Reviews

Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 1: Hooked on a Feline by

spiderkitten's review

3.0

(read as single issues)

cgwinters1981's review

4.0

I had read some stories featuring Hellcat, thanks largely to West Coast Avengers and Avengers stories that I read growing up. Those stories were by far more serious than this collection. This takes a comedic look at her life as a superhero, but also as a person trying to survive. Overall, the story is enjoyable and the side characters are interesting and add some strength to the comedy side of things. It also has a strong postive message of people can change and even though they may do something bad they are still redeemable. If you are a serious comic fan this won't be for you, but if you don't mind seeing superheroes being somewhat goofy this will be a most enjoyable read. I found myself laughing and smiling throughout it.

droar's review

4.0

This one is very much to the cuter, sillier, squirrel girl side of comics. I've never read Hellcat before so I'm not sure if this is a tonal shift or whatever, but I liked it. It's a little all over the place (attention wise, plot wise, & tone wise) but it's fun & sets up some conniving that could be interesting in future books. Patsy is probably my least favorite character thus far, she's super flighty and vaguely combative (emotionally) in ways that don't feel earned or even explained really (I'm sure if I'd read the old stuff there would be something there, but this is a reboot & I'm not doing homework :P ). I guess my hope is that they level her out a little and focus on her friendships (Jen is the best!) if they're going for a squirrel girl model, rather than relying on wacky shenanigans to carry you through.

Art wise I love the 2 styles they use in this first book. The bulk of the story has a cute, retro feel which ties in nicely with the retro comics plot points. (It's Brittany Williams, so if you like Goldie Vance you're set!). The last story has a chibi/manga feel that also totally works. The art def. pulled this one up for me and encouraged me to keep reading when I got bogged down in plot.

carolynaugustyn's review

4.0

Oh wow, I really enjoyed this! I think Marvel's lady heroes as of late have been really awesome and fun and I'm excited to be reading some new characters. If you're a fan of the Squirrel Girl series, you'll most likely love this. It has the same light humor throughout and some silliness and some just plain adorable moments. But it also has the kick butt lady hero action scenes too- so it's not pure fluff. I really loved the characters, especially Patsy, and I kind of want to be her friend? The art is great and really made for a great introduction to the character and the setting (for me at least, a newbie to the Hellcat world). Definitely recommend this to other comic readers into lady superheroes or anyone looking for a fun comic read.

thejenjineer's review

5.0

Loved it! I love that Patsy is the kind of hero who's more interested in helping people than in punching bad guys (though she does excel at it). The secondary characters were like able, the art was fantastic, and I liked how the plot balances between Patsy's personal troubles and her superhero troubles.

jonwesleyhuff's review

3.0

I adore Patsy Walker, Hellcat! It's one of the books, along with titles like Squirrel Girl, that make comic reading fun again. It is light-hearted and good natured. But as the series progresses I think it's hard not to fall in love with the characters.

marpesea's review

4.0

Fun mash-up of heroes. Recommended for fans of Spell on Wheels and Squirrel Girl.

kmfeeney's review

5.0

super cute.

mehsi's review

5.0

Haha, this was just great fun. <3 <3 Patsy is brilliant, I love that girl.

burstnwithbooks's review

4.0

I really quite enjoyed the story and art style for this- it’s hilarious and entertaining! It was just super unfortunate that the last issue had a different art style. I really wasn’t a fan. Hopefully the next volume will have the original art style!