Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1,while not directly tied into the larger story, does a nice job of exploring Selina's relationship with her sister while teasing that the next issue the focus of her nightmare will shift to her complicated relationship with Batman. It will be interesting to see if the theme of snakes will play into the overall story and if it might have some religious symbolism as the conflict between Selina and Maggie is one of right and wrong and dealing with temptations. Read Full Review

There are some interesting action scenes and emotional moments that are very connective to the readers, and a subtlety to the nightmarish quality of the sequences that may be easily overlooked. Read Full Review

Insomnia's nightmares come calling for Gotham City's resident anti-hero thief as Catwoman is pulled into the ongoing ‘Knight Terrors' event. A solid issue mixes rough horror and crime elements alongside bits and pieces of the main ongoing to create the right kind of tie-in comic issue. Read Full Review

Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1 is an event tie-in book done right. It's enjoyable on its own terms and for those into the event, this should be an enticing spin off to check out. Tini Howard keeps the story relevant to her main run on the character, making it easier to recommend to long time readers while giving the storyline more substance. Additionally, Leila Leiz's pencils and Marissa Louise's colors are some of the best I've seen in a while, making this a complete package. Read Full Review

This might be my favorite chapter of "Knight Terrors" yet, spinning a web that is not only indicative of the weird middle ground Selina has been occupying lately, but is just plain entertaining to read. Read Full Review

If anything, this feels more like a Black Label alternate take on Catwoman than an event tie-in. Still, the art by Leila Leiz has a great noir feel to it, and this first issue is intriguing enough to make me very curious about the second issue. Read Full Review

Sometimes the real terror is getting exactly what you want. Read Full Review

Catwoman has turned over a new leaf in her real world but finds herself stuck in an off-version of her past life. She's reunited with her sister, but they are struggling to reconcile. It's not so much nightmarish and it's kind of sad, or at least, bittersweet. There is a particular part where she fully realizes she's in a dream and actually wants to be there, it's quite touching really. Her nightmare seems to be her past and regrets which makes Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1 one of the most personal entries in the series to date. Read Full Review

Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1 has left us hoping for a peaceful resolution to this ongoing crisis. The new takes we see fit the world so well that we can only hope for the best on the other side of the crossover. Readers are treated to unique art at the same time as a sincere and strong look at Catwoman. Knight Terrors is looking to become an unforgettable event, and Catwoman's is one piece of the story that propels it to new heights. Read Full Review

Tini Howard takes another break from her "Catwoman of Crime" tale, this one mandated by the Knight Terrors event, and foreshadows some of the tensions present in her main run. Though she and artist Leila Leiz manage a few moments of strong emotion between Batman and Catwoman, it's all a frustrating retread from things we've seen over and over again in the past half decade. Read Full Review

This was one of the better Knight Terrors tie-ins I've read. I thought this issue was written pretty well and it felt a bit different from some of the other tie-ins. I'm definitely interested to see how this turns out. The art was pretty cool as well and I thought that it fit the story being told. While I do wish most of DC's lineup wasn't paused for this event, I can't complain when I think this is the best Catwoman issue from Tini Howard in a while.

I am really suprised it was the best catwoman book that tini howard has written in a long time and again for the first time batcat interaction had meaning and i liked that i hope she can keep this pace for gotham war too and i would be glad to keep giving her high rates if it wasnot for maggie being sister zero which i dont like it would be a 10 out of 10 from me but i just dont like the idea the maggie that i love was definatly from ram v era but all said a really solid issue

Better then usual.

Whoever drew this cover was working hard. It's Tini's Catwoman, it's... boring, even with references to Catwoman's first miniseries.

DC didn’t look far to helm Selina Kyle’s entry into the Knight Terrors event, with CATWOMAN scribe Tini Howard penning the story with Leila Leiz on art, Marissa Louise providing colors, and Becca Carey doing the lettering.

There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason as to which event tie-ins are actual tie-ins that drive the overall plot forward vs. tie-ins that are seemingly ways to add extra titles to the event, but this story falls into the latter group. This story puts the spotlight on Selina’s anti-hero past while on a mission with her sister, Magadlene Kyle/Sister Zero. Selina comes face-to-face with the duality of her past actions and whether or not some of the more nefarious decisions were actually for Gotham’s greater good. Selina saves a version of Batman (who has yet to go by the moniker) and helps nurse him back to health (including a passionate kiss), drawing the condemnation of her sister. The two love birds fly the coop and we end with Selina pledging to get Batman up to speed to defeat Joker.

Howard’s writing was strong and highlighted her deep familiarity with the character, but the story itself was milquetoast at best. Nothing felt entirely new or revelatory and the lack of connection to the main story kept the stakes relatively low. I can appreciate the approach Leiz took with the book’s art though I wasn’t a fan. The linework was extra heavy and details were overly harsh, including character faces that felt distorted. For me, Louise’s colors were the highlight of the book and covered a wide spectrum spanning dark colors during nighttime scenes to vibrant bubblegum colors when Selina and her sister went to hunt down the Joker.

Rating: 6/10 more

Much better than tini's usual output, but still not very good. This feels like an elseworld comic rather than a Knight Terror's tie-in. The solicit is (thankfully) misleading, there are weird changes of scene that give whiplash, silly things like Maggie smashing a crate and saying she's destroying the weapons even though the weapons are clearly fine, and tini still needs to learn to read her dialogue out loud before finalizing it.