Warning! Spoilers ahead for Batman #149!Having gone through hell Batman is finally ready to bring the former member of the Bat Family back into the fold. Bruce Wayne’s life has had a lot of ups and downs lately, and he now looks back on his life with a much-needed sense of clarity.
In the chaos of traveling the multiverse and battling his deranged backup personality, Batman turned against his loved ones in “Gotham War.” The event drove a wedge through the crime-fighting team and nearly destroyed one of the Dark Knight’s closest bonds. But now that everything has finally been settled, Batman is ready to make peace with the one he really cares about.
Batman and Catwoman finally made peace after Gotham War
IN Batman #149 Chip Zdarsky, Steve Lieber, Michelle Bandini, Nick Filardi and Clayton Cowles, Bruce Wayne tracks down Robin Zur-En-Arr (a clone created from Bruce’s DNA) and returns him to Batman’s brown stone. The Caped Crusader discovers that his clone is dying due to Zur-En-Arr artificially aging the young man, but finds no way to stop it. Batman decides to save Robin’s life and luckily comes across a pile of money left behind by Zur-En-Arr. Batman spends weeks trying to save his clone’s life to no avail.
Batman tells Catwoman that his new estate could be a new beginning for both of them.
After the death of Bruce’s clone, he gathers members of the Bat Family to meet him in Old Gotham. As Bruce renovates the dilapidated estate, he informs his team of a plan to revitalize the area with his new funds. Not only is he buying up lots to build affordable housing and green space in the city, but he’s also building a new home for the bat family – Pennyworth Manor. Although it’s not as big as Wayne Manor, Batman promises that there will be a home for everyone at the team’s new base..
Batman lays his clone to rest at the new compound just as Catwoman arrives. The two catch up with each other and laugh about the strange events in their lives. Bruce apologizes for everything that happened between them in “Gotham War” and Selina accepts it. Batman tells Catwoman that his new estate could be a new beginning for both of them. Even though Selina refuses Bruce, she accepts his offer to find out what Batman has planned for the future of Gotham City..
“Gotham’s War” Almost Separated the Bat and the Cat
Batman and Catwoman are no strangers to drama, but the fallout from their latest fight has been felt throughout Gotham. After the events of Knight’s horrors (which immediately followed his journey through the multiverse), Bruce fell into a deep sleep that lasted several weeks. He awoke to find a completely different Gotham, where Gotham’s greatest villains were floundering and street crime had dropped significantly. The driving force behind these changes? Catwoman’s New Plan to Retrain Gotham’s Henchmen into professional cat burglars.
Read all the drama between Bruce and Selina at Batman/Catwoman: Gotham War (2024)!
Instead of helping Gotham’s biggest villains, Catwoman’s network targeted the elite, resulting in a significant drop in crime. All Selina asked was for the Bat Family to look the other way. Most of Gotham’s heroes agreed that this attempt should at least be explored, but Batman vehemently opposed it and promised that he would destroy Catwoman and her partners by any means necessary. Unnoticed by everyone Batman’s emotions were manipulated by Zur-En-Arr, who wanted to isolate Bruce. from the bat family.
Bruce did everything he could to sabotage Selina’s surgery, and it drove a serious wedge between them. However, Batman and Catwoman were forced to team up with the rest of the Bat-Family when Vandal Savage took over Selina’s thieving ring as part of a plan to regain her immortality. Savage summoned a meteor that would have leveled Gotham if Red Hood had not stopped it. Unfortunately, At the end of the event, Batman and Catwoman went their separate ways, leaving much of their differences unresolved..
What does the future hold for Batman and Catwoman?
This is the first time Batman and Catwoman have been together since their major conflict. Fortunately, since they last met, Bruce’s mind has been cleared of the influence of Zur-En-Arr, and for the first time in months he is thinking clearly. It’s sad that it took so long, but by this point there’s some intense drama in the territory of Bruce and Selina’s relationship. Of course, Catwoman seems to draw the line at reviving any romance. but she and Batman are finally back on solid ground.
…after all, Bruce loves Selina with every fiber of his being.
It’s great that these two have finally resolved their differences because Batman will need Catwoman more than ever. Absolute power has arrived in the DC Universe and Amanda Waller is going crazy with power. The first issue showed Waller launching a coordinated attack on the superhumans of the DC Universe, and although Batman has not yet been officially apprehended, he is on his own. However, requests for the future Batman issues showed the Dark Knight engaging in battle with Waller and this Catwoman will help Batman.
Unfortunately, there is nothing that gives a hint of what lies beyond Absolute power. That being said, this issue makes it clear that despite everything that has happened between them, Batman and Catwoman will always be close allies. They can harm each other, sometimes they can be in opposite positions. But at the end of the day, Bruce loves Selina with every fiber of his being. He may have screwed up a little thanks to Zur-En-Arr, but Batman and Catwoman are finally taking their first steps towards creating something new.
Nothing can separate Bruce and Selina
From failed weddings to all-out war, Batman and Catwoman have seen each other at their best and worst. While fans shouldn’t expect to hear wedding bells anytime soon, it’s a big deal for Selina and Bruce. It’s clear that Batman wants to do better for everyone who matters to him, including Catwoman. Hopefully now that readers will see a lot more of Catwoman and the Bat Family, Batman finally opened the door for her again.
Batman #149 available now from DC Comics.
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