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Greg Rucka and JH Williams III kick off the Batwoman storyline with a bang in “Detective Comics” 854.  Williams hasn’t lost a step from “Promethea,” and is one of the most interesting artists working today.  If

you’re on the fence about this, I suggest you just pick up a copy and look at it.  Rucka’s story is interesting – continuing the “Crime Bible” saga, it appears, and exploring the personality of Kate Kane, first introduced with much fanfare in “52.”  But the obvious selling point of the book is the art.  Williams is brilliant in layout and composition, experimental yet completely clear in his storytelling.

The black and red color palate from Dave Stewart as “Detective” opens draws you into Gotham City; Todd Klein, one of comics’ most prestigious letterers, completes the package.

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