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Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #3
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 3: Careless Whiskers
Hellcat has had nothing but bad luck ever since the Black Cat crossed her path. But now that Felicia's got a whole girl gang in her claws, how can Patsy possibly win this cat fight?! Especially with her best friend on the fence, and distracted by an old flame...
COLLECTING: PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! 13-17
COLLECTING: PATSY WALKER, A.K.A. HELLCAT! 13-17
112 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2017
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About the author
Kate Leth
147 books430 followersKate Leth is a Canadian author and illustrator working in comics, animation, design, and feelings. A grown-up goth and pop culture devotee, Kate specializes in work for kids and teens. Their comics work includes Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!; Girl Over Paris; Spell on Wheels; and Adventure Time, among others.
They live in Halifax, Nova Scotia with an absolutely ridiculous cat and several regrets. They are queer and genderfluid/non-binary, a fact that greatly influences their work. Kate uses they/them pronouns, but probably won’t correct you.
They live in Halifax, Nova Scotia with an absolutely ridiculous cat and several regrets. They are queer and genderfluid/non-binary, a fact that greatly influences their work. Kate uses they/them pronouns, but probably won’t correct you.
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February 17, 2018
The book kind of goes off the rails here so it's probably a good thing the series came to an end. For some reason, the cutesiness of the book really grated on me this time. Maybe because there's not much story here? It just feels like filler until the end of the book.
July 16, 2017
[Read as single issues]
It's Patsy...for the final time. With one last volume, Kate Leth and Britney Williams' Hellcat says goodbye - but not before putting Patsy through literal hell as all of her evil exes turn up for revenge, thanks to an ill-advised Hedy Wolfe plot.
I'm very sad to see this series go, but it gets a very good send-off in these final issues as Patsy and her friends come to the ends of their respective character arcs. The absence of She-Hulk is noticeable, but Jubilee fills in quite nicely and offers some good visual jokes thanks to her vampire-ness.
Hellcat! has been one of those shining lights at Marvel, where they show that they're willing to try different things. I hope this one sets a precedent for some more books like this (and there already are quite a few) - slice of life/superhero action combos. Great stuff.
It's Patsy...for the final time. With one last volume, Kate Leth and Britney Williams' Hellcat says goodbye - but not before putting Patsy through literal hell as all of her evil exes turn up for revenge, thanks to an ill-advised Hedy Wolfe plot.
I'm very sad to see this series go, but it gets a very good send-off in these final issues as Patsy and her friends come to the ends of their respective character arcs. The absence of She-Hulk is noticeable, but Jubilee fills in quite nicely and offers some good visual jokes thanks to her vampire-ness.
Hellcat! has been one of those shining lights at Marvel, where they show that they're willing to try different things. I hope this one sets a precedent for some more books like this (and there already are quite a few) - slice of life/superhero action combos. Great stuff.
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April 30, 2017At once finished before its time and, these days, a surprisingly long uninterrupted run for a Marvel book. Perhaps pitched a little older and queerer than Squirrel Girl, but very much in the same cheerful, goofy, inclusive vein, this series has been delightful throughout and I hope will find many more readers in the trades. Though the singles were worth it for all the cat pictures in the letters page, and in particular for the final letter in the final issue, which praises the comic for taking on biphobia and was written in Bend, OR. Yes, I am easily amused.
November 3, 2017
Such a shame that this book ended (although I know I'm partly to blame, being a trade-waiter and all). Kate deserves so much credit for making this mostly-neglected character into such a cute, great person with a full world. Especially the stuff around Jen in this volume got me all 😭. Also it's just so funny and cute. Vamp Jubes get to mall rat around! So many hijinks!
April 4, 2018
<3 Yes please more
January 23, 2018
I'm really disappointed this series ended so quickly, because it was a great experience to read for multiple reasons, one of them being how LGBT characters were featured as being accepted and cared about throughout the stories.
The last few issues were cheerful but also had meaning to them, and I'm glad that the writers were given enough time to be sure this volume ended on a high note.
It's a shame the comic wasn't able to continue, but at least since it's short I can probably convince more of my friends to pause from their already established reading lists and give it a chance. I'll definitely read it again myself.
The last few issues were cheerful but also had meaning to them, and I'm glad that the writers were given enough time to be sure this volume ended on a high note.
It's a shame the comic wasn't able to continue, but at least since it's short I can probably convince more of my friends to pause from their already established reading lists and give it a chance. I'll definitely read it again myself.
July 22, 2017
Sad to get to the end
This was such a great series to read. It was funny but also dealing with real life issues. Patsy is so interesting. I love that she gets stressed because she takes on too much. I love that sometimes she had problems opening up and sharing. But she is also so caring. She's such a great character who feels so real. I'm going to miss Patsy and the gang but I'm so happy to have read this series.
This was such a great series to read. It was funny but also dealing with real life issues. Patsy is so interesting. I love that she gets stressed because she takes on too much. I love that sometimes she had problems opening up and sharing. But she is also so caring. She's such a great character who feels so real. I'm going to miss Patsy and the gang but I'm so happy to have read this series.
October 10, 2017
So very sad that this is the last Pasty Walker, AKA Hellcat volume! This series was so cute and fun, even though it had its serious moments, Patsy and her friends are so delightful, diverse without being heavy-handed, and so supportive of each other. The wacky hijinks are intermingled with their personal stuff and superhero backstory is referenced gracefully. I'll miss this series going forward, but what we got was full of great moments and adorable artwork. Highly recommended.
February 11, 2018
I love this series a lot, and this issue makes a great cap on a canceled-too-soon series. (*sniff*) Pansy gets reality-altering stress flu! They fight an evil girl-gang! Mall trip! The series has such fun art and the writing is so full of love and everybody is just SUCH GOOD FRIENDS. <3 <3 <3 <#
August 19, 2017
Hellcat never manages to hit the heights of it v1, but this is nonetheless better than the poorly-organized and anticlimactic v2. Oh, it starts off with the other half of the Black Cat story from v2, that was inexplicably cut off right in the middle, and that Black Cat story continues to be over-stretched and dull.
But, there are nice character bits, and we get more nice character bits in the two-parter flu story and the one-parter shopping story that conclude the comic (and which are better than the Black Cat arc). Patsy's supporting cast is really what makes the comic in these later volumes, and they continue to be delightful. And everything else, it's OK ...
But, there are nice character bits, and we get more nice character bits in the two-parter flu story and the one-parter shopping story that conclude the comic (and which are better than the Black Cat arc). Patsy's supporting cast is really what makes the comic in these later volumes, and they continue to be delightful. And everything else, it's OK ...
July 30, 2017
Friendship and talking through your problems and beautiful queer people everywhere. Everything good. Love.
August 6, 2017
I will miss this comic so much! Patsy is delightfully hilarious and the art is amazingly adorable.
September 20, 2017
This was real cute guys I'm so sad it got canceled
February 16, 2018
More rollicking good times with Patsy and pals! Another slam dunk of silly, cute humor that is just purrfect for this character. Absolutely delightful.
July 3, 2018
it's almost as if this volume was written specifically for me. It references Wham! and Interview with the Vampire. It just needed some Howie Mandel.
June 3, 2020
More light-hearted than book 2, book 3 wraps up the Black Cat storyline and shows us Pasty catching a supernatural cold. Nice way to end the series.
December 24, 2017
Marvel, please stop canceling great titles. Thanks!
August 16, 2017
A lovely end to a cute series that ended too soon
March 27, 2018
Volume three is titled Careless Whiskers, since Patsy makes herself sick which causes some alterations to reality. It's also (seemingly) the last volume of the series.
I really loved this book. Black Cat's arc was resolved but still left open ended. It was interesting to see two former friends now acting as enemies. For such a light read, this comic has some deep layers. By far, Jubilee is my favorite character. She is just the freaking best. I don't really know much about her but I'm glad she made an appearance here.
The ending is sickly sweet and wraps up everyone's arc nicely. I wasn't mad at all with those. It definitely seemed that Patsy had been through a lot so it was nice to see her dealing with her stress and not letting it defeat her. I can only hope someone decides to write more for the series.
I really loved this book. Black Cat's arc was resolved but still left open ended. It was interesting to see two former friends now acting as enemies. For such a light read, this comic has some deep layers. By far, Jubilee is my favorite character. She is just the freaking best. I don't really know much about her but I'm glad she made an appearance here.
The ending is sickly sweet and wraps up everyone's arc nicely. I wasn't mad at all with those. It definitely seemed that Patsy had been through a lot so it was nice to see her dealing with her stress and not letting it defeat her. I can only hope someone decides to write more for the series.
September 15, 2017
the final volume of patsy walker aka hellcat doubles down on the themes that established this comic as something worth reading: the friendships that are built among outsiders. there are three small arcs here that tie up all the stuff from the previous issues, including an emotionally connection to she-hulk and the events of civil war 2; I think this one slipped away from me a little somehow because I lost the momentum of the previous volumes and stepping back into this kind of art and dialogue is jarring: it's basically young adult stuff (which is FINE for a comic, not everything has to be a gritty hellscape) and though it veers into some very moving emotional territory, the style keeps me at a bit of a distance. I liked it, but it wasn't for me. If that makes sense.
January 6, 2018
3,5* Overall I really liked this series and I also enjoyed this volume even though I liked the previous two better. The story was still a lot of fun and there were still a lot of the things I liked in the previous volumes: the likable and diverse characters, the cute art, the light and humorous tone and that Patsy has to deal with everyday problems while also having to deal with supernatural stuff. The story in this volume just seemed kind of disconnected though I would have liked it more to have a bigger overall arc. At the end you could also just tell that it was cancelled and everything had to be wrapped up kind of fast...
January 30, 2018
Three-point-five stars, rounded up because it's nice to have an inclusive comic with some representative diversity. This particular installment took me a while to get into, probably because I am totally ignorant on all sorts of Marvel storylines leading up to this. (I'm still super, super confused about Vampire Jubilee. What the what, really?!) This all being said, even with a significant Marvel Universe knowledge gap, I was still able to enjoy it (when I wasn't spacing off because, again, Vampire Jubilee, even though, seriously WTF?).
September 21, 2017
The continuation of the kind of boring out of place Black Cat story line which was meh. And a new story arc where Patsy has a reality shifting flu caused by stress which was quite good if silly. I rolled my eyes at Belial and Patsy's arch nems turnaround and relationship but then got on board. Mr. Sniffles was adorable. And a single issue about a trip to the mall that was cute but also just kind of okay.
October 1, 2018
I'm sad this series ended here--I had no idea it was cancelled when I was reading it and I hoped that the fourth volume would blow me away a bit more. The first volume was so promising, but the end of the series didn't really close the deal for me. Fun and enjoyable, I liked it. Didn't have enough time to really build a beautiful arc or have the kinds of character explorations that turn like into love.
October 8, 2018
I really did love this last graphic novel, but I felt that there were some things unfinished especially with Jen & Patsy. You can't end the series without finding out what happens with Jen. U was hoping we would get some kind of closure with that, but we didn't. Overall though, it was a great series and I was sad to read that was the end of the Patsy Walker series. I really did love the characters in it & makes me want to see Patsy and the gang again. I hope someday.
September 28, 2017
I can't believe the series is over already! I'm so sad to see it go, but at least it had a strong send off. I loved this series so much, it's lighthearted and at times silly which is great for younger readers and kids at heart. I would recommend this for fans of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl because the humor is similar, so many puns!
January 2, 2018
Total bummer that this heart-warming and charming series was cancelled. Was looking forward to like, a super badass and cuddly crossover with Unbeatable Squirrel Girl or something similarly perfect for these great characters. I loved the strong, affectionate friendships, learning more about She-Hulk (note to self: go read She-Hulk), and watching Patsy grow her agency and confidence.
May 30, 2017
I'm so sad that this book is over. It's the best.
May 5, 2024
So this volume ends the series, which means a lot of plot threads get neatly wrapped up and we get a nice goodbye for Patsy and all the friends she made along the way.
My complaint with vol. 2 pops up again here- it’s a cute story with good ideas but missed potential. I think there was a story about grief, unresolved anger, and reconciliation and moving on somewhere here. But it got lost amid the shuffle, or maybe there weren’t enough issues to fully flesh the themes out.
Spoilers from here on out:
I really liked Hedy and I’m glad things worked out for her and Patsy in the end. But there were clues throughout the story that there was more to Hedy’s character. The way she talked about Patsy’s mom, the hospital bills that were implied to have been paid by Hedy, and Hedy had the stuffed animal that Patsy claimed her mom had thrown away?! It’s so obvious that Hedy truly did love Patsy’s mom like a daughter, and is probably dealing with a lot of grief and sadness over her death. She also mentions Patsy “not being there” multiple times- I think Hedy felt hurt and abandoned by Patsy because even though they were rivals, they were also best friends.
Maybe the writers didn’t know how to tackle this but I think we missed out on healing and really heartbreaking moments between Hedy and Patsy. Instead we get a couple panels of an apology from Hedy and then boom they make up.
I liked the story for what it was, but I also think that it could have been even better. Either way, I liked Patsy’s journey and if you’re in the market for a more chill comic written with compassion and inclusivity, this series is definitely worth a look.
My complaint with vol. 2 pops up again here- it’s a cute story with good ideas but missed potential. I think there was a story about grief, unresolved anger, and reconciliation and moving on somewhere here. But it got lost amid the shuffle, or maybe there weren’t enough issues to fully flesh the themes out.
Spoilers from here on out:
I really liked Hedy and I’m glad things worked out for her and Patsy in the end. But there were clues throughout the story that there was more to Hedy’s character. The way she talked about Patsy’s mom, the hospital bills that were implied to have been paid by Hedy, and Hedy had the stuffed animal that Patsy claimed her mom had thrown away?! It’s so obvious that Hedy truly did love Patsy’s mom like a daughter, and is probably dealing with a lot of grief and sadness over her death. She also mentions Patsy “not being there” multiple times- I think Hedy felt hurt and abandoned by Patsy because even though they were rivals, they were also best friends.
Maybe the writers didn’t know how to tackle this but I think we missed out on healing and really heartbreaking moments between Hedy and Patsy. Instead we get a couple panels of an apology from Hedy and then boom they make up.
I liked the story for what it was, but I also think that it could have been even better. Either way, I liked Patsy’s journey and if you’re in the market for a more chill comic written with compassion and inclusivity, this series is definitely worth a look.
February 28, 2021
I loved this series so much! As I said in my review for books 1 and 2 the art paired so SO well with the writing. While it was more of a cartoony style (not saying there's anything wrong with that) the characters were still expressive and additionally seemed to grow as people since the first issue in this run. I don't know exactly what I expected from this series but I do know I loved everything about it. While kind of goofy there was still a pure message of kindness and friendship. And while there were lots of cameo-type things in this series it didn't take away from the fact that this was Patsy's story.
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