A lot of attention has been paid (including by me) to the presence of Batwoman in the comic 52, but I was incredibly excited and even charmed to see Isis making an appearance in the week twelve issue of the title.

I'm not sure where the story is going with this character, or even if her story will be developed, but I see an enormous amount of potential in the set-up. So far I like the contrast between her seemingly altruistic intentions and the awesome power that has just been handed to her.

Of course, I had to trundle over to YouTube and immediately watch the transformation scene from the old Shazam/Isis hour, a TV show which was on when I was a kid. I had completely forgotten that the character who turns into Isis was a schoolteacher. Somehow that fact makes it more ridiculous to watch and at the same time kind of hot.