Black Cat Gets New Ongoing Series From Marvel

Someone has pulled off the heist of the century, stealing Black Cat from writer Jed MacKay. Those intrepid thieves? Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Gleb Melnikov, who will take on a new Black Cat ongoing series for Marvel.

Said Wilson via press release, “As soon as Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood dropped and people saw the Black Cat story, readers began to ask me ‘When are you going to write more Felicia?’ Well, the answer is: right now. Black Cat is so much fun to work with. She's a supporting character with main character energy. And she has such a rich history that there are tons of tantalizing story threads to pull on.”

Spinning directly out of the events of the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man #8 and #9, Felicia Hardy is trying to be a superhero. Her first mission? Take down The Lizard. But it seems like all the hero stuff might just a front for the biggest heist of her career.

This marks the first time Wilson has written an ongoing for the publisher since her lauded run on Ms. Marvel. Black Cat #1 hits stores on August 20.