Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat

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The Amazing Spider-Man Presents:
Black Cat
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Publication dateJune – October 2010
No. of issues4
Main characters
Creative team
Written by Jen Van Meter
Artists
Colorist Matt Hollingsworth

The Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat (titled on-page as Black Cat: The Trophy Hunters, collected as Spider-Man: Black Cat, and also known simply as The Black Cat, Black Cat or The Trophy Hunters) is a four-issue comic book series written by Jen Van Meter and drawn by Javier Pulido as the second limited-run series starring the popular Spider-Man love interest Felicia Hardy / Black Cat following Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do . Published by Marvel Comics as a tie-in with "The Gauntlet" and "Grim Hunt", the story revolves around the thief as she reconnects with Peter Parker when her latest heist sees her come face-to-face with the Kravinoff family.

Contents

The series received generally positive reviews from comic critics. [2]

Publication history

In June 2010, a limited-run Black Cat series was launched as a tie-in with the The Amazing Spider-Man storylines "The Gauntlet" and "Grim Hunt", written by Jen Van Meter and illustrated by Javier Pulido and Javier Rodríguez, [1] [3] following Felicia Hardy / Black Cat as she reconnects with Peter Parker as he faces off against the Kravinoff family. [4] Titled The Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat, it was collected as Spider-Man: Black Cat, compiling all the four issues, The Amazing Spider-Man #612, and material from The Many Loves of the Amazing Spider-Man.

Reception

The Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat received good reviews, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] in particular for its feminist depiction of how Spider-Man and Felicia Hardy / Black Cat have sex, where "where Felicia is presented as a tough, sexy lady who knows what she wants sexually and unapologetically goes out to get it", compared against other comic books to depict sexuality. [2]

Collected edition

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Spider-Man: Black CatThe Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1–4, and material from The Many Loves of the Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man #612January 2011 978-0-7851-4318-5

References

  1. 1 2 Guerrero, Tony (May 25, 2010). "Marvel Unveils J. Scott Campbell's Black Cat Variant Cover". Comic Vine . Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Hudson, Laura (September 22, 2011). "The Big Sexy Problem With Superheroines And Their 'Liberated Sexuality'". ComicsAlliance . Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Comic Book Daily Staff (May 25, 2010). "Sneak Peek: Javier Pulido's Art For Black Cat #1". Comic Vine . Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Hudson, Laura (June 17, 2010). "Roundtable Review: 'Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat' #1". ComicsAlliance . Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ Murray, Kirsten (November 27, 2019). "Spider-Man: 10 Greatest Black Cat Stories Ever". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ D.F. Stell (June 19, 2010). "Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1 – Review". Weekly Comic Book Review. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  7. ↑ Chapman, Adam (June 18, 2010). "Review: Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1". cxPulp. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ Hunt, James (June 21, 2010). "Review: Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat #1". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on October 11, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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