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buildhergender's review
4.0
Well this book was a lot better than I thought it would be.
Not having heard the names of the authors before I figured they would know nothing of the source material and make a hash of it but they did a good job.
A good part of Catwoman's history, pre-new 52, made it in her character information.
The plot felt a little off but I think because the story was from Catwoman's view and ends when her involvement in it ended but the main villain was still free and Batman was still pursuing. So the book seemed like it should have continued. I checked and I have not found a sequel for this so possibly it was meant for one and it never happened or they authors were going for life like where your part of a story isn't the full story and it may continue after you are done with it.
I started reading Catwoman towards the end of old 52 continuity and in those books she was always well off from her work. So it seemed a little jarring to read of a Catwoman who is barely making it. Also her deception of someone who does not know how to dress as Selina doesn't match the one but again this may be because of the time period the book was written and how the character was portrayed.
I guess the only disappointment I have was with how human they made Batman and Catwoman, which of course is weird as they are human in the books with no special abilities. But Batman waiting around in full costume in an ER room and then being summoned to Gordon's office by a patrol man was a bit weird. The amount of casing and setup the Catwoman spends on a job while probably more realistic is something the comics do not go into and thus she loses some of her mystique.
I want to give this a 3.5 but it only allows full stars so I am going with 4.
Not having heard the names of the authors before I figured they would know nothing of the source material and make a hash of it but they did a good job.
A good part of Catwoman's history, pre-new 52, made it in her character information.
The plot felt a little off but I think because the story was from Catwoman's view and ends when her involvement in it ended but the main villain was still free and Batman was still pursuing. So the book seemed like it should have continued. I checked and I have not found a sequel for this so possibly it was meant for one and it never happened or they authors were going for life like where your part of a story isn't the full story and it may continue after you are done with it.
I started reading Catwoman towards the end of old 52 continuity and in those books she was always well off from her work. So it seemed a little jarring to read of a Catwoman who is barely making it. Also her deception of someone who does not know how to dress as Selina doesn't match the one but again this may be because of the time period the book was written and how the character was portrayed.
I guess the only disappointment I have was with how human they made Batman and Catwoman, which of course is weird as they are human in the books with no special abilities. But Batman waiting around in full costume in an ER room and then being summoned to Gordon's office by a patrol man was a bit weird. The amount of casing and setup the Catwoman spends on a job while probably more realistic is something the comics do not go into and thus she loses some of her mystique.
I want to give this a 3.5 but it only allows full stars so I am going with 4.
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