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Synopsis: Introducing Selina Kyle: Sexy, a thief, and is Catwoman.
What's Good?
Judd Winick goes back to the basics with Selina Kyle as this issue shows her place within the new DC Universe. Personality wise, it's wonderful seeing her go back to that time where she doesn't seem weak or a damsel. She's independent, and knows what she wants. Somehow getting into trouble like always, she needs a gig to make some money after her apartment was blown up.
The biggest surprise for me in for this series, is Winick having Selina not know who under the mask of Batman. It does disappoint me a little, but at the same time, makes things even more exciting between the two, because she's an neutral character. The last few pages just shows how much I really love this couple.
I was so happy to find out that Guillem March was covering the artwork for this series. When he only did the cover artwork in the second half of Gotham City Sirens, it wasn't the same. My God, March does an incredible job with the artwork showing how Selina can use her beauty and use it to her advantages, as shown in this issue. It's greatly detailed not only sexually, but in the violence department, it shows, along with Selina's movements as Catwoman. Perhaps maybe it's a bit too incredible.
What's Bad?
And that's probably the bad thing about this issue: March's artwork, or rather, Judd Winick approach to the sexuality. As beautiful it may be, it was perhaps a bit too over the top? The sexual tone for this issue was much more than I imagined, hell, even the last page made my mouth drop in shock. Adding sexual tones in a comic book is not a bad thing, especially for a character such as Selina. It just adds an element that can easily be exploited, or be overused, and this issue was almost crossing that line. It also brings down the plot in this book, which is hardly there in the first place.
Overall: So here's the question: Do I want a sexy Selina Kyle who's also a thief? The first issue may turn fans away, but I'm going to stick around with this series. I think Catwoman needs some sexual tone into it, but not to the point where it makes up an entire issue, and I'm hoping Winick tone it down just a bit.
