I wish I could say I loved this book, as I'm a huge fan of Black Widow - her cunning, her mythological level of prowess as a spy and fighter, and not least of which her red hair. Somehow though the book's story felt cheapened, rushed by the constant revolving door of old characters and conflicts that were instantly resolved with no real dilemma or challenge. It felt like we were just drifting along a play-by-play without learning anything new about the woman (even if we were supposedly seeing a

Urgh what a way to ruin a character. This whole graphic novel was plot what plot and really did nothing to show the amazing kick ass character Natasha is. Definitely not one I will be reading again or keeping.

I love Black Widow, but Cornell’s sloppy writing in this miniseries downgrades her demeanour and ruins my favourite character! Read this if you’re interested in knowing Natasha’s longgg list of ex-lovers and her creepy guardian Ivan. Rounding off my rating since there is a decent background of her origin and how she was recruited to be a black widow. 2.75/5🌟.

Why does it all have to be about sex? Jesus christ, is that the breadth of imagination male comic writers have when it comes to female characters? She's gotta sex everyone to death! That's the plot! WTF.

Meh. I kind of hated the time jumps and while it explained a lot about the actual story it pulled me out of the story every time. Also, there were so many different art-styles it was kind of annoying tbh. Also, Tasha dear, zip up your suit your tits are cold.

So brief history of Black Widow = history of past lovers and creepy uncle Ivan?

@ Frigga, let me read a great marvel book soon It’s been 84 yearsEverything done in this book was pretty much covered in Black Widow: The Name of Rose and done 100% better. This is just a book of a creepy man being unable to take "no" for an answer. Covering all of Natasha's past loves, she was given a nanobyte virus transmitted through contact by a man who raised her but secretly always wanted to bone her. It's gross and the character deserves better. The only parts I latched onto were Natasha'...

I could not read this graphic novel without the "Black Widow" song running through my head. She's a redhead! That alone gives her 3 stars.I knew nothing about this superhero when I picked up this book, other than the name.It wasn't bad. I was a bit confused until I read the end notes about the history of Black Widow. That helped explain the comic to me. Apparently, she got around - she seems to have had a relationship with most of the other superheroes in the Marvel universe - Daredevil, Hawkeye...

This was honestly kinda bad. I didn't dislike it because it did actually have some interesting ideas and characterization, but the execution fell flat in most areas. The dialogue was straight up awkward and some scenes left a bad taste in my mouth due to the poor use of sexualization. There are many ways to incorporate sexuality in good taste, especially considering the Black Widow's namesake, but Paul Cornell's way of doing it felt shallow and creepy. I do feel like I understand the Black Widow...

begging marvel to hire women to write and illustrate black widow. begging.

I own this book. Have I ever mentioned that I love comic Nat? No? Well I do. This story follows Nat as she finds out that someone from her past has implanted her with a neurotoxin that she has passed on that makes people attack and try to kill the people she loves or has loved in the past. We see her unravel her own history, from her being signed up to the Red Room, to leaving, to falling in love time and time again. She revisits her old loves; Alexei, Clint, Bucky, Logan and Ivan. Ivan was he

Great layered origin storyLike the good old-fashioned Marvel stories of old, This is a great story which adds depth and shade to the events we already know. The central conceit of using two artists for flashback and modern day effectively shows the progression of the Black Widow. From her earliest days in the 60s in Tales to Astonish and her conflicts with Iron Man and Hawkeye, through the 1970s and her liaisons with Daredevil and Hercules in The Champions, and more recently, her conflicted days...

This too-short-to-be-relevant graphic novel misses the mark incredibly. Sure, you'll get the historical background of her character and how she becomes a super-spy superhero, but this story strangely went on to focus on her love life, and, let me tell you, this femme fatale went on to sleep with A LOT of well-known superheroes, leaving you with a cringy impression of the character. The oddest part of this story is its story that also looks into the unrequited love that her father figure had for

Good reading. Plus it was free.

Fuck you fuck you fuck you. This was not only awful it was fucking disgusting and I'm so steamed right now. This is some half ass attempt at Black Widow's origin story but other people have done this before but better. Read Black Widow: The Name of the Rose instead, I beg you.I should have known going into this I'd get some super gross man fic because they couldn't keep Black Widow boob off the covers but this really took the bullshit to another level. Funny enough, the art was not super terribl...

Two and a half stars rounded up.This mini-series was written to coincide with the release of Iron Man 2, when the Black Widow, as played by Scarlett Johansson, was introduced into the Marvel cinematic universe. This volume functions as a get-to-know-you for fans not familiar with the character. There’s even a Marvel Universe entry at the end of the book if the reader is really, really interested.In a nutshell, the Black Widow’s old Soviet guardian/mentor turns up dead, which sets in motion a plo...

So-so. I did pick up a few things. Like the reason the Black Widow appears to never age (very convenient). Otherwise, not so much as action as a spy for BW. Her list of former lovers did appear to be pretty long: Tony Stark, Hawkeye, Winter Solider, Daredevil, and Wolverine (?). But if you are as old as the Black Widow, it just seems like a long list of ex-lovers.

Paul Cornell tells Natasha Romanova’s origin story in Black Widow: Deadly Origin - and it’s a pretty boring one. Though a short book, it manages to feel padded out with filler because there isn’t much to Natasha’s story: she got the Soviet version of Cap’s super soldier serum, hence why she was born in the 1920s yet somehow manages to look youthful 100 years later, and at some point in the late 20th century she switched sides to work for the ‘muricans. She’s been superheroing since. Parts of the...

The art was amazing and I did like how the story included historical figures.The story was ok but I did get lost in where it was heading a few times. However, I didn’t hate it and it was a good introduction to Black Widow, a character I have never read anything about before.

The story started off with potential but when it's all boiled down it is simply about sex. Black Widow must get in contact with all her previous lovers to warn them about a metaphorical STD she may have infected them with. The motivation behind the plot is somebody's not gettin' some, therefore the world must pay. This is an origin story of Natasha Romanoff but concentrates solely on her love life and all the men that have come and gone. I wish there was more Black Widow in Black Widow.