This is an amazing new superhero origin story. I really hope we see more of Whistle in the future.

Willow Zimmerman lives in the Down River section of Gotham. She is constantly crusading for what is right as her neighborhood is falling apart around her. She is also trying to take care of her mother who has cancer. When an old friend, E. Nigma comes back into her life, he offers her a job that could help out her mom. She gets caught up in the crime world of Gotham and before long, is attacked by the villainous Killer Croc. She survives but now seems to have super powers that connect her to her dog. Before long, Willow finds out what E. Nigma is really up to and has to decide how to stand up for her own city.

This is an amazing character study as well as superhero origin story. Willow is a very relatable character and her situation is not unlike others found in cities. Willow's Jewish heritage also plays a large role in her life, which was refreshing to see. Willow is also a very complex character. Although she wants to do right by her city, she also knows she has to do criminal things to help the ones she loves. I hope that this becomes a series. I look forward to seeing what next adventure Whistle will undertake.

Wonderful YA graphic novel about 16 year old Willow trying to figure out how to pay her single mother's medical bills and afford life in general all while going to school and fighting to keep Gotham City accessible and livable for everyone. Willow runs into an old acquaintance who offers her a morally questionable job which pays a lot of money, and Willow accepts. There is an incident, and Willow discovers she has new and interesting abilities and begins to use them to help the city.
This was a fast-moving GN that really makes the reader feel connected and sympathetic to Willow and her situation. The illustrations are colorful while also have that gritty, dirty Gotham city feel. The reveal of the "bad guys" is a little surprising, but also totally expected. Overall a great start to a fun new series.

Whistle is another DC YA graphic novel that reinvents the comic book world of Gotham, and makes it something unique. Willow is a very relatable character, and I would love to read future stories about the character.