Intro
At the time of villains’ month I was very intrigued by the
character’s look and really wanted to learn more about her and see if this
version is any different than the others. So after reading her villain’s month
and a couple of Catwoman’s issues my interest in her fell completely off. She
had a very interesting origin of dealing with anorexia and not accepting her
looks. But the underground tunnel with her underwater cat (laughs) wasn’t good
enough for me. She was just a crazy girl who just went out to kill. We never
really understood why was she crazy and with The Joker. But after reading this
issue that’s what we really find out about.
Story
After her time being underground, she goes on her way to
find The Joker to learn more about him and understand why she feels a certain
connection. She runs into Batman and the cops but also find the answers that
lead her one step closer.
The Good
Marguerite Bennett really does a phenomenal job with this
story. We really get to learn why she feels a special connection with The Joker
and why she feels the skin she found was chosen for her. We also get to dig
deeper into her past about her parents and not knowing who she really is. And
we get to find out the maker of The Joker’s skin surgery. We basically get to learn just about
everything about her and feel like what it’s her mind. It is very good and intriguing
to experience her psychosis in a much deeper level.
I really thought the art in this issue was very interesting.
It’s very gory and has the disgusting gross look on it. I suggest not eating
while reading this issue. It’s really that gross. (Laughs) There were also a
lot of nice shades of red. It was very violent and bloody everywhere. But even
though I loved the art there was inconsistencies where the art looked really
bad.
The Bad
The only problem I had was that Batman is sort of forced
being there. Because all Batman did was take her to the cops and trust them to
take her to jail. I don’t think Batman would trust some petty cops especially
someone who thinks that she’s The Joker’s daughter. But makes it worse is that
she eventually escapes from the cops and kills more people and nothing ever
gets taken care about it.
Verdict
I give this issue a 3.5/8.5 out of 5/10 stars. It’s a really
good issue that digs deep into the character’s mind. What’s great is that we
get to understand why she feels this certain way and still feels like a mystery
to her that seems blurry and vague. That’s what makes this issue intriguing.
The only downside is that the story and the art are a bit downgraded at times.
But hey not every story is perfect and overall it’s still a good book. If you
didn’t feel justified about her previous issues and want to give her a second
chance then I recommend you pick this up.
You will definitely love it.
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