World Famous Comics: Catwoman Vol. 2: Crooked Little Town (Batman)
Catwoman Vol. 2: Crooked Little Town (Batman)
By: Ed Brubaker Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 168 Publication Date: December 01, 2003 Release Date: December 01, 2003
Catwoman comes into her own The problem with this book is trying to figure out which artist does the best Catwoman. The trouble is that Brad Raider, Eric Shanower, Michael Avon Oeming and Paul Pope (!) are all so masterful that I couldn't come to a resolution. What a great problem to have! Catwoman has come a long way since the T & A ghetto she was stuck in throughout the 90s. Now she's strong, practical, smart and even more sexy. And the story! Ed Brubaker is on his game as usual. Great art, great story. Selina is wonderfully fleshed out and her supporting cast (Holly, Slam Bradley) really shine here. If you love Batman, Catwoman or are a fan of good comics, you'll love this book.
Graphic SF Reader Catwoman has reevaluated her existence, and has come down on the side of becoming a protector of her part of town. So, she is not happy with drug dealers using kids as part of their operation, or when Holly, a friend of hers, is framed on a murder charge.
She becomes a very busy feline of the night trying to get all this sorted out.
Fun stuff, a nice twist on the Batman continuity This comicbook is a good read... I've been an on-again, off-again comicbook reader since about 1970, and recently fell into the graphic novel habit... A friend who's a diligent DC fan recommended this series to me, and I gotta say, he was right on the mark.
This second volume of this revamped Catwoman series isn't quite on par with the first... Artist Darwyn Cooke is sorely missed, though his replacement Brad Rader does hot his stride after an issue or two... The art reminds me of the Terry Collins "Ms. Tree" crime series of the 1980s -- cartoonish, but with a certain elegance and unpretentious stylishness. The storytelling is less nuanced as well, but still pretty compelling... There's a sense that the reenergized Catwoman is just getting up to speed herself, and you really want to be around to see what happens when she finally lets the throttle out... Overall, another nice book... Plus, detective Slam Bradley is still around, so I'm hooked!
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