Catwoman Confirms Killing Gotham's Other Villains Is Her Destiny
Warning: contains spoilers for Catwoman: Lonely City #3!
While Catwoman is no stranger to blurring the lines between hero and villain, recent glimpses into her future suggest a twisted fate is her true destiny. Famously known for her daring heists and complicated romance with Batman, Selina Kyle, Catwoman, has ties to Gotham’s Rogues Gallery and the Bat-Family. Despite her connections to both groups, Selina operates on a moral code that sets her apart from her peers and seems set to secure a dark future.
Batman/Catwoman shows the past, present, and future of Batman and Catwoman’s relationship. The story depicts Selina’s early ties to villains such as the Joker, glimpses into her time operating as a hero with Batman, and a future in which Selina achieves justice through lethal means after Bruce’s death. Similarly, Catwoman: Lonely City portrays an older Selina Kyle returning to a dystopian Gotham years after the demise of Batman to stop Mayor Harvey Dent, the former villain Two-Face.
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In both Tom King and Clay Mann’s Batman/Catwoman and Cliff Chiang’s Catwoman: Lonely City, Selina is willing to cross the line when she deems it necessary. After Batman’s death in Batman/Catwoman, Selina tracks down and kills an elderly Joker, also appearing to slay the Penguin. Additionally, Lonely City #3 has Selina mercy kill Killer Croc after Two-Face’s Batcops gravely injure him. Although tragic, these events confirm that Selina cannot escape her destiny to kill off the villains she used to run with.
Selina’s destiny to end the lives of her past acquaintances is displayed in Batman/Catwoman when she teams up with Andrea Beaumont to distract Batman and kill the
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