Hellcat Vol. 2

This volume is the second book in the Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! series, corresponding to the English-language Volume 2: Don't Stop Me-ow, collecting issues #7–12 of the main series. The protagonist, Patsy Walker, was once the "All-American sweetheart" of teen romance comics; later she donned a cat-shaped enhanced battle suit and became the superhero Hellcat. In New York she juggles odd jobs and scraping together rent while using her superpowers to help ordinary people with their troubles—and she also discovers that the old comics her mother once drew starring her have now become bestselling material through which others profit off her life. In this volume, Patsy comes face to face with private investigator Jessica Jones; whether the two are best friends or "frenemies" becomes a running highlight throughout. The aftermath of the second "Civil War" among superhumans also ripples through her circle, forcing her to confront anew the question of what it really costs to be Hellcat. Meanwhile, Hedy Wolfe—her childhood playmate, now her constant adversary—turns up the psychological pressure and stirs the pot by enlisting Patsy's several "genuinely villainous" ex-boyfriends. The cat-versus-cat showdown is imminent, and even Jubilee, the young mutant vampire who debuted under the name "house cat," gets dragged in. Throughout, the series keeps its light, humorous tone that still lands emotional punches: beyond the fights, it's mostly about friends, old flames, and self-identity—the "chores of life."