anotherhel's review against another edition
4.0
this was good. Really good.
Good story, good backstory, awesome characters and we do get to know a lot about black widow's past!
It's not the lenght of a life that matters, just the depth of it. The chances we take. The paths we choose. How we go on after our hearts break. Hearts always break, and so we bend with our hearts, and we sway. But in the end, what matters is that we loved and lived.
Good story, good backstory, awesome characters and we do get to know a lot about black widow's past!
amy_da1sy's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t think I’m ever just going to not love a black widow comic
dvybb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
savetris's review against another edition
4.0
Now this is the Black Widow. Not super fond of the art but I loved the story. I haven't read a lot of Black Widow but I know this will be a hard one to top.
jessisaurus's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
biblialex's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really digging Black Widow right now. Though I'm on the fence about Acuña's art, Liu's writing in this volume is very strong. It bums me out that this series ended up being so short.
siria's review against another edition
4.0
This was the first comic I've read about any of the Avengers—in fact, it might be the first Marvel comic that I've read—and I came to it with only the knowledge I'd gained from watching the Marvel movie 'verse and skimming some Wikipedia articles. While I think that some more background knowledge might have made parts of this hit a little harder for me, Black Widow: The Name of the Rose is still a very enjoyable read. Liu's writing at times is a little melodramatic (particularly when it comes to the internal monologues), but I really liked the version of Natasha whom she created here. Natasha is competent, self-aware, and focused—she is not afraid to acknowledge her attachment to other people but equally is not going to let that attachment stop her from doing what has to be done. My favourite couple of pages, however, were those in which Liu gloriously subverts the Women in Refrigerators Syndrome, in an actual refrigerator! So satisfying.
abinthebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Once again, I’m back on my Black Widow bullshit. Is anyone surprised? I don’t think we are.
This was a great addition to Natasha’s backstory with a sad, dark & gritty plot. Comic Natasha’s character is so addictive because of how much backstory she has. I love comic stories that focus primarily on Nat “confronting a part of her past”. It’s so interesting and highly entertaining.
Comic Natasha is written very in character here as well. She’s unapologetic and entirely ruthless. But one of the best parts about this was easily the Logan x Nat (father-daughter obviously) & Winterwidow content. I’m such a whore for Winterwidow y’all don’t even understand. We got crumbs in here and I was fighting for my life with that one panel (if u know, u know).Also I’m probably projecting but I just want the father-daughter dynamic that Logan & Nat have ):
Ok I’m done. This is literally so unhinged, I’m writing this at 12:30 in the morning
This was a great addition to Natasha’s backstory with a sad, dark & gritty plot. Comic Natasha’s character is so addictive because of how much backstory she has. I love comic stories that focus primarily on Nat “confronting a part of her past”. It’s so interesting and highly entertaining.
Comic Natasha is written very in character here as well. She’s unapologetic and entirely ruthless. But one of the best parts about this was easily the Logan x Nat (father-daughter obviously) & Winterwidow content. I’m such a whore for Winterwidow y’all don’t even understand. We got crumbs in here and I was fighting for my life with that one panel (if u know, u know).Also I’m probably projecting but I just want the father-daughter dynamic that Logan & Nat have ):
Ok I’m done. This is literally so unhinged, I’m writing this at 12:30 in the morning