Love love! In this Black Widow is being blackmailed by a man known as the Weeping Lion. He has a big secret of hers and if she doesn't get the files he demands, he'll release it to the world. Along the way she ends up betraying SHIELD and finds herself in Russia where a new Red Room has been created.

I love the art- it's such my vibe and I love how colorful it is. I love that this comic really lets the art do the talking, especially in action scenes instead of having tons and tons of dialogue chunks. They really said a little less conversation a little more action baby.

Natasha is so badass in this. I wish we had gotten some inner monologue instead of her being so mysterious though. Some of the plot I just didn't get like did she really have to play along? It didn't seem worth it to do all this, idk. I get why but I was just thinking why doesn't she just tell literally anyone?

BUT it was a really cool spy thriller of Natasha on the run and kicking ass. My favorite Black Widow stories are the ones like this, where she's deep in espionage and ass kicking and not just hanging with the squad fighting aliens.

4.5

It's really hard for me to write a review for this because while its storytelling is flawless, the visuals are stunning (the first issue! wow!), and it's a compelling and gripping story altogether, I think I might have a Black Widow backstory malaise. I'm a bit over relieving the Red Room which is why I absolutely love The Name of the Rose, and the previous arc somewhat as well (dealing with what Red Room made her into, rather than her childhood oppressors which is such a tired way of dealing with female character trauma, she's an adult and ya all should leave her as that).

So all in all: form - amazing, content - a bit uninspired.

Now I understand why people get into comic collecting. This is just a snippet of a story, and I'd love to read more.

Nothing revolutionary, but stylishly and effectively done. The art is moody and gorgeous.

Really enjoying this one a lot. It has more action and less dialogue than some of the newer Black Widow runs - which is neither good nor bad, per se, but it's a nice change of pace in what I'm reading. I like the art style - at first I was rather indifferent to it, but it really grew on me and in several scenes the appropriateness of the style really struck me. Initially it felt more cartoon-y than I expected (especially compared to Noto's watercolor/realism style). Again, neither good nor bad necessarily but as I kept reading I really liked how different it was from other issues I had read recently. Some sections were a bit confusing between present/past and I had to reread them once or twice, but nothing terrible. Overall, highly recommend.

Cutting straight to the chase, this is one of the best Black Widow novels I've ever read. The action was nonstop and thrilling, the backstory enticing, and the twists compounding. I really, really enjoyed reading it and appreciating the great artwork. A must have for any Black Widow fans!

This is well-drawn showing the right pacing of action and fights. I like the drama when Natasha was haunted by her Red Room past and meeting old ally. She will be held captive but eventually outsmart the villain and escape with bruises and fatal wounds which grounded the story.

Title: Black Widow: S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Most Wanted
Author: Mark Waid
Format: Graphic Novel

Quick Take: Natasha has a lifetime of secrets, and when some of the darkest ones are made public, nobody is safe. As S.H.I.E.L.D. turns on its once greatest asset, she seeks out her own answers in a knockdown drag-out tale of action and espionage! But will the Widow's hunt for the Weeping Lion send her back to the one place she never wanted to go? And, when a S.H.I.E.L.D. funeral makes the assembled top brass an attractive target, it's lucky for them that the Black Widow is still on their side, even if they aren't on hers.

Thoughts: Oh, this was so good! And reading this in 2020, makes me that much more excited for the upcoming Black Widow movie! Natashas, per usual, kicked ass and took names, and I was so here for it! I need more Black Widow in my life!

Rating: Five out of Five Stars