Black Widow #1 Review

Writers: Chris Samnee, Mark Waid / Artist: Chris Samnee / Marvel Comics I’m not even sure how to start this review because I can’t put to words what I just read. I just read the comeback of the Black Widow Natasha Romanov and… it’s like when pre-WTF-happened Kanye West said, “They want gun talk, and I don’t go there enough.” We’ve loved seeing Black Widow on screen and have been wanting the longest for a movie (she stole the show in Captain America 2, fuck what you heard), but for whatever reasons studios are like “Nah.” Well, Marvel finally got Natasha Romanov back on her dumb shit. Back on her espionage and twin glocks gun talk. Back on her me-myself-and-I spy shit. Back on her all-I-need-in-this-life-of-sin-is-me-and-my-wrist-shooters shit. Natsaha back on her international woman of mystery steez, and gawd it feels good to read. The best thing about this issue is how it goes hard. Natasha is being declared an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D. and all the agents are after her; now when I say “all the agents,” I’m talking everybody. You know you done pulled some shit when even the office agents are comin’ for you. Natasha done went and got Gary from accounting and Ragini who’s here on a work visa trying to tackle her by the printer. That’s when you know shit is real.

I’ll skip over exactly how Natasha escapes the Helicarrier, but all I’m going to say is shout-out to the agent in the hijab who drove the whip after Natasha with no fear in her heart whatsoever. This book is all action, …