A story about Catwoman finding someone named Dollhouse, who kills hookers and turns their corpse into a lifesize doll. Very dark and very good.

A stronger volume than the 1st in this series. It felt like the storytelling stopped trying so hard to be as crime-y and edgy as it felt in Vol. 1. There's less Batman, which is good. This is Selina's book; Batman should be a small part of her larger world. Unfortunately, Winick doesn't allow her to get through the climax of the story without a gratuitous amount of help from her brooding pal in the cowl. That said, I would have liked to have seen Winick stick around for a longer run with her. I

Selina Kyle/Catwoman's up to her usual tricks stealing flashy cars and precious items until she runs into a couple of new characters and gets caught up in a dark and disturbing plot where she's forced to adopt the role of - gasp - hero!The first new character is Spark, an ambiguously good/bad chap whose powers are, anyone? Yup, electrical sparks! He's also a thief and a looker so he and Selina team up (in more than one way) for a few heists, including an attempt to boost some valuable knives fro...

After reading the previous volume I wasn't quite sure whether I liked it or not. It was good, but it didn't have anything the blew me away. It needed a good story, and thankfully this book delivers one. I'm glad we got to see a really creepy villain in this. Dollhouse is convincingly crazy with a passion for brutally weird "art". You also get to see more into Selena's character in this book. The first volume was mainly spreads of Catwoman scantily dressed. Not that there's none in this book, but...

(B+) 78% | GoodNotes: A not-so-shabby sequel, though declawed and not as raw, it's a pleasing ride, but plot aside, new characters are blah.

Catwoman: Dollhouse picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next five issues (Catwoman #8–12) of the 2011 on-going series and collects five interconnecting one-issue stories.With the exception of one issue (Catwoman #9), the trade paperback revolves around Selina Kyle as Catwoman dealing with a kidnapper named Dollhouse, who was taught the ways of the hunt and slaughtering people, and teaming up with a new partner, Spark, an electricity powered meta-human. Within the trade pa...

Bullet Review:Such a fun read. Catwoman is so light-hearted - a reprieve to all those gritty, edgy "serious business" comics out there.A shame Judd Winnick left after this one :(

Catwoman finds herself in a position to do some good, which is a welcome change... It's just a shame that the villain of the piece is so boring, and attempts at character development are largely abandoned in favour of lots of self-congratulatory internal monloguing and constant admissions of 'screwing things up royally'. Next to that, the phrase 'Crap' gets a heavy workout... There's some laziness at work here in the writing.That said, Judd Winick does expand the ensemble nicely, and weaves a mo...

I didn't really like volume one (mixed feelings), so I put off reading volume two for a couple years. Now I've finally read it and thank goodness I did! A Catwoman book that gets Selina right! She's neither a villain nor a hero, but she's certainly a character you'll respect/admire (and shake your head with a smile at). I've always loved Selina best when she's standing up for the people society doesn't care about, and this is one of those books. The villain is effectively creepy. Winnick did a g...

Even darker than the first volume, but good. The basic storyline is someone is kidnapping homeless junkies and prostitutes and then helping them clean up and get off drugs. Sounds great right? Well, then their organs get harvested and sold on the black market, and their bodies are stuffed and mounted in different scenes. Hence the title "Dollhouse". I liked the art as well, but the story was the main grab here. I was a little shocked by the first volume and not sure how I liked the new "darker"

After going through several difficult fights in the past volume, Selina still manages to be childish and oblivious to her predicament. It's like she resets to her default state every two issues. I expected some progress in her character, but the focus seems to be on just how many encounters she can survive. Being nimble as a cat has its perks, but there should be more trauma to her psyche or something. There is no direction to this volume, so it's the last I read from this series.(view spoiler)[...

There is a Court of Owls tie-in in here, but the primary story in this volume centers around the abduction of street folk and Selina's deciding to play the hero in the situation. While not stellar, it was enjoyable, which makes it stand out from many of the other New 52 titles whose lows bottom out a lot lower than this. I drew favorable comparisons to Daredevil and Hawkeye for the hero-at-street-level frame of this story. I don't think it would hurt if this title could develop a humor and disti...

I liked the artwork in this volume much better. Selina's features aren't harsh in this version, and she does have the sharper, intelligent beauty of a cat. The story was pretty good, but the ending was a bit anticlimactic as far as the Dollhouse storyline. It was really disturbing what the Dollmaker was doing to those poor streetwalkers. I'm glad that they had Catwoman to fight for them.I liked Catwoman's team-up with Spark. The inclusion of the Talon storyline was good too. Catwoman's sympathy

Read as part of my "New 52 Batman Family" push.Perhaps I am a throw-back to a different era. I've been reading The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 6 in parallel, and I like the older 1940's version of Catwoman -- not interested in costumes, minimal cleavage and unremarkable figure, no feelings for Batman except to play on his feelings, all thief. Ah well.This collection also seems to drag, another contrast to stories of the 40s and 50s. Old Catwoman could manage 4 crimes in 12 pages. Modern Catwoman spe...

Not as good as Vol. 1; the character suffers here, and doesn't quite have the same oomph. It isn't bad, but the promise of Vol 1 isn't met here. Not as much characterization of Selina/Catwoman here and she also appears to be a little dumber than before. However there is one fantastic page where a male GCPD detective and Batman have just helped Catwoman out with the badguy, and the detective says something like "I just cannot figure her [Catwoman] out." to which Batman replies "Get in line."Best

Also reviewed for Addicted2Heroines.Does anybody not love Catwoman? I mean, when it comes to anti-heroes I'm not sure if you can do much better than Selena Kyle.Wait. What?Did some asshole in the back just yell,"What about Punisher?".Sit down, dumbass. This is my review!I've enjoyed Winick's run with Catwoman, but I know it's coming to a close. Yes, it's very sad.Please join me in a moment of silence...I have Catwoman: Vol. 3 sitting beside me right now, but I wanted to review this one before I

Not bad but I didn't think it was as strong as volume one.

Judd Winick continues his extremely fun Catwoman run in this volume. Catwoman is now teaming up with a new guy named Spark (Yes...My comic is called Sparks...with a S...that happens to also feature a electric power superhero) But anyway these two team up to steal stuff because that's what they do. However, when someone starts kidnapping prostitutes off the streets, mostly kids, it becomes a issue for the jewel thief. So it begins down a dark path, betrayal from all sides, and the final twist at

Art and story were both solid here. I am actually enjoying this Catwoman a good bit.

Like the first volume in this reboot, this is all over the place. There's some good character stuff in here, with Catwoman being a champion for the lost and forgotten--the addicts, the prostitutes, the homeless. As an outsider to traditional society, she's a good semi-hero for this kind of work and having empathy for the people she's helping.It was nice to have a clue who Spark was on re-reading Catwoman's issue that was included in Night of Owls, which the first time around reading it in the mo...