Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
Like I said in another thread, the '90s belong where it is. No need to resuscitate one of the worst decades in comics. And while I freely admit there were a few bright spots (Kingdom Come, JLA, Vertigo, the introduction of Harley Quinn, etc.), Catwoman was not one of them.
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Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
I think that the 90’s were actually great for most of DC’s books and brands - partially because I think DC wound up absorbing serious writers and giving them more power and authority by default, since Marvel got so heavily reliant on artists over writers, and then some of those same artists split off to create Image, all while Marvel played the biggest part on the speculation boom that killed much of the industry. In contrast, DC was already deconstructing the 90’s Anti-Heroes with Knightfall, and using the big events like Death of Superman for successful brand expansion, all while guys like Mark Waid and Peter David got to really flex their muscles with whatever books they got their hands on.
It wasn’t equally dispersed, mind you - the Batman and Superman books did amazingly well compared to Wonder Woman not, Flash was magnificent while Green Lantern committed the unforced but well executed error of Emerald Twilight, while Justice League and Teen Titans books had a sort of back and forth between meh and legendary excellence.
With Catwoman herself, though, the book was massively inconsistent in quality thanks to being one of the rare artists-dominated books at DC at the time… and Balent’s art got more exaggerated and eventually somewhat grotesque by the end. The best stuff was penned by guys like Dixon or Ostrander, while the general stuff was more excuse plot.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
I got bored with this event and couldn't be bothered with the second half. So what's the status of the Bat-Family now?
Selina is public thought dead (except Bruce knows) and has left Gotham. Savage now owns and lives in Wayne Manor and the meteor has ensured that he is trapped in Gotham if he wants to continue living; he is currently working to establish himself as the new King of Gotham. Bruce has gone solo as he deals with the final parts of the Zur en Ar storyline but we know he will end up working with Damien in a new Batman and Robin duo. Its business as usual for the rest of the family. Do not know the current repercussions for Jason.