Well-deserved treatment of an excellent story… Cliff Chiang’s Catwoman: Lonely City — one of the best Batfamily stories this decade — is getting the Absolute Edition treatment in July 2027. Dig the official solicitation info: CATWOMAN: LONELY CITY: ABSOLUTE EDITION Written by CLIFF CHIANG Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG It’s been ten years since Gotham’s heroes were killed in the massacre known as “Fools’ Night” and Selina Kyle took the fall. Now she’s out of prison and back in an all-new Gotham City that’s a whole lot cleaner and safer…at the cost of its citizens’ freedom. Most ex-cons would be happy to leave the past behind. However, Selina isn’t most people. She’s Catwoman. And before she can hang up her claws and whip for good, she needs to know: Who or what is “Orpheus”? To find out, she’ll need to pull off the biggest caper of her career with help from some of Gotham’s most notorious former rogues by breaking into the most dangerous place on Earth—the Batcave! From Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman, Paper Girls) comes a tale of rogues, romance, revenge, and redemption set in a world without Batman. Catwoman: Lonely City: Absolute Edition collects Catwoman: Lonely City #1-4 in DC’s prestige Absolute format, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes extras, a collectible clamshell case, a souvenir keychain, and postcards with exclusive art. $100.00 US | 488 Pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover ON SALE 7/20/27 — If the description sounds like “The Dark Cat Returns” or “Old Lady Selina,” you’re right on the money. But Chiang takes the trope and keeps it fresh, with a briskly paced story filled with drama, action, and a certain measure of humor. Plus, the art, which at times winks at David Mazzucchelli’s Batman: Year One, is superb. Chiang is one of the very best in the business today, and he hits every note right. — MORE — Cliff Chiang Channels JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ’s DC Style Guide For New WORLD’S FINEST Cover. Click here. — DRESSED TO THRILL: CATWOMAN Returns to Her Classic Old-School Duds in New Series. Click...
SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN! By KERRY CALLEN This was a pretty straight forward commission request. The art basically speaks for itself: I LOVE the 1970s Detective Comics run of Issues #471 through #476. They were written by Steve Englehart, penciled by Marshall Rogers, with inks by Terry Austin. Rogers’ work was SO unique. He was an architectural student, which gave his art a designed quality not seen in other comics illustrators’ work. The Laughing Fish is no doubt the most famous storyline from his too-brief run. The story was later adapted into an episode of Batman: The Animated Series. The shape of the fish nugget is my tip-of-the-hat to it. My original black line art was drawn on Bristol board, with color added in Photoshop. The commissioner receives both the 11″ x 17″ original art and a same-size color print. — Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week! Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen. — MORE — What Does DOC SAVAGE Think About…? Click here. — CAPTAIN AMERICAT: You Have to Love Felines Who Fight Fascists. Click here. — KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic...
INSIDE LOOK: Finally, a mask that looks like it could have been drawn by Adams, Rogers, Aparo…
Fred Van Lente pays (another) birthday tribute to Gardner Fox — who was born 110 years ago on May 20, 1911 — with a new column concept…
Another upside-down cover…
