Catwoman: The Catfile [Paperback]

Chuck Dixon (Author), Jim Balent (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563892626
• ISBN-13: 978-1563892622
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

CHUCK DIXON
Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Chuck Dixon has more than twenty-five years of experience in the graphic novel field as an editor, writer and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to the Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller currently writes G.I. Joe and A-team for IDW, The Good the Bad and the Ugly for Dynamite, The Simpsons for Bongo Comics along with many creator-owned projects for various publishers. He is also the co-publisher of an ambitious line of graphic novels based on the American Civil War.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Catwoman graphic novel!, June 4, 2005

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C. Tyler (Canastota, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Catwoman: The Catfile (Paperback)

This is another great Catwoman graphic novel! It is about Catwoman being kidnapped by the government. Her mission is to steal for them, but if she refuses she will be killed.

She goes around the world battling crazed princes, nazis and more!

Although this doesn't speak much of the duality in Selina Kyle and Catwoman (she is only referred to as Selina once, and by herself), die hard Catwoman fans will still love this action-packed, James Bond-like thriller with beautiful animation.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Summer-Action-Blockbuster On Paper!, June 8, 2004

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Edmund Lau Kok Ming (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catwoman: The Catfile (Paperback)

Chuck Dixon and Jim Balent is at their collaborative best in this volume, "Catwoman: The Catfile". Overall, the story is pretty thin but somehow the charm, pacing, breathless action and fantastic art draws you in. The whole thing reads like a summer blockbuster on paper and Balent's drawing of a super-sexy, super-spy-with-an-attitude feels almost like a guilty pleasure.

Recommended for all Hong Kong action movie buffs, Catwoman fans who hate the Halle Berry movie and everyone who loves a fast-moving, entertaining comicbook. In recent years, comicbooks seem to be struggling for "recognition" by the "real world". It tries to appear "literary", "complex" and "mature". Even the movie-adaptations try to do that by amplifying themes such as parent-child trauma (e.g. Ang Lee's "Hulk" and Sam Raimi's "Spiderman"). In actual fact, a comicbook is primarily about fun. And if, like me, you miss the honest-to-goodness FUN of reading a comicbook, well, this book has it in spades!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dixon's best, but not THE best, June 4, 2002

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Nicholas (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catwoman: The Catfile (Paperback)

Just to clarify, I'm a regular reader of Catwoman's monthly title, and have nearly all of them. As such, I see this story in a different context than many, which I'll explain here to the uninitiated.

Chuck Dixon, this story's writer, was the book's second regular writer, and not my favorite one, personally. He never seemed to think very highly of her, and nearly all his stories revolved around Catwoman's being captured, unable to make ends meet, or bungling major robberies. This, alas, is more of the same, being about Selina being caught and ensleved by the US government.

Having said that, though, it's the best work Dixon did for the book. The story is actually well-done, a competent re-work of the "La Femme Nikita" concept into a Catwoman story. In and of itself, it's a good, solid Cat-Tale, but she's had even better, in her time. She has been stronger, smarter, and more competent in other stories.

CATFILE is a respectable read, but be advised that better stories are out there to be found.