Catwoman 3: Death of the Family Paperback – October 22, 2013

It had the joker and batman and it was a good story with some aspects of her past, mot great but good

Love this series of 52 Catwoman

Bought it used and it looks new

The current volume of Catwoman loosely ties in to the Death of the Family storyline running through the Bat-titles, and Catwoman's role in Batman's life is interesting. She provides a rather unique contrast to Joker, refusing to bow to his pressure but in a different way than the Bat-heroes would do.However, Selina Kyle (Catwoman) is a more interesting character when the story explores the moral issues of a thief (sometimes for-hire) who also has a strong desire to help others, particularly children and women. One storyline shows what happens when an ordinary cat-burglar tries to steal a supernatural item, and the item is activated. The #0 issue gives the reader a glimpse into Selina's backstory, showing who she was before she became Catwoman. Its a good read. The latter part of this volume deals with some of the ramifications of information revealed in that semi-origin issue. The mystery surrounding Selina Kyle only gets amped up as Ann Nocenti takes her story into unexpected territory.I enjoyed this book more than I expected and look forward to seeing how the story unravels further down the line. Catwoman/Selina Kyle is showing a lot of potential to be a very intriguing book.I received a preview copy of this book from DC Comics in exchange for an honest review.

Catwoman faces one of Gotham's most notorious criminals; the Joker! After her encounter, she pulls heists for a second fence and gets involved with artifacts straight from Hell itself! Also, the origin of Selena's life of crime is covered as well as her first encounters with the Batman!Covering issues 13-18 and issue 0, Ann Nocenti's Catwoman run here is a fun ride at times. It's all put together in TPB form like the other books in the series and features a healthy gallery of sketches and the one variant cover. The Death of the Family tie-in issues mesh much better than the random Court of Owls tie-in from the last book. The Joker encounter is referenced through almost the entire book so it gives a good feeling of continuity. However, I wasn't all too partial to the art at times. Rafa Sandoval does most of the art in the book but something feels off about the proportions and perspectives at times that make you have to re-look and assess what you're looking at. Also, Selena's wardrobe changes a bit too much through just a few issues. Emanuela Lupacchino does the art at the end of one of the issues and you can see a vast difference between hers and Sandoval's. It's much more crisp and clean. Even Sandoval's Joker didn't seem as creepy and disgusting as he should have been. Adriana Melo does the art for the zero issue and does a good job with the action sequences.Onto the subject of story, the heists go from enjoyable to downright ridiculous as Catwoman is opening portals to Hell and fighting demons alongside disembodied talking arms. As goofy as that sounds, it's all the storyline of one of the issues. My other problem is the zero issue matches up way too well with the origin story found in the awful Halle Berry Catwoman movie. I really disliked that rewrite of Catwoman's story and continue to hate it here. Otherwise, most the issues here are good and the tie-ins are at least worth the read.

I have a love for the Death of the Family arc, so I had to go and get as many parts to it as I could find.

Catwoman fans rejoice! More 52 Catwoman goodness! If you are a huge Catwoman fan and want some really great stories, this is one of the better reads in the New 52.

Im so sad this was the last installment! what am i going to do with my life now?! Maybe ill take a cat nap...

I simply love catwoman. The book came well packaged in great condition. Picture quality and art was wonderful.Storyline is great.

I love catwoman. This is one of the best catwoman comics I have ever seen. The ilustrations are amazing and the colour is great. If you are a fan this comic series is for you :-)

Ann NOCENTI se présente pour son site Internet en tant que "journaliste, cinéaste, écrivain, photographe et enseignante", dans cet ordre.Dans le monde des comics, NOCENTI reste principalement connue comme l'un des meilleurs auteurs du personnage marvélien de Daredevil (1986-1991). Elle reprend ici Catwoman à la suite de Judd WINICK qui s'était chargé de la relance du personnage dans le cadre de "The New 52!" (Catwoman #1-12, ou 'Catwoman Vol. 1: The Game' et 'Catwoman Vol. 2: Dollhouse').Ce troisième trade paperback regroupe un #0 consacré aux origines de Catwoman, 6 n° de la série en cours (#13-18) et l'histoire de Catwoman et Batman parue dans le spécial d'avril 2013 'Young Romance: The New 52 Valentine's Day Special #1' (celui avec sur la couverture Supes et Diana qui se bécotent).Le dessinateur majorquin Guillem MARCH cède la place à son compatriote de Grenade Rafa SANDOVAL pour l'essentiel de ce recueil, sauf l'épisode "Young Love" (c'est Emanuela LUPACCHINO qui s'y colle) et les deux épisodes traitant des origines de Catwoman.NOCENTI poursuit quelques-unes des pistes mises en place par WINICK mais apporte aussi sa propre pâte pour une direction qu'il n'est pas aisé de détecter. Cela tient bien entendu à la complexité du personnage, qui est une monte-en-l'air qui s'efforce de ne pas commettre de méfait plus grave que des cambriolages, mais dont le comportement risque-tout entraîne moultes catastrophes pour ses proches.Cela tient aussi au découpage heurté et aux histoires elles-mêmes, des mini-arcs en deux chapitres qui commencent des choses avec le Joker, puis avec un dépôt de reliques inquiétantes et enfin dans une affaire de vol de tableaux, et ne les terminent pas. Ou bien, comme un cliffhanger nous le suggère, allons-nous lire la suite dans le(s) prochain(s) TPB ? (1).Cela tient enfin aux dessins de SANDOVAL, qui s'efforce de "MARCHer dans les pas" de son sophistiqué prédécesseur mais ne paraît réussir qu'à être compliqué et dur à déchiffrer. Ainsi, malgré leur caractère particulièrement léché (cependant, quatre personnages sont rendus avec à peu près les mêmes traits et ne se distinguent que par les détails capillaires), les dessins ne sont ni bluffants ni très beaux.Par ailleurs, les deux passages liés à l'enfance et à l'adolescence de Catwoman (donc aux origines de la "super-villaine") donnent peu d'éclairages intéressants sur ce que l'on sait déjà tout en ajoutant des mystères dont l'intérêt reste à prouver.Généreux à plus d'un titre (2), ce tome 3 est peut-être une étape de transition vers du mieux, mais pour l'heure, "it's OK".(1) Ce côté décousu est peut-être lié à un crossover des aventures basées à Gotham évoqué par les commentaires des clients d'amazon.com(2) Ce n'est pas très nouveau, mais je trouve que Catwoman a de moins en moins à envier à Power Girl en matière de tour de poitrine. Je me demande si cela sert bien le personnage et sa séduction intrinsèque...

Some SpoilersI was really hoping Vol 3 would be as good as 1 and 2 but it this was just meh. The Death of the Family arc may as well have been non existent. There's this huge lead up to Selina confronting Joker and then she just says, "leave me alone" and that's the end of it.The rest isn't much better. The 1st two volumes had Selina in her element, the streets of Gotham, walking that tight line between hero and antihero. Here we have her in DC all of a sudden fighting a bunch of ancient artifacts in a secret vault. The dialogue is bad, and the story is incoherent and incomplete. After reading the disjointed mess, the mystic diamond is handed off to the buyer who goes supersaiyan in the last panel and then we never see him again.The only saving grace was the very end when Catwoman and Batman have a heart to heart. I like reading about their relationship and both characters seemed well represented. That and Selina's checking up on Milo.Overall still disappointed with the turn the story took.