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Catwoman Vol. 3: Relentless (Batman)

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Catwoman has always had an edge about her, an edge tempered with a cat's playful sensuality. Here, she completes a transition begun a while back in the storyline, losing a lot of the playfullness, and becomes a full fledged predator of the night. There's no innocence lost here, just a hard hitting story that takes Selina Kyle from the heights of dreams realized, to the nightmare of Gotham's East End. It's a gripping story and, as you'ld expect from him, Brubaker pulls no punches in the telling of it. Once you read it you'll never be able to look at "the cat" in the same way again. Oh yeah, buy this book!

Ed Brubaker needs more recognition for his work on the Catwoman series. This TPB is a perfect example of his unique style, classic noir with a modern twist. The writing is concise, not overly wordy. He knows how to craft a great crime story.

Brubaker and Stewart's depiction of Catwoman/Selina Kyle is spot-on. Sexy, tough, and elegant all at the same time. I like the new direction of "is she a villain or hero?" This leads to many more great questions for the character.

Unfortunately, Brubaker is leaving DC to go to Marvel exclusively. This is #3 of his Catwoman TPB run. Pick up #1 and #2. They are a joy to read.

I know comics aren't big among grown women, but having been a catwoman fan from the days of Eartha Kit, I happened to pick up Brubaker's Catwoman and have now read all three volumes. He is a powerful writer and I haven't seen strong women and female bonding like this since Xena. The hero/villain on a quest for redemtion is a strong theme in this one. She has a lot of pain and just as much love, which makes this story even more gut-wrenching.

Ed Brubaker has this unique view of Selina and her guest cast of characters. Gotham's East End takes on such a noir-ish look under Ed Brubaker and the pencils of Cameron Stewart. This story had such deep sadness in it and a reality that seems impossible when involving the likes of Black Mask. As a villain he poses a good threat to Selina and I hope to see them square off again. This series, steered by Brubaker is the defining version of Catowman to me. The only drawback in this trade, to me, is the art was a little limited in the last chapter. Overall, it was still very good.

I really enjoyed this volume the story was gripping and progressed very smoothly, however the animation on the last issue was awful. I know that catwoman doesn't have the biggest budget, but I'm fairly certain that I could have done a better job and that is saying something, I was really really disappointed. If you can get past the animation it's a great read.

In the third of Ed Brubaker's Catwoman trades, she continues on her merry way, and is still straddling the line between crime and crimefighting. She will rescue people from the police, and also hand hoods over to them. A bit of larceny for a good cause is not beyond her, either. However, when some unfans of hers come looking for a violent resolution, she has more than the normal number of problems.