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CATWOMAN #62

Sons and Daughter

February 2007

Written by Will Pfeifer

Pencils by David Lopez

Inks by Alvaro Lopez

Cover by Adam Hughes

Synopsis

Slam Bradley is holding Helena, his granddaughter.  He wants answers.  Selina tells him all that happened during the past year.  After she killed Black Mask, Selina connected with Sam Bradley and together they slowly take down the rest of Black Mask’s operation.  During this time, the two physically connected, only once, but that was all it took for Selina to become pregnant.  However, Sam died when he was taken hostage by one of Black Mask’s men.  Afterwards, Selina told no one the identity of the father because all she wanted to do was protect her child.

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

“I was thinking it could be anyone.  Even...you...know...”

“Batman?  Please.”

Browsing through this newfangled internet thing, I often find many bloggers who consider Catwoman to be one of the best books out there.  I honestly can’t disagree with that sentiment.  This issue is a perfect example of the excellence of this book.  After the thrill ride of the Film Freak storyline, I fully expected to get a breather issue before the next storyline.  In a way, that is exactly what we got as Selina details the events of the missing year.  For those who have read this series for some time, the flashbacks will fill in the blanks that the One Year Later gap provided.  But this is not a simple story of exposition or simple filler.  There is still a lot of heart and emotion in this issue, from Holly’s anger at being arrested for Selina’s actions, to Selina’s heartbreak at Sam’s death, to Slam’s decision to clean up his life.  And at the end of the story, Selina is surrounded by her family, perhaps not related by blood (except for Helena) but certainly a family of people who care and love her.  This is not stated implicitly in the issue, but the final shot of the staring at Helena says a lot.  At the beginning of the OYL leap, she was alone, but now she is surrounded by her family. 

Another thing that I like about this issue is that Pfeifer could have easily used an extended decompressed arc to explain all of the events, but I think such a drawn out story would have lost its impact this single issue had.  Actually, a longer arc would have robbed the momentum of the One Year Later leap.  At this point we are invested in the changes to these characters, so to go backwards would make little sense as it would undo these changes.  This one issue helps to fill in the gaps and now the story and the characters can move forward.

 

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