I love the roses and the constant references to Alice and Wonderland. I'll keep reading: I've really enjoyed this volume
March 28, 2019
While it fits into a broader arc, the main story of this collection sees Batwoman facing off against the Scarecrow. As a result, much of the story takes place in a hallucinatory landscape, which worked well for me (perhaps because I haven't read too many Scarecrow stories before...) and allows Bennett to play around with Batwoman's psyche and emphasise her differences from Batman. Yes, the villain behind Scarecrow isn't a great way to twist the background, and the one-episode story that rounds out the collection is nothing much to get excited about, but I felt this was a decent examination of the character.
August 27, 2018
Continuing her battle against the Many Arms of Death, Batwoman comes into direct contact and battle with another of their agents, The Needle, which we know better as Scarecrow. Most of the Volume involves battling him and her own fears. Colony Prime joins her for much of the adventure, but he's a minor character as far as I am concerned.
The last issue is about Kate taking down Professor Pyg and it is very good, but the whole Volume overall is very straightforward and semi-dull.
I'll continue the title, but Batwoman is much better in the pages of Detective Comics.
The last issue is about Kate taking down Professor Pyg and it is very good, but the whole Volume overall is very straightforward and semi-dull.
I'll continue the title, but Batwoman is much better in the pages of Detective Comics.
September 26, 2018
When you put Wonderland and Kate Kane in the same sentence, the first thing that should come to mind is her sister, who thinks she's Alice. Unfortunately, there's barely any mention of her. All we really get is an angsty Kate who, for some reason, hates her dad. Jacob Kane, who was essentially her Alfred in the previous runs of this title. Jacob Kane, who helped Kate get through the hardest times of her life after being kicked out of the army for being queer.
I don't understand what the motivation behind turning her father into a villain, and I really don't like it.
I don't understand what the motivation behind turning her father into a villain, and I really don't like it.
January 7, 2020
Batwoman: Wonderland (Volume 2)
is a fantastic Batman orientated title, which brings about a very different character from Batman and his other characters. As she states when she is fighting off The Scarecrow (aka The Needle in the shadowy organisation The Many Arms of Deaths) in the story
Kiss from a Rose
:
"What can Batwoman do that Batman can't? Batman wouldn't befriend warlords and killers... but I do. Batman wouldn't use your poisons and weapons for his gain... but I am. And Batman would never kill... but I..."
"What can Batwoman do that Batman can't? Batman wouldn't befriend warlords and killers... but I do. Batman wouldn't use your poisons and weapons for his gain... but I am. And Batman would never kill... but I..."
February 12, 2021
The Scarecrow arc had some cool character moments (though they depend heavily on the additional backstory that was given on Vol. 1) and some great art that enhanced the nightmare setting intended for the arc. Overall, I liked it a lot.
The final issue is sort of bland; just another rethread on the themes we saw in the earlier issues. Still, I don't feel like Kate's story is close to being done, but since the next one is the last trade, I'm guessing this was the bridge to a longer story that was cut short.
The final issue is sort of bland; just another rethread on the themes we saw in the earlier issues. Still, I don't feel like Kate's story is close to being done, but since the next one is the last trade, I'm guessing this was the bridge to a longer story that was cut short.
December 12, 2019
Kate is on the hunt for the Mother of War, brought back to the island where she had her lost year, complete with fear toxin that has her reliving all of her worst memories. I enjoyed the look into her relationship with Safiya, and how much damage it inflicted that continues. The plot occasionally felt a little convoluted, but really solid ending on Kate wondering about the good her kind of justice offers and how to shift things.
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