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A review by iwanturpizza
Catwoman Vol. 1: Copycats by Joëlle Jones
5.0
Thanks to DC and Netgalley for the ARC, in exchange for an honest review.
After leaving Bruce Wayne at the altar, Selina Kyle finds herself in California. Suddenly being the focus of dangerous political figures and doppelgängers, her journey to reconnect with a part of herself she hasn’t been familiar with in some time, has become unnecessarily complicated, as usual.
Acting as author and illustrator, Joëlle Jones guides the viewer through this world with so much precision, creating a really wonderful balance between text and images, that allows for them to coexist in harmony. So much so, where I really found myself breezing through this volume, due to how harmonious all the elements were, being presented to the audience. My favorite moments were just any of them where Selina would be in battle, especially the one in the mansion, holy moly.
Besides from the action sequences, there’s some truly amazing instances of horror that are presented here. The back story with Black Mask, and how the ramifications further fuel Selina’s drive, as well as any of the moments with Mrs. Creel, goodness.
Speaking of Mrs. Creel, what an interesting villain, as well as her family, just so fascinating, as well as the physically of Creel adding a real degree of horror that’s presented very well in her psyche.
I’m really hoping that we can get more of these amazing stories of the female gaze, by the female gaze. It’s just so important and really makes a difference when approaching a character like Catwoman, specifically, where it’s really easy to focus on flair/style/sexuality, over emotional weight and character development. I definitely feel that this is a marvelous beginning to a new series, and cannot wait to continue and follow up with what’s next for Catwoman.
After leaving Bruce Wayne at the altar, Selina Kyle finds herself in California. Suddenly being the focus of dangerous political figures and doppelgängers, her journey to reconnect with a part of herself she hasn’t been familiar with in some time, has become unnecessarily complicated, as usual.
Acting as author and illustrator, Joëlle Jones guides the viewer through this world with so much precision, creating a really wonderful balance between text and images, that allows for them to coexist in harmony. So much so, where I really found myself breezing through this volume, due to how harmonious all the elements were, being presented to the audience. My favorite moments were just any of them where Selina would be in battle, especially the one in the mansion, holy moly.
Besides from the action sequences, there’s some truly amazing instances of horror that are presented here. The back story with Black Mask, and how the ramifications further fuel Selina’s drive, as well as any of the moments with Mrs. Creel, goodness.
Speaking of Mrs. Creel, what an interesting villain, as well as her family, just so fascinating, as well as the physically of Creel adding a real degree of horror that’s presented very well in her psyche.
I’m really hoping that we can get more of these amazing stories of the female gaze, by the female gaze. It’s just so important and really makes a difference when approaching a character like Catwoman, specifically, where it’s really easy to focus on flair/style/sexuality, over emotional weight and character development. I definitely feel that this is a marvelous beginning to a new series, and cannot wait to continue and follow up with what’s next for Catwoman.