Catwoman

Batman/Catwoman #1

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Batman/Catwoman #1 comic reviewWriter Tom King and artist Clay Mann continue their idea of a Batman and Catwoman couple that dissolved at the end of their run but is now back in force in the first issue of this twelve-issue maxi-series as part of the Black Label imprint. Told across three timelines, we see Batman and Selina working together, an earlier timeline with Catwoman still working as a thief but having begun a romantic tryst with the Dark Knight Detective, and a later timeline with Selina as Bruce Wayne’s widow.

The person apparently tying all three stories together is Andrea Beaumont who returns to Gotham in search of her missing teenage son in the present timeline. The Joker, who makes an appearance in two of the three stories, will also play a prominent role. While I’m curious to see how King wanted to end his Batman run, I’m not sure that I’m prepared to stick around for a dozen issues to find out (especially with a large chunk of the story set in a future that, so far, is of no real interest).

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Catwoman #25

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Catwoman #25 comic reviewCatwoman has returned to Gotham City in the over-sized Catwoman #25 which begins with the burglary of the Graves, Willock, and Crane building for the Penguin and the Riddler before double-crossing the both of them in order to pay back towards part of the trouble she has caused. The story also has inter-cut sequences of Catwoman’s dance with a Bengal Tiger making reference to the dangerous line she continues to walk but always manages to survive.

The comic’s other two stories center around Catwoman’s return to her childhood haunts of Alleytown where she shows up a trio of current street hustlers and later deals with her cat who narrates the strange but kinda fun final story.

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Catwoman #24

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Catwoman #24 comic reviewOffering the conclusion to the two-part story started last month, Catwoman #24 picks up with a wounded Selina Kyle talking herself out of trouble involving a jungle girl and a giant puma. Following the pair back to their village, Catwoman discovers the harsh reality of what Snowflame is doing on Isla Nevada and vows to put a stop to it.

Disrupting the auction, Catwoman #24 offers a battle between Catwoman and the super-powered Snowflame whose abilities mirror those of the drug produced across Isla Nevada. Selina also steals Snowflame’s files and leaves the man at the mercy of the island natives who his forces have subjugated and enslaved.

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Catwoman #23

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Catwoman #23 comic reviewIn the first half of a two-part story, Catwoman #23 takes Selina Kyle to Isla Nevada, an island filled with diamonds and violent criminals. And cats. Very large cats. The island’s inhabitants also include a very 80s associate of Selina’s holding a black market auction who needs help as several of his men have gone missing with locals believing a local legend is responsible.

While the auction draws Catwoman’s interest, we never learn exactly what her business in Isla Nevada is before we find Selina in the jungle protecting a not-so-mythical large panther from a pair of Snow Flame’s minions. You know what they say about good deeds…

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Batman: The Adventures Continue #7

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Batman: The Adventures Continue #7 comic reviewWith the Deathstroke story concluded, and Jason Todd still lurking in the shadows not yet ready to reveal himself, a new arc begins in Batman: The Adventures Continue #7 with the arrival of Azrael in Gotham City. The soldier of the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas has arrived in Gotham City seeking a shroud recently stolen. Unfortunately for Catwoman, she’s the one who stole it.

After a brief altercation between Batman and Azrael, the pair begin working together to find the shroud offering the opportunity for artist Ty Templeton to give us not just the Batman: The Animated Series look of Azrael’s original costume but also his Bat-costume from Knightfall (even if the logic of the costume change feels rushed in all sorts of ways). There’s also foreshadowing that dressing him up as Batman hasn’t calmed the violent tendencies of Gotham City’s new tourist.

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