| ISBN |
9781613738450 (paperback) |
| Classification Number |
741.5 HAN |
| Author |
Hanley, Tim |
| Title |
The Many lives of Catwoman : the felonious history of a feline fatale [BK] |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Perjured Origins -- The Men Behind Catwoman -- The Cat Debuts -- Feline Fatale -- 2.A Conspicuous Pause -- Capturing Catwoman -- Pet Shop Gal -- Into Thin Air -- 3.Same Cat Time, Same Cat Channel -- Julie Newmar: Season 1 -- Lee Meriwether: Batman -- The Movie -- Julie Newmar: Season 2 -- Eartha Kitt: Season 3 -- 4.A Streak of Heartbreaks -- Trial and Error -- Sudsy Drama -- Another World -- 5.Gone Astray -- Frank Miller -- Roman Holiday -- Frank Miller Strikes Again -- 6.Hear Me Roar -- This Hit, That Ice Cold -- Whipping the Patriarchy -- The Real Protagonist -- 7.Leaping into Animation -- Batman: The Animated Series -- Animation Duplication -- 8.Glaring Fixations -- The Women Behind Catwoman -- The Art of Jim Balent -- Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose -- 9.Novel Perspective -- Brubaker's Three Dozen and One -- Den Mother -- Identities and Events -- 10.Cinematic Catastrophe -- Development Hell -- The Catwoman Calamity -- |
| Contents note continued: White Male Superhero Domination -- 11.Sidekick Tales -- Film and Television -- Games and Toys -- 12.Perusing the New 52 -- Sexy, Sexy Times -- The Ups and Downs of Comic Book Sales -- Selina Kyle, Mob Boss. |
| "For more than 75 years, Catwoman has forged her own path in a clear-cut world of stalwart heroes, diabolical villains, and damsels in distress. Her relentless independence across comic books, television, and film set her apart from the rest of the superhero world. When female-led comics were few and far between, Catwoman headlined her own series for over 20 years. But her unique path had its downsides as well. Her existence on the periphery of the superhero world made her expendable, and she was prone to lengthy absences. Her villainous origins also made her susceptible to sexualized and degrading depictions from her primarily male creators in ways that most conventional heroines didn't face. For good and ill, Catwoman serves as a stark counterpart to the typical evolution of the history of women in comics, and in popular culture generally. Her adventures have charted an inimitably varied journey of empowerment and exploitation. Exploring the many incarnations of this cultural icon offers a new perspective on the superhero genre and showcases the fierce resiliency that has made Catwoman a fan favorite for decades"-- |
| "An exploration of the complex DC Comics character and her many incarnations in comics, television, and movies"-- |
| Subject |
Catwoman (Fictitious character) |
| Women heroes in literature |
| Women heroes in motion pictures |
| Women heroes in mass media |
| Comic books, strips, etc -- United States |
| Women in popular culture -- United States |
| Social Science / Popular Culture |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory |
