A review by jobinsonlis
Black Widow, Vol. 1: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmondson

3.0

I want to start positive so right off the bat I have to say that the artwork in this is gorgeous. Some of the frames were so beautiful that I wish I had them up on my wall, especially in the very last part (Natasha's red hair against a white backdrop was great). The negative? I just had a hard time caring about anything that happened. I like the Black Widow all right but more in the movies than in the main comic book universe where the solo adventures of even a very skilled assassin feel less exciting than whatever She-Hulk or Captain Marvel or any of the X-Ladies are doing (the X-Ladies are probably in space because those mutants freaking love being in space). I'm also not that invested in Natasha's desire for atonement as though killing off scores of warlords will balance some invisible scales but that's more of a personal problem I have with heroes trying to atone instead of just trying to help. Is this worth picking up? If you like spy stories and don't care that she doesn't interact with any other superheroes, then sure. It's beautiful and that's worth a look at least.