Catwoman Appreciation Thread

[Glamourpuss]

I searched far and wide for a Catwoman appreciation thread, and I just couldn't stumble upon one. So I've decided to make one myself.

This thread is devoted to our mischievous, seductive, and alluring femme fatale Selina Kyle, or better known as Catwoman.

[Jvan]

She's one of my favorite characters. I just wish there was more of a direction with GCS and it has her more at the forefront, but it's probably not likely to happen. I think I would prefer to have Sirens canceled and have a new Catwoman series. There's still tons of potential in stories for Selina.

[Glamourpuss]

I agree completely. While GCS is an okay read, I'd definately prefer her in her book again.

P.S.
Is anyone else excited about her appearance in Arkham City? I'm really hoping she's playable.

[chipsnopotatoes]

She's one of my favorite characters. I just wish there was more of a direction with GCS and it has her more at the forefront, but it's probably not likely to happen. I think I would prefer to have Sirens canceled and have a new Catwoman series. There's still tons of potential in stories for Selina.

So true. She desperately needs a good writer who likes her and can put some excitement back into the character. Forget this bland incompetent creature we're seeing in Sirens. That's not Selina.

Personally, I'd like to see her get back the spunk and confidence from her 90's series and go globe-trotting again.

[Jvan]

Personally, I'd like to see her get back the spunk and confidence from her 90's series and go globe-trotting again.

Yeah, I miss her actually being a *cat* burglar. The past few years she seems like she's just been a plain-jane super heroine, which is funny considering GCS is supposed to be a "bad girl" title.

She can still be on the side of "good" (a term used loosely here) and still be a thief.

[benicio127]

Unf, Selina Kyle. <3

You know, I agree on the Sirens thing: I wish she'd have more prominence in the main Bat-books or go back to having her own book, rather than be in a "villain" book, since she hasn't been a villain for years. And I still don't see why she'd work with HQ and Ivy.

And I also kind of love that she used to be a sex worker. A dominatrix is pretty much a spot-on job for Miss Kyle. I thought the first time I'd read about it was in Frank Miller's Year One, but I believe there's a pre-Crisis story by Barr that has Batman refer to Selina as a "lady of the evening" when asked by Jason about her.

[chipsnopotatoes]

I'm from the opposite camp. I don't find that origin empowering at all. I'd much rather they had come up with a better story that explains how she became a world-class thief.

As for pre-crisis/post crisis, it's all very confusing. Someone at the DC boards attempted to map out the timeline:

http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/web/t...8134&tstart=15

On another note, has anyone seen this clip of Brave and the Bold cartoon with Catwoman and BOP? It's pretty awesome. Has this episode aired in the US already?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAFP0IoMfsA

[thedevilsadvocate]

I cosplay as Miss Kitty

I saw that clip, Chips!

[chipsnopotatoes]

LOL. I just found out it's written by Gail Simone. No wonder it's so cheeky :D

It aired in Australia tonight!

43 "The Mask of Matches Malone!" Michael Chang Gail Simone September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25) (AUS) 217
Teaser:
Main Plot: Black Canary and Huntress, along with Catwoman, pursue Two-Face while Batman, in his Matches Malone persona, gets amnesia and believes himself to actually be a gangster. This episode will feature at least one musical number.

[Doug Side]

On another note, has anyone seen this clip of Brave and the Bold cartoon with Catwoman and BOP? It's pretty awesome. Has this episode aired in the US already?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAFP0IoMfsA

Never seen this before.. got it stuck in my head now..

I cosplay as Miss Kitty

<3

[zryson]

i like catwoman. particularly the catwoman of earth-2 and how she married bruce wayne

[badkitty]

I'm fairly new to comics. I devoted much of my time to Marvel comics and have rarely read anything DC related. However I have recently acquired a fascination with Catwoman (well not recently, I've been a fan since I was young) but I have never read anything of hers. All I know of Catwoman is her media portrayals, and I was hoping someone could tell me what should I be reading. I was hoping someone could tell me something more along the tpb line, because I had planned on jumping into the DCU with the reboot.

[El Sombrero]

SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW SERIES

All I know of Catwoman is her media portrayals, and I was hoping someone could tell me what should I be reading. I was hoping someone could tell me something more along the tpb line, because I had planned on jumping into the DCU with the reboot.

Supposedly the Ed Brubaker series, and Darwyn Cooke's "Selina's Big Score" are both really good. I haven't read either.

Also, just to add to this thread, I think Selina's current costume is her best ever. I'm really glad it was left untouched for the reboot / relaunch.

[Captain Rabbit]

Is anyone else excited about her appearance in Arkham City? I'm really hoping she's playable.

She will be! Makes me even more excited for the game.

[Filip]

All I know of Catwoman is her media portrayals, and I was hoping someone could tell me what should I be reading. I was hoping someone could tell me something more along the tpb line, because I had planned on jumping into the DCU with the reboot.

I would recommend getting tpbs in this order:
Batman: Year One
Catwoman: When in Rome
Selina's Big Score
Catwoman: Dark End of the Street
and if you can find Catwoman: Defiant by Milligan.