Batwing #1
“The Cradle of Civilization”
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist/Cover artist: Ben Oliver
Colors: Brian Reber
Letters: Carlos M. Mangual
Editor: Mike Marts
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.99 US
One of DC’s stated goals with its New 52 relaunch initiative was to bring more diversity to its comics, to appeal to a wider audience. As such, a few titles featuring title characters of color were included in the New 52, and this is one of them. Batwing struck me as a surprising choice, unlike such characters as Mr. Terrific and Static Shock. Batwing has next to no history. He’s had maybe one or two previous appearances, as far as I know, as part of Grant Morrison’s “Batman Inc.” concept. I really didn’t know what to expect from this new book, but I did know it’s been some time since I was into Judd Winick’s super-hero writing. With this project, though, he delivers not only a solid introduction to an essentially new character but an intriguing mystery as well. Ben Oliver has had some exposure as of late on such projects as Alpha Flight and Flashpoint: Hal Jordan, but here, he demonstrates he’s developing as a comic artist quickly. This is the best work I’ve seen from him to date.
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