80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Catwoman #1

As for this issue? Well" it's the cat's whiskers, in my humble opinion. Read Full Review

The Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular is a fine collection of Catwoman stories. This special revisits many eras' interpretations of the character, bringing them back to life, proving that ever story does indeed matter. Read Full Review

This is one of the best anniversary books DC has ever put together. I loved, loved, loved this. There are even pinups from classic artists like Jim Balent and Jae Lee and others throughout. This edition is just plain fantastic. Read Full Review

I will be recommending this one to people I know are already fans of the character and I would even recommend it if you are not a big fan of comics as you don't have to read all the stories previously to get what it is going on as it is a stand-alone volume. Read Full Review

This is an accomplished celebration of an 80-year-old character who still has a great deal of potential slinking around the edges of every panel. Chen and Mearas arguably do a better job with this particular 100-page anniversary issue than a similar team attempted with Wonder Womans 750th issue. Catwoman is seen from a variety of different compelling angles that all cast the thief in a way that maximizes her mystery and appeal. Given how much ground is covered here, its actually kind of surprising that the volume is only 100 pages long. This collection feels big enough to be a year in the life of Selena Kyle. Read Full Review

I can easily recommend this Anniversary issue to every Catwoman fan out there, but seriously, any true fan has been waiting months to get their hands on this. Better yet, though, I can also recommend it to anyone who wants to see some great art and read some pretty damn good stories with a kick-ass female lead who toes the line better than any character in comics.   Read Full Review

Not so much a cat with nine lives, as a Catwoman with nine decades of great storytelling to her name. Here's to many more. Read Full Review

Overall, another strong anniversary spotlight for one of DC's longest-running characters, with a few stories that are destined to be classics. Read Full Review

So when all is said and done I think Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100 page Super Spectaculardoes a great job on shining the spotlight on a multifaceted character who all to often gets oversimplified. Selina has been on the side of the angels, as well as the monsters. She can put Batman in his place, and do it all with feline grace. Im glad she got this big book to shine in. For once she didnt have to try to steal the show. Though she probably wouldve preferred it if she had Read Full Review

Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 is a must-read for fans of the character. There isn't an outright bad story in the bunch and the art teams alone make up for any of the lesser scripted stories. Even then, the main flaw of the weaker stories is that they sometimes bite off more than they can chew which at least gives readers something to ponder over. Read Full Review

The book brings back some seriously heavy hitters to each tell their own short, including Tom King, Paul Dini, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon and it's fun seeing different artists all take their crack at the duplicitous anti-hero. Read Full Review

Join Comic Watch and DC Comics in saying a very happy, 8oth birthday to Catwoman with theCatwoman 80th Anniversary 100-page Super Spectacular! Read Full Review

This is a must-buy for Catwoman fans. There are so many different and interesting takes on the character, yet they all feel very true to the one and only Selina Kyle. Read Full Review

At $9.99, it's not a terrible price, given the 100 pages of content and the prestige format binding. However, the price point discourages all but the most ardent collectors from acquiring all of the variant covers. Read Full Review

We also get Catwoman going up against Clayface in "Born to Kiln," escaping a trap by the Taxidermist in "Save the Cat," and dealing with a crooked rent-a-cop in "Now You See Me," And, as with the other collections we've seen, the story included from the current timeline, "Addicted to Trouble," featuring Catwoman on the road proves to be one of the lesser entries. Read Full Review

Had each of these stories made more of a meal of the eras and specific characterization of Selina they were exploring, it might have read differently, but instead the Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular simply looks pretty in parts but has nothing really to say about the woman it is supposed to be celebrating. Read Full Review

Khamul

Jun 03, 2020

10/10

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Jun 06, 2020

So much variety and different talents in this one. Tom King's story obviously stands out and it is good to hear more from that plot line. It was a really touching story. Paul Dini, Mindy Newell, and Ed Brubaker also had some solid stories. Man, Kelley Jones' Catwoman looks horrendous, but his Clayface more than makes up for it. One thing I realized while reading this is how awful some of Catwoman's art has looked in the past, even if it now stands as classic. Even Darwyn Cooke... that has to be my least favourite Darwyn Cooke piece ever.

Liem Duong

Jun 26, 2020

This anniversary was good. Wasn't as good as Robin or JOker, but still a pretty solid extra-size special. alot of these stories while light, were pretty fun and described different aspects of Catwoman's life. Her good, her bad, her greed, her compassion, each one of those get a story. Some stories were okay like the ones from Ram V, Liam Sharp, and Jeff Parker. among others. My favorites Paul Dini's and Chuck Dixon's. A big one from Tom King which might hint at future DC plans is also in here. Overall, it was fun, light and nice, purrfect for something like Catwoman. Again, its 10 bucks and if you are tight right now, don't bother buying. But it was a nice celebration on the elusive cat burglar.

Psycamorean

Jun 05, 2020

These anthologies are always tiring to get through. For every good story, there are a bunch that aren't. Skin the Cat was fine. It didn't leave an impression. Now You See Me was also just fine. Helena had more of the awful dialogue between Batman and Catwoman that Tom King's run on Batman relished in. But the ending was nice. I don't understand where the dialogue pattern came from or why it developed the way that it did, but it's like a knife to the story's Achilles tendon. It takes something that could be great and ruins it. The Catwoman of Earth is just nonsensical and awful. A Cat of Nine Tales has an interesting concept but the execution was a bit off. Little Bird was just oddly weird and very specific. I don't know what the writer was going for, honestly. Is that her version of Year One Catwoman? Born to Kiln was just a fun, simple story. Conventional Wisdom was a fun meta story, and I liked it. Addicted to Trouble was pretty damn boring. I was thinking of jumping back on to the Catwoman series since a new writer was taking over, but this short story convinced me to stay away. The Art of Picking A Lock was nice. It was not a bad way to end this anthology. more

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Psycamorean - Jun 6, 2020

I never thought of Catwoman as a selfless character. I do think she'd be the way she is in that story. I don't think the implication that Bruce wasn't helpful was intentional. And I don't think the ending is being played that way.

myconius - Jun 7, 2020

oh no! they actually let Tom King's poisoned hands touch this??? .....HAHAHAHAHA!!! oh DC! when will you ever learn. ....so F@#$%ng glad that i kept my $10 in my pocket.

Psycamorean - Jun 7, 2020

It adds some more to that Batman Annual #2 story from a few years back. I think the upcoming Batman/Catwoman series will actually take place in that universe, rather than the DCU proper.

myconius - Jun 7, 2020

too bad Tom King's ENTIRE $#@tty run didn't just get dumped off as that ridiculous universe that he created for his Annual #2.

Psycamorean - Jun 7, 2020

Honestly, that annual is the high point of his run. Something about it worked very well, so to add to it is a bad move on King's part. Especially since he can't seem to get past his obsession with Bat/Cat banner.

myconius - Jun 7, 2020

honestly he just needs to ever write these characters again. ...like EVER. .....he just can't help himself tbut o ruin everything that he touches.

Psycamorean - Jun 7, 2020

His miniseries are usually better (aside from Heroes in Crisis). He just needs to stick to those and stay away from ongoings and events. That probably limits his advancement as a writer, but he's shown that he doesn't really understand how an ongoing works. He can't pace it correctly and he can't make it cohesive. And his strong suit is writing characters that no one minds being changed completely so events are a definite no go.

myconius - Jun 7, 2020

yeah. he has absolutely zero clue how to handle an ongoing. events from previous issues had absolutely no bearing on the very next issue. after Nightwing was shot in the head, Batman goes after KGBeast, and there's no mention of Dick Grayson or cucumber sandwiches from there after. ...his writing seriously reads like parody.

Psycamorean - Jun 7, 2020

He may as well have been writing an anthology book sometimes. Hell, his longest arc *was* an anthology.