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newbarrel's review
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
paziicrm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
luana420's review
5.0
I am blown away by how much Ed Brubaker's Catwoman is my jam. I liked v1 already but v2 just knocks it up a million notches.
Darwyn Cooke, Cameron Stewart & Javier Pulido are AS LIKE UNTO GODS with their clean, expressive art.
Selina and Holly (and Karon, never forget her) have conquered out a place in my heart. The stakes are high and the threats are grave without feeling exploitative or gross.
The Black Mask arc was perfectly intense, and the rehab arc after that was exactly what I didn't know I needed.
i onno i like it
Darwyn Cooke, Cameron Stewart & Javier Pulido are AS LIKE UNTO GODS with their clean, expressive art.
Selina and Holly (and Karon, never forget her) have conquered out a place in my heart. The stakes are high and the threats are grave without feeling exploitative or gross.
The Black Mask arc was perfectly intense, and the rehab arc after that was exactly what I didn't know I needed.
i onno i like it
amalelmohtar's review
5.0
Things get much darker than in Vol. 1 (which was no light-hearted spree), but there's a lot of catharsis too. I love Slam Bradley; I love Holly; I love seeing Holly and Selina in a context other than Gotham. It's a great storytelling move, and I remain in awe of everything about this.
This brilliant work once upon a time came out of DC. It's so hard to reconcile with the New 52 bullcrap. This stuff is from 10 years ago and makes me so happy in my feminism and feels like water to my parched story-soul.
This brilliant work once upon a time came out of DC. It's so hard to reconcile with the New 52 bullcrap. This stuff is from 10 years ago and makes me so happy in my feminism and feels like water to my parched story-soul.
lyrafay12's review
4.0
Whilst not as good as the first volume of Ed Brubaker's Catwoman story this was still a fantastic read. It feature a great range of art styles everything from the pulp style to a more geometric simplify style which brought more of the character's thoughts. This Catwoman story also featured a great number of members and locations of the DCU universe including Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Captain Cold and Weather Wizard and cities such as Keystone and St Roch. However my only flaw with this story is the character of Slam Bradley, I just feel that his old man detective weighs down the story. I get that he's a complex character but whenever he shows up I immediately want to skip even when Batman is fighting him or Bruce Wayne is shutting him down!! But read this if you love Catwoman before she got screwed in the new 52!!
nightxade's review
4.0
As much as I enjoyed the New 52 Catwoman, despite the controversy surrounding her angry sex with Batman, I was intrigued by the overwhelming feeling I got from fans of her previous incarnations that felt this new version of Selina Kyle was not the “lady” they had known and loved. Consequently, I’ve been slowly working my way through some of the older Catwoman stories, and as a result, have come to understand the loss of this lady.
This particular book was recommended to me recently and I grabbed it on one of my monthly trips to the not-so-local comic store. It was described to me as the definitive Catwoman, and with this quote alone, I can see why:
"She’s a creature of instinct and planning, of rigid desire and unpredictable contingencies, shifting between them the way the rest of us breathe.”
It is a character based noir story that gives us a lot of details about Selina’s past. Her origins have changed over the years, depending on the era and who is writing her, but the consensus seems to involve a tough life on the streets, fighting to survive by whatever means necessary. No Easy Way Down takes Catwoman back to Alleytown, the home of Gotham’s underprivileged and forgotten. But Brubaker makes it clear that Selina does not forget her roots or her friends as she performs some Robin Hood-esque feats to take care of them. Even Bruce recognizes the good she does and turns a blind eye to the source of some of her funding.
But in the process of trying to do good, her enemies attack her where she is most vulnerable: her friends and family – and it breaks her. She goes on a self-destructive spiral that, I believe, the New 52 Catwoman books tries to emulate, though the new Selina lacks the level of class and sense of responsibility that the original Catwoman has. Brubaker’s Catwoman falls and Batman intervenes, but he knows that she doesn’t need him to pick her up. Catwoman is and always has been a strong, fiercely independent woman and, when she’s laid low, the only person who can bring her back is herself.
This is truly Catwoman at her finest, which is to say, at her most flawed and therefore her most perfect. She was created to be Batman’s foil as much as a love interest. A villain, yes, but one who toes the line as much as Batman does. Eventually, she earns her title of “anti-hero” and teeters on the edge of Batman’s trust, though she will always have his love. And mine.
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This particular book was recommended to me recently and I grabbed it on one of my monthly trips to the not-so-local comic store. It was described to me as the definitive Catwoman, and with this quote alone, I can see why:
"She’s a creature of instinct and planning, of rigid desire and unpredictable contingencies, shifting between them the way the rest of us breathe.”
It is a character based noir story that gives us a lot of details about Selina’s past. Her origins have changed over the years, depending on the era and who is writing her, but the consensus seems to involve a tough life on the streets, fighting to survive by whatever means necessary. No Easy Way Down takes Catwoman back to Alleytown, the home of Gotham’s underprivileged and forgotten. But Brubaker makes it clear that Selina does not forget her roots or her friends as she performs some Robin Hood-esque feats to take care of them. Even Bruce recognizes the good she does and turns a blind eye to the source of some of her funding.
But in the process of trying to do good, her enemies attack her where she is most vulnerable: her friends and family – and it breaks her. She goes on a self-destructive spiral that, I believe, the New 52 Catwoman books tries to emulate, though the new Selina lacks the level of class and sense of responsibility that the original Catwoman has. Brubaker’s Catwoman falls and Batman intervenes, but he knows that she doesn’t need him to pick her up. Catwoman is and always has been a strong, fiercely independent woman and, when she’s laid low, the only person who can bring her back is herself.
This is truly Catwoman at her finest, which is to say, at her most flawed and therefore her most perfect. She was created to be Batman’s foil as much as a love interest. A villain, yes, but one who toes the line as much as Batman does. Eventually, she earns her title of “anti-hero” and teeters on the edge of Batman’s trust, though she will always have his love. And mine.
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