Imagine yourself at home on an average weeknight. Suddenly, it sounds like people are trying to break into your house. In a panic, you grab a few precious belongings, get barely half dressed and have just enough time to jump out of a window to escape certain doom. As you are running away as fast as you can you can’t resist the urge to turn back to see what has happened to your house or if you are being chased. Now imagine that you turn back to look and your house explodes into a giant fireball. Not a fun night right? Welcome to the all too familiar world of Selina Kyle aka
CATWOMAN.
Issue #1 starts of by showing the harsh reality that Gotham City’s sexiest thief lives in every day. Being fairly new to comic book world of Catwoman, I didn’t know what to expect as I read the pages. I had no preconceived notions or any long history to compare what I was seeing to. With that being said, I was pretty impressed with this issue.
The writing by Winick is fast paced and lined with quick wit mixed in with, in my opinion, just the right amount of humor. The artwork by March does a great job of not only showing authenticity but also the essence of what makes Selina Kyle CATWOMAN as well as a “well-defined” woman.
It is abundantly clear that when she turns the intensity switch on that she would be better compared to a jungle cat than any of the dozen domesticated cats that reside with her. She has no issue whatsoever handling herself against any prey she sets her cat-eyed goggles on. Selina seems to take the life of a thief on the run pretty much in stride but it is pretty easy to see that it can be a lonely life at times.
The last few pages of the issue finish up with an appearance by her “frenemy” with benefits. I don’t want to say much more than that because I don’t want to ruin the surprise but let’s just say, I never thought I would actually see that happen between them in a comic. Maybe something like this has happened before and since I am just new to the Catwoman world I wasn’t privy to it but needless to say, it’s an eye opener. With a tagline of “…and most of the costumes stay on…” this creative team of Winick and March don’t disappoint! - Josh Costella
SYNOPSIS: Meet Catwoman. She's addicted to the night. Addicted to shiny objects. Addicted to Batman. Most of all, Catwoman is addicted to danger. She can't help herself, and the truth is – she doesn't want to. She's good at being bad, and very bad at being good. Find out more about what makes Catwoman tick in this new series from writer Judd Winick and artist Guillem March!