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A review by fishgirl182
Black Widow, Vol. 1: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmondson
This story arc gives is all about atonement. Black Widow spends her time away from SHIELD taking black ops and espionage jobs as a way to atone for her past. Money she makes from these jobs goes to the families of those she hurt in the past. Her affairs are kept in order by her attorney, Isaiah, who tried to convince her to take more lucrative jobs. He's one of my favorite characters on the series and I love how dry he is. He also has some hidden skills that we see a bit of in this arc.
This story arc really hits home what a lonely existence it is to be a spy. Natasha finds it hard to trust people and, in her line of work, trusting the wrong person could mean death or failure. Natasha is very hard on herself and, though she works to atone for her past sins, I get the feeling that she will never feel like what she's done is enough.
This was definitely a good character study on Black Widow. Smart, deadly and focused, she is not someone you want to mess with. I am interested in seeing where Edmondson takes her from here. I don't think she can keep going at this pace forever and the loneliness is starting to wear on her. I want to see how Natasha evolved.
The artwork by Noto is gorgeous and I love how he uses color. His images are very moody and his style is very different from what I normally associate with superhero comics.
Overall I liked this collection. The plot itself wasn't extremely compelling but the character work on Widow was good and I'd like to see where it goes.
This story arc really hits home what a lonely existence it is to be a spy. Natasha finds it hard to trust people and, in her line of work, trusting the wrong person could mean death or failure. Natasha is very hard on herself and, though she works to atone for her past sins, I get the feeling that she will never feel like what she's done is enough.
This was definitely a good character study on Black Widow. Smart, deadly and focused, she is not someone you want to mess with. I am interested in seeing where Edmondson takes her from here. I don't think she can keep going at this pace forever and the loneliness is starting to wear on her. I want to see how Natasha evolved.
The artwork by Noto is gorgeous and I love how he uses color. His images are very moody and his style is very different from what I normally associate with superhero comics.
Overall I liked this collection. The plot itself wasn't extremely compelling but the character work on Widow was good and I'd like to see where it goes.