Hmmm, I thought that the Matches Malone mention meant that after the fact Bats was going to use that alias.

I remember Steph finding that plan but hadn't put two and two together.

Oh, and Plei what about the sequence in Bats where Nightwing comes up and grabs Tim from behind?

askye, that's definitely the sooper sekrit cover.

The Colossus one?

Oh yeah.

So, if I see the "alternate" cover at the comic store tonight, I should get it?

I get to take SA to the comic store on New Comics Day! Yippee!

Sumi, I snickered like a twelve year old over that particular scene in Batman.

Astounishing kinda rent me. This was my first Catwoman, and is it always that pornily drawn? Slopey pointy tits and crotch shots? Ick. Haven't finished Batman yet, but I like that particular subplot a lot. It gets me emotionally.

I think that I would have been more broken by Astounishing if I had come in knowing more about Colossus then I do.

And given that Catwoman is Bruce's booty call. .. probably.

See, I've loved poor Colossus forever, and was broken up when he died. I totally fell for the misdirection of expecting a different not!dead person. He's such a poor, noble yet not icky, sweetheart. Plus, KitiNClossis4EVA!!!1!

This was my first Catwoman, and is it always that pornily drawn?

It has been since issue #25, when the new art team of Paul Gulacy and Jimmy Plamiotti took over. Before that, the pop-noir art of first Darwyn Cooke and then Cameron Stewart was praised in many (intelligent) circles. I know that I loved that style, it really gave the title a different feel than the other Bat-books (heck, different than most other superhero titles) and really fit in with Brubaker's writing sensisbilities.

Gulacy has been quoted that he "knows what the fans want" and will draw the title the he has been, regardless of the way the title was before.

I am an idiot and have one too many IC#1 and Fables #28. Anyone want them?

Taken by surprise by Astounishing. I was absolutely watching the wrong hand.