Catwoman: When in Rome

This book has the same creative team but it doesn’t have the same scope as the two Batman stories because there are fewer characters.  This book aslo strikes a rather different tone which grew on me after a while but I found a little odd at first.  This book is funny because it teams up Catwoman with the Riddler and their association leads to all types of high jinx.  Selena has gone to Italy to find out if Carmine Falcone was truly her father.  Her quest leads her on several adventures and run-ins with the mafia in Rome she gets some answers and is mostly left with more questions.  She has a final showdown with the Riddler who was playing on curiosity about her past to get her to steal this very special ring.  In the end she is able to survive and get one up on the Edward but she did not find the answers she was truly seeking.

Again Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale deliver a solid story and art with this book.  Is it essential to read this to understand Batman: Dark Victory, no.  If you are a Catwoman fan or a completest of Loeb and Sale work then yes you will want to read this.  I believe this is the version of Selena that Anne Hathaway based her performance on for the Dark Knight Rises.  This title is not essential but it does open that world up just a little more.