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caitcoy's review against another edition
3.0
Black Widow finally goes head to head with her new enemy, the mystery "Chaos" organization which has been discretely murdering and controlling large portions of the world without S.H.I.E.L.D.'s knowledge.
Not a bad conclusion but really in the same "meh" category as the rest of the series. I just never felt like Black Widow grew in any way as a character or felt like anything other than a cardboard cutout. Maybe I've been spoiled by Brubaker and Rucka but this is just....not that great. It's certainly less than Widow deserves. The end story which shows Natasha's origin was the best part of the entire series and it wasn't even part of the main story. Guess I'll just have to go re-read Velvet to get my kickass spy fix.
Full series review here
Not a bad conclusion but really in the same "meh" category as the rest of the series. I just never felt like Black Widow grew in any way as a character or felt like anything other than a cardboard cutout. Maybe I've been spoiled by Brubaker and Rucka but this is just....not that great. It's certainly less than Widow deserves. The end story which shows Natasha's origin was the best part of the entire series and it wasn't even part of the main story. Guess I'll just have to go re-read Velvet to get my kickass spy fix.
Full series review here
scottpm's review against another edition
3.0
I just couldn't get into this volume. The Chaos story just didn't grab me. I enjoyed the January story as it was a glimpse into her past. The art was for the most part spectacular.
moonbites's review against another edition
3.0
I had been really enjoying the last two Black Widow solo comics. However, this comic didn't do much for me in the way of plot. This volume starts closing in on the villain that Widow has been chasing and eluding to in the first two volumes. While, the reveal of the villain is pretty interesting in premise, the overall execution of how widow deals with said villain gets muddled up somewhere along the way.
There were many jumps in the story that threw you around to different characters, back to Black Widow, then back to her past. Because of this I felt like I was missing out on crucial plot line. At some point I wasn't quite sure what was happening with Widow in the present. One second she is fighting the bad guy the next she is in a boat with her cat. I may be over exaggerating a little here, but I think it gets the point across of how I felt thrown around at the end.
I can also say I don't think that even Nathan Edmonson has a clear idea of how Black Widow should be portrayed. maybe that is the point because she is a spy and closely hides her past and feelings. But this doesn't make for a good protagonist, if readers don't get the sense that they understand and can find something in common with her. In one scene I feel like I can connect with Natasha when she shows her vulnerable side and then she completely changes in the next chapter, does something infuriating and makes you lose sympathy in her.
I think there is alot of potential here, the great art style helps tremendously, but if the character development doesn't actually start developing it will be hard wanting to continue with this series.
There were many jumps in the story that threw you around to different characters, back to Black Widow, then back to her past. Because of this I felt like I was missing out on crucial plot line. At some point I wasn't quite sure what was happening with Widow in the present. One second she is fighting the bad guy the next she is in a boat with her cat. I may be over exaggerating a little here, but I think it gets the point across of how I felt thrown around at the end.
I can also say I don't think that even Nathan Edmonson has a clear idea of how Black Widow should be portrayed. maybe that is the point because she is a spy and closely hides her past and feelings. But this doesn't make for a good protagonist, if readers don't get the sense that they understand and can find something in common with her. In one scene I feel like I can connect with Natasha when she shows her vulnerable side and then she completely changes in the next chapter, does something infuriating and makes you lose sympathy in her.
I think there is alot of potential here, the great art style helps tremendously, but if the character development doesn't actually start developing it will be hard wanting to continue with this series.
andie13's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
sillypunk's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was mostly good, but the last episode was a bit WTF?
girlreading's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*
I will always be utterly in love with the art work in this series. It's simply gorgeous. I'm sad to see this come to an end but I'm still not sure on how I feel about it. I enjoyed it for its art style and story kept my attention, I always wanted to know what was going on but I felt as though the story was a bit all over the place and I'm still not 100% sure I know exactly what *was* going on! I don't know whether I found it confusing as this is the first Marvel series I've read but I just did find it all a bit confusing. I kept thinking I was on top of it and then something would happen that would throw my understanding out of the window... Natasha is still a mystery but we learnt a lot more about her backstory in this volume which I really enjoyed. I LOVED the flashback scenes to her childhood! I think this is possibly my least favourite of the three volumes but it was still an enjoyable read! (even if I wasn't certain what was going on all of the time...)
I will always be utterly in love with the art work in this series. It's simply gorgeous. I'm sad to see this come to an end but I'm still not sure on how I feel about it. I enjoyed it for its art style and story kept my attention, I always wanted to know what was going on but I felt as though the story was a bit all over the place and I'm still not 100% sure I know exactly what *was* going on! I don't know whether I found it confusing as this is the first Marvel series I've read but I just did find it all a bit confusing. I kept thinking I was on top of it and then something would happen that would throw my understanding out of the window... Natasha is still a mystery but we learnt a lot more about her backstory in this volume which I really enjoyed. I LOVED the flashback scenes to her childhood! I think this is possibly my least favourite of the three volumes but it was still an enjoyable read! (even if I wasn't certain what was going on all of the time...)
jpod26's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
It seems like Black Widow is very much hit or miss. Either the writers and artists know who she is or they don't, they have a story to tell or they don't. This book is very much not a miss. The art is a bit inconsistent and muddy. And the story isn't the most coherent. But Natasha is very much herself in this one, both when she was young and right now, heck even in her manipulated dreams.