Kate Kane: Batwoman Appreciation 2018

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More WIP by Pete Woods:

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I mocked up Kate's dog tag:

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By Marguerite Bennett:

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[KyCoo]

Wonder woman + Batwoman + Awesomeness.

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Wonder woman + Batwoman + Awesomeness.

Yep, and it needs to happen again. They have a standing pact, after all.

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By Dylan Macri:

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By Dayvison Santos:

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[Shadowcat]

Any news on whether we’ll get a new book before her new show airs? Creative teams you’d like to see on it?

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Any news on whether we’ll get a new book before her new show airs? Creative teams you’d like to see on it?

No news. I'd love for Jody Houser to write, and maybe Juan Ferreyra or Claire Roe on art.

[Hypestyle]

does Batwoman have her own cave? Or a warehouse?

[Caivu]

does Batwoman have her own cave? Or a warehouse?

She actually uses the panic room of her apartment as her HQ. It's really cool.

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Incidentally, I have a project where I'm recreating it in 3D.

[Twice-named]

Any news on whether we’ll get a new book before her new show airs? Creative teams you’d like to see on it?

I’d love to see Joelle Jones as both writer and artist.

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I’d love to see Joelle Jones as both writer and artist.

Eh... I don't think she's a good fit in either area.

[Twice-named]

Eh... I don't think she's a good fit in either area.

It’s subjective. I didn’t think Blanco was a good fit. In particular, his Alice. Didn’t care for Panosian or the art during Tynion’s Tec run either. Nor Bennett and Tynion’s writing. But plenty of people did. For me, I look at Jones’ beautiful artwork in Catwoman and get excited at the thought of her working her magic on Batwoman.

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It’s subjective. I didn’t think Blanco was a good fit. In particular, his Alice. Didn’t care for Panosian or the art during Tynion’s Tec run either. Nor Bennett and Tynion’s writing. But plenty of people did. For me, I look at Jones’ beautiful artwork in Catwoman and get excited at the thought of her working her magic on Batwoman.

I don't find Jones's writing impressive at all. It's just sorta... there. Tynion and Bennett both understand Kate very well, and that was reflected in how they wrote her. Maybe it's just because I'm not as familiar with Catwoman, but I don't see anything really in-depth about her in her current series.

Jones's art isn't bad at all, but it's so 60s-inspired that it's a wrong fit for Kate. It works for Selina because she's a femme fatale sort of character; Kate isn't. The coloring in the current Catwoman book doesn't do it any favors, though.