Description
The Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale returns to further the exciting adventures they began in BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN and followed in BATMAN: DARK VICTORY! Collecting the 6-part series that guest-starred Batman and a host of Gotham's most colorful and dangerous villains, WHEN IN ROME chronicles Catwoman's mysterious trip to Italy and her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family. It's an incredible tale of Gotham's sexiest cat burglar!.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2005
Physical description
27 cm
Publication
New York : DC Comics, 2005.
ISBN
1401204325 / 9781401204327
Local notes
Set during Catwoman's absence from Gotham in "Dark Victory".
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LibraryThing member tiamatq
This is a bookend (or rather a filler?) to Loeb and Sale's The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. When Catwoman disappears partway through Dark Victory, she goes to Rome to do some "research." She is accompanied by The Riddler, and receives assistance from an Italian hitman known as The Blonde (guess
I liked this book, but I have a bias towards Catwoman. And the artwork is excellent, though not in the same style as Long Halloween/Dark Victory. The story is so-so. We all know what Selina/Catwoman is in Rome to find out, but it's still treated like a mystery, and it certainly didn't have the drawing power of figuring out who was the Holiday murderer. I also never found the Riddler as ominous as some other reviewers have said... mostly, I just thought he was pervy.
So the final verdict is... if you like Catwoman and/or really enjoyed Loeb and Sale's other Batman stuff, you'll probably enjoy this. It works as a stand-alone, but I didn't think it was a must-read.
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why?). While there, she discovers that other DC villains may have followed along. Catwoman is also linked to the murder of a Don and gets to steal from the Vatican... which should be on every tourist's list of things to do while in Italy.I liked this book, but I have a bias towards Catwoman. And the artwork is excellent, though not in the same style as Long Halloween/Dark Victory. The story is so-so. We all know what Selina/Catwoman is in Rome to find out, but it's still treated like a mystery, and it certainly didn't have the drawing power of figuring out who was the Holiday murderer. I also never found the Riddler as ominous as some other reviewers have said... mostly, I just thought he was pervy.
So the final verdict is... if you like Catwoman and/or really enjoyed Loeb and Sale's other Batman stuff, you'll probably enjoy this. It works as a stand-alone, but I didn't think it was a must-read.
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LibraryThing member SarahCoil
In this graphic Novel, Catwoman leaves Gothem City to go to Rome. Here she becomes involved in several battles. She has trouble figuring out which people she can and cannot trust. There is a ring in the story that supposedly gives a person all power. This ring is an important part of a lot of
This story would be good to use in a classroom because many students have already been introduced to these characters. It would be a good way for them to experience their first graphic novel. Also, it might be fun to have students write a summary in pictures instead of words. This would be to make them more cultured towards the graphic novels.
This book was okay. It was pretty graphic and might not be suitable for all young adult readers. There is nudity and sexual references. There is also a lot of fighting that may be uncomfortable. Overall, I would not read this book again, but I may try another graphic novel.
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battles.This story would be good to use in a classroom because many students have already been introduced to these characters. It would be a good way for them to experience their first graphic novel. Also, it might be fun to have students write a summary in pictures instead of words. This would be to make them more cultured towards the graphic novels.
This book was okay. It was pretty graphic and might not be suitable for all young adult readers. There is nudity and sexual references. There is also a lot of fighting that may be uncomfortable. Overall, I would not read this book again, but I may try another graphic novel.
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LibraryThing member jawalter
I find that I really like Catwoman as a character, but especially when she exists in some sort of world with a retro vibe. The 60s Holly Golightly aesthetic really suits her and provides a nice backdrop to the story of a woman trying to uncover her roots.
That said, I find the revelation of the
That said, I find the revelation of the
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mastermind behind everything to be a little ridiculous. Show Less
LibraryThing member MarcusH
Catwoman leaves Gotham and travels to Rome to get away from Batman and dig into her past. Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale team up again for this story and while it's not as good as Dark Victory or The Long Halloween, the story is solid. The sexuality, humor, and mystery that link each chapter together are
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all excellent reasons to pick up this. Show Less
LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing
Really distinctive, unique art--beautiful, stylized, really gets the emotions, mood, and action across. The dialog is great too: snappy and clever, but not ridiculously so, and does not adhere to the usual noir cliches. And best of all, Catwoman shines. This is a book to remind one of everything
After being linked to a mob boss's death, Selena flees to Rome. But despite the city's reputation as a no-cape zone, she keeps running into evidence of the presence of an ever-widening circle of the Bat's enemies. Meanwhile, she's concerned with her own search for the truth about her parentage, and her troubled relationship with Batman. This is a fantastic story, full of double-crosses, narrow escapes, and murky motives. The Big Bad leaves a little to be desired, but I was so entranced by Selena that I didn't care. I'd recommend it to anyone feeling a bit jaded and tired of the usual Bat-stories.
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there is to love about her. Self-sufficient, canny, but with a heart that sometimes comes into play. After being linked to a mob boss's death, Selena flees to Rome. But despite the city's reputation as a no-cape zone, she keeps running into evidence of the presence of an ever-widening circle of the Bat's enemies. Meanwhile, she's concerned with her own search for the truth about her parentage, and her troubled relationship with Batman. This is a fantastic story, full of double-crosses, narrow escapes, and murky motives. The Big Bad leaves a little to be desired, but I was so entranced by Selena that I didn't care. I'd recommend it to anyone feeling a bit jaded and tired of the usual Bat-stories.
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LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
In Catwoman: When in Rome, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale return to the events surrounding Catwoman and her disappearance to Italy (pg. 347) from Batman: Dark Victory. Along with Edward Nigma (the Riddler), Selina Kyle travels to Italy looking for proof that Carmine “The Roman” Falcone is her father,
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explaining the connection between them that Frank Miller hinted at in Batman: Year One and that Loeb and Sale continued in Batman: The Long Halloween. Like Loeb and Sales’s other work, Catwoman: When in Rome draw upon film tropes – in this case The Godfather – in telling their story. The wash of colors helps create the feel of a crime story while Loeb’s pacing drives the action and mystery in a way that draws the reader in and envelops them in their world. Sale also finds a way to reference Darwyn Cooke’s redesigned Catwoman costume that redefined the character in the mid-2000s. A must-read for fans of Loeb and Sales’s work and their portrayal of the Riddler later inspired his role in Loeb’s Batman: Hush. Show Less
LibraryThing member FFortuna
08/13/2009: 4 stars.
11/03/2018: 3 stars. It's still pretty good for Catwoman, and the art is good, but this time around I felt like there was less to it. Like, I love Catwoman at her best, but most of the time she's just a sexy lamp, even in her own stories. There's less of that here -- it turns
11/03/2018: 3 stars. It's still pretty good for Catwoman, and the art is good, but this time around I felt like there was less to it. Like, I love Catwoman at her best, but most of the time she's just a sexy lamp, even in her own stories. There's less of that here -- it turns
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out her fixation on Batman isn't entirely natural -- and she's after something of personal significance, not just sexy clothes or whatever. I just felt like it didn't add a whole lot to Dark Victory. (Which I hadn't read when I read When in Rome nine years ago.) But if you like Catwoman this is one of the less-exploitative works. And it also works as a standalone story, they include the beginning and ending from Dark Victory, so you're not confused reading it, which is awesome and should be done all the time with tie-in books. So... three stars. Show Less
LibraryThing member bobbybslax
This writer-art pair is the dream team. Everything I've read from them have been perfect. "Catwoman: When in Rome" is no exception. Loeb's characterizations are pitch perfect, and his mystery is as engaging here as it is for his "Long Halloween" and "Dark Victory" stories. The only difference here
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is that "When in Rome" is a bit smaller in scope, and simpler. Nevertheless, every page is worth it. Sale's art makes sure it stays that way. Show Less
LibraryThing member bdgamer
The art is breathtaking at times. It has a very different feel from regular comics. It's lush and seems to jump out from the pages. The story was quite good, too, especially in the way it showed Catwoman's vulnerability and cunning at the same time.