Lately, it seemed like Ann Nocenti’s troubled run on Catwoman – an already beleaguered series – was on the upswing. There was a promising plot involving a turf war between the Penguin (the epitome of capitalist excess) and Catwoman (the embodiment of subverting the system). New allies were introduced as Catwoman solidified her base ahead of the Penguin’s attack. A menacing ice cream truck selling poisonous popsicles was stalking the streets of Gotham. So far, so good. Sadly, Nocenti screws the pooch on the stellar foundation she built by overburdening this issue with irrelevant dialogue, action scenes hyperbolic enough to become meaningless, and a cast of characters so disposable, it’s hard to care if they live or die.
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