([August] 2010)

DC, 2010 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
24.99 USD; 28.99 CAD
Pages
200
On-sale Date
2010-06-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-2692-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401226923 52499
Editing
Michael Siglain (editor - original series); Harvey Richards (assistant editor - original series); Anton Kawasaki (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
7.4" x 11.13"
Binding
hardcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects the Batwoman stories from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #854-860.
Winner of the 2010 "Best Penciler/Inker" Eisner Award
Winner of the 2010 "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award
Winner of the 2010 "Best Coloring" Eisner Award
Dave Stewart nominated for the 2011 "Best Coloring" Eisner Award.

[dustjacket] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batwoman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
J. H. Williams III; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover logo and credit's text, designed by J. H. Williams III.

Batwoman Elegy The Deluxe Edition (Table of Contents: 2)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

The cover is black with a silver embossed title. There is also a typeset title on the spine in silver embossing.

blank (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Page count includes inside front cover. All the pages are black and without markings

[half title page with illustration] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

[title page with illustration] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

[copyright page with illustration] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

illustration flows to next adjoining page

Introduction (Table of Contents: 7)

Batwoman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rachel Maddow
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I confess to once giving a copy of Greg Rucka's Queen and Country: Operation Broken Ground to a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Rachel Maddow, dated March 2010. Includes illustration that flows from previous adjoining page.

[preface with illustration] (Table of Contents: 8)

Batwoman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was a year, not so very long past, where the world turned without the eyes of its three greatest heroes looking upon it...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
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Indexer Notes

Recap of Batwoman's introduction and the events of 52 (DC, 2006 series). Includes illustration.

[illustration - story opens] (Table of Contents: 9)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

[Detective Comics #854] (Table of Contents: 10)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 11)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

Elegy, Part One: Agitato (Table of Contents: 12)

Batwoman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Colonel Kane; Anna; Rush; Alice (villain)
Synopsis
Batwoman searches for the new leader of the Religion of Crime.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #855] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 14)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

Elegy, Part 2: Misterioso (Table of Contents: 15)

Batwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Alice (villain); Question [Renee Montoya] (cameo; hallucination)
Synopsis
Batwoman battles Alice, who poisons her with a hallucinogenic drug, causing her to see her Mother. Colonel Kane arrives to save Batwoman from Alice but will he be enough to save Batwoman from the monsters that Alice has unleashed.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #856] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Inks
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 17)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

Elegy, Part 3: Affettuoso (Table of Contents: 18)

Batwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Jake Kane; Catherine Kane; Bette Kane [Flamebird]; Commissioner James Gordon; Maggie Sawyer; Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain); Alice (villain)
Synopsis
Kate attends a party thrown by her step-mother where she meets Maggie Sawyer and also the villain Abbott. Alice and her gang capture Colonel Kane.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #857] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 20)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

Elegy, Part 4: Rubato! (Table of Contents: 21)

Batwoman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Colonel Kane; Bette Kane [Flamebird]; Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain); Alice [Beth] (villain)
Synopsis
Batwoman battles Alice in a military plane over Gotham to prevent Alice from releasing a chemical weapon that will kill most of the people in Gotham.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #858] Twenty Years Ago (Table of Contents: 22)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Inks
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 23)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

[Go, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 24)

Batwoman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane] (origin); Colonel Jake Kane; Commissioner James Gordon; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Major General Frances Lombardo; Beth Kane (flashback); Gabi Kane (flashback; death)
Synopsis
Batwoman's origin is revealed as she flashes back to her early family life, and the time she spent with her twin sister.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #859] Seven Years Ago (Table of Contents: 25)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Inks
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 26)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

[Go, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 27)

Batwoman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane; also as Candy] (origin); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Jake Kane (flashback); Sophie Moore (flashback); Dan (flashback); Colonel Reyes (flashback); Dr. Mallory Kimball; Robert (flashback); Catherine (flashback); Abbott (villain); Hayes (villain); Claire (villain)
Synopsis
Batwoman's origin continues, as Kate is outed and kicked out of the military. She heads to Gotham and meets Renee Montoya.
Reprints

[Detective Comics #860] Four Years Ago (Table of Contents: 28)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Inks
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Colors
J. H. Williams III (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

[illustration] (Table of Contents: 29)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

[Go, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 30)

Batwoman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane] (origin); Colonel Jake Kane; Dr. Mallory Kimball; Catherine Kane (flashback); Renee Montoya (flashback); Harvey Bullock (flashback); Faye
Synopsis
Batwoman's origins conclude as she dons the Batwoman costume. DNA tests prove that Alice is really her sister Beth, who she thought had died 20 years ago.
Reprints

Detective Comics Variant Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 31)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

Detective Comics #854 Variant Cover by J. G. Jones (Table of Contents: 32)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. G. Jones (signed) (painting)
Inks
J. G. Jones (signed) (painting)
Colors
J. G. Jones (signed) (painting)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

Detective Comics #854 2nd Printing Cover by J. H. Williams III (Table of Contents: 33)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

Detective Comics #858 Variant Cover by Adam Hughes (Table of Contents: 34)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adam Hughes
Inks
Adam Hughes
Colors
Adam Hughes
Letters
typeset
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

Detective Comics #859 Variant Cover by Jock (Table of Contents: 35)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (signed as Jock)
Inks
Jock (signed as Jock)
Colors
Jock (signed as Jock)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

Detective Comics #860 Variant Cover by Alex Ross (Table of Contents: 36)

Batwoman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Ross (painting)
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (assistant editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover reprints show the art only, there is no book title, branding or copy present.

Bonus Material by J. H. Williams III & Greg Rucka (Table of Contents: 37)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

a similar design is used repeatedly to seperate cover and stories.

[Bonus Material] (Table of Contents: 38)

Batwoman / illustration / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Letters
J. H. Williams III; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batwoman [Kate Kane]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bonus material consist of character studies, script pages and art in various stages. J. H. Williams III lettering credit from character study notations.

[biography] (Table of Contents: 39)

Batwoman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
J. H. Williams III
Inks
J. H. Williams III
Colors
J. H. Williams III
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Greg Rucka; J. H. Williams III; Dave Stewart
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Short biographies on Greg Rucka, J. H. Williams III and Dave Stewart.

blank (Table of Contents: 40)

blank page(s) / 4 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Page count includes back cover. All the pages are black and without markings

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. [dustjacket]
    Batwoman
  2. 2. Batwoman Elegy The Deluxe Edition
  3. 3. blank
  4. 4. [half title page with illustration]
  5. 5. [title page with illustration]
  6. 6. [copyright page with illustration]
  7. 7. Introduction
    Batwoman
  8. 8. [preface with illustration]
    Batwoman
  9. 9. [illustration - story opens]
    Batwoman
  10. 10. [Detective Comics #854]
    Batwoman
  11. 11. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  12. 12. Elegy, Part One: Agitato
    Batwoman
  13. 13. [Detective Comics #855]
    Batwoman
  14. 14. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  15. 15. Elegy, Part 2: Misterioso
    Batwoman
  16. 16. [Detective Comics #856]
    Batwoman
  17. 17. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  18. 18. Elegy, Part 3: Affettuoso
    Batwoman
  19. 19. [Detective Comics #857]
    Batwoman
  20. 20. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  21. 21. Elegy, Part 4: Rubato!
    Batwoman
  22. 22. [Detective Comics #858] Twenty Years Ago
    Batwoman
  23. 23. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  24. 24. [Go, Part 1]
    Batwoman
  25. 25. [Detective Comics #859] Seven Years Ago
    Batwoman
  26. 26. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  27. 27. [Go, Part 2]
    Batwoman
  28. 28. [Detective Comics #860] Four Years Ago
    Batwoman
  29. 29. [illustration]
    Batwoman
  30. 30. [Go, Part 3]
    Batwoman
  31. 31. Detective Comics Variant Cover Gallery
    Batwoman
  32. 32. Detective Comics #854 Variant Cover by J. G. Jones
    Batwoman
  33. 33. Detective Comics #854 2nd Printing Cover by J. H. Williams III
    Batwoman
  34. 34. Detective Comics #858 Variant Cover by Adam Hughes
    Batwoman
  35. 35. Detective Comics #859 Variant Cover by Jock
    Batwoman
  36. 36. Detective Comics #860 Variant Cover by Alex Ross
    Batwoman
  37. 37. Bonus Material by J. H. Williams III & Greg Rucka
    Batwoman
  38. 38. [Bonus Material]
    Batwoman
  39. 39. [biography]
    Batwoman
  40. 40. blank
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