In Comeback, time travel has been developed, but is illegal. However, the technology is used very discreetly by the ultra-rich who enlist the help of a secret company, Reconnect, to go back in time and save a loved on from death. For a hefty fee Reconnect will collect the loved one, stage their death, and bring them to safety.
Mark and Seth are two of the agents who do the collecting and time traveling. However, on the mission that plays out in the opening pages, something goes terribly wrong, and the person they are meant to be saving dies during the time travel. If that's not bad enough, Seth is starting to look a bit worn down by their job, which isn't good considering that in the wake of their most recent mission, they've been given another tough job.
The art, which is handled by Michael Walsh, is definitely easy on the eyes. His art reminded me a lot of Tonci Zonjic from Who is Jake Ellis? fame and Where is Jake Ellis? (which I'll cover here shortly). Anyway, Walsh's art is another strong aspect of this title.
This one gets positive marks for being a story about time travel, with a healthy dose of crime mixed in...a combo that I couldn't resist. This opening issue is definitely a stage setter, but I like how things are looking. I just hope that this doesn't wind up being one of those "Just one more job, then I'm out" kind of stories. For now, I'm feeling it.
I did though, and I'm glad because it appears that Edmondson is in his groove when it comes to writing stuff with "Jake Ellis" in the title. If you haven't read the previous Jake Ellis material, I urge you to do so, not only because it is awesome, but because nothing in this new story arc will make any sense if you don't.
That being said, it will still be a shit ton of fun because Edmondson has distilled his comic down to pure, unrelenting action. His agent, Jon Moore, is on the run from mysterious spooks who want him dead. It's that simple. Moore uses his considerable spy/survival skills to narrowly avoid death in awesome and exciting ways. The kicker is, in the past he's had a voice inside his head (Jake Ellis) who has helped him survive, and now that voice has mysteriously gone silent, and Moore's head is on the chopping block.
Tonci Zonjic's art is stylish and cool, and very inviting. He captures action and emotion with equal skill. He and Edmondson are a great pair for this title, and I'm definitely excited to see what they have in store for us.
(I actually have zero proof that the above statement is true, given that this is the only superhero title I read...but it is really fucking awesome so there!)
So why is Batwoman so awesome? It's awesome for a lot reasons: Kate Kane is a really cool character, Batwoman battles stuff straight outta myth and urban legend, and there's a whole bunch of stressful and distracting stuff in her life such as relationships, family, and job stress, that make Kate seem like a real person. And now this comic is even more awesome because Wonder Woman has been added into the mix. Okay, sure, Wondy's been on the scene for at least two issues now, but I'm loving the Wonder Woman/Batwoman team up.
On top of a fun team up, and a cool story that has spanned the entire length of the series so far, this comic has J.H. Williams III on art knocking that shit out of the park with each issue he works on. I love looking at Williams' art. He has the most creative panel layouts, and he always experiments with interesting ways for the art and story to interact. I was really taken with how he chose to show how Pegasus received his grievous injuries in this issue.
After dropping all the other DCnU titles I was reading, Batwoman continues to go strong, despite putting a lot of Kate Kane's personal issues on the back-burner for the moment. I will say, I like this title a lot more when JHW III is doing the art, but Batwoman is good stuff.
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