Comic Review: Catwoman #9
Catowman gets wrapped up with the Owls and once again outshines the rest of the Bat-family.
Book: Catoman #9Written By: Judd WinickPencils By: Guillem MarchPublisher: DC ComicsRelease Date: OUT NOW IN STORES & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (VIA COMIXOLOGY)Rating: 
From the first issue in the new DC 52, Catwoman stuck out my favourite of the entire new DC catalogue. I adore Guillem Marchs work and feel his depiction of Catwoman is already in the Top 5 versions of her ever. The madness in her eyes, the fractures in her character and her just plain stunning good looks capture Catwoman perfectly and that along with the colours by Tomeu Morey, which are oddly satisfying in their style just makes Catwoman stand apart as her own thing in the DC 52 and often even within the Bat-family titles. 
Anyway, with the last few issues of Catwoman being drawn by a different artist and the Scott nyder's Batman work winning DCs monthly best reads, Id forgotten how much I liked Catwomans book a little I think but this new issue which opens with a 1665 flashback, in which we meet a new Owl with a name Ephraim Newhouse as well as a story about how he lost his honour with the Court of Owls. Theres a real sense this isnt just another Owl assassin story but the birth of a villain that could very well return to the Bat-books and this just makes this entire Catwoman issue feel more than just another part in the Night of the Owls 
Anyway, this Owls target is The Penguin and in a wonderful character driven move, Catwoman gets involved with saving the waddling Gotham mob boss. Of course this story still wanders down The Terminator route but this is much more akin to something like Frankenstein. A broken figure who you actually begin to feel for. This theme has been skimmed across in previous Owl stories but man alive this one hit the mark. Catwomans dealing with this Owl feels so much more than what weve seen in the Bat-family spin off stories in this crossover event and I never expected to feel the sadness this story generated mid crossover. This issue looks amazing, has more than a handful of great moments in the action and dramatic arenas and this new take on Catwoman continues to impresses even when it could quite as easily have been a filler story while DC. 