Details Released For Batwoman Begins, Kate Kane's Rebirth

DC has released the first details for Batwoman Begins, the new storyline spinning out of Detective Comics and launching into Batwoman from Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, and artists Ben Oliver and Steve Epting.

"There has never been a heroine I have loved more than Batwoman," said Bennett. "Her flaws, her ferocity, her struggle to rise above her own history and find a way to serve the greater good and those she loves—she's always cut me straight to the bone. To be a queer woman and to see a queer woman as not just a part but a pillar of the Bat-family was life changing, inspiring and gave me the courage to pursue this career in comics. The opportunity to add to Kate Kane's story and legacy is both an honor and a sincere dream come true."

"Batwoman is yet another example of the character depth, richness and diversity present in Gotham City," said Batman Group Editor Mark Doyle. "Fans have really responded to her role in Detective Comics, and we all love Kate here in the Bat-office, so that made it an easy choice to return her to a solo series."

In the image gallery attached, you can see preview pages from Detective Comics #948, on shelves on January 11, and covers from Batwoman Rebirth #1 and Batwoman #1, due in stores starting in mid-February.

You can check out the solicitation text for these comics below.

DETECTIVE COMICS #948 & #949

Written by: James Tynion IV, Marguerite Bennett
Art & Cover by: Ben Oliver
Letters: Marilyn Patrizio

"BATWOMAN BEGINS" parts one and two! This special two-part interlude spotlights team leader Batwoman! In the wake of the "Night of the Monster Men," A.R.G.U.S. has built a secret research city around the corpse of the megamonster that collapsed in Gotham Harbor…creating Gotham City's newest and most dangerous neighborhood, Monstertown!

In issue #948, Batman and Batwoman need to get in there to find out who's been weaponizing monster blood—but who will they have to fight through to do it?

In #949, the mission faces a deadly complication—the Colony wants Jacob Kane back, and they'll kill to set him free!

BATWOMAN: REBIRTH #1

Written by: Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV
Art by: Ben Oliver and Steve Epting
Cover by: Steve Epting

The newest chapter of Batwoman's life begins here! Monster Venom is the hottest new bioweapon on the market…and to break up the syndicate spreading it around the world, Batwoman's going to have to return to the place where she spent some of her darkest hours! Learn where Batwoman comes from, and where she's going, in this one-shot prologue to the first big Batwoman epic, "The Many Arms Of Death"!

BATWOMAN #1

Written by: Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV
Art & Cover by: Steve Epting

"THE MANY ARMS OF DEATH" part one! At last—Batwoman is back in her own ongoing series! On the island nation of Coryana, anything goes for members of the criminal underworld…and during her lost years after being drummed out of the military, Kate Kane found a kind of refuge there. But now, a deadly new bioweapon is available in the markets of Coryana, and Batwoman will have to face up to the things she did in those days…and the people she left behind, some of whom would be happier to see her dead than alive!