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aceinit's review
5.0
I was surprised by how much I loved this volume. Despite the abundance of gratuitous T&A (the very first page focuses on a half-naked Catwoman, and not a lot changes from there), there is a gritty, solid story here as Selina Kyle crosses the wrong people and pays the price. Given Batman's early appearance, I kept expecting him to show up out of the woodwork and save Selina every time she really got in over her head, but to my surprise and delight that was never the case. This installment is one of those rare combinations of solid writing and the perfect art to compliment the story. I can't wait to check out Volume 2.
cobaltbookshelf's review
3.0
This was interesting. Selina has to deal with consequences for action, and Batcat chemistry was great. Only the villain was meh.
amybraunauthor's review
5.0
Actual rating 4.5!
I love all things Catwoman and was very lucky to come across this story. It was intense, tragic, and added so much to Selina's character. She is so complex and heart-breaking, a fighter through and through. This is one of her best stories in my opinion, a true dive into the heart of Gotham's Cat.
The artwork is also gorgeous and a wonderful style, though it did irk me because Selina was soooooo sexualized. I'm not saying she's not a stunning character and that she doesn't use that to her advantage. But I don't need the first panel to be of Selina's bra or a half page shot of her open pelvis as she flies through the air. She's more than an object, and if she'd been treated with a little more respect, especially given the gravity of the story, this would have been a five for me.
Still, it was a fun read and I would love to see more Catwoman stories in the future, so I would recommend it.
I love all things Catwoman and was very lucky to come across this story. It was intense, tragic, and added so much to Selina's character. She is so complex and heart-breaking, a fighter through and through. This is one of her best stories in my opinion, a true dive into the heart of Gotham's Cat.
The artwork is also gorgeous and a wonderful style, though it did irk me because Selina was soooooo sexualized. I'm not saying she's not a stunning character and that she doesn't use that to her advantage. But I don't need the first panel to be of Selina's bra or a half page shot of her open pelvis as she flies through the air. She's more than an object, and if she'd been treated with a little more respect, especially given the gravity of the story, this would have been a five for me.
Still, it was a fun read and I would love to see more Catwoman stories in the future, so I would recommend it.
selena_so_far's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
christajls's review
3.0
Really liked the premise of this one. I like how Catwoman walks that line between a "bad guy" and being someone who genuinely like. I also liked the colour/style of the art
However I wish that art was used to depict more than Catwoman half naked or an awkward sex scene with Batman. I wanted to like her but the story and art kept suggesting she was ridiculous. Definitely not one of the stronger new 52 titles.
However I wish that art was used to depict more than Catwoman half naked or an awkward sex scene with Batman. I wanted to like her but the story and art kept suggesting she was ridiculous. Definitely not one of the stronger new 52 titles.
mossss123's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Going into this book, I was worried that it would be full of objectification and misogynistic rhetoric, I was pleasantly surprised. It is an excellent character study of Catwoman and how her thrill seeking impulsiveness can lead to herself and the people around her getting hurt. It has many great moments of catharsis when she brutalises creepy men. It also touches on the police corruption in Gotham, which, while used very often, is still relevant. It was a bit too sexualised for me personally, and the scene with Batman and Catwoman I felt was unnecessary and didn’t really fit with my interpretation of the Dark Knight.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
ericbuscemi's review
4.0
I liked the direction of this story enough to consider picking up [b:Catwoman, Vol. 2: Dollhouse|15754080|Catwoman, Vol. 2 Dollhouse|Judd Winick|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1350280637s/15754080.jpg|21450102], but I have a small gripe with Catwoman's portrayal -- and not with the controversial sex scene with Batman, either, as that made sense within the constructs of the story. It was all the other extraneous flashes of Catwoman in various states of undress, such as the dozen or so shots of her in her bra in the first issue alone, which were irksome.
While I understand the character is supposed to be sexually alluring, there is a big difference between alluring and sexually objectified, which is how it comes off -- which may be fine for adolescent males, but not for adults that enjoy graphic storytelling, and the much more artistic, and less superficial, things that can be done with it.
While I understand the character is supposed to be sexually alluring, there is a big difference between alluring and sexually objectified, which is how it comes off -- which may be fine for adolescent males, but not for adults that enjoy graphic storytelling, and the much more artistic, and less superficial, things that can be done with it.
ashkitty93's review
4.0
Either March has toned down the artwork or I've warmed to it (or both), and I dig Winick's writing. I would've preferred her to have been a bit smarter about the cop money, but either way I liked this volume a lot. A good palate cleanser after the disappointment of Gotham City Sirens v2.
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helpfulsnowman's review
2.0
What is Catwoman's deal? Seriously.
She goes back and forth, living the fast life with stolen diamonds or whatever, but then always feels regretful when one of her dopey sideline friends gets caught up and usually murdered in a fairy non-graphic fashion.
I mean, what's the deal here?
I'm cool with a reckless lady stealing weird jewels and living it up on the run. And I'm cool with a story about a lady trying to get things right. But honestly, I'm fairly bored and frustrated by a story about a lady who wants it both ways. For example, I feel pretty ambivalent when Catwoman does some righteous street justice stuff on a dude who killed one of her friends back in the day because I've just watched her also do a bunch of bad stuff. So sometimes she's doing Catwoman stuff to steal, sometimes to do justice-y stuff? And how does that get decided? And when a cop rolls his car chasing her from a crime scene and dies, what then? And how come she makes the "that's it, from now on I work alone" declaration only to go back on it two issues later?
You know what Catwoman is like? Did you ever know a person who was in college and was always changing his/her major every three months? And could never decide on anything because ultimately he/she was very unhappy but couldn't connect that, without any sort of commitment to anything, the happiness would never come? And you always had to hear the deep thoughts of this person, but in the back of your mind it was always grating because the person seemed completely unable to apply any of the thinking to him/her self? And one week it was short blue hair and the next week it was something with bicycles and then right after that it was thick-framed glasses and then weird piercings? Always something that the person thought was an expression of personality when it was really being used to stand-in for personality? THAT'S what Catwoman is like, and it's annoying because I don't really want to read about a woman in her 30's with superpowers who doesn't really know who she is. The only difference between her and a total loser is that she runs around on rooftops instead of rewatching the Wings box set over and over.
Also, the whole Catwoman/Batman love affair makes no sense to me whatsoever. I just don't understand why this dude, who has a bizarrely strict crime-fighting code of sorts, can't seem to apprehend Catwoman. Or at least convince her that maybe Gotham City, home of the world's greatest detective, isn't the best place for robbing safes.
She goes back and forth, living the fast life with stolen diamonds or whatever, but then always feels regretful when one of her dopey sideline friends gets caught up and usually murdered in a fairy non-graphic fashion.
I mean, what's the deal here?
I'm cool with a reckless lady stealing weird jewels and living it up on the run. And I'm cool with a story about a lady trying to get things right. But honestly, I'm fairly bored and frustrated by a story about a lady who wants it both ways. For example, I feel pretty ambivalent when Catwoman does some righteous street justice stuff on a dude who killed one of her friends back in the day because I've just watched her also do a bunch of bad stuff. So sometimes she's doing Catwoman stuff to steal, sometimes to do justice-y stuff? And how does that get decided? And when a cop rolls his car chasing her from a crime scene and dies, what then? And how come she makes the "that's it, from now on I work alone" declaration only to go back on it two issues later?
You know what Catwoman is like? Did you ever know a person who was in college and was always changing his/her major every three months? And could never decide on anything because ultimately he/she was very unhappy but couldn't connect that, without any sort of commitment to anything, the happiness would never come? And you always had to hear the deep thoughts of this person, but in the back of your mind it was always grating because the person seemed completely unable to apply any of the thinking to him/her self? And one week it was short blue hair and the next week it was something with bicycles and then right after that it was thick-framed glasses and then weird piercings? Always something that the person thought was an expression of personality when it was really being used to stand-in for personality? THAT'S what Catwoman is like, and it's annoying because I don't really want to read about a woman in her 30's with superpowers who doesn't really know who she is. The only difference between her and a total loser is that she runs around on rooftops instead of rewatching the Wings box set over and over.
Also, the whole Catwoman/Batman love affair makes no sense to me whatsoever. I just don't understand why this dude, who has a bizarrely strict crime-fighting code of sorts, can't seem to apprehend Catwoman. Or at least convince her that maybe Gotham City, home of the world's greatest detective, isn't the best place for robbing safes.