The Stop Button

You know what… it’s not a bad storyline. Sure, Winick’s dialogue has a number of weak lines and his Batman narration is far better than his Catwoman narration, but this issue almost has me convinced I’d be reading Catwoman just for the plotting.

But only almost.

The single best thing in the issue is Winick’s handling of Alfred. Unfortunately, it’s not an Alfred comic.

There are some strange plot developments, especially looking at it as a second issue, where one would assume Winick’s still establishing the setting. Maybe he figures it’ll get cancelled before too long and is being safe.

The plot involves Catwoman playing tricks on Russian mobsters, but also on Bruce Wayne. He’s angry about it in general, and presumably more so because of their naughty time.

Winick identifies good external and internal conflicts and runs with them. If only he wrote better dialogue… Catwoman might approach good.

CREDITS

“I could say that I’ll sleep better, but that’s a lie.”; writer, Judd Winick; artist, Guillem March; colorist, Tomeu Morey; letterer, Sal Cipriano; editors, Rickey Purdin and Rachel Gluckstern; publisher, DC Comics.