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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Nov 17, 2017 4:59:51 GMT -5
I've been meaning to say a few kind words about the current storyline in Batman, a three-parter in #33 to #35. I'm probably one of the biggest Catwoman fans on this site. And I'm know to be a little nit-picky about the way she is portrayed. I've also been very critical of DC's current handling of Batman, both in his own title and in Detective Comics. I think it's only fair to give credit where credit is due when I see something I like. And I found this story to be quite enjoyable. In the aftermath of Batman's proposal of marriage to Selina, they have to go to a secret mountain fortress in the desert - I think it's the Sahara - to fight with Talia, for some reason. It's rather dumb, if you think about it a little. But it's gloriously dumb in the way a great Silver Age story is dumb. Not dumb like something written by a modern comic-book writer who's showing off how much cultural trivia he knows. And there's so many great scenes that you can forgive this story a little dumbness. I especially like the fight scene in #35 between Selina and Talia. And also, some wonderful dialogue between Damian and Dick. I'm thinking of getting all three parts together and reading the whole thing again before I go to bed tonight. (And as I'm also enjoying the current storyline in Detective Comics (despite Clayface), it's the first time in a while that I've enjoyed both the main Batman books at the same time.) I loved this issue, and have been enjoying the new series more than not. Great to see Joelle Jones killing it, and the interplay between the Cat and Talia was cool. I need to be careful or I may have to admit to liking Batman, cos Detective is ok at the moment too.
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