Steal A Look At ‘Black Cat’ #1’s Full Cover Line-Up
by Tony Thornley
Felicia Hardy is one of Marvel’s most exciting morally and ethically grey figures. In August though, Black Cat goes full superhero.
Featuring the return of G. Willow Wilson to Marvel, and with art by Gleb Melnikov, Black Cat is hitting stands on August 20th. Following Spider-Man’s responding defeat at the hands of Hellgate, Felicia Hardy is stepping into a role she’s never had before- superhero. But it’s hard to change a cat’s nature, as she faces some of Spidey’s greatest villains in between heists.
Marvel has revealed the full line-up of covers, featuring massive superstars, up and comers and more. The list includes a main cover by Adam Hughes, with variant covers by Terry Dodson, Derrick Chew, Simone Di Meo, Jeehyung Lee, Peach Momoko and J. Scott Campbell.
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, 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!
“Felicia decides to fight crime for entirely self-interested reasons–something fishy is going on with Spider-Man, and as a result, some new riff-raff starts elbowing in on her territory, so she decides to pick up the slack,” Wilson explained in a recent interview with ComicBook.com. “But going from being perceived as a bad guy to being perceived as a folk hero goes to her head–and that’s where the trouble starts.”
Check out the full array of covers and watch for Black Cat #1 from Marvel Comics on August 20th, 2025.
