Catwoman Vol. 1: Copycats

by Joëlle Jones

Overview

After leaving Batman at the altar, Selina Kyle leaves town to lick her breakup wounds in Villa Hermosa—a city almost as cold and corrupt as Gotham.

But soon after moving, she discovers her new neighborhood already has a Catwoman—and the impostor is wanted by the local police! Selina barely has time to settle in before she's the subject of a citywide manhunt, after eyewitnesses place Catwoman at the center of a brutal crime spree.

Still reeling from the aftermath of the wedding-that-wasn't, Catwoman will have to put off processing her feelings about her breakup while she instead figures out who's been stealing her look—and why. If she can't catch the copycat and clear her name, this former villain might end up behind bars—but for someone else's crimes!

Catwoman Vol. 1: Copycats collects the first six issues of the stunning new ongoing series, written and drawn by Eisner Award nominee Joëlle Jones (Supergirl: Being Super, Batman).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401288891
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	04/16/2019
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	665,574
Product dimensions:	6.63(w) x 10.17(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Joëlle Jones is an Eisner Award-nominated artist currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Since attending PNCA in Portland, OR she has contributed to a wide range of projects such as drawing for Batman and Supergirl: Being Super, and writing and drawing the series Lady Killer. Jones has also provided the art for fashion designer Prada, and various projects for Marvel, Boom, Vertigo, Oni Press and the New York Times.

Editorial Reviews

Captur[es] that signature blend of danger and sex appeal that makes for great Catwoman stories.” —IGN 

“Stunning to look at and engaging to read. It’s a great start to a promising new series.” —Comicosity
 
“Joëlle Jones’ Catwoman wastes no time in setting up the new status quo for the character.” —CBR

“Joelle Jones writing and art are both fantastic.” —Syfy Wire

"As conceived by Jones (Lady Killer) and Fernando Blanco (Midnight and Apollo), Catwoman is sultry and morose; still reeling from her failed relationship with Batman, she’s more human than cat. Insight into her past helps flesh her character out and explains the motivation behind some of her actions. This arc is timely considering recent interest in female superheroes’ stories, and would be a good fit for any adult collection." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

06/28/2019

Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, is having a bad year. Her highly anticipated wedding to Bruce Wayne ended before it began (see Tom King's Batman, issue 50), and instead of enjoying wedded bliss with Batman, she's fleeing alone to Villa Hermosa—a town as far away from Gotham as possible. Trouble always seems to find the sometimes-reformed villain, however, and she quickly ends up on the wrong side of the governor's corrupt wife, Raina Creel. Now, two cops have been murdered and witnesses testify that they saw Catwoman pull the trigger, even though Selina was nowhere near the scene of the crime. Can she prove her innocence, avoid Raina's drug-enhanced mercenaries, and mend her own ailing heart? VERDICT As conceived by Jones (Lady Killer) and Blanco (Midnight and Apollo), Catwoman is sultry and morose; still reeling from her failed relationship with Batman, she's more human than cat. Insight into her past helps flesh her character out and explains the motivation behind some of her actions. This arc is timely considering recent interest in female superheroes' stories, and would be a good fit for any adult collection.—Ingrid Bohnenkamp, Springfield-Greene Cty. Lib. Dist., Springfield, MO

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