DCU Comic Book Reviews

CATWOMAN #79

The Long Road Home, Part 2

July 2008

Written by Will Pfeifer

Pencils by David Lopez

Inks by Alvaro Lopez

Cover by Adam Hughes

Synopsis

In Gotham City, Slam Bradley is searching for Catwoman, but got caught in a trap.  Elsewhere, Catwoman has returned from the prison planet.  When she learns what happens to Slam, she heads out to save him.  Later, Catwoman interrogates the one who set the trap. Catwoman knows it was The Thief who set the trap and she wants to know where he is.  The hostage refuses to speak, and manages to get away.  Catwoman, however, tells Slam that she let him get away, hoping it will lead her right to The Thief.  It is time to let everyone know Catwoman is back.

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

It is good to see Catwoman back in Gotham City and back in her element.  Everything about this issue felt like a Catwoman issue, a feeling that hasn’t been there for some time.  Granted, much of the One Year later material is excellent (especially the Film Freak), but with Holly and the baby, the book was different.  Yes, it was Catwoman and there was Selina, but the focus of the characters changed.  There always was (and is) self-interest to Catwoman, whether she was good or bad, it was always about herself, but the OYL books were more about Helena, protecting her and making her safe.  This issue, however, with Selina’s return and her search for the Thief, doing what she does, which is somewhere between good and bad, the book shifts to what she wants. 

While I loved the way Selina tricked the kid (does he have a name?), I am less enthused about the way she relates how she learned to trick the kid.  You would think, after so many years battling both against and with Batman that she would have learned his tricks a lot sooner than she (apparently) does here. 

I absolutely adore the cover.  Hughes manages to capture the pure joy of Catwoman’s return, which contrasts directly with the sin and corruption found behind her.  I also like the way the logo and the issue information melds with the background, so it doesn’t overwhelm the drawing.  Of course, it probably makes it difficult for the reader to know what book it is supposed to be (and I can imagine DC’s marketing group would be upset), but it works in the overall scheme of the cover.

 

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