After discovering Volume 1 earlier this year I had to go back and see what I'd missed and I wasn't disappointed. As someone who doesn't usually care too much for superhero comics, Batwoman made me care. As a character she's fierce, smart, capable, flawed, relatable and way more interesting than Batman, not to mention a brilliant LGBT icon. There's a wonderful humanity running through the entire story with messy relationships both familial and romantic, and it really shines in the relationship between Kate and her father, with her coming out him being a particularly powerful moment. On top of all that you have the team of JH Williams and Dave Stewart producing the most mind-blowing art. The characters are beautifully designed to match their personalities and there's a brilliant trick of drawing Kate's life simply, but when she's Batwoman the colours and panelling become more fantastic, bold and kinetic. There's also the nice touch of drawing the flashbacks in a style akin to comics of the time they are set, which subtly helps with knowing where you are at any given moment. It's not often a comic impresses me this much, especially when working within the confines of an established universe, but it's beautiful both visually and emotionally from beginning to end. I loved it enough that I picked up volumes 2-4 immediately after finishing it, and have been recommending it to anyone who will listen ever since.