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Catwoman: The Life and Times of a Feline Fatale

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Kit and Play
A must-have for all Catwoman fans!
Print equivalent of a fan website
"Scratches" the surface
disappointing effort

Catwoman: The Life and Times of a Feline Fatale
Suzan Colon
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0811835901

Book Description

Learn how to crack a whip with feline ferocity! Uncover the secrets of the all-leather wardrobe! Study the sizzling one-liners that keep Batman aching for more! Chock-full of insightful feline fatale tips, this illustrated tell-all delivers the searing details of Catwoman's kitschy career. Sleek and sexy, the greatest cat burglar of all time sank her claws into the Caped Crusader back in 1940 and hasn' t let go since. Part homage, part how-to, this handsome treatise divulges Catwoman's stellar techniques at everything from scaling walls to tickling a gentleman's fancy without mercy. With a brief history of her many incarnations over the years, loads of terrific vintage illustrations, sections on fashion and romance, and personal tips on getting ahead, this spunky vinyl-covered volume (oooh! purple PVC!) will attract both new fans of the slinky girl kitty and time-tested aficionados. It's the purr-fect ode to The Feline Felon, The Mistress of Malevolence, The Princess of Plunder . . . a.k.a. Catwoman.

Customer Reviews:

Kit and Play.......2006-02-21

I am working on an in-depth research project on Catwoman, and I must admit, even though this book is visually compelling..that is all that it is. Catwoman is constantly viewed as a 'visual' character (read this as meaning sexualized), with little to no attention paid to her origins, actions, etc. It is crazy to see how many books are written on Batman, yet only two appear about Catwoman (both concerned with the visual more than anything else). Interesting....(in a bad cultural commentary way)..

This book is a nice collectable..but dont buy it for research purposes, or expect any in depth commentary on the character. You'll be dissapointed.

A must-have for all Catwoman fans!.......2004-04-06

This book is a great tribute to Catwoman, and it's just as stylish as she is! Readers will love the purple vinyl cover and will ooh and ahh over the hundreds of color photos. There is information on Catwoman from all the various phases of her life, including comic book, movie, and television appearances. The book contains a small amount of history on Catwoman, but it's not very in-depth. This is supposed to be a fun pictorial tribute to everyone's favorite feline fatale, and that's exactly what it is.

Print equivalent of a fan website.......2004-01-13

This was a very pretty book to look at, but it didn't offer much information. It listed the women who played Catwoman on TV and film, and it gave a bit of background regarding her origin story ... and that was it. The rest was a bunch of cute profile quips, fashion tips, and bits of attitude, all accompanied with collages of panels from the comics.

If you're looking a sassy coffee table book with gorgeous artwork, this book is great. It's spunky, well-designed, and fun to look at. Don't expect much actual background information, though. It didn't offer any info about the various books she's been in. No information about who has written her and who has drawn her (beyond call-out quotes from some of these creators). I really would have liked credits and more descriptive text to accompany the artwork. The additional sketchbook pages were nice but ultimately not much more than what you get in the current comic.

Overall it really reminded me of a puff piece in a women's magazine like Cosmo Girl - very nice to look at, but light on information.

"Scratches" the surface.......2003-06-28

A great-looking, fun book. Not much text, a quick read. Similar format to the "Complete History" compilations of Batman and Superman, but less material. Call it "Complete History Lite".

disappointing effort.......2003-06-21

although this book has lots of pictures (but not as many as you'd think, as some appear more than once), it has practically no content. it's very cute but not worth the 18 bucks. i wish someone would write a real history of catwoman, but this book is not it.

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