Rating: 
Summary: A Classic
Review: This is really a very good book and definitely proves that Greg Rucka is currently one of the best writers in comic books today. I love it so much I pick it up time and time again to read. I disagree and think that his best writing is in mainstream comics as opposed to independents because there are certain topics which have to be handled carefully and requires much more fines, than simply using the bull in the China shop approach. He is one of the best things that ever happened to DC comics.Helena Bertinelli is the daughter of a former mob boss who witnessed the execution of her entire family before her eyes as a child. Now all grown up she has embarked on a one woman quest to wipe out the mob in Gotham. She gets framed for a murder and has to figure out who did it. In the process she finds out something very shocking about herself as well as why she survived the massacre on her family. In the usual Rucka fashion he looks into the demons and what drives Helena/Huntress. And forces her to examine herself, and what she is running away from. Other appearances of Huntress may have portrayed her as a spiteful, difficult woman with a chip on her shoulder. But Rucka shows her to be much more than that. Which is great since people are not that simplistic. The common stereotype of Huntress is that she's "crazy". Nothing could be further from the truth. Helena Bertinelli is a very sane, intelligent and lucid woman-her problem is that she has a little problem with anger . When you look at it Huntress and Batman are essentially two sides of the same coin. The only difference is that Batman has his anger and emotions under control, whereas Huntress doesn't. Also Huntress doesn't have Batman's (self-righteous) reluctance to kill. She may be angry, but she is also realistic. There is no sense in sparing the life of a mass murderer who will get out of prison (if he gets caught) and kill again. Huntress secretly craves the approval of Batman (who inspired her) and longs to be a part of his inner circle. But not at the cost of betraying who she is. She senses that Batman & co. do not approve of her---and she wants to be accepted for who she is. Unlike other comic book heroines whom I like (such as the X-men's Storm, Psylocke and Emma Frost or the Wildcats Zealot) Huntress is not the kind of woman I would like to be. She is the kind of woman I am right now. She's flawed but has a very good heart and tries to do what is right in her own way. She also has a strong sense of pride and self-respect which drive her. This all makes her much easier to relate to. I would also like to mention the dialogue in this book, it is much more every day and realistic. Such as the back and forth banter (flirtation) between Huntress and the Question. What Rucka does with Huntress in this book is awe-inspiring. This surely is one of the best stories in the Batman books and is destined to be a classic.
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