Outro quadrinho da série Ano Um, que faz parte da boa iniciativa da PaniniTM em trazer os diversos títulos relacionados com esse selo para o Brasil. A diferença aqui é que essa minissérie da Mulher-Gato só ficou conhecida no Brasil como Ano Um. Isso por causa da Editora Abril. Lá fora se chama Catwoman: My Sister Keeper. Quando li essa minissérie pela primeira vez, ainda no especial da Editora Abril, eu achei sensacional, principalmente com as relações que traçava com o Ano Um do Batman. Mas relendo atualmente achei menos interessante do que tinha lido. Talvez porque dessa vez notei que as cores estavam lavadas, algo que não sei se é proposital, se é coisa dos arquivos digitais ou se foi problema na edição brasileira. Na edição da Abril isso passava batido porque o papel que se trabalhava naquela época também tinha uma qualidade menor e as edições eram mais furrecas mesmo. De toda forma, para fãs da Mulher-Gato e do Ano Um de Miller e Mazzucchelli este encadernado é uma ótima pedida, ainda mais para aqueles que nunca tiveram contato com a gênese de Selina Kyle.

Eh.....wasn't horrible.

Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper (AKA Catwoman series 1) climbs cheaply on bat Batman year one because it can't stand on its own. This is an unworthy read with nothing to contribute.

The first issue is a bareable background story for Selina/Catwoman. At least in this continuity, Selina is a whore with an abusive employer, one time he beats her so hard and throws her out. She is taken to a hospital and questioned by a cop, who then gives her the phone number of a gym trainer that can make her stronger; at the same time, her employer gives her a cat costume to wear as whore, she kicks his butt while wearing it, then she buys another one for no reason and decides to become a thief that wears a cat cosplay.

The other three volumes are an embarrassing classic villain story starring Selina's former employer, the man has no idea what he is doing or why he is doing it, nor does the writer for that matter. Batman is somehow involved to spice things up and make the story even cheaper. The final scene involves a terribly written conversation between Batman and Catwoman as well as a cheesy french kiss.

Looks like Mindy Newell is an unknown writer for a reason after all.

Amazing comic, it's at the same level of Batman: Year One. If you liked Year One, do yourself a favor and read this one as well. It gives you some excelent content, for you to know better Catwoman and to be in love even more with Miller's Batman universe. It is a Mandatory Catwoman comic in my honest opinion, amazing.

história da mulher gato que ditou muitas das bases da personagem no pós-crise nas infinitas terras. partindo de elementos que frank miller brevemente trabalhou em batman ano um, mindy newell retrata selina kyle como uma prostituta que precisa mergulhar no mundo cão de gotham para salvar sua irmã mais nova.

por seu teor erótico e violento, a dc raramente republicou essa minissérie. a panini o fez numa edição porca: a impressão está horrível. vale a leitura apesar disso -trata-se de uma das melhores histórias da mulher gato.

Is it the best Catwoman series? No. But it is the first.
This four issue story during a not so interesting Batman storyline must have seemed as uncool when it came out as it is now.
So, what's good about it? It highlights the hooker with a heart of gold Selena that we know and love today. We see the origin of her costume. She's a fleshed out character --even if some of the panels are taken straight from the Batman run.

This should have been so much better. The basic story is good and has some decent ideas. Unfortunately, the writing is mediocre with Poor dialogue, pacing and structure. It the book equivalent of a poorly directed b-grade tv show.

4.5

3.5

Перекликается (небольшими отсылочками) с Batman: Year One, так что может считаться его продолжением, но в целом самодостаточный комикс.

Селина Кайл тут (в этом таймлайне? не особо шарю в комиксах) проститутка, которую Бэтмен, тоже только что начавший свою карьеру, вдохновляет надеть костюм женщины-кошки и отомстить своему сутенёру. Насилие, как обычно, породило насилие, и сутенёр (хз, как его зовут, но скорее всего, про него тоже есть страница на какой-нибудь Batman Wiki) похищает сестру Магделену (одновременно и сестру Селины Кайл), чтобы всякими там непотребными способами ей отомстить.

Потом начинается движуха, а потом прилетает Бэтмен и всех спасает. Ура.

Me sorprendió lo divertido que fué.

Well that was…something. On one hand it was cool to get some more background on Selina around the time of Year One, and to see some early interactions with Batman.

But yikes. Really poor artwork and subpar writing made this quite a slog. It almost reads like a very rough draft of a story. And I swear I was missing panels or entire pages at times.

All in all, a mixed (but mostly bad) bag.