“Quiet Getaway, Part 3”
Creative Staff:
Story: Grace Ellis
Art: Maria Laura Sanapo
Colors: Wendy Broome
Letterer: Becca Carey
What They Say:
It is an all-out brawl between Batwoman and Nocturna in the forest!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Grace Ellis brings this story to a close with a little bit of luck for Kate and some general silliness that doesn’t undercut things but just kind of makes you chuckle. It’s a decent enough little bit that will read well in a single issue/single reading session and that goes a long way there compared to me reading it over three weeks. M.L. Sanapo put together some fun pages throughout this installment and with it being mostly action she’s able to provide the right kind of back and forth flow to it that lets it work as well as it does. She’s long had a good take on Kate and that delivers well here for readers.
With Nocturna making her reveal the last time around, she makes it clear she is the Mothman here. As it turns out, she’s in the area licking her own wounds and has done so for years as a way of getting some easy prey essentially refueling herself without any superheroes around. Kate’s there for downtime herself so it’s certainly similar in a sense. That at least explains her presence here and why there’s a legend of the Mothman that goes back a few years. What it allows from there is a good bit of back and forth action with some attempts at nearly staking each other in the heart as well, though neither are the type to really “go there” with it when you get down to it.
When things get bleak for Kate, however, the twist comes in that Maggie was in the area. In fact, she was already at the cabin that Kate was going to and had been for some time, which is why neither was getting a signal from the other. It’s way too convenient and kind of undercuts part of their relationship thing a bit to me but it’s an amusing moment in dealing with each other while also dealing with Nocturna. And that they basically keep separate afterward just made me laugh since there were likely other ways to handle it if they really wanted to work on what their problems are but instead just take the easy route of some space and distance.
In Summary:
As a kind of somewhat easy and semi-introductory story to Batwoman and Kate herself, Truth & Justice provides that for newer readers or those somewhat unfamiliar with the characters included here. It’s a light bit of fluff that has some fun moments but not enough weight to be anything more than that. The story is kept simple and easily accessible while the artwork delivers a clean and clear look at everything so that you can appreciate it. It definitely fits in line with the rest of this run in what it’s attempting to do, though I think they can get a bit deeper at times with character material.
Grade: B-
Age Rating: 13+
Released By: DC Comics via ComiXology
Release Date: June 11th, 2021
MSRP: $0.99
