Your First Look at Artist at Batwoman by her new artist Jeremy Haun

I spent the afternoon at the Granite State Con in New Hampshire today and a visit to artist Jeremy Haun was at the top of my list. I’ve been a fan of Jeremy’s work in Red Hood: The Lost Days, Gotham City Sirens and on the Manhunter back-up that appeared in Streets of Gotham. One thing I like about Haun is he draws attractive male and female characters while avoiding some of the posing that plagues other artists when it comes to female characters. Haun, of course, has a new gig one that has gotten a little more interesting than when he first picked it up - working on Batwoman with new writer Marc Andreyko.

Haun was originally to work on issues 25 and 26 with Williams and Haden Blackman. As we know, that Williams is no longer writing those issues as part of the fall out of he and Haden Blackman’s decision to leave the book due to disagreements with editorial including the refusal to allow Kate Kane to marry.

Marc Andreyko was chosen by DC to replace Williams and Blackman and Haun, who coincidentally worked with Andreyko on Manhunter, was asked to stay on. He told me he spoke to Williams who was very supportive of his decision.

Haun will now start with 26 and he said he believed Trevor McCarthy will be on 25 which is now part of Zero Year. So what’s the future for Kate under Andreyko and what about that story that Williams was working on? Haun said they are trying to wrap in what Williams was doing. And what about he and Andreyko’s first Kate, Kate Spencer, joining the team? Haun wouldn’t comment on that but agreed that the two characters “would work well together."

I asked Haun about how he felt about the controversy and that some people were dropping the book because of the fallout. He said "she’s an important character” and that if fans care for the character ultimately sales do matter.

I also chatted with Haun about his work on Red Hood: The Lost Days with Judd Winick. He and Winick had some plans to continue the story but those got washed away with the new 52. There will be however some flashback’s to the story in an upcoming issue of Red Hood and the Outlaws that he is working on and you’ll be seeing Talia in that as well.

And his Batwoman?

Lovely.

And here’s the proud artist.

It was clear to me that Haun cares very much for the character he is now taking on. He understands the complexity of the situation for some fans who may still be upset about the departure of Williams but want to support the character. DC has chosen well with Haun and Andreyko in giving the character a strong team that will not negate William’s departure but have shown they can deliver well written and well drawn female leads.

Unfortunately DC never issued a trade of Haun and Andreyko’s Manhunter back-up but If I were DC I might want to make those stories available as a digital offering right about now.