As Catwoman, Selina Kyle was an anti-hero before anti-heroes
were everywhere in comics. As a matter of fact, her flirtatious nature and
ability to beguile Batman were present in her very first appearances in the
comic books, which occurred more than seven decades ago.
When Catwoman's friend Lola, (also her fence for stolen
goods), is killed as a direct result of her connections to Catwoman, Selina
investigates. When money she is stealing turns out be from dirty Gotham cops
instead of the drug dealers she thought she was robbing, things go from bad to
worse. Detective Alvarez has long been trying to apprehend Catwoman, but when
she sees her being abused by her dirty colleagues in the police force, Alvarez sets
her free. I assume these two ladies will cross paths in future issues. The
dirty cops use Reach, a thug for hire with electrical powers, to take down
Catwoman.
I did not need the obligitory sex scene with Batman in issue
#1, as it does little more than make sure that Catwoman fits as a member of the "bat-family"
of titles. That connection probably helps keep the title in the top half of
DC's sales, as it is continually DC's leading female-focused solo title in the
New 52.
The fight scenes between Catwoman and Reach are predictable
but energetic. In the last few pages, we see Catwoman working with her new
fence and friend Gwen. This is a nice narrative moment, as we fear that there
is a cycle at work here that is bound to repeat.
In a prior entry I reviewed a trade paperback from an
earlier run, and probably preferred those issues (written by Ed Brubabker) to
these. The dynamic energy that was evident before in Catwoman's prior
incarnation is not here, making these issues more of a standard street-level
comic book than something special.
Source: public library.
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