It was on my second read of Jones' three-focused introduction that I really understood what was happening, that we see a faux Catwoman causing the death of two police officers while Selina Kyle goes about her business (and the book's villain fumes in the background). Clearly Jones does a good job here and clearly she's writes and draws a respectful take on Catwoman for the next volume, I'm hoping for bigger, more, and more surprises. It's good, because it speaks to some of the strongest Catwoman material of the modern era, and bad, because linking to the past brings us a dose of the same old thing (not to mention also some significantly upsetting material) instead of orienting the book toward the future. With that, as with many Rebirth series, Jones draws a direct line from Catwoman's pre- Flashpoint adventures to the present, leapfrogging the New 52 entirely. The reason that Selina has come to Villa Hermosa marks a big turn in this book. Jones' series is distinctive, to be sure. Selina's not actually looking for trouble, but with her mere presence trouble finds here, and the mix of casinos and pawn shops, high politics and drug deals, and clean and dirty cops is very much a winning one. Jones relocates Selina Kyle to the fictional town of Villa Hermosa, California, Spanish-tinged and palm tree-d, a far cry from Gotham City. 1: Copycats doesn't offer a lot in terms of story that we haven't seen before, but it makes up for it in atmosphere.
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