John Wick Meets Kill Bill Meets Cats in… Cat Fight

Cat Fight! Former Bleeding Cool columnist, Comics Alliance EIC, gourmand and comics writer Andrew Wheeler has a brand new comedian ebook out with Dirk Gently, Secret Identities and Collapser artist Ilias Kyriazis from IDW, in May. Cat Fight is described as a “stylish six-issue miniseries with an elegant feline flair!”

Cat Fight follows a debonaire jewel thief whose decadent sensibilities and style for high-powered thrills inadvertently lead him down a path of illicit intrigue. Debuting in May 2023, Cat Fight is written by latest GLAAD Media Award nominee and Eisner Award winner Andrew Wheeler (Sins of the Black Flamingo) with artwork by Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser), inks by Auguste, and colours by Dennis Yatras.

Caught up within the glamor and extreme way of life of a world profession felony, Felix Lamarr lives just for the joys of the following large rating. Suddenly contacted by his estranged and rich grandmother, he’s shocked to be taught that she is a storied profession felony herself—the lithe and legendary burglar Kitty Midnight—and that she desires him to accomplice together with her cat-themed associates on a profitable upcoming heist. Unaccustomed to collaboration, Felix declines Kitty’s supply…however a surprising incident sends his life right into a sudden, chaotic tailspin. Framed for homicide and on the run from a mysterious syndicate, he leaps at full-throttle from one worldwide scorching spot to the following in a lethal recreation of cat and mouse!

“I’m so excited for readers to escape into our world of glamorous adventure! Cat Fight is an action thriller about family and connection in an age of disconnection, a vacation from gray skies and ordinary lives,” says Wheeler. “The art team has done an incredible job bringing this breakneck ride to life. It’s John Wick meets Kill Bill meets…well, Cats!”

“The most exciting part of working on Cat Fight has been drawing breakneck, globe-trotting action sequences in collaboration with Avgo and Dennis Yatras, two incredibly talented Greek artists that I’ve had my eye on for some time now,” says Kyriazis. “Plus, I really do enjoy drawing cats…even though I suspect it may have made my own cat jealous.”

“Cat Fight mixes suave characters, fashion, and the chaotic claws of cat-themed jewel thieves, all under the watch of an Eartha Kitt–inspired leading lady… so the second this pitch came across my desk, I knew it would be a hit,” says senior editor Heather Antos. “Mix that with Andrew’s clear vision for the series and Ilias’s cleverly crafted visual storytelling alongside Dennis and Avgo’s finishes, and we’ve got a fun and colorful litter that no one can deny.”

Cat Fight #1 can be out there with a number of variant covers for followers and retailers to get pleasure from, together with Cover A by collection illustrator Ilias Kyriazis, Cover B by Morgan Beem, and retailer incentive variants by Alex Moore, Veronica Fish, and Sweeney Boo.