Catwoman 4 cover by Darwyn Cooke ( April 2002 )
Artist: Darwyn Cooke (All)
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DescriptionAs a Catwoman fan, I wanted a nice example of Darwyn Cooke's limited work on the series. Darwyn reinvigorated Catwoman in 2001-2002 through his work on Selina Kyle (Detective Comics 759-762, Catwoman 1-4, Selina's Big Score).During his interview for Comic Book Artist #3, March 2004, Darwyn explains that Ed Brubaker was already on board as the next Catwoman writer, when editor Mike Carlin offered the book to Darwyn. He only agreed, after DC committed to giving him control over the covers and allow him to redesign Catwoman. Darwyn then drew all four covers at once, with the redesigned costume, and sent them in. DC was so excited after seeing his designs, they decided to let the current title (Vol 2) die, and relaunch with a #1 (Vol 3), with several months gap. (Remember - back then, a series relaunch was much more of an event, than it is now). Catwoman Vol 2 ended with issue 94 [Jul 01] Darwyn described the design as an attempt to re-dignify Catwoman, and apply practicality. Ed's wife had the idea that she should have something like a helmet and goggles. The idea was to take Enemy Ace's helmet and add cat ears to it, to distinguish itself from the past cat suits. At then end of Catwoman Vol 2, she is presumed dead. Slam Brady is hired by the mayor of Gotham find out if she really is dead. Slam follows the mystery, which leads into the relaunch of the title. The Slam Brady back-ups appear in Detective Comics [759-762, Aug-Nov 01] published just prior Catwoman 1 [Jan 02], but were drawn well after Catwoman 1-4 [which, according to Darwyn, were finished 18 months before the launch]. Following those Catwoman issues, Darwyn revisits Selina's world again through a series prequel, the 70's noir thriller SELINA'S BIG SCORE [Aug 02]. Social/Sharing |
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Alex Johnson 
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 2/1/2015
That's a wonderful example of Darwin's work. Thanks for sharing it.
Alex B
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/1/2015
I absolutely LOVE it ! Huge congrats for this beautiful cover !!!
Mike Rice
Member Since 2003
Posted on 2/1/2015
Probably the best cover D did for this run. What a great score.
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
Posted on 2/2/2015
You've acquired one of the best images of the modern-day Catwoman, a fantastic pose and layout by an artist who was well on his way to stardom. I'd say this is definitely a big score.
Patrick Brooks
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/2/2015
This cover has always held a special place for me. I've loved it for a long time. I'm glad to see it has a good home. Congrats, buddy!!
Dimitrios Z
Member Since 2011
Posted on 2/2/2015
So awesome and I'm really glad you got this. It couldn't have gone to a better owner and fan of the character.
Jovi Neri
Member Since 2011
Posted on 2/3/2015
Nice "old" page from Cooke. It's rare to see him use as much blacks and shadows nowadays so I'll take this!
Joshua McCoy
Member Since 2013
Posted on 2/3/2015
Just stunning! This found a home in the perfect gallery.
Ben Bressel
Member Since 2003
Posted on 2/3/2015
i've wanted this one since the day i saw it on the comic rack. incredible piece.
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
Posted on 2/5/2015
Super drawing! I like it in B&W even more than the color finish
Timothy Guerrero
Member Since 2009
Posted on 2/10/2015
I love this piece! But I love even more how to have taken time to research information on the piece and its history. Great work!
Borna B
Member Since 2007
Posted on 3/5/2015
I would kill to get this, but do not worry, you are safe! :) Congratulations!
Thomas V
Member Since 2008
Posted on 6/24/2015
This cover is a joy to behold. Darwyn Cooke is a genius.
Andy Robbins
Member Since 2003
Posted on 4/18/2016
One of the four Darwyn covers - nothing else needs to be said. Thanks for the recap of the relaunch - I did not know much of that.
Joe Lara
Member Since 2014
Posted on 7/31/2016
Fantastic piece of Catwoman history here. There will never be another artist like Darwyn again.
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 11/17/2019
This just gets better every time I look at it! Darwyn was a true master and his run on Catwoman was groundbreaking. What a fantastic piece to have in your impressive collection!
Hunter Venable
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/20/2020
I love the story here. Cooke's design. might be my all time favorite version of the character. Your gallery though is a good place for me to research that theory ;-)
j sly
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/9/2021
Such an awesome example of Cooke on my favorite character he drew! Hope to find an example like this for my collection someday!
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