In this review of Catwoman #79, Selina is on the hunt in Italy for a prize important to her past.
Catwoman #79 main cover by Sebastián Fiumara (DC Comics)
CATWOMAN #79
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by DANILO BEYRUTH
Main Cover: SEBA FIUMARA
Variant Covers: FRANK CHO, DAN PANOSIAN, CATHY KWAN
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: 9/17/25
This review contains spoilers
Catwoman #79 opens with Selina having a flashback to a happier time she spent with her mother and sister. They were enjoying their time together until Maria Kyle’s abusive husband came home.
In the present Selina is in Italy having wine with Dominique Allard and finding her way to be invited to an action where she has her eye on the Palmero Pearl which is an item that has been in the Falcone family for decades.
Next we see Carmine Falcone in Italy who is unhappy to be there , surrounded by family members that he does not trust. Selina is spying from across the way and Falcone and the party. She questions herself if this job is worth it as she is suiting up to become Catwoman. She says this job is more than worth it.
As Selina breaks into Falcone’s room, she thinks back to an early interaction with Carmine Falcone when she was just starting out before she became Catwoman. She broke into his room but had to hide as Carmine brought a girl back to the room. Selina hides as Carmine takes advantage of the young girl and Selina vows to steal the pearl from him.
Carmine’s nephew catches Catwoman in the room and they have a scuffle. Catwoman slashes him across the eye and she is able to escape as Catwoman #79 ends.
Analysis
For Part One, Catwoman #79 was a good issue. It sets up Selina’s motivation as this pearl is something that she has been chasing for a decade. I think that Selina will get her score, or donate it, and take down some bad guys along the way. To me, that seems to be how a lot of Catwoman stories go.
The Catwoman/Carmine Falcone rivalry is well documented dating back to Year One. Who knows where continuity is these days so I do not know if Carmine is Selina’s father or not. I have always been a fan of that inclusion that we first saw in The Long Halloween. The idea that Selina became a master thief to get what she felt was hers as she was denied her life of privilege.
The art was a standout. It was very reminiscent of Year One. Simple, realistic art with strong colors to make it pop. I thought the ending was abrupt as we finally get an action scene but Catwoman dives out of the window and the issue ends. I get you only have 22 pages and it’s a multipart storyline but still. Let’s get the action earlier in the issue.
