Catwoman #48

Howard is moving things forward in an interesting way. Its an approach to the character that's both respectful of her past and respectful of her need to go beyond it. Shes been to so many places just in the past year. Howard lends Catwomans personality a kind of stature that seems totally cohesive with everyone shes been over the course of the past five or ten years. That being said, as bewildering as the plot might be to first-time readers, Howard tells a succinct story that feels respectively complete in its own right. Read Full Review

‘Catwoman' takes the international mission of the cat burglar and turns it into a rescue mission blocked by family drama and a masked criminal with a score to settle. Such a gorgeous, emotional, sexy, and fun series that keeps building upon what has come before as it takes the title character further and further while keeping her in the spotlight she deserves to be living within. Read Full Review

Comics handled with this level of care and attention should be treasured. Read Full Review

The shift in tone from dark and noir-inspired to comically over the top doesn't quite work. Read Full Review

After a well-executed, but exposition-heavy start, this issue of Catwoman finds some ways to genuinely thrive. Read Full Review

Howard's frustrating plotting and cement-block clunky characterization continues to drag this series out excruciatingly, while Nico Leon's art has improved, though doesn't make up for the writing. Read Full Review

Catwoman #48 features yet another change of scenery that injects some life into Tini Howard's increasingly muddled narrative. Right now, reader enjoyment hinges largely on whether or not Valmont is a compelling love interest for Selina. As it stands, there's a lack of true understanding of who Valmont is as a person, existing mostly as a cliche of a "dangerous lover type. Until the series gives me a reason to truly care about Valmont and his relationship to Selina it's hard to recommend readers stick around. Read Full Review

Tempra16v2.0Turbo

Oct 18, 2022

Let the woman fuck.

Screaming Enigma

Jul 05, 2023

I thought this was a fun adventure for Selina and Valmont, but my main issue with this is the cover. Now, I'm not going to let this change my score or anything, but Batman is on the cover of this when he's not even in the issue at all. He's not even in a flashback or anything. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed this and I liked seeing Selina go against the Tommaso family. I still don't have a concrete opinion of Valmont, but I don't dislike him or anything.

fzanca

Oct 23, 2022

This is a mixed bag. There is no action in this one for the most part. I'm not a big Valmont fan and I'm looking forward to him going away. The relationship between them feels forced. Perhaps for a female reader, he works when he spouts nonsense in an aristocratic way, but there's no appeal to him for me. Selina goes to Italy to save Dario, who is in Gotham. I didn't realize he was in Gotham at first, until he's revealed to be in a trunk. So, why would she go to Italy to save him when the clock is clicking down in Gotham? It's a mystery. She would have been better served tracking him down in Gotham and bringing him to Italy to be absolved by the family. This story is convoluted and doesn't make much sense. Valmont gets them on a plane with people who want to kill them, yet they don't. The assassins are inept morons. Let's get rid of Valmont already, or have him betray her. That would be more interesting. more

DomesticatedGiraffe

Dec 23, 2022

Too bad Valmont didn't die in this issue.

GiantSlayer

Oct 19, 2022

The tagline says it all..."All Bad". Howard continues to write Selina out of character, as an incompetent, inexperienced moron. Burn this run to the ground and let a more competent writer resurrect the real Catwoman.

liolia

Sep 18, 2023

This is bad. Bad bad bad. Why is Selina just so dumb and incompetent in this run? She literally cannot do a single thing on her own. I can't believe she bangs this stalker killer dude on a beach right after he murdered someone in cold blood (by not giving then the parachute). The dialogue is shallow mock pretentious purple prose.