Catwoman Vol. 4 #18
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Summary
This is issue #18 of DC's New 52 Catwoman series (Catwoman Vol. 4), also titled "He Said, She Said" and part of the "Batman: Requiem" crossover. Several paintings regarded as symbols of Gotham are stolen from the Gotham Museum, leaving only blank outlines on the walls. Batman believes Catwoman set a trap to draw him out, tracks her to her motorcycle, and demands she return the paintings. Selina has already spent the payment, and when she delivers the paintings to her employer alone, she discovers he never intended to resell them and wants to keep them for himself. The two have a confrontation on a bridge that is both a fight and a confession: Batman vents his nameless fury on his helmet, while Catwoman forces him to face his emotions and admits that the Joker came to her too. She finally throws the crushed helmet off the bridge and falls into his arms, only to be pushed away. Back at her place, Selina concludes that her fence Gwen has been detained by Detective Alvarez, so she fakes a mugging, slips into GCPD headquarters to plant a micro-camera, and picks up contacts for street figures such as Rat-Tail along the way. That night she breaks into her employer's place and steals the paintings back; Batman sees on the news that she returned them but still worries that the night has damaged their relationship. This is issue #18 of the series, best read in order with the New 52 Batman main line.
Editor's review
这一期的看点不在打斗规模,而在两个不肯认输的人如何互相试探。编剧安·诺森蒂把“博物馆失窃”写成一场私人对话的引信:蝙蝠侠的愤怒明显超出了几张画的损失,猫女的油腔滑调底下则是“我们这类人交不了朋友”的清醒。桥头那一段是全册的转折——头盔被捏烂、又被砸回原形,最后被扔下桥,这个小道具几乎承包了整个故事的情绪起伏。画面上,拉法·桑多瓦尔的线条干净,追逐戏的动势与室内戏的静默对比鲜明,托尼·S·丹尼尔与莫雷的封面也很耐看。它同时是“蝙蝠侠:安魂曲”联动的一环,读的时候不妨对照同期《蝙蝠侠》《侦探漫画》《蝙蝠女孩》的相关篇章,会更能体会哥谭这一阶段的低沉气氛。对想补完新52猫女线、或想看清蝙蝠侠与猫女关系走向的读者,这一册不该跳过。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 正在按新52顺序补读蝙蝠侠相关刊物的读者
- 喜欢猫女与蝙蝠侠关系线的漫画读者
- 对哥谭街头犯罪与艺术窃案题材感兴趣的人
- 能接受单期刊物篇幅、习惯按系列阅读的美漫爱好者
Not a good fit for
- 期待完整独立长篇故事、想一次读完一整条故事线的新读者
- 偏好合订本或全彩大开本收藏版、不接受单期刊物形式的人
Reading tips
- 先读同系列的“小丑:家族之死”相关篇章,再进入本册,会更容易理解蝙蝠侠的情绪来源。
- 可对照“蝙蝠侠:安魂曲”联动名单顺读《蝙蝠侠》《侦探漫画》《蝙蝠女孩》等同期第18期,感受哥谭的整体氛围。
- 留意头盔、画作、摄像机三个小物件,它们分别对应猫女的自尊、情感与职业处境。
- 单期为半小时内可读完的节奏,适合当作一次短阅读,不建议强行拆页精读。
FAQ
这册是整本书还是系列中的第18期?
它是DC新52时期《猫女》(2011年起连载的第四卷)第18期单期刊物,并非一个独立的长篇,需要结合系列前后来读。
读这册之前需要先读哪些故事?
建议至少了解“小丑:家族之死”及该系列第16至17期的内容,本册属于“蝙蝠侠:安魂曲”联动,承接小丑事件后的余波。
这册的主角是蝙蝠侠吗?
主角仍是猫女塞琳娜·凯尔,但蝙蝠侠作为客串角色出场并占据大量篇幅,两人的关系是本期核心。
有没有中文简体版可以购买?
据目前检索到的公开资料,未能确认本册对应的正式简体中文单行本信息,购买时请以实际出版信息为准。
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