#Under the Moon A Catwoman Tale

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Under the Moon A Catwoman Tale #1 (2019) Isaac Goodhart Cover & Gabriel Picolo Pencils, Kami Garcia & Lauren Myracle Story, Free Comic Book Day 2019, 1st Appearance of Maxime Navarro & Cinders the Cat 

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Day 16: JOMPBPC: Cool Colours

Cool coloured graphic novels! 💙💜💚

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Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale (2019) by Lauren Myracle + Isaac Goodhart

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July 1983 to October 1986. In 1983, DC lured Doug Moench away from Marvel and books like MASTER OF KUNG FU and MOON KNIGHT to take over BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS under the editorship of Len Wein. Their run, which lasted 40 months, was the final phase of the Bronze Age Batman continuity; although it continued for some months after the end of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, everything through DETECTIVE COMICS #566 and BATMAN #400 is functionally part of pre-Crisis continuity, in particular most anything to do with Jason Todd becoming the second Robin. (Jason debuted during the end of Gerry Conway's run in early 1983, but it was Moench and Wein who oversaw Jason's actually becoming Robin.)

From 1981 to 1986, there was a tight continuity between BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS: a story begun in one book would continue in the other two weeks later. This was something new for Batman; there had been occasional multi-issue storylines for years, and Steve Englehart and Len Wein had introduced a certain amount of Marvel-style continuity in the late '70s, but having around 40 story pages per month allowed more room for character-driven stories, supporting characters, and subplots. When Doug Moench arrived, a central focus was on leading up to Jason Todd becoming Robin, but there were also numerous other major and minor subplots, from Alfred's attempts to connect with his adult daughter, Julia Remarque (introduced by Conway in 1981), to Gotham's messy city politics and various deadly underworld power struggles.

In MASTER OF KUNG FU, Moench's signature storytelling preoccupation had been "kinky weirdos hurting each other's feelings," and his initial run on the Bat-books also featured a series of messy, sometimes bloody romantic triangles, the most important of which involved Batman; the now-reformed Catwoman; Nocturna (Natalia Knight), a pretentious Goth burglar who attempted to adopt Jason Todd; and Nocturna's adoptive brother Anton, who became a cat burglar out of deranged obsession with Natalia and later tried to kill her so no one else could have her. It was all very grandiose and inevitably somewhat florid, but then expecting gritty, understated realism from a comic book about a man who fights crime dressed as a bat is itself pretty silly.

The strongest story in this run actually has little to do with that soap opera: "What Price the Prize?" in BATMAN #372, is an intelligent, grounded drama about an up-and-coming young Irish boxer maneuvering for a bout with a Black champion obviously inspired by Muhammad Ali, featuring some of Don Newton's finest Batman art; the conclusion in DETECTIVE #539 isn't quite as sharp, but is still one of Moench's best. Other highlights include a clash with Catman (BATMAN #371/DETECTIVE #538) in which Thomas Blake's determined belief in the magical power of his costume nearly gets both him and Batman killed over and over; a wistful story about the private life and hidden depths of boorish Harvey Bullock (DETECTIVE #549); a delightful one-shot (BATMAN #383) in which Batman repeatedly tries and fails to get some sleep; the debut of Black Mask (BATMAN #385–386 and DETECTIVE #553); a comedic tale of Batman and Catwoman on an actual date, in costume (BATMAN #392); and a distinctly '80s-Bondian espionage adventure reuniting Moench and artist Paul Gulacy (BATMAN #393–394).

Artistically, the run got off to a good start with Don Newton on BATMAN (inked by Alfredo Alcala) and Gene Colan on DETECTIVE (generally inked by Bob Smith). Newton's departure in 1984 hurt, leading to a period of artistic musical chairs and some really bad early Pat Broderick art, followed by Tom Mandrake taking over BATMAN. Mandrake gets a bad rap in some quarters, mostly because his style is looser (and about two steps further in the direction of Gene Colan) than many comics fans care to tolerate, but his work here is mostly fine, and certainly an improvement over Broderick's. The Annual has some very nice early Denys Cowan pencils, inked by Alcala, and BATMAN #400 is an all-star extravaganza art-wise.

Maddeningly, DC has never properly reprinted a lot of this material, which I think is badly overdue. If it's not as epochal as some more familiar periods both before and after, the median level of quality is pretty decent (and certainly no worse than the 1987–1991 period, which has now been reprinted in its entirety); its emphasis on characterization wouldn't be matched again in the Batman titles for many years. Denny O'Neil supposedly hated much of what Moench had done (Moench has said O'Neil especially loathed Nocturna, whom he flatly refused to revive in any form), but Denny is dead now, and in any case, his Batman stories include their share of stinkers as well as gems. I don't know that DC has any kind of real reprint strategy anymore, but I hope they won't wait until Doug Moench is dead to properly remaster and collect these issues. Doing them all (BATMAN #360–400 and Annual #10, DETECTIVE #527–567) in something akin to Marvel's Epic Collection format would probably take four volumes — there's around 1,800 pages of material, more if you include Moench's Superman/Batman stories from WORLD'S FINEST — but why not?

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Anger Builds Up

by CreativeH99 Remember: In Twilight when Edward confronted and almost fought Jacob because he kissed Bella What If: In Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale, Bruce confronts and almost gets into a fist fight with Harvey when he kisses Selina Words: 647, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale - Lauren Myracle, Catwoman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DC Extended Universe Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent Relationships: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle & Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent/Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent & Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent/Selina Kyle, Harvey Dent & Selina Kyle via https://ift.tt/po7HqvG

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Selina’s wedding dress cameo in the graphic novel Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle

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Would you ever read the DC novels? (Like Batman Nightwalker, Superman Dawnbreaker, Black Canary Breaking Silence, etc.)

I’ve mostly been leaning into the DC Graphic Novels for YA line instead as my library has more of them (there’s 34 of them published so far?) and most of these titles both got a novel and a graphic novel.

I’m taking a peek at the ones I have access to (looks like Nightwalker, Warbringer, Soulstealer and Dawnbreaker), and I’ve already read Warbringer as a GN. The Black Canary one looks solid as a full on Elseworlds but I can’t see it at any of my libraries.

I am considering trying one; probably Nightwalker as the first.

For the record, the GNs from the collection I’ve read so far:

Mera: Tidebreaker

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

Shadow of the Batgirl

The Oracle Code

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

And I’m really excited for Barda.

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Oops, I forgot to make the banner for my one-shot celebrating the 1,000 kudos for In Another Life.

Well, better late than never lol! It's an extra special celebration!

*Image is teenage Bruce from "Under the Moon – A Catwoman Tale" (2019)

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All the graphic novels I read while I was gone...

I forgot to put the intro to this post. Whoops. These are all the graphic novels I read between May and December I think. Including content warnings.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Ngygen

This was a beautiful story. The art is fantastic, the way the colors emphasized the story. I read this a really long time ago and it still is just so beautiful and I definitely cried. The myths woven throughout the story is so nice. I'm crying right now and I don't remember that much about it. 50/5 stars

CW: Cannibalism (told in fairy tale), death, religious figure brought in to discourage LGBT youth, shame over sexual identity

Nubia: Real One by LL McKinney and Robyn Smith

PI do not like the DC Graphic Novel line. I think realistically they will be more detrimental than not, but Nubia was a really good introduction. After its release, DC did retcon Nubia's origin, but I loved this story all the same. I think it was cute and I couldn't ask for more. 5/5

CW: police brutality, racism, sexual harassment and gun violence

Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger and Sara Kiplin

This is the book that really started turning me against DC Graphic Novels. While the story isn't the worst, Pamela is treated weirdly by the story. Usually she becomes Poison Ivy in a lab, but here her father creates Poison Ivy. In the end there's no real resolution and also the romance only exists for this book. Pamela, to me, isn't represented in Poison Ivy: Thorns, which is a fault I find with most of DC's Graphic Novels. I wish they were true to the character. I gave it 4/5 originally but honestly I would give it a 3/5 now.

CW: bullying, sexual assault/harassment, abuse,

Fangs by Sarah Andersen

This was so cute. It's just a bunch of illustrations of a vampire and her werewolf boyfriend. It's so simple but so nice. 5/5

CW: blood, murder

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Louise Simonson and Leigh Bardugo

This is my least favorite of the DC graphic novels. It's based off of the book by the same name which I will probably never read because I did not like this graphic novel that much. The original story came out a year after Diana was stated to be canonically bi, but this story goes out of its way to avoid naming Diana as bi but names everyone else queer. The romance is dumb, it didn't have to be there, it would have been fine if the betrayal just came from a friend but also in general, the story is impossible in any of Diana's main continuities. If you think you're getting a good jumping on point from this story, you're wrong. Also the best character in this book, Alia, will probably never see a comic and that's sad. She's great. If you wanted to read this book, do it for her. I gave it a 3/5 stars.

CW: betrayal, bombing, death, plane crash, possession, shipwreck, shootings, and sickness.

House of El: The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadski

I think the best DC Graphic Novels are about characters you don't know, but also you won't know. The Shadow Threat follows two krytonian citizens who are working against Krypton because Krypton sucks. You'll probably never see these characters in the comics and that's a saving grace. You meet Superman's parents but they aren't front and center enough to ruin the story. It was just a fun time with no rage. 5/5

No CWs

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle and Issac Goodhart

Again, when you know these characters, these graphic novels suck. This one was represented Selina and Bruce fairly well but the way the story was built around them wasn't good. Selina starts calling herself Catgirl, not as a secret identity, but as her name and it's very cringy, but in general the story feels unfinished. There are a lot of loose threads that just don't go anywhere or where they do go is another new beginning instead of an ending. It's just disappointing. 3/5

CW: child abuse, homelessness, animal abuse, cutting, homophobia, suicidal ideation, and violence. Also, there's a little vague cult stuff.

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle

I really liked Squad. It was a little too short for me. I definitely could've read more but just in regards to the main couple. I think overall the plot was really well paced. It was a fun read. I gave it 5/5.

CWs: murder, eating disorders, general gore, cannibalism, sexual assault, alcohol, racism, sexism, fatphobia, homophobia, toxic friendships, toxic relationships, vomit

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Day 18: JOMPBPC: Warm Cool And Cosy

A beautiful graphic novel and since I live in Australia I'd like to be cool and cosy instead! 💛

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Catgirl’s Gotham Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale (2019) by Lauren Myracle + Isaac Goodhart

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Happy International Women’s Day

Here are graphic novels with female leads currently sold by DC Comics Young Adult Imprint, formerly called DC Ink. Each one of them is a standalone, out of continuity title retelling origins or early adventures of iconic DC heroines and all are written by women. So far you can choose from:

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Steve Pugh

Mera: Tidebreaker written by Danielle Paige and illustrated by Stephen Byrne

The Oracle Code (which comes out in two days) written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano

Shadow of the Batgirl written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux

Teen Titans: Raven written by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Piccolo

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart

Wonder Woman: Warbringer, an adaptation of the Leigh Bardugo novel of the same name by writer Louise Simonson and illustrated by Kit Seaton

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Anger Builds Up

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/po7HqvG by CreativeH99 Remember: In Twilight when Edward confronted and almost fought Jacob because he kissed Bella What If: In Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale, Bruce confronts and almost gets into a fist fight with Harvey when he kisses Selina Words: 647, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale - Lauren Myracle, Catwoman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DC Extended Universe Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent Relationships: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle & Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent/Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent & Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent/Selina Kyle, Harvey Dent & Selina Kyle read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/po7HqvG

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Bruce Wayne in Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale (2019)
 Art by Isaac Goodhart