Catwoman #79 Review

CATWOMAN #79
Written by Will Pfeifer
Art by David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez

Thank god that Salvation Run fiasco has ended or, at least, the Catwoman tie-ins are over. The book makes a drastic leap in quality thanks to it and, while those issues weren't terrible, it's good to see her back in the street level setting of Gotham and picking up where things left off several months ago with The Thief and her apartment being destroyed and life gutted.

Wasting little time on explanations, probably due to the last issue of Salvation Run not being out yet, Pfeifer simply shows Catwoman materializing in downtown Gotham, similar to the cover image, and celebrating at being back.

Not to be fooled twice, since she was locked in an alien simulation, during Salvation Run, which made her believe she was back in Gotham, she quickly "acquires" a cellphone and calls Slam Bradley to confirm she's back in the real Gotham. As he's currently occupied with the Jamie Madrox knock-off villain, she gets a few last words from Slam as to his location and makes off to save him.

These leads to some nice action as she makes short work of the scrub villain and saves Slam, giving us some actual character development between the two as they discuss Helina, Selina's daughter and Slam's grandchild, where Catwoman's been and how she "died" (thanks to Batman) pre-Salvation Run. It was nice to be back to this kind of setting and some actual worthwhile interactions.

We end the issue with the villain getting away, which Catwoman allowed by faking injury, and she's set to follow him and find The Thief and put an end to the man who stole her life from her.

Verdict - Must Read

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