Catwoman: Damsel in Distress?

Okay. Let's talk about Catwoman for a moment, shall we? The solicit for GSC #17 reads:

Catwoman’s been kidnapped, and now Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn must team up with Talia al Ghul and Zatanna to free her before she gives up her most valuable secret – a secret that will force Talia to desperate measures.

Selina kidnapped again? Is it just me, or has Selina been written a lot less stronger than normal (with the exception of maybe some guest starring roles in other Bat-books).

I know she got kidnapped in Heart of Hush, and okay. I can deal with that. But again? Not to mention in World's Finest, she got chained up and then LEFT by Batgirl (and they supposedly have a decent relationship).

Then they did that whole weird arc in Sirens with her sister (in which one of the covers showed her beaten with a chain around her neck).

I always viewed Selina as extremely cunning and capable, and it seems to me that that aspect has been toned down a lot lately. Remember in the villains special when she totally one-up'd Hush? THAT'S the Selina I remember.

A friend said "There's only so many times you can screw over the same character." We're both hoping maybe this solicit is just DRAMA and things turn around and she ends up saving herself. Please?

bioshock stuffs.

It's been about a literal month since we last posted, so here I am, proving that once again the second I start a project nothing actually ever comes up until everyone's forgotten. XD

But today, it's all about BIOSHOCK.

First, the Protector Trials review.

Basically, it's just a bunch of challenges with limited load-outs that you can't change for little art bits and bobs that'll interest people like me (art-freaks, or Deco people) but has absolutely nothing to do with the story and isn't actually a reward. All of the challenges are fun but wildly easy to pass, whether or not you get all the ADAM possible, and quite often it'll wait until you've either been lulled into a sense of self-accomplishment for being such a badass or are so far up shit creek that not even a paddle will save you before royally destroying you and sending three or four Alpha series your way. It's RIDICULOUSLY unbalanced but it did help my game and I found it fun, so it's really just a "ymmv" moment.

I'd say go get it if you've ever wanted to just wantonly destroy shit without any remorse, but be away that sometimes it's brutal and sometimes it's too easy.

NOW ONTO THE SMASHING NEWS OF TODAY:

Watch this trailer in HD. SERIOUSLY. It's amazing. Full-screen it, too. Totally worth it. :3



I am pretty fucking excited about Columbia, I'm not going to lie. It looks refreshing and interesting and original, and for something in an already established series? That's fantastic. Not to mention, the graphics are *beautiful*, and it's not destroying Rapture any further.