Selina Kyle: Catwoman 2022 Appreciation Thread

[Frontier]

Prowling the rooftops by Leila Leiz.

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It's like she's running with a pack of cats .

[signalman112]

1988 Sketch by Michael Bair.

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[Frontier]

1988 Sketch by Michael Bair.

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Gotta love that skintight costume .

[godisawesome]

That costume’s infamous enough that many people treat its era a bit like an embarrassment, and I’ll be honest and say that younger me both enjoyed it and was embarrassed to be caught with a comic featuring it for the same reason.

But, I want to point this out about the early days of Jim Balent’s handle of the character - while the cheesecake was still its defining feature, he put a lot of emphasis on giving Selina a very emotive and expressive face. She always looked like she was either gleefully up to no good in a fun way, violently angry, or toying with her food.

I kind of wish that was more the standard for how to draw her face. I like her better when she’s a spitfire with no poker face.

[Frontier]

That costume’s infamous enough that many people treat its era a bit like an embarrassment, and I’ll be honest and say that younger me both enjoyed it and was embarrassed to be caught with a comic featuring it for the same reason.

But, I want to point this out about the early days of Jim Balent’s handle of the character - while the cheesecake was still its defining feature, he put a lot of emphasis on giving Selina a very emotive and expressive face. She always looked like she was either gleefully up to no good in a fun way, violently angry, or toying with her food.

I kind of wish that was more the standard for how to draw her face. I like her better when she’s a spitfire with no poker face.

I like a Selina that's passionate and mischievous .

[batnbreakfast]

Just finished Batman Earth One Vol. III and that Catwoman was... something. Ugh.

[Frontier]

Just finished Batman Earth One Vol. III and that Catwoman was... something. Ugh.

Personality wise I think it was okay. The costume though...

[batnbreakfast]

Personality wise I think it was okay. The costume though...

Exactly. The whole ending of the book and the rushed introductions of too many familiar characters made me feel less excited about a future sequel (if there is one).

[godisawesome]

Personality wise I think it was okay. The costume though...

(Me, who never actually got around to reading it and only new a rough plot outline): Oh, it can’t be thta bad, I mean, we’ve already seen that weird green suit from the 1970s-

(Google Image searches the costume)

- KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

Seriously, how did that become a costume design?!?

[Frontier]

Exactly. The whole ending of the book and the rushed introductions of too many familiar characters made me feel less excited about a future sequel (if there is one).

Johns throwing in too many sequel hooks.

[Gaius]

[Frontier]

Issue #43 preview.

[Matt Rat]

Issue #43 preview.

So 'the Bat-Break' continues

[Frontier]

So 'the Bat-Break' continues

And probably for the foreseeable future .

[Veni]

Catwoman in Batwheels
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