Absolute Catwoman #1 Advance Preview

 

Cover by Bengal

She grew up with Bruce, Waylon, Ozzie, Eddie, and Harvey in Crime Alley. Selina helped Bruce set up the deal with Carmine Falcone that got Waylon his gym. Then she escaped Gotham, and made a name for herself as she traveled the world. But when Bruce went missing for months, Selina Kyle returned home to see what Ark M did to him. 

"Don't trust her, kid," Alfred Pennyworth advised. But Bruce knew what he needed to know about Selina Kyle. Her gear suggested an association with Black Mask, the organization that had wracked Gotham with violence. "Don't tell me you got where you got by playing clean," Bruce said to her. Still, she helped him battle Bane. "If the rules aren't fair, stop playing by them," was Selina's slogan.

What did Selina Kyle do in Penang that turned Alfred against her? And where will Catwoman turn up next?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Catwoman #1 Advance Preview

Writers: Che Grayson & Scott Snyder

Artist: Bengal

Cover Artist: Bengal

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Sozomaika & Kaare Andrews

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Mateus Manhanini

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Bengal

Also Available: Logo cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Release Date: June 10, 2026

 

With all the wealth…with all the gear…with all the skills, she is the Absolute Apex Predator!

 

Selina Kyle has carved a good life for herself. Through her ingenuity and skills, she’s become the greatest thief the world has ever known. With high-tech gear and weaponry, there’s no place too secure for Catwoman. But when someone from her past comes knocking at her door, Selina’s life comes crashing down around her and she’ll need to get to the bottom of a mystery taking her all around the globe! Written by Che Grayson and Scott Snyder with art by Bengal, Catwoman bursts onto the scene in the Absolute Universe! 

 

 

While the colorist and letterer are hard at work, let's take a look at Bengal's interior art: 

 

 

 

 

 

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Variant Cover by Kaare Andrews

 

 

1:25 Variant Cover by Mateus Manhanini

 

Variant Cover by David Nakayama

 

To ensure you receive a copy, and secure your favorite cover, ask your local comic shop to order Absolute Catwoman #1 by Monday, May 18, 2026.

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this advance preview with us.

For more on Absolute Catwoman, see:

 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #12,

 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #13, and 

 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #14. 

Wonder Woman #30 Preview

 

 

Little Elizabeth has endured much in her short life. Yet she nestled against her mother as Diana braved gangs of enforcers, waded through rat-infested waterways, and battled a corrupt ruler. Now, her mother is gone. Who will care for her in Diana's absence? And why does Elizabeth suddenly seem so unhappy?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Wonder Woman #30 Preview

Writer: Stephanie Williams

Artist: Jeff Spokes

Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Dustin Nguyen & Christian Ward

Valentine’s Day Variant Cover Artist: Chrissie Zullo

Black History Month Variant Cover Artist: Taurin Clarke

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: February 18, 2026

 

Trouble in Paradise!

 

With Wonder Woman on the mend, the Amazons have taken charge of her child and future heir to the throne of Themyscira. But when conflict breaks out over Trinity’s future, Queen Nubia struggles to keep the peace. Who or what could be sowing these seeds of discord? Find out in the thrilling finale of this two-part tale!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

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Spider-Girl #6 Review

 

Writer: Torunn Grønbekk

Artists: Diógenes Neves

Colorist: Java Tartaglia

Letterer: Joe Caramagna

Designer: Stacie Zucker

Editors: Kaitlyn Lindtvedt, Nick Lowe & CB Cebulski

Cover Artists: David Nakayama; Benjamin Su; Romy Jones

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 12, 2025

 

Makawalu Akana was living the high life. She fought alongside Spider-Man as the new City-Savers. (It's a working title.) While trying to deactivate the military drone the US military entrusted to Rand Enterprises, Maka prevented a spiky-haired weirdo from stealing Hijack’s memories. But when Maka peered into Hijack's mind and drew on his power, the Hawaiian girl couldn’t control it. Instead, Maka put New York through The Day The Earth Stood Still.

 

Everything is different now. Or at least, it could be. Rogue even invited her to join the X-Men. But Maka still isn't sure she has shaken off what Paper Doll did to her. And Maka’s behavior frightens her mother. So, Hali’a is taking Maka home. Farewell, New York. At least for now. How will Maka adjust to life in Hawaii? And will Dr Tramma follow her to Mānoa? Let’s thwick into Spider-Girl #6 and see, Brah!

 

Story

Despite her reservations, Maka enjoys her return to Oahu. After being cooped up in the room above the flower shop and listening to her aunt argue with her mom, Maka can chill with her dad. Noa encourages her to relax and immerse herself in nature. But since she gazed into Bailey Briggs' eyes, Maka senses the world around her more intensely.

 

In Spider-Girl #6, Maka’s enhanced senses help her realize that her father is in trouble. It's nothing that Noa acknowledges. But Maka hears neighbors gossiping. They wonder if Noa and Hali’a are having marital trouble. Maka also learns that he has trouble at work. Her friend, Ānela, shares what she has heard, prompting Maka to investigate her dad’s difficulties.

 

While she has returned home, Maka tells her friends that it’s not forever. She believes her future lies in New York. But Torunn Grønbekk’s story finds Maka in transition. The Hawaiian girl has lost her mother’s trust. Maka has disappointed her instructor at the best dojo in New York. And she is still new at being a hero.

 

As Maka investigates her father’s work problems, she struggles to decide who best to emulate. When they fought together to take down the flying tank, Spider-Girl looked to Spider-Man for inspiration. But cut off from everyone associated with her new hero life, Maka wavers between role models in Spider-Girl #6.

 

 

 

Art

As Maka snuggles against her father on the grassy rolling plains, Diógenes Neves reveals her affection when she gazes up at him. When they rise, her features burst with excitement as Noa picks up his briefcase. Men wave to Maka and her father as they cross the street. Maka sticks out her tongue at two women gossiping in a hammock. While a rainbow arcs above their home, her mother regards Maka with concern as they step onto the lanai. Ānela shows her happiness at reuniting with her friend. As Maka embraces her grandmother, the wooden hair sticks in her granny’s grey hair suggest a cultural link with Beba back in New York.

 

This haven of the natural world contrasts with ZZ Top's Concrete And Steel world of New York City. As Maka wears red and blue shirts, Java Tartaglia shows the women in her life wear purple and pink, evoking the bedspread in their room above Lokelani's flower shop. While his boss and his assistant wear black suits, Maka's father favors shirts with colorful flower prints. Maka may not have wanted to leave New York behind. But amid the verdant greenery, it's not long before a red-and-black figure slips through the trees in Spider-Girl #6.

 

Joe Caramagna shares Maka’s thoughts with red uppercase letters in white narrative boxes. The black, uppercase dialogue grows bold for intonation, swells for raised voices, and shrinks for lowered or distant voices. Words in white-and-yellow boxes portend danger, while animal noises, gunfire, and thwicking accompany the mysteries of Death in Paradise. Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a review copy.

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

Maka's friend Beba loves nature and praises those who protect it. But when her father's colleague disappears, Maka suspects that his employer creates more than eco-friendly, self-sustaining fishponds in Spider-Girl #6.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

Spider-Girl #5 Review

 

Writer: Torunn Grønbekk

Artists: André Risso & Diógenes Neves

Colorist: Java Tartaglia

Letterer: Joe Caramagna

Designer: Stacie Zucker

Editors: Kaitlyn Lindtvedt, Nick Lowe & CB Cebulski

Cover Artists: David Nakayama; Meghan Hetrick; Javier Garrón & Jesus Aburtov; Corin Howell & Rachelle Rosenberg

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 22, 2025

 

Dr Tramma has been grooming Hijack to be her tool. But instead of helping her control vehicles, the mutant smashes and breaks things. She needs Hijack to infiltrate Rand Enterprises and abduct a war machine. Or maybe she doesn't. If Hijack refuses to play along, Maka Akana’s ability to replicate other people’s abilities makes the young Hawaiian a potential substitute.

 

When Dr Tramma mentions her alternative strategy, Hijack fears it will break Maka’s mind. Rather than subject his fellow mutant to Dr Tramma’s torture, Hijack submits to her dominance. The Technopath helps her steal an advanced drone that the US government entrusted to Dr Maira Osmani-Milton's care. Can Maka protect New Yorkers and recover the stolen drone? Or will Dr Tramma follow Tombstone’s advice and use the war machine to crush Maka? Let’s thwick into Spider-Girl #5 and see, Brah!

 

Story

Meeting Spider-Man proves a heady experience. But Maka doesn’t have time to enjoy it, with the remote-control flying tank careening over New York City. And while Dr Tramma learns how to pilot it, the war machine smashes into buildings after Maka and Spider-Man webbed its cameras. Spider-Man wants to take the lead in their impromptu partnership, but Maka has a connection with Hijack.

 

In Spider-Girl #5, Maka is far from one hundred percent. She feels like a sponge that someone wrung out, stepped on, and set on fire. Maka woke up with the room spinning. She had to bow out of practice at Red Snow Dojo. Still, she’s giving it her best. Maka may be a similar age to Spider-Boy. Still, she survived her encounter with Paper Doll. So, Spider-Man doesn’t argue when Spider-Girl leaves him to help civilians.

 

Torunn Grønbekk’s story reveals how Tombstone is gearing up to ensure mastery of New York. It also shows Dr Tramma's mercilessness. But at its heart, Spider-Girl #5 is about Maka's growth as a superhero. She is young and still learning about her capabilities. Maka may not have made the best start. Still, Maka realizes that being a hero means helping. And that means putting your life on the line, even against overwhelming odds, to rescue the endangered and protect bystanders from harm.

 

 

 

Art

André Risso and Diógenes Neves show birds winging through the sky as Spider-Man and Spider-Girl thwip and thwick the swooping drone. While it crashes onto a rooftop and fires its cannons, Hijack pleads for help via the sketchpad of Maka's mind. Spider-Man may liken the drone to a flying tank. Still, the drone proves far more maneuverable as Maka leaps aboard it like the Lone Ranger and uses her webbing for reins. The previous night, Maka couldn’t sleep unless her mother held her. Now, the drone proves as unruly as stampeding horses as it races toward a girl clutching a teddy bear. 

 

 

 

Java Tartaglia lavishes a loaded palette on Spider-Girl #5. Yellow, orange, and gold show the drone’s firepower and its crazed flight above the city. The colors surround those in the most desperate need of rescue. Like the energy surrounding Hijack, the girl clutching the teddy bear wears gold attire. A narrow strand of white barely separates two sketch pages of Hijack and Dr Tramma that Maka’s spider-sense thwicks together. This time, when Spider-Girl sees things through Hijack's mind, she glimpses a world tinged with Dr Tramma's green instead of Hijack's yellow and orange.

 

 

 

As Maka workshops spider-team names, Joe Caramagna shares her thoughts with red uppercase letters in white narrative boxes. The letters grow bold for intonation and swell for raised voices. While Tombstone speaks small font into cloudy balloons, giant red letters link victims with their prospective rescuers. As yellow sound effects enhance explosions, cries for help appear as yellow words. Yet when Maka’s brown pigtails overlay her spider-sense, the pain-filled pleas also turn brown. Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Spider-Girl started as Bullseye's sidekick. When she decided to switch sides, Lady Bullseye warned her that the hero's life was a hard one. In Spider-Girl #5, Maka Akana learns that there are people who can help her become the person she wants to be if she is certain that's the life she wants.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

Binary #1 Review

 

Writer: Stephanie Phillips

Artist: Giada Belviso

Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Cover Artists: Rickie Yagawa; David Nakayama; Francesco Mobili & Moreno Dinisio; Iván Talavera; Jeremy Wilson

Designer: Jay Bowen

Editors: Lindsey Cohick, Annalise Bissa, Tom Brevoort & CB Cebulski

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 8, 2025

 

In Beverly Massachusetts, Hank and Cecelia are mounting an insurrection. Like Kraglin, Cecelia dislikes turning mutineer. But Hank insists it is time. Carol Danvers has given them no choice. Even if Carol dies, it's a small price to pay to regain their freedom. Why have Hank and Cecelia embraced terrorism? And how does life in their town differ from that in the rest of the Revelation Territories? Let's slip on some shades, leap into Binary #1, and see!

 

Story

In Amazing X-Men #1, Magneto and the X-Men have transported Scott Summers' consciousness through time. Not having lived through the preceding ten years, Scott wonders what happened to Jean Grey. Sadly, many have died since Revelation unleashed a mutative virus. Most of them were Humans lacking Mutant DNA to activate. But since then, Mutants have arisen against Revelation's rule. Doug Ramsey, aka Revelation, strips dissenters of their ability to communicate. Those who take up arms against him face harsher penalties.

 

Like some of the renegade X-Men who abducted Cyclops and Beast's consciousnesses in a desperate act to bolster their revolution, Jean Grey has also died. In Stephanie Phillips' story, the Phoenix Force passed into Carol Danvers. When the mutative virus began activating Mutants and shifting nature into overdrive, Carol used it to erect a barrier around her hometown and protect the inhabitants from the effects of the virus.

 

 

 

After Hank, Cecelia, and their friends launch their attack, Binary #1 winds the clock back to the days preceding the attack. The inhabitants of Beverly have gathered for a town hall meeting. But instead of discussing how they can improve living conditions in their town, they express their frustrations over the limitations. Hank is a leading voice in the chorus of discontent. But everyone yearns for a return to life before the lockdown.

 

While Binary #1 reveals why Hank has become an agitator, it’s easy to empathize with the townspeople’s frustration. Carol Danvers may not use her telepathy to control them like Revelation does his Angel of Death. Still, she regulates everything that comes into their town. The virus struck ten years ago. Yet the townspeople still live in a cage, unable to see the world outside, or experience anything that could rejuvenate them. And any time they do anything wrong, Carol can call upon the powers of the Phoenix to punish them for their infractions.

 

 

 

Art

Wires hang over the cracked streets and the houses in disrepair. Hank, Cecilia, and their comrades take cover behind a salvaged car. While Hank wears a trenchcoat, Cecelia sports an X symbol on each shoulder. All carry guns while awaiting the outcome of their initial attack. 

 

 

 

Giada Belviso shows the townspeople's frustration and outrage as they air their complaints in Binary #1. Carol’s long blonde hair, perhaps uncut since lockdown began, accentuates her sharp features. Standing next to the mayor, Carol frowns and remonstrates clad in blue, black, and red. The townspeople may have elected Abi. Still, she stands beside Carol wearing green slacks and a jacket, and black boots and a tie. 

 

 

 

Rachelle Rosenberg imbues the town hall with a sickly green. The overhead lighting illuminates the speakers’ faces but often struggles to penetrate the madding crowd. When Carol Danvers grows angry, her hair turns bright yellow, and her body orange and white. Hovering above them, she turns the surrounding air orange, like Revelation exerting his will upon his subjects.

 

Travis Lanham places bold black time/space markers in gilt frames. Black uppercase dialogue inhabits white balloons and narrative boxes. Carol Danver’s thoughts appear as white uppercase letters in red boxes. The letters grow bold for intonation. Anger swells words and deforms balloons. Sound effects hail an illicit encounter, and Carol’s determination to protect her hometown. Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a review copy. 

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

While Revelation’s mutative virus evokes stories from the Biblical book of Genesis, Carol Danvers faces a situation akin to Moses in the Book of Exodus. The townspeople of Beverly, Massachusetts may not be wandering in the desert. Still, they exist on the manna Carol gives them. Faced with little to excite them or enrich their lives, the people Carol Danvers shields from Revelation’s virus wonder if life might be better under his rule in Binary #1.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

Transformers #25 Review

 

Writer: Robert Kirkman

Artist: Dan Mora & Jorge Corona

Colorist: Mike Spicer

Letterer: Rus Wooton

Cover Artists: David Nakayama & Many More!

Publisher: Image Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: October 8, 2025

 

Megatron has lost his beloved Cybertron. He believes his Decepticons had control of their new world within their grasp. But like Governor Tarkin, they let it slip through their fingers. He rages at his inner circle, disgusted at their failure to secure the Earth. Can Megatron rebuild his Decepticons into an effective fighting force after this crushing defeat? Let’s leap into Transformers #25 and see!

 

Story

While Megatron takes out the trash, Optimus Prime and the Autobots clean up Chicago. Amid the battle-ravaged city, a meeting with a Human girl evokes an earlier misstep in the forest. But she gazes upon him with hope and wonder. Both leave their meeting with lighter hearts.

 

This seemingly unnoteworthy encounter isn't Optimus Prime's sole victory in Transformers #25. But like a match, it sparks a flame that illuminates a potential new relationship with Humanity. The Decepticons abandoned the battleground. People notice that some of the giant mechanical aliens stick around to assist in recovery efforts. Humans reacted with fear when the Transformers first appeared on Earth. But as Robert Kirkman takes over the writing duties, hope for a partnership between Humans and Autobots rises.

 

Megatron may be correct in that unassailable power can achieve a kind of peace. Yet before either side can become a truly effective fighting force, the Autobots and the Decepticons need new bases from which to deploy their forces. While Megatron blames his troops for defeat, Optimus Prime and the Autobots build upon their “victory” by investigating the options available to them in Transformers #25.

 

Art

Gray, purple, and green dominate the Decepticon's base at the bottom of the deep blue sea. A tear extending from Megatron's shoulder to his chest evokes a sailor aboard Davy Jones' Flying Dutchman. But the red in the Decepticon leader’s eyes recalls Syrena's more hostile mermaid sisters. Red also links Megatron with another Decepticon, and later conquers the background as a black and red wide shot portrays a sad end.

 

Vibrant colors glow as the Autobots help Humans clean up the wreckage in Chicago. The illustration is clean and precise, with highly detailed and impressive imagery. Pink links a girl approaching Optimus Prime with Arcee assisting her former mentor. As Optimus reaches down to the girl, Ultra Magnus reaches to lift a crushed vehicle onto a truck. Yet while green Decepticons provoke anger in Megatron, a Human wearing green gives Optimus Prime reason to hope.

 

As Dan Mora and Jorge Corona conjure impressive visions, and Mike Spicer lavishes a loaded palette on terra firma and the seabed, Rus Wooton's black uppercase dialogue opens a new era for the Transformers. Red and pink sound effects celebrate Megatron’s rage. But giant off-white and beige letters herald his dominance.

 

When the dialogue and rectangular balloons grow colorful, sound effects reveal that peace on Earth remains but a faint hope in Transformers #25. But perhaps that’s a good thing: if not for Humanity, at least for readers. Thanks to Image Comics and Skybound for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

They could be giants. Still, anger reveals leaders with hearts three sizes too small. As people in Chicago honor Optimus as their Quinbus Flestrin, the shortest Autobot showcases the largest heart in Transformers #25.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

For more cover art see my review at Comic Book Dispatch. 

Spider-Girl #4 Review

 

Writer: Torunn Grønbekk

Artists: André Risso & Moises Hidalgo

Colorist: Java Tartaglia

Letterer: Joe Caramagna

Designer: Stacie Zucker

Editors: Kaitlyn Lindtvedt, Nick Lowe & CB Cebulski

Cover Artists: David Nakayama; Alex Ross; Aka; Joëlle Jones; Javier Garrón & Jesus Aburtov

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $3.99

Release Date: September 24, 2025

 

After Bullseye tried to kill her, Makawalu Akana set out to remake her life. She planned to shield people from danger, foil booger-brained street thugs, and improve her martial arts skills. Instead, “Maka” has fought Vermin, Lady Bullseye, and an Origami-Girl who nearly flattened her.

 

With Hijack failing her 48 times, Dr Tramma debates including the young Hawaiian in her plans. But Lady Bullseye dismisses Maka as unpredictable, reckless, and arrogant. Will the Paper Doll put Maka off crimefighting for good? And why are the police so concerned about “The Rand Thing?” Let’s thwick into Spider-Girl #4 and see, Brah!

 

Story

David Bond is having a bad day. Sadly, it’s one of many. Since Tombstone’s people kidnapped him, Dr Tramma has been experimenting on him. Each time she injects her special serum into his veins, Hijack fights her. This time, Dr Tramma tells Hijack she doesn't need him. She can abduct another mutant who can look into his eyes and mirror his control over machines.

 

Like the Collector's servant Carina, Hijack doesn't want to be Dr Tramma’s slave. But he is tired of enduring the pain involved in fighting Dr Tramma over control of his abilities. In Torunn Grønbekk’s story, Hijack must decide between submitting to her plans or allowing Dr Tramma to abduct and torture a mutant girl.

 

Maka traveled the world with Bullseye. She is an ambitious girl who doesn’t hesitate to crush her opponents in competitions. But Maka loves her family. She feels guilty over forcing them to leave the islands to help her pursue her dreams in high-priced New York City. In Spider-Girl #4, Maka sees another example of how hard her family is working for her and the strain it puts them under.

 

After her battle with Paper Doll, Maka isn’t at her best. Her body is dehydrated, hampering her movements. Her lungs fight for breath. And like any of us, what stresses her physically also affects her emotions. Maka may not mind being snarky with people she doesn’t respect. But she dislikes dishonoring the people she admires. In Spider-Girl #4, Maka must decide between pursuing her goals or shielding people from a storm of emotion they don't deserve.

 

Art

André Risso and Moises Hidalgo show Maka’s weakened state as she struggles to return home from her battle with Paper Doll. An interlude with her mother reveals her reliance on others amid her weakness. Dr Tramma’s suit suggests her desire to transcend her Human state. When she leans toward Hijack, Dr Tramma’s eyes shine with the confidence her captive lacks. Lady Bullseye's expressions and movements reveal her willingness to fulfill her duties, regardless of her desire to protect Maka. As the camera moves inside a familiar building, scientists study “The Rand Thing.”

 

Dr Tramma’s green suit shines with vitality. But her yellow-green serum evokes sickness. Java Tartaglia contrasts Dr Tramma’s green with Maka's red suit. Red also features in the Red Snow Dojo sign, the students' padded striking posts, Maka's choice of casual wear, and someone who once again takes the Hawaiian's breath away. But while green and red provide identification, yellow and orange infuse Spider-Girl #4 with energy. Yellow and orange radiate from Hijack’s eyes, while shades of orange reveal what he sees with his enhanced abilities. When he lets Dr Tramma unleash his mutant abilities, the yellow and orange energy seemingly activate a hitherto unseen aspect of Maka’s mutant power.

 

As Tombstone directs his operation, Joe Caramagna also uses small uppercase black dialogue to show the strain Maka's family endures. Red uppercase letters in white narrative boxes reveal Maka's thoughts and her struggle to regain control of her body and emotions. When Maka meets someone that she esteems, Maka’s uppercase black dialogue transforms into stylized logos in white dialogue balloons. The narrator relates what Hijack goes through with white-yellow narrative boxes, while sound effects accompany humming energy, explosions, thwicking, and a mother's concern. Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Tombstone isn’t content to rest on his laurels. Nor is he trying to intimidate Peter Parker merely to make him his messenger. As Spider-Girl demonstrates her resilience and meets a potential ally, Tombstone works to retain the upper hand in his ongoing battle with the Hobgoblin in Spider-Girl #4.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.