Catwoman, Vol. 5: Valley of the Shadow of Death

The set up at the end of the previous volume pays off here, as we get a longer story with Catwoman setting out to rescue Ivy from a drug cartel. It feels very much like a crime drama, set in grimy Gotham backstreets and mostly featuring typical gangsters, although a couple of costumed (and, in one case, superpowered) villains do make an appearance. This means that the section towards the end where we get the backstory of a Bible-quoting assassin feels somewhat at odds with the rest, being further removed from a real-world setting. But, even having said that, the writing is good, and the art is more consistent than is often the case, with a style that evokes the grey backstreets and splashes of occasional bloody violence.