Absolute Catwoman will finish in 2027 rather than 2026 after schedule changes moved its final two issues. The six-part DC miniseries, written by Scott Snyder and Che Grayson with art and covers by Bengal, still has Absolute Catwoman #4 set for November 4, 2026. But issue #5 is now dated December 23, 2026, and issue #6 is dated January 27, 2027.
The moves do not change the advertised length of the project: it remains a six-issue miniseries, not an ongoing extension. They do, however, substantially alter the pace of its final stretch. Issue #5 had been dated for November 11 before shifting to December 23, a six-week move. Issue #6 had been set for December 23 and is now scheduled five weeks later, on January 27.
The revised Absolute Catwoman schedule
- Absolute Catwoman #4 (of 6) — November 4, 2026
- Absolute Catwoman #5 (of 6) — December 23, 2026
- Absolute Catwoman #6 (of 6) — January 27, 2027
Each of the three issues is listed at $4.99. Snyder and Grayson are credited as writers, while Bengal is credited for interior art and cover art on the issues detailed in the schedule.
What “miniseries” means here
A miniseries is a comic built around a predetermined number of installments. In this case, “of 6” on the solicitations is important: it identifies a finite six-issue run. A conclusion arriving in a new calendar year may look, at a glance, like a continuation, but the available schedule information points to a delayed conclusion rather than extra issues being added.
That distinction matters for readers following the title month to month. The number of issues has not changed, and there is no indication here of a new volume or an ongoing Absolute Catwoman series. The practical change is the waiting time between chapters, especially after the fourth issue.
For comic buyers, dates on advance listings are best treated as the current schedule rather than a permanent promise. A revised date can affect when readers catch up, when a retailer orders or reorders copies, and when a collected-run reader expects to have all six single issues. It does not, on its own, explain why the date changed; no reason for these particular adjustments is provided in the listed details.
Where the story stands heading into issue #4
The solicitation for Absolute Catwoman #4 places Selina Kyle and the Calicos in Central City. They are preparing for what is described as a final heist in pursuit of the Yarn, before Cassandra Cain and the League of Shadows can claim it. The Yarn is characterized as the world’s most powerful supercomputer, raising the stakes beyond an ordinary theft of money, jewelry, or a conventional Batman-world MacGuffin.
The emphasis on a heist is a natural fit for a Catwoman-led story, but the setup also frames the conflict as a race between factions. Selina and the Calicos need more than advanced equipment to succeed, while Cassandra Cain and the League of Shadows are chasing the same target. That arrangement gives issue #4 a clear job in the back half of the miniseries: move the competing groups toward the Yarn while placing Selina’s plans under pressure.
Issues #5 and #6 keep the Yarn at the center
Absolute Catwoman #5 follows the China heist and continues the pursuit of the Yarn. Selina and the Calicos are set against Cassandra Cain and her League of Shadows, with the solicitation suggesting that whoever obtains the artificial intelligence first can reshape their place in history.
“Artificial intelligence,” or AI, is used here in the story sense of a powerful computational entity rather than as a description of the comic’s production. The available issue descriptions identify the Yarn as a supercomputer and AI whose control carries exceptional consequences in the narrative. They do not explain its technical workings, origins, or precise limits, so readers should not assume more about the device than the solicitations establish.
That is a useful line to draw because “rewrite their place in history” can be read in more than one way. It may signal literal changes to history, a transformation in status or legacy, or a broader shift in power. The schedule material establishes the phrase as the stakes for the race, but does not confirm how the Yarn achieves that result. The miniseries itself will need to answer that question.
Absolute Catwoman #6, the finale, turns the focus explicitly to Selina’s future. Its setup says her world was upended when the Calicos returned to her life through Holly Robinson’s pursuit of the Yarn. Once the immediate conflict settles, Selina faces a decision between returning to the path she envisioned and choosing another direction.
That summary suggests the finale is intended to resolve more than possession of the supercomputer. It positions the Yarn as the catalyst for a personal crossroads involving Selina, Holly Robinson, and the Calicos. Whether that resolution closes the door cleanly or leaves material for later stories is not stated. What is clear is that the final issue is currently the chapter crossing the series into 2027.
Why the gap is noticeable
Issue #4 and issue #5 will now be separated by roughly seven weeks, from November 4 to December 23. The revised issue #5-to-#6 span is five weeks, from December 23 to January 27. For a limited comic designed around six installments, those intervals make the latter half feel different from a straightforward monthly run.
There is also a calendar wrinkle. The fifth issue’s new date lands late in December, while the conclusion arrives late in January. Readers who organize their pulls or budgeting around a calendar year may therefore find the final two chapters split between two separate months and two different years. The $4.99 list price remains the same across the three solicited issues.
The changes are particularly relevant because Absolute Catwoman is part of DC’s Absolute line and uses one of the publisher’s most recognizable characters. It is still worth avoiding an unsupported leap from that prominence to claims about sales, production, distribution, or editorial plans. The concrete facts are narrower: the title’s remaining publication dates have shifted, the issue count remains six, and the conclusion is now dated for January 2027.
A Catwoman story driven by alliances and consequences
The supplied descriptions point to a final arc built around overlapping motivations. Selina and the Calicos are allied in the hunt for the Yarn, but the final issue’s wording makes clear that the Calicos’ return has complicated Selina’s life. Holly Robinson’s pursuit is also part of the chain of events that brought that history back to the surface. Meanwhile, Cassandra Cain and the League of Shadows serve as direct rivals in the hunt for the same asset.
That makes the Yarn both an objective and a pressure point. It is the reason for the heist, the prize in the race, and the thing around which personal futures are being reconsidered. A supercomputer capable of changing a person’s place in history is a large premise, but the solicited finale locates its emotional question in Selina’s decision: whether she resumes the future she once wanted or takes a new route.
Readers interested in the broader comics landscape can also see how other creators continue to pitch sharply contained premises, including a forthcoming comic described as taking place entirely in the woods. The contrast underlines how a limited series’ identity can hinge on the boundaries of its premise—whether that is a single location, a fixed issue count, or, in Absolute Catwoman, a high-stakes chase for a singular piece of technology.
What readers should mark down now
The key date is November 4, when Absolute Catwoman #4 remains scheduled to arrive. Readers then have a longer wait for issue #5 on December 23, followed by the conclusion on January 27, 2027. Anyone collecting the complete six-issue run should use those revised dates for the final three chapters rather than relying on the earlier November and December plan.
Until further schedule information appears, the simplest expectation is also the most accurate one: Absolute Catwoman is still a six-issue story by Snyder, Grayson, and Bengal, its climax remains centered on the Yarn and the competing pursuit of it, and its final page is now scheduled to arrive in 2027.
