Yeah, I mean, as I've said, I'm not as well-versed in Catwoman as I'd actually like, but from what I have read, her anger at the world - her actual role as an antagonist - usually comes earlier in her career (even though she always has a sense of personal loyalty and Robin Hood justice that prevents her from being a straight-up villain). It's where she starts and then she slowly comes over to Batman's "side", even if not always in ways he approves of or can control. So like, her film appearances and stuff, usually go more in that direction? But by the time we reach 2000 in the comics universe she's more firmly entrenched as an ally than an antagonist?
So then the question always is: how do you allow her personal growth into someone who's more about chaotic justice than personal gain (even if both involve tearing things down and conning people) without it seeming like she's just getting "saved" by Batman? AND OH MY GOD HAVING HER JOIN THE MOB FOR REDEMPTION IS LIKE THE BEST IDEA FOR THAT EVER. Ahem.
Plus Eiko, EIIIIKKOOO, I love that the book specifically created a moral foil for her who is not Batman. And who probably shares a lot more of Batman's broader moral outlook but who has a far deeper understanding of exactly how fucked a situation they are all in.
ALL of the words made sense and I continue to be so thrilled that you like it as much as I do! <3 <3 <3
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Date: 2015-01-27 11:54 am (UTC)So then the question always is: how do you allow her personal growth into someone who's more about chaotic justice than personal gain (even if both involve tearing things down and conning people) without it seeming like she's just getting "saved" by Batman? AND OH MY GOD HAVING HER JOIN THE MOB FOR REDEMPTION IS LIKE THE BEST IDEA FOR THAT EVER. Ahem.
Plus Eiko, EIIIIKKOOO, I love that the book specifically created a moral foil for her who is not Batman. And who probably shares a lot more of Batman's broader moral outlook but who has a far deeper understanding of exactly how fucked a situation they are all in.
ALL of the words made sense and I continue to be so thrilled that you like it as much as I do! <3 <3 <3
(NEW ISSUE TOMORROW ARGH.)