It wasn’t just Red Claw who upgraded my feelings for writer Tini Howard’s Catwoman from like to love - the whole thing is an interstitial arc where Harley Quinn and Catwoman go on a quick weekend away to ignore their problems, get attacked by assassins, and join the roller derby. (And if you missed the last edition, read this.)Ĭatwoman #43 Image: Tini Howard, Bengal/DC Comics

It’s part society pages of superhero lives, part reading recommendations, part “look at this cool art.” There may be some spoilers.

Welcome to Monday Funnies, Polygon’s weekly list of the books that our comics editor enjoyed this past week. What else is happening in the pages of our favorite comics? We’ll tell you. But an imperiously severe woman voiced by Kate Mulgrew who kicks Batman’s butt wearing a bright red off-the-shoulder bodysuit and a perfect winged eye? Some of us remember her very well. OK, so maybe not every fan of Batman: The Animated Series remembers Red Claw. Joe-worthy accent by none other than a pre- Star Trek: Voyager Kate Mulgrew? She was in three whole episodes! What, you don’t remember Red Claw, the vaguely Eastern European terrorist leader, voiced through a delightfully sneering G.I. The final page of this week’s Catwoman held a big surprise for fans of Batman: The Animated Series: the first appearance of Red Claw in DC Comics continuity.

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