Catwoman's Nine Lives
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- Create Date：2021-04-14 11:56:23
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Matthew K. Manning
- ISBN：1434291367
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Summary
After stealing a prized necklace， Catwoman manages to escape Batman's pursuit only to find the Penguin waiting for her in her apartment。 The Penguin asks her to kidnap the Ventriloquist's prized puppet， Scarface， so he can hold it hostage so the Ventriloquist's gang will stop stealing the Penguin's profits。 Catwoman flawlessly pulls off the caper only to discover that the Ventriloquist has decided to wage war on the Penguin's forces in retaliation--and neither ultra-violent villain is willing to back down！ Not wanting blood on her hands， Catwoman decides to team-up with Batman to set things right--but even with the Dark Knight's assistance， the odds are severely stacked against them。
Reviews
TheConsultingWriter
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This was a fun and quick read。 Any story with Batman and Catwoman is sure to be good and this one doesn't disappoint。 Beautiful illustrations， good storyline and characterizations。 The story was well written and entertaining。 It would be a great gift and read for young readers， as young as maybe 8 years old。 I believe this book would be a good transition for a new reader。 My son had difficulty getting into the enjoyment of reading， so I started him off with comic books。 This book is like a blend This was a fun and quick read。 Any story with Batman and Catwoman is sure to be good and this one doesn't disappoint。 Beautiful illustrations， good storyline and characterizations。 The story was well written and entertaining。 It would be a great gift and read for young readers， as young as maybe 8 years old。 I believe this book would be a good transition for a new reader。 My son had difficulty getting into the enjoyment of reading， so I started him off with comic books。 This book is like a blend of comic book and chapter book and would be a good fit to transition a reader like my son。 。。。more
Erin Logan
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After pulling off a personal heist， Catwoman narrowly escapes Batman only to find herself caught by the Penguin。 He propositions her to pull off a heist for him - to kidnap the Ventriloquist's prized puppet。 Not one to refuse a challenge to thieve， Catwoman accepts， not realizing a war has already erupted between the other two villains。What a fun read！ I'm excited to have purchased this set of books for the library and can't wait to give them to some kids to read。 The storyline is fun and the oc After pulling off a personal heist， Catwoman narrowly escapes Batman only to find herself caught by the Penguin。 He propositions her to pull off a heist for him - to kidnap the Ventriloquist's prized puppet。 Not one to refuse a challenge to thieve， Catwoman accepts， not realizing a war has already erupted between the other two villains。What a fun read！ I'm excited to have purchased this set of books for the library and can't wait to give them to some kids to read。 The storyline is fun and the occasional comic book drawings provide an excellent transition for comic book readers to chapter books。 Students who love Batman comics will surely be drawn to these fun， new titles。 。。。more
Nicola Mansfield
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Capstone's long running "DC Super Heroes" series was relabeled and given a fresh look for 2014， but most importantly content and quality is just as good as always。 This is a very well-written Dark Knight story suitable for all ages which has no silliness about it but doesn't get too gloomy and broody， just the right amount of darkness to satisfy this fan and be a great children's book at the same time。 This is more of a Catwoman feature than Batman as the duo team up， reluctantly on Selina's par Capstone's long running "DC Super Heroes" series was relabeled and given a fresh look for 2014， but most importantly content and quality is just as good as always。 This is a very well-written Dark Knight story suitable for all ages which has no silliness about it but doesn't get too gloomy and broody， just the right amount of darkness to satisfy this fan and be a great children's book at the same time。 This is more of a Catwoman feature than Batman as the duo team up， reluctantly on Selina's part， to stop a bloody showdown between Penguin and The Ventriloquist。 The story was fun and exciting， capturing the character's identities and my only complaint would be that the art was overly dark making it somewhat hard to see clearly as things blended together in all the blacks。 。。。more
Carol
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Catwoman and Batman have an interesting relationship。 They view each other as a challenge， sometimes foe and sometimes friend。 In this comic chapter book the pair work together to stop The Penguin and The Ventriloquist/Scarface from destroying each other。 This short chapter book does a great job of providing a glimpse into the character of Catwoman。 The chapters are interspersed with comic pages。 I liked the art of these illustrated panels。 However， I felt they weren't fully integrated into the Catwoman and Batman have an interesting relationship。 They view each other as a challenge， sometimes foe and sometimes friend。 In this comic chapter book the pair work together to stop The Penguin and The Ventriloquist/Scarface from destroying each other。 This short chapter book does a great job of providing a glimpse into the character of Catwoman。 The chapters are interspersed with comic pages。 I liked the art of these illustrated panels。 However， I felt they weren't fully integrated into the storyline。 One could read the book， completely ignoring those pages and still get the full story。 Sometimes while reading the comic pages it interrupted the flow of the story and didn't always make sense。 I do like the bonus content at the end of the book that included sketches and final art， glossary， visual questions and a brief bio of Catwoman。 。。。more
Jeanne
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Great Read for Kids。I picked this up for my 7 year old son at Comic Con。 He loves Batman and reading。 I figured this would be a great way to get him interested in bigger books。 We're reading it a chapter at a time for story time， before bed。 I decided to read ahead， cause I'm a cheater face， to make sure it's still going to be okay for him and my 5 year old son。 It is great。 While the book is obviously targeting younger reads they do not skimp on the storytelling or characterizations。 Catwoman i Great Read for Kids。I picked this up for my 7 year old son at Comic Con。 He loves Batman and reading。 I figured this would be a great way to get him interested in bigger books。 We're reading it a chapter at a time for story time， before bed。 I decided to read ahead， cause I'm a cheater face， to make sure it's still going to be okay for him and my 5 year old son。 It is great。 While the book is obviously targeting younger reads they do not skimp on the storytelling or characterizations。 Catwoman is snarky， Batman is stoic and the story doesn't dumb down the reality of Penguin and the Ventriloquist being dangerous criminals。 The tone of this book reminded me a lot of the awesome Batman animated series from the 90s。*cue epic fangirling moment of flails*The format is new to me， where they interlace comic book pages into with pages of text to tell the story。 At first it confused when I thought the comic page was simply illustrating the text on the page， but once I realized how it worked the story flowed seamlessly and the boys really liked getting the treat of images in between listening to me read。 Overall I give this a great book for kids and adults alike。 It feels like an episode of animated show， including the adult subtext to the relationships and humor。 I'm going to be picking up more of these for my kids and my nieces who are big comic book fans too。 。。。more
Laura
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I definitely prefer comics to stories like this about superheroes， but this would be a good book to get comic kids reading word-based books。 I thought the author did do a good job of portraying Catwoman as neither a criminal nor a hero。 Received from Netgalley。
Caitlin
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ARC provided by NetGalleyI'm a sucker for anything involving Batman so I was very excited to get this one through NetGalley！ The Goodreads description is a little off though。 In this one， Catwoman steals a cat statue and has a run-in with Batman。 After escaping unscathed， she is hired by the Penguin to steal Scarface from his human half， Wesker， so that the Penguin can be the main mob boss in town。 Batman steps in before there's a blood bath and convinces Catwoman to help him defuse the situatio ARC provided by NetGalleyI'm a sucker for anything involving Batman so I was very excited to get this one through NetGalley！ The Goodreads description is a little off though。 In this one， Catwoman steals a cat statue and has a run-in with Batman。 After escaping unscathed， she is hired by the Penguin to steal Scarface from his human half， Wesker， so that the Penguin can be the main mob boss in town。 Batman steps in before there's a blood bath and convinces Catwoman to help him defuse the situation。 I absolutely love these Batman chapter books！ The text is exciting and with a comic strip in every few pages， it's easy to keep everyone interested。 This one is full of classic Batman vs Catwoman banter and it was fun to see classic villians like Ventriloquist and Penguin， definitely one I'd recommend for any young Batman fan！ 。。。more
Cassie
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I received an eARC copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 Here is my honest review。When I requested this book， I was expecting a comic so I was pleasantly surprised to see that it is a book with comic panels interspersed throughout。 Not being a Batman expert， I thought the story was well-written and portrayed the characters how I am familiar with them。 I thought the panels of artwork were very well done。 The writing is engaging and would be great for an advanced reader。 As an educat I received an eARC copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 Here is my honest review。When I requested this book， I was expecting a comic so I was pleasantly surprised to see that it is a book with comic panels interspersed throughout。 Not being a Batman expert， I thought the story was well-written and portrayed the characters how I am familiar with them。 I thought the panels of artwork were very well done。 The writing is engaging and would be great for an advanced reader。 As an educator， I appreciate the rich vocabulary used as well as the detailed descriptions and complex sentence structure。 Netgalley noted that the book contained "visual discussion questions， and writing prompts to enhance visual literacy and improve critical reading skills。" The questions are well-written and provide a great jumping off point that any parent or teacher could extend even further。 I enjoyed this book and would look for more books like it to share with my son and other young readers。 I believe that children should always be able to just read something they enjoy; with this book， they will also increase their literacy skills through great writing and vocabulary。 。。。more
Caitlynn
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I received this book from Netgalley for review。 I really enjoyed this quick， fun read。 Loved the variety of characters， cat woman's my favorite！ I would have liked it more if it was a bit longer with more comic book pages。 I would read more of these kinds of books in the future。 I received this book from Netgalley for review。 I really enjoyed this quick， fun read。 Loved the variety of characters， cat woman's my favorite！ I would have liked it more if it was a bit longer with more comic book pages。 I would read more of these kinds of books in the future。 。。。more
megHan
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After Catwoman steals a golden cat statue， her and Batman end up joining forces to stop Scarface and Penguin from their evil deeds。I really enjoyed the adventure in this comic chapter book。 It was fun and the artwork in the book is beautiful。 Seeing them work together against two of my favorite villains was really cool。 I also liked the "visual questions" that were in the back of the book and find them to be a useful tool when reading these with children。 Great job！！Note: I received a copy of th After Catwoman steals a golden cat statue， her and Batman end up joining forces to stop Scarface and Penguin from their evil deeds。I really enjoyed the adventure in this comic chapter book。 It was fun and the artwork in the book is beautiful。 Seeing them work together against two of my favorite villains was really cool。 I also liked the "visual questions" that were in the back of the book and find them to be a useful tool when reading these with children。 Great job！！Note: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange from my honest review。 。。。more
Beyond the Pages
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Score！ What I Liked:- Superb action via word pictures and illustrations - Great story with an open end- Inclusion of the Penguin， Scarface and the "dummy，" and the hired thugs; leaves room for more to come- Catwoman was so perfectly good and bad。- Batman is smooth， and he has the best toys。- Sketches in the back were way cool。 I loved seeing how it all came together。- The inclusion of the bio， glossary and visual questions was a most excellent and unexpected treat。A complimentary copy was made a Score！ What I Liked:- Superb action via word pictures and illustrations - Great story with an open end- Inclusion of the Penguin， Scarface and the "dummy，" and the hired thugs; leaves room for more to come- Catwoman was so perfectly good and bad。- Batman is smooth， and he has the best toys。- Sketches in the back were way cool。 I loved seeing how it all came together。- The inclusion of the bio， glossary and visual questions was a most excellent and unexpected treat。A complimentary copy was made available in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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