Detective Comics #858
“Go, 1”
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: J.H. Williams III
Colors: Dave Stewart
Letters: Todd Klein
“The Question: Pipeline – Chapter One, Part Five”
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: Cully Hamner
Colors: Dave McCaig
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
Cover artists: J.H. Williams III/Adam Hughes (variant)
Editor: Michael Siglain
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99 US
Given the level of the talent that’s contributed to this latest stint on Detective, it’s been a memorable run on the title thus far, but this latest issue stands out as the best yet, at least as far as the main Batwoman feature is concerned. The plot of the first Batwoman story arc was surprising conventional in tone, featuring what turned out to be a standard hero-versus-crazed villain story. And when one reads a comic book illustrated by J.H. Williams II, you don’t expect to find that art paired with something conventional. Rucka’s latest script is far superior to those that came before, and Williams demonstrates once again the skills that have made him one of the great modern masters of the medium. This issue is also noteworthy in that it features the conclusion of the first arc of the Question backup feature. With that piece, Rucka offers up a predictable though satisfying ending. Like the main feature, it’s the art that steals the show.
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