Iron Cat #5

‘Iron Cat' brings the latest chapter of Felica Hardy's adventures to an end in a satisfying, trademark emotionally powerful way leaving the trio of main characters in some interesting positions as they move forward. A gorgeous, both visually and character development-wise, series through and through that keeps the winning streak going in proof that Felicia Hardy/Black Cat is a textbook Marvel-style character that has found and deserves to stay in the biggest of spotlights. Read Full Review

Never being much of an Iron Man fan, I was unsure how much I would enjoy this book. For me, I would have preferred more Tamara and Felicia; with the inclusion of the Iron Cat armour Tony was bound to be involved. With the main crux of the story being the tension between the ladies, Tony should have been a modus operandi; instead, I sometimes felt that Black Cat was a guest star in her own book. Hopefully this balance will be redressed in the aforementioned Black Cat Mary Jane mini. Read Full Review

Theres some insight into the psyche of Stark, but the bulk of this comic is a further exploration of the personality of Black Cat. Felicias relationship with MacKay continues to be a fruitful one. Writer and character have worked together a lot over the course of the past couple of years. MacKay has fostered a very conscious progression in Hardys life that has made her one of Marvels most consistently interesting characters in recent years. Next up: Black Cat hangs out with an actress in a series co-starring Mary Jane Watson. Read Full Review

I was initially interested in this one as it was a different take on the Iron Man character and had someone else using the armour. From what I have seen from it I would recommend this one and the series you would like an original take on the Iron Man character. Read Full Review

Iron Cat ends in a way that you are left excited and hopeful to see Jed MacKay run on Black Cat continues. MacKay added to Felicia Hardy's character by giving her a rival in Tamara Blake that gave a deeper personal arc for this entire series to tackle. If you are a Black Cat or Iron Man fan I recommend checking out this series when it releases in trade paperback form. Read Full Review

Iron Cat #5 wraps up all story points well, albeit safely. Read Full Review

The series offered some fun moments, especially in the first issue, and this is a fine conclusion, but some of the story certainly felt drawn out over the past couple of issues. The singular focus on an Iron Man story, rather than the more imaginative heights the creative team of Makay and Prez had given us previously, never reached the heights of the previous Black Cat volumes. Read Full Review

Rather than ending on a high note, Iron Cat merely closes out with no real surprises, which simply left me disappointed. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Nov 20, 2022

I just want to say, having seen recent attempts by both of the big two to be more LGBT friendly, Marvel is doing such a better job than DC. I know this has less to do with this specific miniseries, and more with the brand as a whole. LGBT people are *people* and as brand positive it is to always make them happy, shiny, unaggressive, passive people, I much prefer when they have actual personalities.

Hailey

Oct 31, 2022

I really enjoyed this miniseries. I would have liked it more if the story stayed Felicia-Tamara focused but I'm excited for the future of Felicia.

Afre

Nov 08, 2022

A fine ending to a really enjoyable mini-series.

CrazyforRAMU

Apr 14, 2023

This finale ties up the plot in a satisfying, if not incredibly inventive, way. I like that the author fired a couple of well-placed Chekhov's guns; it tightens up the series as a whole. Tamara and Felicia's reconciliation ties a nice little heartwarming bow on it all. The art is beautiful, but … I think that the tweaks that could take this issue to greatness are mainly in the visuals. Tamara's exit from the climax could have been clearer, and the artist could have done … something … to make the fight scenes more exciting. Improvable -- but still beautiful as it stands.

KittyNone

Oct 27, 2022

The finale of Iron Cat isn't really MacKay's most inspired and inventive moment with Felicia and doesn't live up to the mini's best moments, but all that means is that it's merely "very good" rather than "legendary"

Jawsh

Dec 08, 2022

Ridiculous fun. You know imma be buying and reading Black Cat & Mary Jane, there's no way I'm missing out on that!

Briton

Nov 09, 2022

This series rather fizzled out.