Gotham City Sirens #22The “Judgment on Gotham” crossover that goes through various Bat-books this month continues here in Gotham City Sirens. Aside from a brief mention of them, neither Harley nor Ivy have the slightest of appearances here, making it a Catwoman tale, guest starring Batman and Red Robin. The story is written by Peter Calloway. I can’t say he’s the regular writer here, as the title doesn’t seem to have one, but he’s the current one.
For those not following this crossover, the newest Azreal seems to have flipped out, joining forces with a powerful psionic calling himself the Crusader. They have decided to make Batman (Grayson flavor), Red Robin, and Catwoman undergo “tests” of their moral character. If they fail these tests, the Crusader will use the powerful superhuman Fireball to destroy Gotham. Apparently because there wasn’t enough crazy to go around, Az and Crusader are joined by Catwoman’s sister Maggie, dressed as a nun again, but now not displaying the powers and/or “angelic” familiar she had last time I saw her. Red Robin did everything he was supposed to in his test, but they decided he failed because he didn’t profess a belief in God. Selina’s test is a good measure of the nuttiness going ‘round here. To prove she’s a good person, she’s supposed to sacrifice her sister to God. Literally. With a knife. Catwoman, naturally enough, refuses. We see a few scenes of the puppet master pulling the strings here- Ra’s Al Ghul, who certainly seems to be turning up a lot lately. With Selina failing, will Gotham be saved? I’d bet yes, but the story concludes in Batman 709 if you care to see for yourself.
What I liked and what I didn’t:
This is a good characterization of Selina. She does what she thinks is best, ignores the orders of both Batman and Crazy Crusader and Company. Her love for her sister Maggie is clear, as is her revulsion at this perversion of faith. Lots of good Catwoman in action, with some decent showings by Red Robin and Batman as well.
If you only collect Sirens, and not the other Bat-books, this is a bit confusing. It’s a not really well-billed crossover, no mention of it at all on the cover. I’m also rather curious about Maggie’s angelic looking genie she had last time. Where’d it go? And, of course, this is supposed to be Gotham City Sirens, not Catwoman and her Bat-tastic friends. Eh, it was a mediocore issue of a crossover where the storyline didn’t really work. I won’t spoil the other issues, but I’ve read them all and I can’t say I’m impressed. Also, given recent events and the somewhat fragile premise in the first place, I’m not really sure I see the characters getting back together. I know many have been calling for the cancellation of this book. It could be this is the beginning of the end, especially with all the changes in the DCU (and the publishing line) coming from Flashpoint.
And did we really need another crazy Azreal? Is it part of the job description?
A COMIC BOOK BLOG RATINGProsConsCatwoman in action, with some decent knowledge of the characterwhere are the others, did this need to be part of the crossover? Rating75% You might also like...
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