Ann Nocenti &
Rafa Sandoval “Catwoman Vol. 3: Death of the Family” (DC Comics, 2013)
I don’t think that I’ve ever read a solo Catwoman title
before. Sure, like everyone else I’m
familiar with the character from her appearances in various Bat titles over the
years. She’s an intriguing character,
and I think that she could carry a compelling title.
Unfortunately, this is not that title.
This volume of the new 52 version of Catwoman seems to be
adrift. Just what kind of stories are the
creators interested in telling? I’ve
read the book, and I’m not sure. Is
Catwoman’s book gritty and gruesome? Is
it a feminist heist book? Is it Capes
and the City? There are some elements of
all of these here. And unfortunately
none of these directions are successful, perhaps because the commitment to each
one is so haphazard. Without an overall
vision of what the title should be, it ends up being not much more than a
collection of scenes of Catwoman changing clothes.
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