Visually striking, but ultimately a little thin, this new presentation of Selina Kyle too easily treads well-worn paths. The characterization of Catwoman hints at comics continuity in ways which barely matter, while moving too quickly through harrowing emotional beats which could have grounded the story for real-world readers. Nearly unbearable emotional pain gets replaced with impossibly low-consequence physical suffering (a five story fall ends with two broken ribs, and maybe something else, and glossed with a single panel of a close-up grimace). This is a stylish collection, but very little seems to lie beneath the surface.

I received an eARC of this title from the publisher thought NetGalley.

The artwork was fantastic, but the story was merely decent and predictable. Still, not a bad way to spend a little time on a Saturday afternoon.

While I love Catwoman and believe she's a fascinating character, this volume failed to ever really catch my attention, which is a shame. One of my favorite DC characters along with the talented Joelle Jones? It should be a homerun. For me, it just wasn't. That isn't to say there isn't any worthwhile in this collection.

The artwork is undeniably stunning. Crisp lines. Eyes that perfectly capture emotion. Colors that leap off the page. It's hard to take your eyes off the pages. I'd recommend giving it a shot simply for this reason. It's a stunning pageturner. It's just that the story itself is often uneven.

All in all, while this wasn't for me, I'd still say it's worth checking out.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy!

I loved the art and how Kyle/Catwoman was drawn. The comic was action packed from start to finish and I flew through it. I recommend checking this out if you like Catwoman.

I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley.

I love love love the art for this series. It is absolutely gorgeous! The plot on the other hand was kinda meh. I found all of Selena's moping kinda annoying and the story was just over all kinda boring. I loved the action scenes though they really shined in the art style. Overall it was worth the read but I hope the series writing improves overtime.

I’m not a massive DC fan. BUT I have always loved the woman in them. Literally they are badasses, have that sexy edge to them and just fun.
Cat woman has left Batman at the alter and this is her spin off afterwards. She’s at the villa kinda picking herself back up, reconnected with some family and a villain of political ties.

The art work was rather fun/sexy/dark/atmospheric. I enjoyed the art the most as for the storyline I’d have to go back and kinda get reacquainted with the series more to kinda get a feel for this author/artists go of things. But for a first time reader I loved it and can’t wait till it’s out to pick it up.

Catwoman: Vol 1 Copycats was an enjoyable graphic novel. The art was nothing short of glorious, and the story emphasized the true badass nature of Catwoman.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this eARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Decent Catwoman story with good action scenes. Will be most interesting to those craving closure after Tom King's wedding arc.

Catwoman is in Mexico where she is taking time off to discover who she really is. Catwoman is discovering that someone is trying to be her. She doesn’t understand why someone would do that. When she meets the woman pretending to be her, she realizes it has something to do with the Creels. Mayor Creel decides to resign/retire from his position as he is ill with cancer. His wife is disappointed when she finds out. Her husband will be sorry that he didn’t tell her first. Why? Catwoman is in for a fight with Mrs. Creel. Will Catwoman win?

In this first volume of this Erie’s, I found Catwoman to be a most intriguing woman. Her thoughts and style is well illustrated and explained. Yet the mystery is not ever completely finished with Mrs. Creel. This is a fascinating and entertaining look at who Catwoman is. I look forward to the next volume.

Joëlle Jones brought the cat back with fabulous writing and art in Catwoman Volume 1: Copycats. Following Selina Kyle's flight from Batman and a role as bride, she desperately wants to just lay low and avoid trouble. Unfortunately, her new hiding place out of town has its own ideas. The biggest local crime family hides behind their places of power, and unfortunately the matriarch of the family is out for blood. Soon Selina finds other women dressed as Catwoman taking over the city and ruining her street cred. Initially unwilling to fight, Selina discovers that fighting may be all she has left.This comic collects issues #1-6 of the recent Catwoman series, and I've got to tell you it was a delight. The material is just weird enough to have readers wondering what kind of weird true crime show on cartels was playing in the background when this was written, and I love it.Catwoman Volume 1: Copycats is available now from DC Comics.

I always enjoy reading catwoman comics. This one has beautiful artwork and a nice storyline. Thank you for letting me read and review!

The illustrations are everything in this graphic novel!! The cover immediately captured my interest.

I read this one for pleasure and to see what happens next for Selina Kyle. It doesn't fall into my ordering scope, but I plan to recommend it to our adult purchasers.

The cover art of this comic is what caught my eye initially. It's just so beautiful, I would have read this comic whether it was Catwoman or not.

The art throughout the entire comic is just stunning. The panels are so dynamic, I could almost hear the action. I felt like I was watching an animated show, not just reading a comic book.

The story had an amazing start. A copycat is being chased by police, while we see the real Selina Kyle gambling at a casino. I really enjoyed the way the two scenes taking place were shown on the same page. The creator repeated this technique at other points throughout the comic, and it worked so well! There was lots of action and the pacing was great.

The story slowed for issue 4, where we get a flashback and the story sort of lags as it details the past between Selina and her sister, Maggie. I understand why it was necessary for the narrative, but it was maybe unnecessarily long.

I did not like the conclusion of issue 6, at the end of the book. Nothing really felt resolved. It surely can't be that easy for Catwoman to just walk away, after all the trouble the antagonist went through to get to her. This is only volume 1 of the trade paperback, so I would assume there will be more to the story. I'm left confused as to what is going on with the governor's wife. She has to apply prosthetics and makeup to even look human. Did drugs do that to her? I'm not really sure what her deal is, and some of the male characters look so much alike, I wasn't sure which was her son (or sons). I had some trouble telling her family members from her henchmen.

The one big problem for me was that this comic was not what it said it was about. It's almost like false advertising. The title of the comic is "Copycats." Yet the imposter Catwoman is found out and that entire plot element is resolved in a single issue. The rest of the comic is about the governor's wife being a monster of a human being and trying to lure Catwoman to her for some reason by sending henchmen and a crooked cop after her. If the story is called "Copycats," I'd like to have some air of mystery about who the copycat is. We didn't even really see her go on the alleged "crime spree;" we only see her running from police and shooting at them in the very beginning of the comic, and then she's just written out of the story immediately thereafter.

On the whole I enjoyed this comic. If there's more to this story arc and we get to see what the governor's wife is all about, I would definitely purchase and continue to read the series. The art is just gorgeous and the comic easily held my interest.

I am a huge fan of Joëlle Jones's, so I came to this knowing I would probably love, and I was not wrong. The story is solid, the art and tone noir-ish and fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more.

Even though Catwoman is one of my favorite DC characters, I hadn't read any of her solo comics before this. However, I knew I had to read this run when I saw that it was by Joëlle Jones, whose artwork I absolutely fell in love with in Tom King's Batman. And of course, in regards to the artwork of this volume, I was not disappointed. The dialogue and text is actually somewhat scarce in Copycats, but it works- Jones is just really good at showing movement and telling a story using only pictures.

As far as the story goes, I probably enjoyed the first two issues better than the later ones because I felt it was building something up...that unfortunately didn't really pull together that well in the end. The villain was truly disturbing, but overall the plot didn't grab me- and coming off from the wedding-that-wasn't, I would have liked something with a bit more of a punch (the way Batman: Cold Days did). There are a couple of moments where you see Selina's inner struggles, but not as much as I would have liked. Overall, it was a somewhat "meh" story lifted up by solid artwork, but they balanced each other out enough I wouldn't necessarily turn down the chance to read any future issues in this series.

I received an ebook copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.

A decent Catwoman story with great visuals and artwork. The author managed to create a villain that was truly evil on the inside and the artist depicted her in a similarly grotesque way. I had never read any solo Catwoman before but it is pretty easy to pick up from context that the character is in a new space in her life after leaving Batman and Gotham City. The artwork was the biggest draw for me. There are pages with no dialogue which I feel is where a graphic novel can really shine. The physicality of the character is emphasized and, unlike other versions of the character, there was less cheesecake and more power in the art.

This Catwoman takes place in a Batverse I haven’t been following—Selina, mourning Bruce’s loss and unable to sleep, flees to a different city controlled by a mobster family led by a woman who uses drugs and prosthetics to hide her physical corruption. When the mobster unleashes a bunch of faux-Catwomen to attract Selina’s attention, and when one of those Catwomen kills police officers, Selina is forced to take action. I loved the art, though the story probably required more current canon knowledge than I have.

This was an action-packed graphic novel, and yet it was still felt different from the usual superhero titles. Having one person be both the writer and illustrator really worked for Catwoman Vol. 1: Copycats' favor. Jones makes full use of the "Show, not tell" capabilities of graphic novels, which was refreshing. Jones' artwork shines as a storytelling tool by itself and the lighter frequency of speech bubbles means that "graphic novel for adults" can be fun again, not necessarily reading a comic book that had an essay squeezed into speech bubbles that cover most of the art. (I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion by the publisher via Netgalley.)