What was your all-time favorite Black Widow series/solo story?

[mattbib]

Each week we'll have a poll to determine the forum's current feel on a topic. Feel free to submit a poll idea if you have one!


This week we want to know...
What was your all-time favorite Black Widow solo story?

• Black Widow: The Coldest War (1990, OGN by Gerry Conway, George Freeman)
• Black Widow: Web of Intrigue (1983, from Marvel Fanfare 10-13, by Ralph Macchio, George Pérez)
• Black Widow (1999, 3-issue mini by Devin Grayson, J.G. Jones)
• Black Widow: Breakdown (2000, 3-issue mini by Devin Grayson & Greg Rucka, Scott Hampton)
• Black Widow: Pale Little Spider (2002, 3-issue mini by Greg Rucka & Igor Kordey)
• Black Widow: Homecoming (2004, 6-issue mini by Richard K. Morgan, Goran Parlov & Bill Sienkiewicz)
• Black Widow: The Things They Say about Her (2005, 6-issue mini by Richard K. Morgan, Sean Phillips & Bill Sienkiewicz)

[Dagger]

I'm becoming obsessed with the Black Widow recently, and I was wondering which of her four mini series that have come out in the last 10 years are your favorite?

P.S. I'm really hoping they do another mini with her in it really soon.

[Dagger]

Crap! I forgot the MAX mini that focused on Yelena's developmental years! Bib, can you fix that for me?

[mattbib]

Bib, can you fix that for me?

Sure can. ;)

[Siddon]

You do know that Black Widow had a series in 1970 Amazing Adventures 1-8

[mattbib]

You do know that Black Widow had a series in 1970 Amazing Adventures 1-8

Nope, had no clue. Thanks for the heads up, though. I've added to the poll, and I'll need to track that story down.

Just looked up info on those issues...some good creators behind those Widow stories.

http://comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=1937

[Cayman]

Richard K Morgan's Black Widow was amazing!

[mgs]

Black Widow: Pale Little Spider</b> (2002, 3-issue mini by Greg Rucka & Igor Kordey)

Ya know, going through some old issues. I really lfind that this one was not that bad. Initally, I think I wrote it off as being incredibly mature for no reason, except being in the, then, New Max line, etc., but rereading the first 2 issues, I find that it's not as bad as I remembered it. Unless the last issue was really, really bad. I think Rucka and Igor's art matched very well.

[The Great Grape]

I enjoyed Itsy Bitsy Spider(the 1999 3 issue Garyson mini.) Nice combo of spy/military/rival writing and clean art.

Homecoming was one of the better ones as well.

[rogerio]

Black Widow is my favorite female character. I just collect everything about her.
My list of favs:

Black Widow The Coldest War GN (1990)
Written by Gerry Conway. Art by George Freeman, Ernie Colon, Mark Farmer, Mike Harris, Val Mayerik, and Joe Rubinstein. Natalia Romanova was once the Soviet Union's greatest weapon - a super spy. She has been an enemy, ally, and lover to the heroes of the west. Now in the waning days of the Cold War, Black Widow's past has come back to haunt her. Can she deal with her former masters and still retain her freedom...her very soul? Featuring special guest-appearances by Daredevil and the Avengers.


Black Widow Web of Intrigue (1999)
This one-shot is written by Ralph Macchio with art by George Perez. This classic reprint contains the Widow's origin in a full-length, self-contained story, originally appeared in Marvel Fanfare #10-13.


Black Widow TP
by Grayson, Jones, Rucka, & Hampton Reprinting the first Marvel Knights Black Widow series, plus Black Widow: Breakdown.

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[rogerio]

and...

Black Widow Homecoming TPB (2005)
Collects Black Widow (2004-3rd Series) #1-6. Written by RICHARD K. MORGAN. Art by GORAN PARLOV & BILL SIENKIEWICZ. Cover by GREG LAND. Acclaimed science-fiction novelist Richard K. Morgan (Altered Carbon and Broken Angels) and comics legend Bill Sienkiewicz (ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN, Stray Toasters) bring you old ghosts and new revelations about the original Black Widow – Natasha Romanova – in this hardboiled noir tale. The deadliest agent in the Marvel Universe has finally gotten out of the spy game, and she's not asking for much, just a life of her own. When a sudden assassination attempt provides a harsh reality check, the former Soviet agent tracks a string of international killings that will lead her back to a Russia she can barely recognize.


Black Widow Pale Little Spider (2002) 1 2 & 3
Master crime writer Greg Rucka and CABLE's Igor Kordey present a gritty, uncompromising tale of Russian international espionage agent Yelena Belova ? the new Black Widow! ? THE STORY: When her former mentor is found brutally murdered in a Moscow bondage club, Belova must go deep undercover to find the killer. Torn by self-doubt and divided loyalties, she descends into a world of deadly games and deadlier predators! With sensual covers by Greg Horn (ELEKTRA), BLACK WIDOW: PALE LITTLE SPIDER is a smart and sexy adventure that could only be told under the freedom of the MAX imprint! ? GREG RUCKA SPEAKS: "Yelena has pretty much been dominated ever since she began her training to be the Black Widow. That's the nature of that sort of training: 'You will learn these things, you will go this way ? you did it well, you will be rewarded. You did it bad, you will be punished.' Now, she's in the bondage scene where all of her skills are applicable, but not readily so.You can't walk into a bondage club, grab somebody around the throat, throw them to the floor and say, 'Tell me what I want to know!' and expect them to cough it up. If they don't what are you going to do? What if they don't tell you just so you do hit them again, but harder, because they're getting turned on? When that does happen, Yelena is going to give an 'Ewww!' that will be a combination of her being repulsed and perhaps a little turned on herself."


man, I really would like to see Ed Brubaker or Greg Rucka writing a Black Widow/Silver Sable team-up someday. There’s some interesting things that could be done with these two tough women...:)

[carabas]

I always liked Yelena. It's really a shame that Bendis unceremonially just killed of a relatively new character that had still had a lot of potential. It's not as if Marvel has got a lot of new characters to spare.

[Beamish]

I always liked Yelena. It's really a shame that Bendis unceremonially just killed of a relatively new character that had still had a lot of potential. It's not as if Marvel has got a lot of new characters to spare.

He's got to kill off the interesting new characters he didn't create in favor of the uninteresting ones he did (White Tiger, Jessica Jones). I'm hoping the Yelena Adaptiod was a clone or a skrull, and that the real one is in deep freeze somewhere, waiting to return and challenge Natasha again.

[rogerio]

I'm hoping the Yelena Adaptiod was a clone or a skrull, and that the real one is in deep freeze somewhere, waiting to return and challenge Natasha again.

thanks Beamish, I dont have to talk alone anymore...:)

two points:
- I just dont understand why Yelena was working with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents...She was a russian agent (very loyal, btw.)
- I am very curious to see Natalia's reaction.
is she ignoring Yelena's death...or what?

Skrulls?

[Dagger]

He's got to kill off the interesting new characters he didn't create in favor of the uninteresting ones he did (White Tiger, Jessica Jones). I'm hoping the Yelena Adaptiod was a clone or a skrull, and that the real one is in deep freeze somewhere, waiting to return and challenge Natasha again.

OMG, I soo agree...even though I do like White Tiger, and have her mini. I was really interested in what was happening with Yelena, and then we got that lame adaptoid story with the really pretty art.

I can't believe that people dug this thread out of oblivion, it's been a while since I made it.