CBR Review: Catwoman #3

I recently reviewed Catwoman #3 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "The issue begins with Selina tied to a chair, captured by a midlevel gangster named Bone who has beaten Lola MacIntire to death to obtain information both on Selina and the items she stole from him. From there, the issue follows a rather predictable trajectory: Selina escapes, beats up some henchmen, goes after Bone, wants to kill him but is stopped, and there’s probably some moral lesson about revenge, killing, or something like that in there that you’ve heard a thousand times before. The only surprising thing about this comic, honestly, is that Lola is left tied to the chair she was beaten to death in rather than placed in a refrigerator."

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CBR Review: Power Girl #16

I recently reviewed Power Girl #16 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "The art doesn’t help that scene. Basri’s expressiveness borders on the comical, with every reaction so over-the-top and obvious that the characters seem to have faces made of rubber, constantly changing and shifting to express whatever singular emotion they’re meant to embody in any given panel. There’s no flow, just a series of comedic overreactions. Granted, Winick’s writing leans in that direction, so one can’t blame Basri too much for also playing up the broad melodrama, but that doesn’t negate the hamming it up the character do throughout the scene. Basri is much more at home with the fight scene that begins the issue where broader, obvious movements and reactions are more at home."

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CBR Review: Batman #688

I recently reviewed Batman #688 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "The main repetition is a discussion between Alfred and Dick as Dick struggles with his new role as Batman, adjusting to the costume and the attitude. The scene here is more comedic and lighthearted than in Batman and Robin with Alfred amused that one of his duties is now 'pacifying a neurotic Batman.' The different tone allows the scene to be its own, but it reads like a second-rate knockoff of last week’s powerful discussion between the characters -- again, not Winick’s fault, but it’s hard to ignore."

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