JT's Take: Catwoman #6

Hey everyone, JT here again with another review that you won't get from my blogging counterpart. :P This time I'm gonna review Judd Winick's Catwoman series, which I've enjoyed since the beginning, let's see if this issue kept up the trend.

Catwoman #6

Summary: We kick things off with Catwoman in a holding cell with some crooked GCPD officers, asking where's the dirty money she stole from the electric powered super-villain known as Reach. The officers leave as Reach beats the hell out of a handcuffed Catwoman, before asking her where the money is, and when she gets too close, Selina pulls a Mike Tyson and bites off Reach's ear. This of course leads to a pissed off Reach about to skin our favorite Cat until a clean police officer saves Catwoman and lets her go free, before the crooked cops return. During her escape with the cash, Catwoman is stopped by Batman who tells her to return the stolen money, but she refuses. This leads to a knock-down, drag-out fight between The Bat and The Cat until Batman finally yells at her and asks how long she thinks he can keep letting her get away with this, and if she wants to die from all of her stupid risks. Surprisingly Catwoman replies with "Maybe I do!" which stuns and surprises Batman. He backs away and lets Catwoman continue her escape, as she finds her friend Gwen, a woman that fences stolen goods, and reveals to her that she's Catwoman and she needs her help as this issue comes to a close.


Thoughts: I think Judd Winick did a great job on this issue, we've seen that the GCPD is crooked but Catwoman has at least one officer willing to help her, we saw more of Reach who I really enjoy as Catwoman's main villain, as it looks to be heating up even more since Reach got her ear bit off. I loved that scene because it showed how ruthless Catwoman can become when backed into a corner, which is a great thing to have in a character. I also really enjoyed the scene with Batman, as you can see he does care about Catwoman more than just a sex-partner and he wants to help someone that just doesn't want help, and you really got a feel for that during their argument. I also want to point out how great Guillem March's artwork was, he drew the fights great and the action really translated, and I really like how he draws Reach, she comes off as a big, thick, hoss of a woman who looks a bit like an Amazon, so she definitely looks like an intimidating factor, I really hope we see more of her. He also did an amazing job on the expressions of Catwoman and the rest of the cast. If there was anything I didn't enjoy is that the end seemed a bit anti-climactic with Selina running to Gwen and telling her who she was, especially after losing her last friend so soon, but I guess it makes sense considering she has dirty money she's going to need laundered now.

Score: 8.5 out of 10.
Batman: Put the money down. It's caused you enough trouble.
Catwoman: This? This is just laundry.