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The Further Adventures of Batman #3
The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 3: Featuring Catwoman
A collection of tales starring Batman and his nemesis, Catwoman, features stories by John Gregory Betancourt, Mort Castle, Ed Gorman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brian M. Thomsen, Jeff Rovin, Will Murray, Paul Kupperberg, and others. Original.
472 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1993
About the author
Martin H. Greenberg
841 books162 followersMartin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.
For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.
For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 17, 2020
I found this book to be the most disappointing of the Batman anthologies that Greenberg edited to capitalize on the success of the film series, perhaps because my expectations were higher for the character. Selina Kyle should have been the richest of subjects, but the stories here were somewhat hit or miss. There's an interesting balance between Adam West and Frank Miller styles, but the author balance wasn't as well constructed as in the earlier books, where mystery/suspense writers and sf/fantasy writers were juxtaposed. I don't think some of the writers in this book were really too familiar with the source material. Too, considering the character, there should have been more female writers included to present a more realistic feminine viewpoint. I remember enjoying the pieces by Will Murray and Kristine Kathryn Rusch and don't recall any as being particularly bad, but it's not a memorable book for the most part.
March 9, 2020
Of course I was going to like this. Hell, I even liked the coarse feel of the twenty-seven years old pages as I turned them.
Lord of the Cats was fairly ridiculous but the other entries make up for it. C&W was nicely carved in the Adam West '66 style, even with an Eartha Kitt reference.
The Deadly Prey tribute was a treat also...a stand out by Gary Cohn.
Might be time for a new Volume?....
Lord of the Cats was fairly ridiculous but the other entries make up for it. C&W was nicely carved in the Adam West '66 style, even with an Eartha Kitt reference.
The Deadly Prey tribute was a treat also...a stand out by Gary Cohn.
Might be time for a new Volume?....
December 24, 2017
I'm not sure what motivated me to pick this up. I have never followed the Batman comics or any of the TV shows (though I have enjoyed some of the movies)
The stories were really hit or miss for me.
The stories were really hit or miss for me.
January 28, 2020
Catwoman is an iconic and wonderful creation. As a supporting character, she compliments Batman perfectly. Yet, when given the opportunity, she can also step into the spotlight on her own. It's too bad the editor of this book couldn't assemble a collection of short stories that fulfilled the potential of the character consistently from beginning to end. To be fair, the authors couldn't get Batman right, either. In some stories, he's the Dark Knight. In others, he's Adam West. I like both interpretations myself, but bouncing back and forth from story to story is a little jarring. The Catwoman/Batman dynamic is unique in the world of superhero comic books. Someday someone will write a (prose) novel that gets it right.
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June 24, 2014
As the name says, the stories in this book have Catwoman included, and you get what you mostly think.
The stories write Catwoman as a near-uncatchable thief, and an on/off romantic intrest for our hero.
There a couple stories I hated. Like in two or three Catwoman can control cats...she can't. NEVER did in any comic I read...or this one where it looked like Catwoman was an offensive stereotype of a "man-hating femisist" . To the person who wrote that story I ask them this: do you even know what fenisim is? It's not this, that's for sure. Please read a book.
Besides the flaws, it's a great read.
Three of my favorite tales in this are:
"THE LORD OF CATS"
"THE CAT'S EYE CROWN"
"THE CITY THAT COULD NOT BREATH"
The stories write Catwoman as a near-uncatchable thief, and an on/off romantic intrest for our hero.
There a couple stories I hated. Like in two or three Catwoman can control cats...she can't. NEVER did in any comic I read...or this one where it looked like Catwoman was an offensive stereotype of a "man-hating femisist" . To the person who wrote that story I ask them this: do you even know what fenisim is? It's not this, that's for sure. Please read a book.
Besides the flaws, it's a great read.
Three of my favorite tales in this are:
"THE LORD OF CATS"
"THE CAT'S EYE CROWN"
"THE CITY THAT COULD NOT BREATH"
December 28, 2008
Fond memories.
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