She takes what she wants. She makes her own rules.

And she always gets away with it.

We are seeking submissions about Catwoman/Selina Kyle from:

Fans | Academics | Comic Industry Pros

How Can I Participate? Everyone is welcome to join our message board, where your comments may be published.

 

If you would like to be featured in the book as an interview, please contact us. Those selected will be interviewed by email or telephone.

If you come across any great quotes or articles about Catwoman, please send them!

Send us URLs for great Catwoman sites, fan clubs, etc.

We are also looking for a complete listing of every Catwoman/Selina Kyle appearance.

Comic store owners/other businesses: display our flyer!

Please submit all original material by snail mail with a signed release form.

Download Release Form

The deadline for submissions is September 7, 2004.
Check website for updates as dates are subject to change.

Fans: We are seeking photos, essays, in-jokes, reviews, favorites, opinions, commentary, nit-picking, quotes, internet discussions, artistic reinvisions of Catwoman/Selina Kyle (must not recognizably by character trademarked by DC Comics). You can send info by snail mail, email, or leave it on the message board.

Academics: We are seeking criticial theory essays on a wide variety of Catwoman topics. You can investigate your own area of interest, or choose a topic below.

Possible Topics:

1. History of Catwoman
2. Reinvention by Frank Miller
3. Detailed analysis of particular pieces
   • movies
   • tv series
   • comics by decade or age
4. As feminist figure
5. Alter Ego
6. Relationship with Batman/Bruce Wayne
7. As criminal/anti-hero
8. Fan community
9. Bondage theme
10. Fears and Weaknesses
11. Influence in culture
12. Worldwide recognizability
13. As femme fatale/dangerous sexuality
14. Themes and issues addressed
15. Underground/rebel/alternative content

Email topic for approval before beginning writing. Send essays by snail mail or email.

Click here for an example of the critical theory essays we are looking for. Other examples can be found in Roberta E. Pearson and William Uricchio book The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media (New York: Routledge, 1991) or Batman Unmasked: Analyzing a Cultural Icon by Will Brooker (Continuum Pub Group, 2001).

Comic Industry Pros: We are seeking interviews, photos of yourself, in-jokes, favorites, opinions, commentary, nit-picking, quotes, and artistic reinvisions of Catwoman/Selina Kyle (must not recognizably by character trademarked by DC Comics). You can send info by snail mail, email, or leave it on the message board.

Sneak peak of the Backcover:

She takes what she wants. She makes her own rules.

And she always gets away with it.

Jewels, men, prison breaks...there are no limits in the world Catwoman has created. Unlike feminist characters in modern literature and cinema, Selina Kyle is never killed or punished for her societal transgressions. Ultimately, the men and power systems in her life catch up to her.

How has this revolutionary and dangeroua archetype existed in pop culture for 65 years? Through comics, toys, cartoons, two television series and three movies, Catwoman has become the third most recognized comic character in the world. Inside are interview, commentaries, character history and drawings by the fans and creators who have made Catwoman what she is today:

The most dangerously subversive icon of our time.

This book is not approved, prepared, endorsed, or licensed by any entity involved in poducing or creating Catwoman.
Catwoman is a trademark of DC Comics.