Reviews - Catwoman: Lonely City

158 reviews for:

Catwoman: Lonely City

Cliff Chiang

4.39 AVERAGE

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

michaelmay's review against another edition

4.0

Cliff Chiang is one of my favorite comics artists and this book is gorgeous. Not just in art, but also in the design of the physical package. It's a sturdy hardcover, but also oversized so you can just drown in the pages.

Cool story, too, set in the future after the death of Batman. An older Catwoman, recently released from prison, puts together a team for one last heist: infiltrating the Batcave to uncover the meaning of Batman's last words to her.

izzy1026's review

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

talentedcain's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mbhcad's review

4.0

dark inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lynnpire's review

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yaqbox's review

4.5

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

olivia_piepmeier's review

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I had marked this to read what seems like ages ago mainly cause of Chiang. I enjoyed seeing “old” villains and think about how they might age out of their occupations. Who knows if this was canon of some sort, but the to me alternate reality when Batman died and Two-Face is mayor and reformed was also an engaging facet of the book. I associate Chiang with art but he did both and somehow the art wasn’t the main draw for me. Overall recommended for (old) Batman fans.

Content Warnings

arggimapirate's review against another edition

5.0

I was late to the party and only realized this series was happening around issue 4 or 5. My lovely comic book store, while sold out of the earlier issues, promised to get me the book when it was published. And it. Is. Fantastic.

We rarely see what aging heroes look like, and I haven't personally read a story of an aging woman who is perhaps not a hero, but masked.

The story felt extremely relevant - we have class wars, concerns about the authority of police, and privacy on a constitutional level.

Truly great, and I loved the generational references to various characters. Recommend to fans of any and all iterations of Batman.

tiedyedude's review against another edition

4.75

A masterpiece! This is not only a love letter to DC Comics history, but a stark reflection of our current political times. Catwoman is released from prison 10 years after the death of Batman. Can she adjust to the new world order? Can she rely on old friends? Can she save her city?
Writer/artist/colorist/letterer Cliff Chiang (of Wonder Woman and Paper Girls) makes quite the statement with this project!

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