4/5☆

“Don’t fantasize. We’re on opposite sides.”
“Of the same coin?”

Mindy Newell has planted the seeds for an interesting origin story, but failed to water them. The poor execution is backed up by mediocre art that gives zero aesthetic to the comic book.

It's not as innovative as some of the comics from this era, and the story is somewhat predictable, but the story is interesting nonetheless, the art is good, and the characters are interesting enough. It really functions as Catwoman: Year One, telling her modern origin story, and re-telling the Catwoman scenes from Batman: Year One from her perspective. It's pretty solid. I'd recommend it to any Catwoman or Batman fan.

This story takes place concurrently with Batman: Year One but is not on the same level story-wise and art-wise. It actually uses entire pages and panels from Year One to expound on Selina's story during those same events. I felt the story was convoluted and jumped around a bit too much; it didn't have a nice flow to it. Part of the problem is that the art style and characters are vastly different from Year One, so by inserting those exact panels instead of having this artist redraw them in their own style, it's just jarring. The character models for Selina in particular are VASTLY different, she's practically unrecognizable as being the same character. The story does add a little to her origin as the prostitute with a heart of gold (and a love of it, too), but not so much that I would list this as an essential Catwoman title.

I was pretty disappointed with this comic. There was a really strong start, but then as the story progressed, it started to sputter and then ended with no real conclusion. The origin story, the storyline and themes were good ideas, but the writing and the art didn't properly convey those ideas. I might consider buying the first issue for my personal library, though.

diver

...-Solo eres otro poli ¿eh?... Mas listo, duro y seductor... Pero solo un poli...Y no lo hago con polis. Gano el primer asalto amor.
-Ganas el primero... Pero habrá otro.

Will they be lovers... or the deadliest of enemies?

A good look at Cat Woman's origin after Year One changed it.

Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper, written by Mindy Newell and illustrated by J.J. Birch, is a 4-issue mini-series that was released in 1989. This was the first Catwoman title that was released before Jim Balent’s Catwoman in the ’90s.

I feel like DC missed an opportunity by not including Year One in the title because this is a post-Crisis Catwoman origin story that dovetails with Frank Miller's Batman Year One. The three main characters in this story, namely, Selina Kyle, Holly Robinson, and Stan the pimp were all in Batman Year One, and some of the events that took place in Batman: Year One were retold in this story.

I read this story years ago, and I remember enjoying this story. It focuses on Selina’s relationship with her sister, Magdalene (Maggie) Kyle, who we’ll see more of in Brubaker’s Catwoman run; how she learned how to fight under the tutelage of Ted Grant (Wildcat); and why she chose the cat costume. It also gives us a glimpse of the early beginnings of Batman and Catwoman’s budding relationship.

Chronology: I would read this after Batman: Year One

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Selina Kyle is one of my favourite characters of DC, so it was cool reading her origin story and how she became Catwoman.
The art wasn't the best, but it was ok. And the story... I don't know why I felt like something was off during the second and third issue. But once Batman appeared my interest was raised again.
I didn't love the story, but I liked it.
Selina Kyle is an amazing character.

Love the fact that this gives the reader a glimpse into the life of Selina before the catsuit. Catwoman has always been my hero and i kinda wish that this was longer.

Worthy companion book to Batman: Year One.