Friday 4 November 2016

Review: "Catwoman: Election Night" #1

Catwoman: Election Night has a lot of what you'd want from a Catwoman comic, or any comic at all in that matter: a compelling main character that combines brawn, brain and heart, an engaging story, a fitting villain, some relevant (albeit quite blatant) social commentary, and some absolutely astounding art by Shane Davis. 

The more disappointing it is then, that this all over in the blink of an eye. Although its light tone lends itself rather well to the one-shot format, the sheer potential of interesting ideas and story lines Meredith Finch creates will leave readers wanting more. What could have been an excellent 3 or 5-part series feels slightly rushed and incoherent at times, even though never as much as to confuse readers.

After all, this is still a highly recommendable and entertaining read, with a Catwoman that I definitely want to see more of.


7/10

PS: Definitely worth mentioning is Mark Russell's and Ben Caldwells mini story "Trigger Warnings", that has one of the funniest and most clever punch lines I have seen in comics recently. 

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