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    Black Widow #1

    Black Widow » Black Widow #1 - The Name of the Rose, Part 1 released by Marvel on June 1, 2010.

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    The deadly super-spy from IRON MAN 2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA in her own ongoing series! Natasha Romanoff is not a super hero. She’s not psychic. She doesn’t fly. And yet as the Black Widow, she manages to hold her own against a world of incredibly powerful enemies…and allies. But now someone has tried to kill Natasha…and almost succeeded. Injured gravely, almost beyond her ability to recover, Black Widow sets out to find her attacker…with no suspects and no leads. Who could be deadly enough to get the drop on Natasha? And what connections do they have to some of her closest super hero friends…? Plus, a backup detailing the deadly history of the Black Widow!

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    A True Understanding 0

    Sadly, Natasha has been given quite the shove in recent memory. She has made mostly minor appearances in other comic books, and the only reason she has been given more attention recently is due to her portrayal in Iron Man 2. I am a loyal fan of the Black Widow and I was satisfied with her character in Iron Man 2, as it carried most of the prominent characteristics that Black Widow fans should expect. Regardless, this dedicated series was a long time coming, and I believe Majorie Liu has serious...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    An impressive start 0

    I've never been a fan of the Black Widow. All her previous series and appearances have really passed me by - I mean, I love the art in Uncanny X-men 268, but it doesn't make me care to read about Black Widow some more. But reading this issue has really got me hooked. Marjorie Liu shows here in this first issue that she has really got a good idea and a direction that she is going to take Black Widow in in a new ongoing series - tough, determined, capable, feminine, real. Black Widow is immediatel...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    Review: Black Widow #1 0

    The Black Widow's run in with an old fellow spy, the Black Rose, leaves her vulnerable for a rather brutal bout of attack and torture from an unknown old foe.  THE GOOD  Once things get rolling, there's an appealing sharpness to Liu's script. The romantic dinner between Black Widow and Bucky Barnes, including Natasha's ducking out to threaten her neighbor's cheating husband, felt very genuine. You can believe that these are not only two attracted adults out on date, but that they're als...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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