Letters to GG20

[mockingbird]

Let us know what you think!

[therougerogue]

Interesting issue. ;D Pretty much build up and back story. But a good read.

Here's hoping Renee kicks his ass next month. In both the past AND present.


James

[eric the pilot]

This is a very striking issue that once again gives the reader insight into Renee's back story. It's also a rather dark tale of corruption and worse that adds yet another layer to this highly complex series. There seems to be little you aren't capable of exploring with these characters, there's no wonder it's so well regarded.

I found the way the story shifts back and forth between the present and the past to be very effective since I like tales that are willing to play a bit with time. This is something you've done before when exploring Renee, and it's just as effective here as you start getting into the experiences Renee has had with Drury Walker, In this issue, you build him up very quickly and efficiently into a major threat - definitely a departure from what many people do with the character.

The moth crossing the light motif was really a nice touch.

Dropping us right into the midst of a major firefight really helps to set the pace and does a great job once again of showing just how far Renee has come in her own development from nervous police rookie to poised super hero. It was particularly noteworthy that you specified how she was trained to avoid killing, and despite her nervousness, had the presence of mind to maintain that - certainly explains how she was able to make that leap. It's these little touches that really help to build the reader's understanding of the character.

Another great thing to me is how you're able to once again make use of Harvey Dent while exploring her past, he always seems to bring out something different in Renee than we see in her other interactions, and remind us of her struggles with what Harvey, and his alter ego, know about her - since we know how that still hangs over her head, Drury Walker, without any sort of loyalty to her whatsoever, could only be worse. That too just escalates the tension in an already intense story.

Renee clearly pays for that loyalty to Harvey in this issue, you don't have to show us much to know what happens isn't pleasant, even if it turns out to not be quite as bad as the scene we're shown appears (though I suspect that's simply wishful thinking). It really establishes Walker as a dangerous, unstable force and a real threat to Renee in a way that even Two Face didn't quite achieve, because at least Two Face had Harvey holding him back - there appears to be nothing that's going to hold Walker back at all, and it really says so much about the Gotham PD that he's not alone.

One last thing that comes back again and again throughout the issue, I thought that worked out effectively was that, aside from the antennae, you really don't describe the Killer Moth's suit at all during the issue, just giving us the evidence that it creeps people out. It allows the reader to develop something so screwed up in their own minds. That's a really nice touch, so I'm hoping we don't see too much of him on subsequent covers just to maintain that.

All in all another great entry, you're once again working in some highly complex situations and your taking us into some pretty dark places, but one has to hope that everything will work out in the end. Good job! I can't wait for the next one.

[>>Riz!]

Okay, I'm starting to catch up with some back-issues here. The first part of the Killer Moth story was really good so far. The only story I read about Killer Moth was in Booster Gold so far, so this character was completely new to me. I really like his back story as a corrupt cop. Reminds me of the movie Training Day with Denzel Washington. Really great movie. So this story had me grabbed really fast. I'm looking forward to the second part, which I will hopefully be able to read today.

5 stars.