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Catwoman: Soulstealer (The Graphic Novel)

Catwoman: Soulstealer (The Graphic Novel)

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  • Author：Louise Simonson
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Summary

It's been two years since Selina Kyle last set eyes on Gotham City。。。and now that Batman is gone。。。Selina is back！ Or at least， Holly Vanderhees is。 As Gotham's newest socialite， she'll put her old talent for picking pockets to new use while rubbing shoulders with the city's finest citizens。 But her past is catching up to her， and she is running out of time。。。

Luke Fox has been looking for just the right opportunity to show Batman he can protect the city from Gotham's worst as Batwing。 When several high-profile fundraisers are disturbed， Luke's clandestine activities clash with his parents' expectations。 As a scion of one of Gotham's finest families， he's expected to attend these events with pride。 As Batwing， he's trying to stop a new team of villains from ruining his mother's plans。 Now he feels permanently one step behind。。。

Will Selina have what it takes to outsmart Batwing before it's too late？ Or will she be the final victim of her greatest heist yet？

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Reviews

Sean ，

Surprisingly fresh and original。 Dragged on a bit in the middle but all of it was a set up for the finale。 More depth than a lot of what DC Comics has been spitting out with some of the popular titles。 Wished the League of Assassins were used more than small plot devices， but nothing’s perfect。 Age was not realistic but this is superhero/antihero stuff meant for young adults， so I’m not complaining。 While hardcore comic readers may not like the changes in the origin story and characterization of Surprisingly fresh and original。 Dragged on a bit in the middle but all of it was a set up for the finale。 More depth than a lot of what DC Comics has been spitting out with some of the popular titles。 Wished the League of Assassins were used more than small plot devices， but nothing’s perfect。 Age was not realistic but this is superhero/antihero stuff meant for young adults， so I’m not complaining。 While hardcore comic readers may not like the changes in the origin story and characterization of Selina Kyle， I loved that the character and her alter ego Catwoman finally escaped the limitations of the male gaze。 Yay for a smart， badass， and compassionate antiheroine with Robin Hood ideals toying with the League of Assassins， Gotham’s villains， the GCPD， Gotham’s corrupt museums and banks， Gotham’s elite socialites， and of course， Batwing。 While not at the forefront， I also appreciated the brief mention of Ivy and Harley’s complicated relationship， and a brief glimpse of gay dads in the background。 Hope to see more of these in the future。 4。1/5 stars 。。。more

Cisz Geverink - Strasters ，

Afgelopen 2 nachten las ik deze graphic novel， en ik heb er echt enorm van genoten！ Ik ben normaal niet zo fan van "kleurloze" comics， maar de kleuraccenten waren genoeg om het onderscheid te maken en de illustraties aantrekkelijk te houden。 En Batwing vs Catwoman met een vleugje Harley Quinn en Poison Ivy， wie smult daar nou niet van ♡www。facebook。com/thebookbabecisz Afgelopen 2 nachten las ik deze graphic novel， en ik heb er echt enorm van genoten！ Ik ben normaal niet zo fan van "kleurloze" comics， maar de kleuraccenten waren genoeg om het onderscheid te maken en de illustraties aantrekkelijk te houden。 En Batwing vs Catwoman met een vleugje Harley Quinn en Poison Ivy， wie smult daar nou niet van ♡www。facebook。com/thebookbabecisz 。。。more

Julia Benassi ，

"I'm still learning how to return to being normal again。 If such a thing exists。""Being normal is a trap。 Don't let it cage you。"El libro me encantó， pero esta adaptación se quedó en el camino。 Sentí que hubo varios plot holes， y si no fuera porque leí el libro antes no hubiera cazado la mitad de las cosas。 Plus， creo que faltó desarrollo， sobre todo para el personaje de Batwing。 Medio decepcionante por ese lado。 El dibujo y los colores me gustaron mucho， lo sentí muy particular y que sumaba "I'm still learning how to return to being normal again。 If such a thing exists。""Being normal is a trap。 Don't let it cage you。"El libro me encantó， pero esta adaptación se quedó en el camino。 Sentí que hubo varios plot holes， y si no fuera porque leí el libro antes no hubiera cazado la mitad de las cosas。 Plus， creo que faltó desarrollo， sobre todo para el personaje de Batwing。 Medio decepcionante por ese lado。 El dibujo y los colores me gustaron mucho， lo sentí muy particular y que sumaba mucho a la historia， y el personaje de Poison Ivy es una joyita as always。 。。。more

Christine ，

This wasn't bad but not that entertaining for me。。。 I know there's a book version of this as well and I think I would enjoy that better。 This wasn't bad but not that entertaining for me。。。 I know there's a book version of this as well and I think I would enjoy that better。 。。。more

Chris Aylott ，

A young Selina Kyle makes her debut in Gotham， launching an elaborate caper with daring robberies， encounters with assassins， and some cat-and-flying-mouse games with Luke Fox as Batwing。 （Batman's out of town for some reason。） I don't know if this is in any way a definitive Catwoman story -- it's based on a YA novel， and reads like an Elseworlds story that skipped the high concept -- but it is a fun caper， especially when Harley and Ivy get in on the act。 A young Selina Kyle makes her debut in Gotham， launching an elaborate caper with daring robberies， encounters with assassins， and some cat-and-flying-mouse games with Luke Fox as Batwing。 （Batman's out of town for some reason。） I don't know if this is in any way a definitive Catwoman story -- it's based on a YA novel， and reads like an Elseworlds story that skipped the high concept -- but it is a fun caper， especially when Harley and Ivy get in on the act。 。。。more

Geno ，

4 ★---Basada en una novela， "Catwoman: Soulstealer" nos presneta en menos de 400 páginas una nueva versión de la popular villana。Si uno es amante de las versiones clásicas de DC， esta novela gráfica va a causar una desilución， sin embargo， como en otras versiones YA que ha lanzado la editoral， este libro mezcla lo suficiente del "saber popular" con cosas nuevas。Aunque la historia se enrosca y complica en algunos momentos -en gran parte para no alertarnos del motivo real detrás de las decisiones 4 ★---Basada en una novela， "Catwoman: Soulstealer" nos presneta en menos de 400 páginas una nueva versión de la popular villana。Si uno es amante de las versiones clásicas de DC， esta novela gráfica va a causar una desilución， sin embargo， como en otras versiones YA que ha lanzado la editoral， este libro mezcla lo suficiente del "saber popular" con cosas nuevas。Aunque la historia se enrosca y complica en algunos momentos -en gran parte para no alertarnos del motivo real detrás de las decisiones de Selina-， resulta una lectura entretenida。El argumento descansa bastante en las relaciones humanas， especialmente aquellas que alcanzan a nuestra protagonista （Talia y Nissa como mentoras， la hermandad con los leopardos， el romance con Batwing y -tal vez el mejor ejemplo de todos- la amistad con Ivy y Harley）。En cuanto al arte， el diseño de personajes es hermoso e interesante una vez que uno se acotumbra。 La puesta en página de algunas escenas es interesante y la paleta de color ayuda a entrar en el clima de Gótica。Al final del día， como con otras historias de DC en dónde intenta romper con su canon más tradicional y apuntar otro público， a mí me convence mucho。---This graphic novel is an adaptation of a book。 So this is not only a new take on Catwoman， is a new take on a new take。Frankly， I found it really enjoyable， it's a compelling story。My main complaint is that the "Soulstealer" part of the title made no sense， but other than that， this is a nice way to present Catwoman to another audience。The Harley-Ivy-Catwoman dynamic is one of the absolute best parts， and even if Batwing looks a little less competent than he should be， this comic is about female power and I loved it。Regarding the art style， I wasn't sold at first but I ended enjoying it a lot。A fun read with action and an interesting plot。 。。。more

Grace ，

Such a fun read！ It was really cool to see the visuals associated with the same great plot。

Samantha ，

This was awesome！ I got major Celaena Sardothien vibes and loved it。 Loved the girls night out， the double lives， the long planning， the assassins， the sprinkle if angsty romance。 Really just loved it beginning to end。

Destiny ，

Fun dialogue， new take on Catwoman （interesting but she’s almost too good）， incompetent Batwing， characters realistically being affected by PTSD， a strong trio of female baddies （the Harley-Ivy-Catwoman dynamic is one of the absolute best parts here）， and the coloring appears overall ashy。 A mixed bag， but I didn’t regret reading it。2。5

Bridget Byington ，

Gotta love me some illustrated sjm

Sarah ，

Perhaps this worked well in novel form， but as a graphic novel it had LOTS of problems。 Basic things weren't shown （they kissed？ WHEN？） and the feelings between Catwoman/Batwing are very disjointed and confusing。 Perhaps in novel form where one could hear the characters inner voice it worked， but here it did not。 The art was good， but the color choices of b&w with tans made it hard to pick out details at time。 The best thing was the friendship with Harley， Selena， and Ivy。 That alone saves it fr Perhaps this worked well in novel form， but as a graphic novel it had LOTS of problems。 Basic things weren't shown （they kissed？ WHEN？） and the feelings between Catwoman/Batwing are very disjointed and confusing。 Perhaps in novel form where one could hear the characters inner voice it worked， but here it did not。 The art was good， but the color choices of b&w with tans made it hard to pick out details at time。 The best thing was the friendship with Harley， Selena， and Ivy。 That alone saves it from a 2 star review。 。。。more

Tamara ，

Louise Simonson's adaptation of Sarah Maas' DC Icons title of the same name was much better than my previously reviewed Poison Ivy "Thorns" graphic novel。 From the dynamic chemistry between Selena Kyle/Catwoman and Luke Fox/Batwing to a much more engaging version of Poison Ivy this story will hold the readers interest as we learn a new version of Catwoman's origins。 Throw in Harley Quinn and it's an explosive mix of action and excellent character development。 There's an added bonus preview of "W Louise Simonson's adaptation of Sarah Maas' DC Icons title of the same name was much better than my previously reviewed Poison Ivy "Thorns" graphic novel。 From the dynamic chemistry between Selena Kyle/Catwoman and Luke Fox/Batwing to a much more engaging version of Poison Ivy this story will hold the readers interest as we learn a new version of Catwoman's origins。 Throw in Harley Quinn and it's an explosive mix of action and excellent character development。 There's an added bonus preview of "Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero" that looks promising。 Like with the Thorns title， a list of resources in the back for mental health and victims of crime/domestic abuse is provided which hopefully will be helpful to anyone needing them。 。。。more

Marsha ，

This version of Catwoman gives her an interesting origin story。 She’s a poor girl， one of two daughters， poorly cared for by an abusive， indifferent mother and forced to engage in petty crimes and illegal underground matches to earn money。 She desperately needs it to save her little sister， who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis。 It’s incurable but Selina fights to give her sister the best life she can。 It’s not enough。Sadly， it’s not enough to redeem this Selina Kyle， either。 She grows up to b This version of Catwoman gives her an interesting origin story。 She’s a poor girl， one of two daughters， poorly cared for by an abusive， indifferent mother and forced to engage in petty crimes and illegal underground matches to earn money。 She desperately needs it to save her little sister， who suffers from severe cystic fibrosis。 It’s incurable but Selina fights to give her sister the best life she can。 It’s not enough。Sadly， it’s not enough to redeem this Selina Kyle， either。 She grows up to be tough， agile， independent， cunning， shrewd and calculating。 But there’s an iciness at her core。 She seems to care only for Maggie and， in a cold way， the underdogs of Gotham。 She maintains a rabid dislike of the wealthy and monied， a kind of idiotic hate-the-rich attitude I’ve never condoned and dislike for its envious pettiness。 She comes off as being a truly superior villainess especially when contrasted against Nightwing。 This is where the story turns very sour for me。 Nightwing isn’t Batman and， boy， does it show。 Luke Fox， like Bruce Wayne， is monied， tough and smart。 But he keeps getting bested by Catwoman and her two cohorts， Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy。 Time and again， Catwoman runs rings around him， making him look incompetent and stupid。 She’s twelve steps ahead of him at every turn and has no trouble letting him know it。 On top of that， Nightwing suffers from PTSD， a holdover from his stint in a war。 That’s all we needed， a Batman knockoff with psychological issues。 Bruce Wayne saw his parents killed as a child。 That’s got to mess up a little boy。 Does anyone ever suggest that Bruce get therapy？ It’s a shame that we can only see Catwoman looking good by besting the Batman or， rather， his second-rate stand-in。 It renders the whole tale rather unpleasant reading。 But， apart from that， Selina comes off as one of those chilly， calculating figures that make it hard for you to find sympathy for them。 Like Artemis Fowl， Severus Snape or Sherlock Holmes， her intellect casts an icy pall over her actions。 Even her rare moments of emotional self-revelation seem more calculated to soften others than genuine moments of opening up or sharing。In the end， you don’t know whether she entertains any warm feeling towards Nightwing or her two accomplices in crime。 Poison Ivy actually wonders whether Catwoman’s “friendship” was all an act or whether she and Harley Quinn were simply means towards a rather elaborately plotted end。 This graphic novel left me with a frigid feeling at my core。 In spite of Nightwing and Catwoman forming a tentative alliance at the end， I remain unconvinced of her ability to bond with others。 Nightwing had better watch his back。 。。。more

Ashley Timperio ，

I saw this book on the shelf at my bookstore， saw Sarah J。 Maas， saw it was a comic of one of her books that I adored， and immediately bought it。 I saved it for my long car trip and powered through。 It’s always amazing to me， being able so see right in front of me， a world I envisioned in my head。 That’s goes for moves， TV shows， and， of course， comics/graphic novels。 Once again， I loved this story。 My only thing， was that it felt like it was missing a lot of what the original had。 Such as， deta I saw this book on the shelf at my bookstore， saw Sarah J。 Maas， saw it was a comic of one of her books that I adored， and immediately bought it。 I saved it for my long car trip and powered through。 It’s always amazing to me， being able so see right in front of me， a world I envisioned in my head。 That’s goes for moves， TV shows， and， of course， comics/graphic novels。 Once again， I loved this story。 My only thing， was that it felt like it was missing a lot of what the original had。 Such as， details， details， and more details。 Which， I suppose， is just what happens with this kind of book adaptation， so it’s forgiven。 The story was still amazing and one I thoroughly enjoyed。 。。。more

Antonio Jose ，

Adaptación de la novela del mismo nombre。 Donde tendremos una nueva historia de Catwoman con un background diferente al conocido en los cómics y que tendrá como protagonista a Batwing y no ha batman。 Dibujo muy bonito y la historia muy divertida e interesante。

Nicolas ，

I felt like I was missing half of the story。 If anything it just convinced me to read the book。。。

Olivia Williford （LivTheBookNerd） ，

I did nnot enjoy this 😢

Pratyu ，

I think anyone who's read any batman in the past would know what a travesty this whole book is。 I haven't even been involved with the whole batman circle in years and I'm offended by how badly characterized everyone was lol。 SJM really read 1 or 2 articles about selina kyle and winged it。 I think anyone who's read any batman in the past would know what a travesty this whole book is。 I haven't even been involved with the whole batman circle in years and I'm offended by how badly characterized everyone was lol。 SJM really read 1 or 2 articles about selina kyle and winged it。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

I’m just not really a graphic novel person， but if I still had a classroom library， I would have a copy of this GN。 It was actually pretty good。

Yasmine ，

4 stars。 This is very much a direct adaptation of the book of the same time， but this time in graphic novel format。 Therefore if you enjoyed the book you will most likely enjoy this。 If you haven’t read the book， there may be some things that feel less fully explained or it may be harder to get the gist plot wise， but it’s still an enjoyable story。The emotional beats definitely hit harder in the book rather than the graphic novel， for example Selina’s relationship with her sister， Luke’s PTSD et 4 stars。 This is very much a direct adaptation of the book of the same time， but this time in graphic novel format。 Therefore if you enjoyed the book you will most likely enjoy this。 If you haven’t read the book， there may be some things that feel less fully explained or it may be harder to get the gist plot wise， but it’s still an enjoyable story。The emotional beats definitely hit harder in the book rather than the graphic novel， for example Selina’s relationship with her sister， Luke’s PTSD etc。 I love the colour palette in this novel - the dark purples and grayscale is really nice。 It’s also dual perspective so Selina’s parts have purple thought bubbles and Luke’s have blue。 It’s pretty long （just under 200 pages） and there’s a lot art packed in there， so definitely good value for money。 It does speed through the story quite quickly （the book is much longer） so some bits you do miss out on or get less detail with， this particularly feels true for the fight sequences eg。 The fight with tigress that goes by a lot quicker and has less tension built too。 Overall， the story is compelling but as I say it is a direct adaptation from the book， so you won’t find anything new here。 Overall I enjoyed it， and I love all these DC characters so I’m definitely glad I picked it up。 。。。more

Jenna ，

Enjoyed this adaptation but I didn't care for the dull color palette， although I suppose it does match the gloomy， smog-filled Gotham atmosphere。 I liked the Harley and Ivy character design and the overall look of Selina's costume。 Some action sequences felt clunky but nothing too bad。 Enjoyed this adaptation but I didn't care for the dull color palette， although I suppose it does match the gloomy， smog-filled Gotham atmosphere。 I liked the Harley and Ivy character design and the overall look of Selina's costume。 Some action sequences felt clunky but nothing too bad。 。。。more

Joyousmoi ，

Sarah J Maas does not disappoint as usual！！！ ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Riki ，

Love the art！！！

Jennifer ，

I found this generally well done in terms of a graphic novel of the book， but there were a lot of gaps that required you to have read the book which I find a bit disappointing in any graphic novel re-imagining。 The artwork was also a bit disappointing。

Emma ，

Really enjoyed this。 Maas's novel was an instant favourite for me so it was cool to see a graphic adaptation。 Great art style that really suited to story too。 Really enjoyed this。 Maas's novel was an instant favourite for me so it was cool to see a graphic adaptation。 Great art style that really suited to story too。 。。。more

bugreadbook ，

it was good but the book was better

Amanda [Novel Addiction] ，

I really liked this story， but also。。 I'm kind of surprised。 I thought they originally wanted this "series" （and I use that term loosely） to be able to cross over eventually？ I don't think this book and the Batman one could cross over， but。。 who knows。 Still， good story， though。 I'll have to read the actual book eventually。 It's on my list。 I really liked this story， but also。。 I'm kind of surprised。 I thought they originally wanted this "series" （and I use that term loosely） to be able to cross over eventually？ I don't think this book and the Batman one could cross over， but。。 who knows。 Still， good story， though。 I'll have to read the actual book eventually。 It's on my list。 。。。more

Megan Cheang ，

Why can't there be more colors in the comic。 It's practically black and white。 Why can't there be more colors in the comic。 It's practically black and white。 。。。more

Robert ，

I don't know who this is but it certainly isn't Catwoman。 A few of the trappings are there， but far to much of the her background has been changed for no good reason for it to be enjoyable。 And the subtitle makes no sense at all since it is never referenced even incidentally in the text， so poor work all around。 I don't know who this is but it certainly isn't Catwoman。 A few of the trappings are there， but far to much of the her background has been changed for no good reason for it to be enjoyable。 And the subtitle makes no sense at all since it is never referenced even incidentally in the text， so poor work all around。 。。。more

Haley ，

Thank you NetGalley， DC Comics and Sarah J Maas for giving me the opportunity to read and review this title before publishing。 I have a lot to say， beginning with: I ADORED this story。The scene: this is an off-canon Selina Kyle/Catwoman story that essentially takes a “what if Selina Kyle was never up against Batman， but one of his protégés？ And what if she trained with the league of assassins？” and let me tell you， this was a wonderful idea。I am a Batman and Bat-family fanatic。 I’ve read almost Thank you NetGalley， DC Comics and Sarah J Maas for giving me the opportunity to read and review this title before publishing。 I have a lot to say， beginning with: I ADORED this story。The scene: this is an off-canon Selina Kyle/Catwoman story that essentially takes a “what if Selina Kyle was never up against Batman， but one of his protégés？ And what if she trained with the league of assassins？” and let me tell you， this was a wonderful idea。I am a Batman and Bat-family fanatic。 I’ve read almost every major Batman story written at this point， and a number of Catwoman led stories as well。 I’ve never seen this particular approach。 It does something different with her origins and her story in Gotham while still staying very true to the roots of who she is。 Sometimes creative liberties taken with “what if？” stories end up seeming like an entirely different character， and sometimes that works， but I certainly don’t always prefer it。 This story takes the Selina Kyle we know and love and puts a new spin on her。 Not to mention: gives her a new love-to-hate rival and love interest。 This story was thrilling and captivating， and I had no trouble finishing the entire book in a day。 The team up with Poison Ivy and Harley is kick-ass and full of girl power， without getting anywhere near campy。 Selina is morally grey （but I’ll always maintain that she’s closer to the lighter side，） and she cares for her own those she knows have suffered first and foremost。The art: for the most part， I was dazzled by the art in this novel。 The gala scene， at around page 100， with Selina in the red dress and dancing with Luke with the lanterns in the background: this whole scene was completely swoon worthy。 I don’t always like the style of mostly black and white coloring with artistic splashes of color， and I wasn’t sure about its use here at first， but I think this is my favorite I’ve ever seen it。 My ONLY qualm: particularly during fight scenes， which tend to be darker in coloring and have a lot of movement going on， the darkness of the coloring made it much more difficult to tell what was happening that I would have liked （ie。 Who just kicked that person in the gut？ Who did the gut kicking？ Who just went flying backwards？ Did someone just leave the scene？ Did that guy get knocked out， or is he still up？） It is hard to confidently assert this qualm， though， as I think it may have been a consequence of the device I was reading on。 All in all， I LOVED this book。 I’ve already purchased the hardcover of the regular book version of this because of how much I enjoyed it。 I wholeheartedly expect to purchase a physical copy of the graphic novel when it releases。 I will absolutely be recommending this to friends。 。。。more

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