The Black Cat is Marvel Comics' answer to DC Comics' Catwoman. Like Catwoman, the Black Cat is -- what else? -- a cat burglar, but she's not a villain. She also flirts and has random sexual hook-ups with Spider-Man, much like Catwoman and Batman. It's probably no surprise that they're similar since Spider-Man was probably conceived as Marvel's answer to DC's Batman. Spidey and Batman are also -- arguably -- the two comic giants' individual heaviest hitters (and most profitable).
All that aside, the 2010 mini-series featuring a solo Black Cat follows her on a race to steal expensive artifacts in order to rescue her kidnapped mother from the Kravinoff family (i.e., Spider-Man's foe, Kraven). Unfortunately, the story, characters, and art all lacked luster. The supporting characters were interchangeable with no real personalities, so I often got confused as to who was who, and this was reading each issue back-to-back, not once a month. Or maybe I just didn't care because the simple premise of the story was dragged out for four issues and none of the characters -- not even the Black Cat herself -- were well-written.
To add insult to injury, all four issues were priced at $3.99 each. However, readers were given about 25 cents of quality. Save your money and look for Catwoman stories instead. Like Spider-Man, The Black Cat falls flat on her fur-lined ass.
