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Sketchin’ 34

Really poured my heart into this one and I’m really happy with the results.

Ladies and gents, Michelle Pfieffer’s Catwoman from the very quirky Tim Burton directed Batman Returns (1992)…

Even for someone as quirky as Tim Burton, Batman Returns was a decidedly oddball film, filled with astonishing visuals and eerie, bizarre sexual themes.

Catwoman’s character, who looks like a mix between a Dominatrix and the Bride of Frankenstein, was probably a big reason (the other being the very murderous Penguin!) why the folks at Warners decided to move in another direction and got themselves another director for the next two Batman films, which were decidedly campier and far less edgy.

I don’t feel Batman Returns is a “great” Batman film.  Nonetheless I strongly agree with one long forgotten critic who said (I’m paraphrasing here) that the movie is “great” whenever Pfieffer’s Catwoman is on screen, but not so great when she’s not.

Loved her version of Catwoman and, frankly, wished Mr. Burton had stuck with her character as the main villain (though in truth the character of Catwoman has always skated the line when it comes to being an out and outright villain) and left Penguin for another time.

Ah well!

As with all the “sketches” I’ve posted, click on the above image if you want a closer look at the art!