Absolute Catwoman #4 Review

 

Absolute Catwoman #4 Review

Writers: Scott Snyder & Che Grayson

Artist & Cover Artist: Bengal

Colorist: Giovanna Niro

Letterer: Lucas Gattoni

Variant Cover Artists: Marcio Takara, Dustin Nguyen, & Is*A Works

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Riley Rossmo

Editors: Andrew Marino, Katie Kubert & Chris Conroy

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99 US | Variant $5.99 (Card Stock)

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

Selina Kyle had plans for a life after the Calicos. She might have been raised in foster homes. Even without connections and resources, Selina aspired to an enviable career. But after the explosion in David Cain’s apartment, Selina believed Cassandra had died. She couldn’t pursue her dreams knowing that she had cost the girl her life. So, Selina took responsibility for the Calicos. She turned herself in. Yet fate had other plans in store for Selina Kyle.

 

After rebuilding her life on her own, Cassandra’s Copycats blew up Selina’s London Penthouse the way the Calicos blew up Cassandra’s childhood home. And Selina discovers that the girl she thought she had killed still lives. Selina has reunited with two members of her former team. They have traveled to Candia to rescue the fourth. But can they rescue Holly Robinson from Cassandra Cain's clutches? Or will Cassandra destroy their world? Let’s leap into Absolute Catwoman #4 and see!

 

Story

Life might have separated them, but Holly Robinson always believed in Selina Kyle. Fearing an Artificial Intelligence would rewrite her reality, Holly snuck Selina Kyle the key. Now, Cassandra Cain holds Holly hostage. She controls the Yarn, which would knit everyone's life into a new, global tapestry. Selina has reunited with her former Calico partners, Victoria and Helena. She uses Jonesy, her personal AI, to search for the Yarn's probable location.

 

As Selina, Victoria, and Helena search for Cassandra’s stronghold, Scott Snyder and Che Grayson stitch Selina’s past into her present. While the Calicos use the methods that brought them success in Gotham, Selina remembers how Gotham repaid her repentance with condemnation. Yet Absolute Catwoman #4 isn't just Selina's story. It also follows Cassandra Cain, as she attempts to make her plans her new reality.

 

Selina Kyle is a thief. Cassandra Cain is an assassin. While they seem worlds apart, they both seek the same things. Safety. Security. And most of all, belonging. Cassandra grew up among Gotham's elite before becoming a woman who inhabits the shadows. Selina climbed above the cruelty of the foster care system and others' indifference to join the world's elite. Yet as Selina wrestles with her insecurities and her yearning to trust others, Cassandra knows she can never be safe. So, Cassandra Cain fights to escape the shadows in Absolute Catwoman #4.

 

Art

As ground-level cameras follow Selina to GCPD Headquarters and then toward the courthouse, inset panels reveal Gotham's lies. Bengal uses downshots and upshots to reveal the city’s cruelty. Selina remembers Gotham’s towers. Yet skyscrapers dominate Candia. The camera constantly roves up and down to catch the action, as Selina leads the Calicos above the city. Cassandra and the League of Shadows stride through the streets, unnoticed by those they pass.

 

Compared with Gotham's limited, muted colors, Giovanna Niro fills Candia with bright, luminous colors in Absolute Catwoman #4. Pink light shines down on Cassandra as she gazes up at Holly. Bound to a rat’s nest of pipes and conduits, Selina’s former stray seems a necessary sacrifice to awaken a new world. Pink lines overlay an indigo map guiding Selina’s mission of mercy. As the Calicos once bounded past a pink neon sign, Cassandra walks beneath a yellow one in this gleaming yellow city. Cassandra’s actions seem cruel as she clutches the blue orb. Yet red highlights the kill-or-be-killed nature of Cassandra’s reality.

 

Lucas Gattoni slips black uppercase letters into white dialogue balloons. White uppercase letters in blue boxes blend Selina’s past with her off-screen dialogue and thoughts. Stylish black letters in light blue fields locate readers in space and time. Unable to speak, Cassandra shares her thoughts with lowercase letters in beige parchment scraps. Sound effects accompany Selina's rough welcome to Blackgate Penitentiary, Cassandra’s offer to choose her fate, Selina’s attempt to make a good impression, and her decision to emulate Holly. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Selina Kyle grew up without knowing her parents. All she had was a list of names and a postcard. Believing her family abandoned her, Selina made her own way and pushed anyone who got too close away.

 

Her father taught her not to speak up. Her mother’s voice became the foundation for Cassandra Cain's new life. Like Selina, Cassandra also had a list of names. But unlike Selina, she risked her place in her family so everyone on her list felt like they belonged.

 

Now, life is bringing Selina Kyle and Cassandra Cain together. But whether this clash brings them more pain or healing remains to be seen in Absolute Catwoman #4.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

 

To look inside see Absolute Catwoman #4 Preview. 

 

For how the girl the Calicos injured remade her life, see Absolute Cassandra Cain: The Shadow's Hand #1 Preview. 

For Selina, Victoria, and Helena's original post-Calicos plans, see Absolute Catwoman #3 Preview. 

For how Selina reunites with Victoria and Helena, see Absolute Catwoman #2 Review. 

For Selina's desperate battle to rescue Holly, see my review of Absolute Catwoman #1. 

For Selina Kyle's relationship with Bruce Wayne, see my preview of Absolute Batman #12, 

 

 My preview of Absolute Batman #13, and 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #14. 

 

DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 Review

 

DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 Review

Writers: Scott Snyder & Joshua Williamson

Artists: Sanford Greene & Yasmine Putri

Colorists: Matt Herms & Yasmine Putri

Letterer: Steve Wands

Cover Artist: Sanford Greene

Variant Cover Artists: Mark Spears, Javi Fernández & Alejandro Sanchez; Anthony Marques, J Bone & Dave Stewart; Juan Ferreyra

Editors: Chris Rosa, Sophie Philips-Roberts & Paul Kaminski

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $5.99 US | Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: October 28, 2026

 

When Darkseid conquered reality, the Quantum Quorum rewound time, giving Earth's superheroes a brief window of freedom. They could use it to say goodbye to their families. Or they could even live on, after a fashion. But the Justice League didn't want to live on as reflections of themselves in a mirror universe. So, to reclaim their reality, they had to fight for it.

 

Yet after their victory, visions bound Earth’s heroes to perform onerous tasks. They had to stand alongside villains in their Watchtower and go on missions together. Earth’s governments had to accept that the people they counted on to protect them might have pasts drenched in blood. And inexplicably, Cyborg has preserved the Heart of Apokolips in Mount Titan.

 

Are Earth’s heroes and villains ready for Darkseid’s prophesied return? And why does Darkseid have an insatiable need to control everything? Let’s leap into the DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 and see!

 

Story

People may fear him. They may dread his return. But Darkseid has a plan he is working toward. He wants everyone to understand how his great dream benefits everyone. So, as heroes celebrate their victory in the Omega Tournament and prepare for Darkseid’s return, he takes his message directly to the people. But before he paints his rosy future, Darkseid looks back at where he came from.

 

In DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1, he addresses the reader. He shares how he became the Lord of Apokolips. Then he shares his recent past, including how and why he created his Absolute Universe. Still, Darkseid isn’t through. His plan encompasses all of space and time. So, as he intersperses his narrative with clashes between himself and superhumans on two worlds, Darkseid shares his ultimate dream.

 

Ironically, Darkseid’s goal evokes the futures that the Heart of Apokolips offered each contestant. Many contestants would likely have been tempted to accept the Heart's offer and transform Earth into their version of paradise. Yet Superman, who triumphed in the tournament, resisted the Heart's offer and returned Earth-Zero to its former state. Thus, Darkseid needs to get his message out. Superman may be perceived as a champion of hope. But Darkseid sees Superman as a destroyer of everything that matters in DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1.

 

Art

As a star travels through space, it burns and swells with energy. Then it forms a symbol before resolving into Darkseid. He stands before the Heart of Apokolips, which empowers him. Then he stands before the machinery that will help him build his miraculous new reality. Circles portraying heroes from different worlds float in space. Darkseid rises in profile behind them, gazing up with determination as he resolutely works toward his dream. Then he faces his audience. While Earth-Zero is crucial to his plans, the giant visionary gazes over the planet, showing how his plans extend far beyond one world.

 

Sanford Green helps Darkseid tell his story across panel-packed pages and one-page montages. Double-page layouts showcase conflicts between Darkseid and metahumans and introduce the heroes of the Absolute Universe. While Matt Herms adorns DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 in the colors of Darkseid’s eternal enemy, violet and indigo also appear as he carries out his plan. But then, Darkseid wants to give people what he believes is best for them.

 

Harbinger: Story

In this 10-page story, Joshua Williamson shows Darkseid’s desire to share his Omega energy with everyone. He resurrects Pandora and gives her a new purpose. Darkseid’s abilities allow him to see the truth she hides from others. But like the superhumans of all the Earths in the multiverse, Pandora must decide whether to fight Darkseid or bow to his will.

 

Harbinger: Art

Darkseid wishes to dominate all reality. Yet Pandora stands between heroes from different universes as the Flash races around the Earth. Despite her reddish-violet cloak, lines of color flow across her. Yet when she revives across an orange 9-panel grid, Pandora loses her kaleidoscopic appearance. The woman with light-indigo hair rises before Darkseid. Instead of the Flash’s yellow energy, white energy crackles around Darkseid. Red lightning bolts encircle Pandora's features. Yet, Yasmine Putri shows the red fire burning in Darkseid’s eyes.

 

Lettering

Darkseid shares his past and reveals the reasons behind his plans, using white uppercase letters in black narrative boxes. When he addresses heroes, he speaks white letters into black dialogue balloons with straight-edged borders. His opponents, and the woman he wants to serve him, speak black letters into spherical white balloons as they defy his glorious vision. Yet Pandora reveals her thoughts and tells her story in white boxes with red borders. Steve Wands’ sound effects enhance Darkseid’s encounters with metahumans, his determination to make Pandora his servant, and his sacrifice to give everyone a better tomorrow.

 

Final Thoughts

When they traveled into the Earth’s core, Earth’s heroes had to play by the Heart of Apokolips’ rules. They battled their morals and pushed past their self-imposed limits to achieve victory. Yet the heroes’ justification for killing their opponents seems eerily similar to Darkseid’s rationale for building his kinder, gentler, and more fulfilling reality in DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1 Preview. 

 

For when Darkseid told the Justice League, "Thank you," see DC All In Special #1 Preview. 

 

For Time Trapper's plan to save the DCU (& how Lara's friendship with Ursa would eventually save Earth in Kingdom Of Zod), see Justice League: The Omega Act #1 Preview. 

 

For how the heroes' plans for the Omega Tournament go awry, see DC K.O. #1 Preview. 

Absolute Catwoman #4 Preview

 

Selina Kyle had plans for a glamorous future. But when someone tempted Holly Robinson with a $5 million payday, Selina took the fall. Unable to follow her dreams, she made a new plan. And just when she was on the cusp of achieving it, Holly Robinson blew up her life again.

 

This time, the stakes are higher. Selina Kyle knows how a mistake can change your life forever. But the Yarn, a revolutionary Artificial Intelligence, can change everyone’s life forever. Can Selina, Helena, and Victoria rescue their fellow Calico and prevent someone from rewriting their lives? And can the girl she injured all those years ago forgive Selina?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

Absolute Catwoman #4 Preview

Writer: Scott Snyder & Che Grayson

Artist & Cover Artist: Bengal

Variant Cover Artists: Marcio Takara, Dustin Nguyen, & Is*A Works

1:25 Ratio Variant Cover Artist: Riley Rossmo

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Price: $4.99 US | Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

 

Central City Overrun with Horrors!

 

 

Selina Kyle and the Calicos join forces for one last heist to find the Yarn before Cassandra Cain and the League of Shadows do. With their futures hanging in the balance, it’ll require more than just top-of-the-line gear to get their hands on the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For how the girl the Calicos injured remade her life, see Absolute Cassandra Cain: The Shadow's Hand #1 Preview. 

For Selina, Victoria, and Helena's original post-Calicos plans, see Absolute Catwoman #3 Preview. 

For how Selina reunites with Victoria and Helena, see Absolute Catwoman #2 Review. 

For Selina's desperate battle to rescue Holly, see my review of Absolute Catwoman #1. 

For Selina Kyle's relationship with Bruce Wayne, see my preview of Absolute Batman #12, 

 

 My preview of Absolute Batman #13, and 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #14. 

 

Absolute Batman #25 Preview

 

After the Joker threw his friends in Ark M and experimented on them, Bruce Wayne told himself he didn’t need anyone. When his mother returned from the grave, Bruce pushed her away, just like his friends. The Scarecrow even wants him to believe that his dad’s still alive. But Bruce refuses to let the Joker, Scarecrow, or anyone else control him. After silencing the Scarecrow, he’s set his sights on the Joker.

 

Alfred Pennyworth realizes that Bruce has awakened something in him. When he looks around, he sees that same fearlessness reflected in other people's eyes. He senses their hope that perhaps they too can fight for a better world. Even if he doesn’t want their help, how many people will rise up and help Bruce as he prepares for the biggest fight of his life? And can Batman take down the man who controls the world?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

Absolute Batman #25 Preview

Writer: Scott Snyder

Artist: Nick Dragotta

Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta

Variant Cover Artists: J. Scott Campbell & Greg Capullo

Glow-In-The-Dark Variant Cover Artist: Jonboy Meyers

Connecting Variant Cover Artists: Bryan Hitch

Showcase Variant Cover Cover Artist: Gabriele Dell’otto

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Lewis Larosa

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Price: $5.99 US | Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

Absolute Batman Celebrates 25 Issues!

 

 

All the villains. All the heroes. All the stakes. What’s left…of Absolute Batman?

 

 

 

 

 Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how Martha Wayne reacts to Bruce pushing her away, see Absolute Batman #24 Preview. 

For Alfred's reunion with his daughter, see Absolute Batman #23 Preview. 

For the truth and lies surrounding Harley Quinn's childhood, see Absolute Batman #22 Review.

For the confrontations at Jim Gordon's funeral, see my review of Absolute Batman #21. 

For Bruce's meeting with his father's killer, see my review of Absolute Batman #20.

For two farmers' worst nightmare come true, see my review of Absolute Batman #19.

 

For how this series started, see Reinventing Batman with Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta. 

 

DC All In Saga: Darkseid Vs. The World #1 Preview

 

When Darkseid conquered reality, the Quantum Quorum rewound time to give Earth’s superheroes a brief window of freedom. They could use it to say goodbye to their families. Or they could even live on, after a fashion. But the Justice League didn’t want to live on as reflections of themselves in a mirror universe. So, to reclaim their reality, they had to fight for it.

 

Yet after their victory, visions bound Earth’s heroes to perform onerous tasks. They had to stand alongside villains in their Watchtower and go on missions together. Earth’s governments had to accept that the people they counted on to protect them might have pasts drenched in blood. And inexplicably, Cyborg has preserved the Heart of Apokolips in Mount Titan.

 

Are Earth’s heroes and villains ready for Darkseid’s prophesied return? And why does Darkseid have an insatiable need to control everything?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

DC All In Saga: Darkseid Vs. The World #1 Preview

Writer: Scott Snyder & Joshua Williamson

Artist: Sanford Greene & Yasmine Putri

Cover Artist: Sanford Greene

Variant Cover Artists: Mark Spears, Javi Fernández & Anthony Marques

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Juan Ferreyra

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 48 Pages

Price: $5.99 US | Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: October 28, 2026 

 

 

Scott Snyder, Joshua Williamson, Sanford Greene & Yasmine Putri

Tell The Unforgettable Story Of

Darkseid's Past, Present, & Future

 

 

Darkseid is...only just beginning.

 

The ultimate anti-life in the universe has been at the heart of the DC All In Saga since its beginning…and while the King Omega battle has been won by the forces of good, the war against Darkseid has only just begun! Comics superstars Scott Snyder and Sanford Greene present the hidden past of the being called Uxus, his descent into Darkseid, and his plans for the fate of all creation! It’s DC’s premier villain as you’ve never seen him before, by the biggest names in comics, in DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

Absolute Batman #24 Preview

 

Harley Quinn warned him not to look. Still, Bruce had to know the truth. After discovering his father’s empty grave, Bruce Wayne can't stop searching. Everyone in his life believes that Bruce is chasing phantoms. But Bruce knows that the Joker and the Scarecrow play the long game. They’ve shaped the narrative of his life in ways he never suspected. Still, he is onto them. Bruce intends to discover all their secrets. But the more he investigates, the more murders they lay at his door.

Can Batman still discern friend from foe? And when her friends in the police force won’t help her, how will Barbara Gordon discover the truth about her father’s death?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Absolute Batman #24 Preview

Writer: Scott Snyder

Artist & Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta

Variant Cover Artists: Clay Mann, Kaare Andrews & TBD

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Filipe Andrade

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 9, 2026

 

Without The Badge...

Without Her Father...

Absolute Bat enters the scene.

 

In the battle of self, of Batman versus Batman, there can be only one. Everyone Bruce has ever known, ever cared about, or ever loved will face their ultimate inner demons.

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For Alfred's reunion with his daughter, see Absolute Batman #23 Preview. 

For the truth and lies surrounding Harley Quinn's childhood, see Absolute Batman #22 Review.

For the confrontations at Jim Gordon's funeral, see my review of Absolute Batman #21. 

For Bruce's meeting with his father's killer, see my review of Absolute Batman #20.

For two farmers' worst nightmare come true, see my review of Absolute Batman #19.

 

For how this series started, see Reinventing Batman with Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta. 

 

Absolute Catwoman #3 Preview

 

If Selina Kyle had a family, they didn't want her. She grew up as a penniless orphan on the streets of Gotham, and with foster parents looking to cash-in on her child support payments. Selina and Holly Robinson stole from the ultra-rich. And they had a crew who helped them with the big scores.

Now, Selina is teaming up with members of her former Gotham gang. This time, they're hoping to free Holly from her captors. Where have the copycats who blew up Selina's London penthouse taken Holly? And what are their plans for the $100,000,000 orb that has cost so many people their lives?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Catwoman #3 Preview

Writers: Scott Snyder & Che Grayson

Artist & Cover Artist: Bengal

Variant Cover Artists: Chuma Hill, Mahmud Asrar & Kyuyong Eom

1:25 Ratio Variant Cover Artist: Tirso Cons

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Series Length: 6 Issues

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 12, 2026

 

 

Old Crew, New Problems!

 

 

Selina Kyle’s life is falling apart around her as members of her old crew, the Calicos, come crashing into her plans. Can Catwoman open herself up to her old pack, or is she better off alone?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time see Absolute Catwoman #2 Review. 

For how this series started, see my review of Absolute Catwoman #1. 

For Selina Kyle's relationship with Bruce Wayne, see my preview of Absolute Batman #12, 

 

 My preview of Absolute Batman #13, and 

 

My preview of Absolute Batman #14. 

 

Absolute Batman #23 Preview

 

Harley Quinn and Bruce Wayne have been on a journey together. Both have seen Jack Grimm shape their realities in unexpected ways. Yet when Harley tried to prevent Bruce from unearthing the truth about his past, he broke something precious to her.

Now, Bruce is on his own again. That's the way he likes it. He doesn't want Jack Grimm to hurt anyone because they helped him. What foes will Bruce face next? And what will refusing to listen to the final part of Harley's story cost him? 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Absolute Batman #23 Preview

Writer: Scott Snyder

Art & Cover Artist: Nick Dragotta

Variant Cover Artists: Kaare Andrews, Juan Ferreyra, And Jeff Spokes

1:25 Ratio Variant Cover Artist: Damion Scott

Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Gabriele Dell’otto

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 12, 2026

 

 

 

Batman Vs Batman!

 

 

 

In a climactic showdown, Batman is forced to battle an unyielding enemy in not just the Robins but in himself. More than one dead character signals a call for help…and a symbol of hopelessness as more friends become enemies.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time see my Absolute Batman #22 Review.

For what happened last time, see my review of Absolute Batman #21. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Absolute Batman #20.

For what happened even earlier, see my review of Absolute Batman #19.

 

For how this series started, see Reinventing Batman with Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta.