Black Cat #4 cools down after the craziness of King In Black with a more intimate story about a young person needing to redefine their identity in their quest to be a better person through the lens of the fictional world of superheroes that taps into a solid emotional core with a theme that is highly relatable but still remains true to the concept of the main character. Read Full Review

The pulse and pacing of this issue seem to be setting-up Black Cats next arc in a very thoughtful way. Black Cats willingness to work with a new hero is a powerful way to construct the latest adventures of a villain. MacKay and Vakueva are building something interesting around the edges of a prominent character. Itll be interesting to see where theyre going with this latest toy for Felicia Hardy to bat around the pages of her own book.  Read Full Review

Art:The art by Nina Vakueva and Brian Reber is on point for the most part. There were a few things that caught my attention though. Two of the four cats on the cover don't appear to have coloring on their eyes. Of course, this could be explained by saying the black cats have black eyes. Even if that were the case it looks a bit off to me. More importantly, there's a panel towards the end with Felicia standing with the moon behind her and she's only got one nostril. Not a huge deal by any means but it stuck out big time to me. Read Full Review

Black Cat continues to be great, as it revives one of my favorite weird Marvel miniseries. Read Full Review

This issue is exactly what it needs to be at this point in the arc and then some. Read Full Review

Black Cat trades the madness of King in Black for a more personal style of crazy, taking a full issue to explore the Queen Cat: her motivation, the actions she takes against Felicia, and the results. Solid guest art and the usual whip-smart writing deftly guide this new-old character into a stable orbit -- and should leave fans of the series thoroughly satisfied by a refreshing outside take on the story so far. Read Full Review

Black Cat #4 effectively spotlights Lily Hollister's character as we learn why she is Queen Cat and the reasoning behind targeting Felicia Hardy. Even though this meant that the overarching story involving the Black Cat vs Thieves Guild story was sidelined it still worked. Building up Lily as Queen Cat provides this series with another character that Jed MacKay can write to strengthen the quality of this series. Read Full Review

While offering several flashbacks to Queen Cat's hunt reminding us of Felicia's recent big scores, Black Cat #4 builds to an eventual throwdown between the two women as Felicia tracks down Queen Cat sooner than she anticipated and cleans her clock (although the Black Cat is amused as the idea of finally having a nemesis suggesting this competition between the pair will continue). Read Full Review

A guest-star turn for the Queen Cat serves the twin purposes of introducing her and re-familiarizing us with Black Cat's pre-KiB story. The written characterization does a great job portraying QC; whether or not you're familiar with her backstory, you're likely to enjoy this update. Nina Vakueva's lively art is the cherry on top of the sundae, bringing a novel yet appealing look to this "breather" chapter in the title.

Entertaining. More Queen Cat please.

Now kiss.

An issue establishing a new villain. It was alright. Not my favorite issue.