Batman/Catwoman: The Wedding Album - The Deluxe Edition

author: Tom King
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/20
date added: 2018/09/20
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Batman/Catwoman: The Wedding Album - The Deluxe Edition' by Tom King and a whole host of past and present contributors is basically a big collector's item for fans who want to revel in the day no one thought would ever come.

This volume collects Batman issues 24, 44 and 50. There are also things collected from across a lot of the history of these two characters. Issue 24 recalls the proposal, along with interposing a conversation between Batman and Gotham Girl. It includes my favorite recent quotable Batman saying: "I'm not Batman because I like being Batman. I'm Batman because I'm Batman."

Issue 44 is Catwoman picking out her wedding dress in a very Catwoman fashion. The dress was designed by artist Joelle Jones who is fast becoming a favorite. I love how this issue plays with past Bat and Cat encounters with retro looks and costumes during flashbacks.

Issue 50 leads up to the wedding, and is filled with one page panels by various Batman teams. It's more tribute than story, but the story leads up to that last panel.

Included are all of the variant covers for issue 50 and there are a bunch. There is also a look inside the script for issue #44 and it includes reprints of bits of the original stories it references. There are also parts of Joelle Jones original and sketch ideas for "the dress."

Overall a nice celebration package full of some nice tributes. I enjoyed this.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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