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A review by kellylynnthomas
Catwoman, Vol. 3: Death of the Family by Ann Nocenti
2.0
SIGH. I didn't hate this volume, but I can't say I liked it much, either. It was solidly "meh." The biggest strike against it was how choppy the storytelling was. We jumped around a lot, and the "Death of the Family" tie-in didn't have a satisfying conclusion. It was as if Joker got bored with Catwoman and just... let her go? Then, we get the weird Black Diamond heist, in which so many things are just... not explained, including how we get from point a to point b. Things just happen.
And then, the thing that irritates me the most... Selina/Catwoman is consistently drawn in anatomically impossible poses meant to accentuate her boobs and/or ass. In a few, her back would literally have to be broken to get into the position. We made so much progress with the realistically proportioned Catwoman of the 2000s, and some editor at DC decided to go right back to the 1990s of impossible proportions and pointlessly revealing costume.
Perhaps worse than even that is how superficial and vain Selina is in this incarnation. All she does is think about making out with every dude she sees, parties, and sexy toys. This is Catwoman written as a male fantasy of what Catwoman should be...even though it's written by a woman.
SIGH.
And then, the thing that irritates me the most... Selina/Catwoman is consistently drawn in anatomically impossible poses meant to accentuate her boobs and/or ass. In a few, her back would literally have to be broken to get into the position. We made so much progress with the realistically proportioned Catwoman of the 2000s, and some editor at DC decided to go right back to the 1990s of impossible proportions and pointlessly revealing costume.
Perhaps worse than even that is how superficial and vain Selina is in this incarnation. All she does is think about making out with every dude she sees, parties, and sexy toys. This is Catwoman written as a male fantasy of what Catwoman should be...even though it's written by a woman.
SIGH.