Marvel Comics has announced a new, ongoing Black Cat series, written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Gleb Melnikov. Picking up from events in this July and August’s Amazing Spider-Man #8-9, the series will see master thief Felicia Hardy try her hand at becoming a superhero… but is she doing it out of the goodness of her heart, or as part of a grand heist?
Felicia Hardy is the BLACK CAT, the world’s slyest and most skilled super-thief! She loves a good score. The longer the odds – the better! But her entire world turned upside down after Spider-Man’s battle with Hellgate in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2025) #8-9, so Felicia is turning over a new leaf as New York City’s newest… super hero?!
The first super villain on her list – THE LIZARD! But will the Black Cat risk it all after her do-gooding moral high ground attracts dangerous attention from the lowest of the city’s underworld? Easy, KINGPIN OF CRIME, she’s still skimming off the top – honest! Don’t miss the winding road of twists and turns, laughs and mind-bending action of BLACK CAT’s next exciting chapter!
The book marks Felicia’s third ongoing, following the two volumes of Jed MacKay et al.’s 2019-21 run (that concluded with 2022’s miniseries Iron Cat), and G. Willow Wilson’s first for Marvel since the conclusion of her Ms. Marvel run in 2019. She previously wrote a Black Cat story for last year’s anthology Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood, which she says spurred readers to ask, “‘When are you going to write more Felicia?’ Well, the answer is: right now. Black Cat is so much fun to work with. She’s a supporting character with main character energy. And she has such a rich history that there are tons of tantalizing story threads to pull on.”
Melnikov adds, “I was itching to draw more of Felicia after finishing my first [Amazing] Spider-Man issue [last year], so when [editor] Tom Groneman asked if I was interested in working on the Black Cat series, I typed ‘YES!’ faster than a lightning bolt. Black leather, street-level fights, and the chance to draw our favorite usual suspects from Spidey’s rogues gallery? Sign me up! Not to mention I’m very excited to work with Willow and color artist Brian Valenza.”
The new Black Cat #1 will be released on August 20, with a main cover by Adam Hughes (pictured above), and variants by Jeehyung Lee, Peach Momoko, and Simone Di Meo. Amazing Spider-Man #8, written by Joe Kelly with art by John Romita Jr., will be released in the meantime on July 23, while issue #9 is currently unsolicited.
