Catwoman: When in Rome (Batman)

Catwoman: When in Rome (Batman)

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Editorial Reviews

The acclaimed, Eisner award-winning team of writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale return to Gotham City, home of Catwoman, for a tale that takes the Feline Fatale into a dangerous new realm.

WHEN IN ROME chronicles Catwoman's mysterious trip to Italy and her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family. It's a colorful tale of Gotham's sexiest cat burglar at her most intriguing.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Reviewed by S. Kader, 2009-10-29

Loeb & sale excelled with this catwoman book. When in Rome gives a new dimension to catwoman, gone to Rome to search for something very personal. The story is interesting & the art is magnificent. This book deserves a 5 star undoubtedly & a must buy for catwoman & batman fans alike, they will not be disappointed.

Oversexualized Catwoman tale fills in some gaps

Reviewed by S. Penrose, 2009-07-20

The Long Halloween and Dark Victory are some of the best Batman stories I have ever read, so I was ridiculously excited for this. However, it didn't quite deliver. Loeb's version of Selina here seems sexually amped up to the supposedly same version of her in those previously mentioned arcs. My daughter read the first two but I can't let her read this right now, so that's upsetting. Also, I saw the ending of this coming where I didn't in the others. Oh well, at least there is still some great Tim Sale art.

Must for Catwoman fans

Reviewed by quirky, 2009-07-19

A companion piece to The Long Halloween and Dark Victory, this is a must for Catwoman fans.

Despite nearly 70 years in canon, Catwoman has never really had what could be considered a definitive origin. Add Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale to the long list of creators who offer us yet another glimpse into who Selina Kyle really is and how she came to be.

The story takes place during the events in Dark Victory (after Valentine's Day I presume). Selina goes to Rome to fill in the blanks about her parentage. For those who wonder why she was ever in Long Halloween/Dark Victory at all, this book provides the answer.

It's really a pleasure to read Jeph's Selina. Unlike Batman's other vapid and simpering loving interests, Selina Kyle is an interesting character in her own right, a hard-bitten anti-heroine who's smart and pragmatic, with a dry sense of humor she uses to alleviate the melodrama that is her life.

And Tim Sale's art alone is already worth the price of a hardcover. He draws a beautiful Selina without bothering to dampen her sex appeal. His Catwoman on the other hand is muscled and powerful, reminding me more of a jaguar or a panther than a kitten.

All in all, a very entertaining read. I've added this to my Absolute Long Halloween and Dark Victory hardcovers.

The Purrrfect Getaway

Reviewed by J. Sherman, 2009-03-31

From the team that brought you "Batman: The Long Holloween" and "Dark Victory," comes a story taking place between the two, starring none other than Gotham's sexiest catburglar.

Fed up with the city and with Batman, Selina Kyle travels to Italy in search of valuables of a different kind. What she finds is a Mafia frame-up, a charismatic hitman, and maybe a supervillian or two. And Selina faces them all to uncover one of the biggest mysteries in Batman's world.

Loeb's story gives us everything we love about Catwoman, everything we expect, and (almost) everything we want to know. Sale's inkwash style, however muddy, adds to that dark noir feel thought to only be found in Gotham. Can't take the city out of the cat, I suppose. Included is a two-page epilogue followed by Sale's explanation of the inkwash process.

This comic is unrated: Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations.

Quality TPB

Reviewed by mcg480, 2009-01-29

I wasn't expecting a lot from this book. Unlike most people, I was not super impressed with "The Long Halloween" and I expected this to be similar. But to me it was better. Great art, reasonably interesting storyline, without all the annoying redundancies of Long Halloween.

Selina Kyle being smokin' hot didn't hurt anything either...