Catwoman #93 will place Selina Kyle at the center of a new underworld conflict when it reaches comic shops on November 18, 2026. The issue’s premise sends Catwoman into a run-down amusement park that is far more than abandoned local color: it is a front for a dangerous gang and a money-laundering operation.
The set-up is an especially natural fit for Selina. A carnival is built on misdirection, spectacle and games with rules that are not always obvious to the player. Catwoman’s work has long depended on reading rooms, motives and opportunities faster than the people around her. Here, though, the solicitation positions her as operating alone while Gotham’s criminal hierarchy shifts around her. The advertised prize is freedom; the stated cost is her life.
A new pressure point in Gotham’s underworld
The central story detail is not simply that there is another criminal scheme in Gotham. New players are entering the city’s underworld, disrupting its existing power structure. That matters because a change in the balance of criminal power can be more volatile than a straightforward clash with a familiar foe. Established groups may have recognizable territory, habits and grudges. New adversaries bring unknown methods and unclear objectives.
In Catwoman #93, the amusement park conceals both the gang and its laundering activity. Money laundering is the process of disguising the origins of illegally obtained money so it can appear legitimate. The solicitation does not explain the group’s specific method, scale or wider connections, so those details remain unknown. What is clear is that the park functions as a criminal front: a public-facing façade intended to conceal illicit operations behind an ordinary, or at least plausible, business setting.
That framework raises an immediate practical challenge for Selina. Taking down a gang is dangerous enough; doing so inside an active cover operation can mean navigating workers, visitors, guards, finances and evidence that may be designed to disappear quickly. The preview does not reveal how deeply Selina has infiltrated the organization, nor whether she is seeking a particular person or object. It does establish that she is at the forefront of the confrontation by herself.
Why the carnival setting suits a Catwoman story
The decaying amusement-park setting gives the issue a strong visual and thematic contradiction. Carnivals promise play, prizes and escapism. This one is presented as a setting for coercion, criminal finance and a lethal game. The tension between those two ideas can make every familiar attraction feel suspect: not because the comic has confirmed the use of any particular ride or carnival device, but because the premise turns a place built for diversion into an environment controlled by criminals.
The “game” language is also important. It suggests Selina is not merely breaking into a hidden base and leaving with evidence. The solicitation frames her circumstances as a contest where the rules, stakes and route to freedom are likely dictated by the people in power. Whether that is literal, metaphorical or some combination of the two remains to be seen. Readers should not assume the story will use a specific tournament, trap structure or game-master character based on the available description alone.
Still, the setup emphasizes a familiar Catwoman strength: adaptation. Selina Kyle is most compelling when plans are unstable and the boundary between thief, infiltrator and survivor gets thin. A shifting Gotham underworld and a concealed gang operation both create room for that kind of pressure. The promise here is less about a conventional caper than about a high-risk encounter in which Selina has limited support and potentially no safe exit.
The creative team and editions
Torunn Grønbekk writes Catwoman #93, with interior art by Davide Gianfelice. Gabriel Hardman provides the main cover.
The standard edition carries a suggested retail price of $3.99. Three named variant-cover editions are also listed at $4.99 each:
- Marcio Takara cover
- Charlie Adlard cover
- Chloe Brailsford cover
Variant covers generally provide alternate cover artwork for the same issue rather than a separate chapter of the story. The listing identifies these editions by cover artist but does not provide print-run information, retailer allocation details or any indication that one version includes different interior material. Buyers interested in a particular cover should check availability with their preferred comic shop rather than presume every edition will be stocked in the same quantity.
What readers can reasonably expect
The official premise supports several clear expectations: Selina will confront a newly emerging criminal threat; the amusement park is tied to both a gang and money laundering; Gotham’s underworld is in flux; and the conflict puts Selina’s freedom and life on the line. It also underscores her isolation, which can change the tone of a Gotham story considerably. Without an identified ally in the setup, the issue’s tension is likely to rest on Selina’s judgment and ability to stay ahead of people who know the terrain.
Beyond that, readers should keep their expectations measured. The solicitation does not identify the gang, disclose the new adversaries’ names, explain what “freedom” means in this context, or reveal how the conflict connects to later issues. It does not confirm appearances by Batman or other Gotham characters. Those omissions leave plenty of space for surprises, but they are not evidence for specific plot theories.
For readers following Gotham’s wider comic-book orbit, there is another recent story centered on how scrutiny and public information can complicate a vigilante’s position: Batwoman #9 puts Kate Kane under Batman’s scrutiny after Petalon footage goes viral. The two premises are distinct, but both point toward the enduring appeal of Gotham stories in which power, reputation and hidden information create as much danger as a direct fight.
Release details at a glance
- Title: Catwoman #93
- Publisher: DC Comics
- On sale: November 18, 2026
- Writer: Torunn Grønbekk
- Artist: Davide Gianfelice
- Main cover artist: Gabriel Hardman
- Standard-edition SRP: $3.99
- Named variant-cover SRP: $4.99
Catwoman #93 has a compact but evocative hook: a battered amusement park hiding a criminal enterprise, an unstable underworld, and Selina Kyle forced to play a dangerous game without identified backup. The unanswered questions are part of the draw. Who are Gotham’s incoming players, what do they want, and what must Selina risk to walk away free?
