Batwing 1 (2011)

Continuing on with The New 52 we come now to Batwing. Since Batwing is a new character I will do a very quick down and dirty brief on him. In the previous Batman comics before the New 52 initiative, Bruce Wayne was killed and replaced by Dick Grayson. We come to find out Bruce wasn't really killed just trhown out of time and he had to make his way back. Well he made his way back and instead of taking the mantle back from Dick he decided to initiate Batman Inc. This led him to recruiting Batmans in countries all over the world. When he visited Africa he sought out a man to where the mantle there and it turned out to be a cop named David Zavimbe. This man became Batwing. Now with the New 52 initiative it looks to me that Batwing made it to the big leagues.

The writer for this book is Judd Winick and the artist is Ben Oliver. It is set in Africa and this character seems to be getting his own rogue's gallery and everything. With me Judd Winick has a kind of spotty writing reputation. While some of his work is downright amazing, more tends to be tedious and lazy at the same time,. In this book's case I am enjoying the writing, He has brought life and interest to a character I really never even cared about. Batwing has immediately become one of my favorites. This is a shining book so far out of the start and it hopefully will continue to grow. I am eagerly looking forward to how this character and his stories evolve because of the very real interpretation I see in the setting. If you read the most recent Unknown Soldier series, the feel is very similar. I felt the strife and struggle in the people throughout the comic.

Artwise , Ben Oliver just adds to this book so much more with his more realistic looking art. While it can still easily be seen as drawings, the art is rather photorealistic and I enjoy that. The colors by Brian Weber add even more to this comic. It is beautiful blends and shadings that help highlight Oliver's art that much further. I hope this team is the team on this comic for a long time to come.

After a huge downer from OMAC, I am very relieved to see that it isn't the case with a still essentially new creation never seen before for the most part. I am eager for this series and very glad that this character is around and hope that he still interacts with the bat universe more from time to time. This is a good read and fantastic art. I give it a very good chance of you enjoying this issue.

Until next time Peace Out