Catwoman was a hit in The Batman, with Zoë Kravitz portraying a complicated antihero eager for retribution, seeking vengeance on Carmine Falcone. While writer and director Matt Reeves begins working on his upcoming sequel for The Batman, several spinoffs to expand the universe are also underway, including one centered around Kravitz's Catwoman. As Selina Kyle departs Gotham at the movie's end, she suggests going upstate, "Blüdhaven maybe," leaving fans to wonder which adventures she'll go on. However, one thing is certain, Catwoman's future in The Batman or the DC Universe -- for the time being at least -- won't involve Batman, and it doesn't need to either.

Catwoman is arguably the most famous member of Batman's rogues' gallery, only after The Joker, so it's no surprise that the feline fatale is due to get her own solo project. While originally only created to be a love interest for the Caped Crusader, Selina Kyle has become a stand-out character in her own right, donning the cowl and the whip for several of her own titular comic series ranging from 1989 to the present day. One series, in particular, that Reeves could draw inspiration from ran from 1993 to 2001.

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Zoe Kravtiz's Catwoman in The Batman

The fan-favorite series, Catwoman​​​​​​, saw writers such as Jo Duffy, Doug Moench and Chuck Dixon take turns telling tales of the cat burglar's shenanigans. In this series, Catwoman garners a lengthy resume of her own villains, as well as featuring Selina adopting and mentoring a teen runaway, Arizona, as well as moving away from Gotham, which she certainly will need in the Reevesverse to stand on her own two feet.

Zoë Kravitz's performance as Selina Kyle so far has been nothing but stellar, which proves she has what it takes to hold her own against many, many enemies. One enemy, in particular, could be Bane. Jo Duffy began the 1993 series by putting Catwoman up against the Titan himself. While having to barter for her safety with criminals and evade the police, she also faces the threat of Bane's ruthless, iron fist. If Kravitz was able to go up against Bane in her own spinoff, it would not only showcase her strength and resolve against her own enemies, but it would also cement Catwoman's image in the public eye as a stand-alone hero, and Kravitz's performance so far proves that she has the ability to do that.

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1993 wasn't the only time Catwoman paved her own way in the comics, as several writers have had the task of giving Selina her own solo adventures, which explore Selina's sister-like mentorship to Holly Robinson, her real sister Magdalene Kyle, her estranged mother, and her training under Ted Grant, more famously known as Wildcat. This proves that there are many, many storylines that could be explored for Catwoman's future in the DCU, and still have more left over.

What also makes Selina a compelling protagonist is that she is an example of Gotham's corruption of innocence. She was not gifted a wealthy mansion or successful enterprise. She steals from the rich and, in turn, does what she can to help herself and those close to her in less-fortunate situations, much like a modern-day Robin Hood.

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Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman Is Too Good to Play Second Fiddle to Batman

Everyone loves an underdog, and that's exactly why Catwoman is so popular. Selina Kyle, abandoned by her mother and never knowing her father, grew up an orphan on the mean streets of Gotham's East End. Living in areas polluted by a lack of drug control, muggings on every street corner, and brothels acting as the only form of work and hospitality, Selina Kyle learned to survive on her own. As a result, she's streetwise and no one's pawn -- all the makings of a compelling protagonist.

Catwoman has withstood the test of time. Having first appeared in 1940, she has been portrayed by eight different live-action actors (nine if you include the cameo in the 2002 Birds of Prey series). However, only one of these nine lives has had her chance in the spotlight without the Dark Knight, and that was in 2004. Halle Berry portrayed the antihero in a not-so-well-received live-action movie, Catwoman, and since then, the titular character has been stuck under Batman's shadow. Almost twenty years later, Catwoman has the opportunity to stand on her own two legs and step out of the shadow of the Bat with her solo project set in Matt Reeves' expanding DC Universe.