Katana #2 is having a bit of an identity crisis. It's all over the place, with a narrative that feels like a skipping record, jumping from scene to scene with odd transitions and jumbled dialogue. It's hard to get a hold of why exactly we should care about the events of this book. As a Justice League of America tie-in, it has a tenuous link at best. As a story of its own, Katana #2 is just kind of a mess.
The strangest thing about this book, without a doubt, is Ann Nocenti's structuring. The story moves around so much that it's difficult to gasp. Scenes just end, so that new ones seemingly no connection can begin. It makes for a very dubious reading experience. The situation isn't helped by the fact that Nocenti injects very little life into the book's title character. Katana is anything but compelling; she just kind of drifts through the pages.
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