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@Newsarama-- Batwoman #0 and Acme Novelty Library #20

Over at Newsarama, I've got two reviews in this week's Best Shots column, Batwoman #0 and Acme Novelty Library #20.

Batwoman #0

Greg Rucka made Kate Kane a fascinating character, full of all of these intricacies that often seemed contradictory but spoke worlds about her. Through her words and actions, she became one of the most refreshing new additions to the Batman family of characters. By telling the story completely from Batman’s perspective, Williams III and Blackman obscure those intriguing character traits of Kate and present her just another member of Batman’s entourage. After this issue, she’s merely just another Bat character, a member of his ever-expanding army. There are so many of them running around that she’s lost her individuality and intrigue.

Acme Novelty Library #20:
Jordon Lint’s life takes on a couple of interesting shapes. The first shape that Ware uses is a circle as he tells Jordon’s story from birth to death. This is the story of Jordon’s whole life so those are the natural beginning and end points to this story. Ware presents both in the same fashion, with a similar fade in and a dissolve accompanied by a jangle of panels and information. There’s the similar disorientation associated with both events, an awareness of time and space without the faculties to put them cognitively together. The way that Ware enters and exits his story with these events create a loop as if Ware wants to give Jordon another chance at life and another chance and actually being a nice person.

You can read the full reviews over at Newsarama.