Catwoman (USA) di Judd Winick & Guillem March

[Harleen Quinzel]

Belle le covers .. e cmq March devo dire che ci sta bene in questa serie .. con Selina mi piace molto 

[Azrael]

Belle le covers .. e cmq March devo dire che ci sta bene in questa serie .. con Selina mi piace molto 

Concordo, anche a me piace molto 

[Azrael]

Sparks fly in the latest issue of CATWOMAN when Selina meets Spark, but can she trust this mysterious new character?
The Good
One of the constant themes in Catwoman's ongoing series has been that she is reckless. This is something we saw in the first issue and throughout the start of the series, and it's her irresponsibility and recklessness that got her dearest friend killed so early on. It's nice to see that Selina has brought on a new character into the fold specifically to ensure that she keeps it all together and stays responsible. It's nice to see Winick address the fact that this is a reckless, young character and it's good to see him dealing with that in a way. However, I think I would prefer seeing her learn from her mistakes and grow as a character independently without having to be under the watchful eye of Gwen Altamont.

The seventh issue of CATWOMAN has great pacing. The story moves along very smoothly and logically. It opens with humor, introduces a new character and draws a relationship between this new character and Catwoman. By the end of the issue the book references Selina's previous encounter with one of Gotham's finest. Overall, it was consistent. The issue brings artist Adriana Melo on board for pencils which unfortunately didn't really blow me away but were consistent overall.

The Bad
I fear I am gradually losing interest in this series, which makes me very sad considering I have such an affinity for the central character. The plot is gradually deviating from the events in the first issues and it no longer feels cohesive with what we saw initially. Basically, this doesn't even feel like the same book.

My primary qualm with this series is that it feels as though Selina hasn't learned anything at all from her mistakes so far. She knows she is reckless and admits to her recklessness, but she hasn't been proactive about playing smarter. Her inability to learn from her mistakes and to continue to feel remorse for her friend's death (which was her fault, no matter how you try to spin it) makes her look stupid. If this person was so influential and so prominent in her life, then the loss of her friend should reflect that fact. It's just disappointing that seven issues in and she can't seem to keep herself in check. I feel this has the potential to be a smart book with a smart character, but she just strikes me as a little bit childish. I'm hoping to see more character development.

In this issue we are introduced to Spark, and unfortunately I was not impressed with his first appearance. I'll hold out to see if he becomes more interesting, but so far reading this issue I was not too impressed.

The Verdict
Like I said, this book has the potential to be great if Selina was just written like the smart, savvy, clever character she has the potential to be. Instead, we have a character who doesn't take account into her actions, is too reckless, and has no consideration for the lives of other people who are putting themselves on the line to help her. Additionally, at the start of this series we saw a lot of emotional development. We learned that Selina was actually a very broken character, but this isn't something we have seen touched upon in the last couple of issues. I'm hoping that Selina can learn to take better care of herself and starts playing smarter. An entire issue of Catwoman stealing fast cars wasn't all that interesting.

3 su 5

Da CVine

[Azrael]

CATWOMAN #11
Written by JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH
On sale JULY 18 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
• On the trail of DOLLHOUSE!
• CATWOMAN and her new partner, SPARK, take their relationship to a very intimate level!
• How will this affect Catwoman's secret partnership with DETECTIVE ALVAREZ?

[Harleen Quinzel]

Bellissima questa 

[Azrael]

Preview: Catwoman #8

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[Azrael]

The latest issue of CATWOMAN gives us some perspective on the direction of the series.

The Good
For a while there, the biggest thing missing for CATWOMAN was a sense of the book's direction. I found myself asking questions like "where is the book taking this character," and "why is this character/ relationship/ plot development important to the story?" This issue -- more than any in a long while -- gave me a sense of where the story is going. The plot developments that you'll find in this issue are incredibly important to the overall story. One of them being the introduction to the 'Court of Owls.' If you've been reading the Batman titles then you know that all of those books would somehow be tied to 'The Court of Owls' story arc, so it was nice to see the connection be made to the story in Catwoman in this issue.

We see three major things take place in this issue, but Winick manages to present them in a way that is entertaining and organized. First, we see Catwoman team up with Spark to score some kind of artifact; however one artifact in the set of five is missing. This is when the Penguin is introduced. Winick then manages to tie the Penguin's appearance to the upcoming Court of Owls story arc. Although we've got three very different and separate ongoing events, I think Winick managed to tie things together nicely.

The art improves in this issue -- I think I prefer Adriana Melo to Guillem March, although I think that the colors made this look a little bit "cartoony."

The Bad
The pencils are good, although some panels left me scratching my head thinking "that position can't be comfortable."

Catwoman continues to be a little bit naive and trusting in people she probably shouldn't trust, and I am still hoping that Winick does have plans for her character to develop in a significant way. I thought it was great to see the story move in an interesting direction, and I feel this issue felt more cohesive than many issues for quite some time; but I am still curious as to when we'll see Selina's character move forward.

The Verdict
This was not a bad comic book. There are some definite flaws with the book, and it's not the best comic ever; but it has improved from the last two or three issues. I liked the way Winick tied the three significant events together in this book and it did leave me looking forward to the next issue.

4 su 5

Da CVine

[Azrael]

Preview: Catwoman #9

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[Barry Allen]

Che disegni spettacolari... Ma quindi la corte dei gufi arriva anche da Catwoman?
E se sì, allora anche Catwoman è in continuity con il pre-reboot come le serie batmaniane?

[Azrael]

Che disegni spettacolari... Ma quindi la corte dei gufi arriva anche da Catwoman?
E se sì, allora anche Catwoman è in continuity con il pre-reboot come le serie batmaniane?

Confermo bellissimi disegni 
Scusami, ma dove stava il dubbio? cioè io sapevo che

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per il resto è "In" come tutti 

[Barry Allen]

Beh, il fatto che

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Quindi, scusami Az, ma non è "chiaro" per niente 

[Azrael]

Beh, il fatto che

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Quindi, scusami Az, ma non è "chiaro" per niente 

Mi sa che ho capito male 
Io pensavo che tu dicessi che questa serie attuale non fosse in contemporanea con l'attuale continuity di Batman & Soci 
Per quelle del passato da te citate a questo punto credo che non lo siano o forse lo sono ma con qualche cambiamento sicuramente 

[Murnau]

Beh, il fatto che

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Quindi, scusami Az, ma non è "chiaro" per niente  

Le storie su Hush* sono in continuity, solo che lei non conosce più l'identità di Bats. E' un po' un pasticcio, ma mai quanto quello di Crisis (nessuno ricordava la Crisi, però Barry Allen era morto nella stessa).



* che tornerà, a quanto è stato dichiarato non ricordo da chi.

[Barry Allen]

Lui la conosce ancora l'identità di lei?

[Murnau]

Lui la conosce ancora l'identità di lei?

Non l'ha sempre saputa?