The Manhunter story lays a new cornerstone in Kate Spencer’s life. She’s served as an attorney and as a night-time street vigilante since acquiring the Manhunter staff and costume. Now those two careers seems to come together. Kate Spencer becomes Gotham’s new D.A. and the city’s newest costumed hero.
Marc Andreyko has been the scripter for Manhunter since Kate Spencer put on the mask, and he returns for the writing chores here. Georges Jeanty does a fabulous job with rendering Manhunter as a sexy bombshell and crime-fighter, and he brings Gotham City to life equally as well.
“Strange Bedfellows” primarily focuses on Kate Spencer’s rise to the D.A. position. I liked the interaction she has with Barbara Gordon as well as Commissioner Gordon. And I loved the speech she delivers to the media, throwing it out there for all the criminals in the city to come after her if they dare.
I didn't like the idea of Kate moving away from her young son, but having two demanding careers as she does just doesn’t leave much time for the mom role. Still, I hope to see that dealt with and some real emotional hardships over these choices.
The flip-flop of past and present as Manhunter stalks the murderer of the previous D.A. during a rainstorm in Gotham is terrific. It brings the readers up to date with this latest wrinkle in her life - and the stakes she’s going to be playing for. I’m going to enjoy this run of stories and hope they last for some time to come.
Streets of Gotham is shaping up to be one of the best Bat-titles out there, but, right now, there just don’t seem to be any bad ones.
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