Catwoman: Lonely City

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Ruiz, Sara (September 12, 2014). "This Just Happened: Catwoman: Petty Thief Turned Crime Boss?". DC Comics . Retrieved May 10, 2015. The women confront each other several times, discussing Eiko's motivations to dress as Catwoman and whether Selina's plans for Gotham and the families are worth the sacrifices required. During one of their encounters, Selina and Eiko kiss, establishing their relationship as a romantic one. Catwoman: Lonely City— An elderly Selina Kyle goes for her last big "score" by breaking into the Bat-Cave in a Gotham ruled over by Mayor Harvey Dent following an incident 10 years ago that claimed the lives of Batman, the Joker, Nightwing, and Jim Gordon. Written and drawn by Cliff Chiang. Ten years ago, the massacre known as Fools' Night claimed the lives of Batman, the Joker, Nightwing, and Commissioner Gordon...and sent Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, to prison. Two 1990s prose books feature Catwoman: The Further Adventures of Batman: Volume 3 featuring Catwoman, [62] a short story anthology with stories written by various authors, and Catwoman: Tiger Hunt, a novel. [63] Both books feature a Batman: Year One-influenced Catwoman who wears a gray cat costume and was once a prostitute.

Riddler: Year One: A Prequel tie-in comic exploring the origins of The Riddler from the movie The Batman (2022). Written by the Riddler's actor, Paul Dano, and art by Stevan Subic. Batman and Catwoman are shown having a sexual encounter on top of a building in Catwoman (vol. 4) #1 (Nov. 2011), and the same issue implies that the two have an ongoing sexual relationship. [40] Catwoman solo series Catwoman, painted by Joe DeVito over pencil art by the titular character's series artist Jim Balent. Balent penciled Catwoman for several years and defined the visuals of the character for a long period.Batman Annual (vol. 3) #2 (January 2018) centers on a romantic storyline between Batman and Catwoman, beginning with their initial meetings and acceptance of their shared mutual attraction towards one and another. Towards the end, the story is flash-forwarded to the future, in which Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are a married couple in their golden years. Bruce receives a terminal medical diagnosis, and Selina cares for him until his death. [45] Rorschach (2020)— In the Watchmen universe, someone's dressed up as the divisive anti-hero, but for what purpose? Written by Tom King, drawn by Jorge Fornés and colored by Dave Stewart. Along the way, to pad out this unnecessarily overlong story, Selina steals a Green Lantern ring for no reason, one of the (way too many) supporting characters gets a prototype Halo-esque cat helmet that goes nowhere, and there’s a whole song and dance about stealing Clayface’s DNA from Arkham so Jason Blood can use it in one scene to pretend to be the new commissioner, even though it’s for just two Batcops and Selina and co. could easily deal with them by themselves rather than try to convince them with a disguise - which doesn’t even work anyway so it’s a waste of time! During the Batman: Hush storyline, Batman and Catwoman briefly work together and have a romantic relationship, during which he reveals his true identity to her. At the end, he breaks off their relationship when he suspects it has been manipulated by the Riddler and Hush. This is the second story to establish that she knows Batman's true identity. In an early 1980s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship. The concluding story features a closing panel in which she refers to Batman as "Bruce". A change in the editorial team at that point, however, brought a swift end to that storyline and, apparently, all that transpired during the story arc. Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity— A Serial Killer plagues Gotham City and profiler Harley Quinn is brought in to help apprehend him. Written by Kami Garcia and drawn by Mico Suayan and Mike Mayhew.

Selina’s decision not to do this is meant to be a powerful moment - except we don’t discover what the whole point of it was until the very end, right before she makes that decision, so there’s no build-up or drama. It’s simply a case of showing you something and then immediately taking it away. Such incompetent storytelling. Superman Vs Lobo— A three-part miniseries that sees the Man of Steel pitted against The Main Man. Written by Tim Seeley and art by Sarah Beattie. Batman: Beyond The White Knight— When Terry McGinnis steals the Beyond suit on behalf of Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers, Bruce escapes from prison and enlists Jason Todd to destroy his tainted legacy once and for all. Written and drawn by Sean Gordon Murphy.

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On the day of their wedding, Selina decides to call off the wedding as she realises that marrying Bruce would ultimately take away what makes him Batman. This is later revealed to be due to the manipulations of Holly under the instructions of Bane as to finally break Batman of both spirit and will. [46] Subsequently, Selina leaves Gotham and starts a new life in the city of Villa Hermosa, California ( Catwoman (vol. 5) #1). She faces opposition from the power-hungry Creel family who run Villa Hermosa, specifically First Lady Raina Creel. American Vampire 1976 - The concluding chapter of the American Vampire series by Scott Snyder and Raphael Albuquerque. Heart of Hush Catwoman (vol. 3) #48, with art by Adam Hughes. Catwoman's costume and style transitioned to a spy aesthetic in the 2000s. Batman/Catwoman— An out-of-continuity sequel to Batman (Tom King), set in a world where James Tynion's run doesn't happen. Written by Tom King and drawn by Clay Mann. note with Liam Sharp filling for issues Mann couldn't reach his deadline by. Batman: Curse of the White Knight— A direct sequel to Batman: White Knight, which was the most recently released graphic novel to be retroactively folded into the label. Written and drawn by Sean Gordon Murphy.

Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Dolan, p. 260: "Selina Kyle finally stole the spotlight in her first ongoing series by writer Jo Duffy and artist Jim Balent."

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It is extremely rare for a contemporary superhero comic to be this eminently readable, but Chiang employs this high level of storytelling technique to go even further, making sure the story he’s telling actively does something. It whips.” — The Comics Journal Zalben, Alex (March 28, 2014). "When Is Batman's Birthday, Actually?". New York City: MTV News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014 . Retrieved August 9, 2014. It’s also worth noting that the costume designs are great. From an aging Killer croc and power hungry Harvey Dent, to the Batcops and the various incarnations of Selina Kyle’s Catwoman suits, Chiang’s fresh take on some familiar characters perfectly matches the story. Final Verdict Catwoman also made a small cameo in Kingdom Come, mostly accompanying the Riddler; she is predominantly seen, but not much heard in the series. She is not dressed in costume, but appears in the very dress she first wore in Batman #1 as the Cat. According to the novelization by Elliot S. Maggin, she runs a multibillion-dollar cosmetics company. An armored, metahuman successor called "Catwoman II" is also featured in the story as one of the "new heroes" who follow the new " man of tomorrow" Magog's anti-heroic, violent example. [64] Batman: Digital Justice In an early 1980s storyline, Selina and Bruce develop a relationship, in which the closing panel of the final story shows her referring to Batman as "Bruce". However, a change in the editorial team brought a swift end to that storyline and, apparently, all that transpired during that story arc.