| If you’re now branded as S.H.I.E.LD.’s Most Wanted what are you gonna do? Black Widow gets a series of her own published in 2016 with the Eisner Award-winning team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee that wowed readers during their run on Daredevil followed up with their collaboration with this series.
Natasha Romanova takes front and center going up against SHIELD and Iron Man while trying to track down the Weeping Lion and her past connections to the Red Room is no easy feat as going up against anything that throws at her in this action packed six-issue story arc that you’re watching a live-action film full of no dialogues and features how Chris Samnee elevate his artistry with an impressive visual narrative of what he continues to do since Daredevil and now with Black Widow. There are some serious repercussions for Natasha to face and as they say “you reap what you sow” that delves into her past as well as dealing with being chased, blown, and knife through the got in the awesome spread pages of action that define super spy genres for the modern times. Truly, it can be adapted into film, but as a graphic novel there’s nothing like great art, impressive silent issues, and a good narrative to boot! |
Published: 10 October 2016
Age Rating: Teen
Language: English
From the opening pages kicking some SHIELD operatives to jumping off Helicarriers, the former KGB turned SHIELD Agent and Avenger must deal with her past actions at the same time trying to find the truth behind the Weeping Lion who has found her secrets that he plans to expose to the public.
The first issue itself features Natasha breaking out on her motorcycle that even inspired an action figure and that interesting motorbike into a Marvel Legends set that certainly giving you the reason why she’s not just an Avenger in black skin tight sexy costume, but a deadly skilled former Red Room operative for KGB.
Chris Samnee delivers something new and reinvigorating the character’s aesthetics in how skilful the Black Widow with an action spread featuring some elaborate and well-detailed chase scenes as well as fight sequences that only readers can imagine if it was adapted in animation or live-action film. Mark Waid has written super powered beings and heroes that uses skills, but never in a genre of spy action. This is collaboration worthy to continue to other Marvel comics properties now that Waid is presently scribing Doctor Strange with a different artist.
The style and aesthetics of this series has 1960s feel as Iron Man’s armor doesn’t too sleek but adapts the classic look that most have been familiar with while incorporating state of the art technology that you see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though the finish line of the first story arc seems to give a slightly dud crescendo you can appreciate how it unravels who was the Weeping Lion and it certainly was a surprise wanting you to check if Volume 2 has the same level of intense that carries over to the next series and surely it doesn’t hold you down but gives you to follow suit.
Overall SHIELD’s Most Wanted was like lighting the match from that Mission Impossible opening from the classic television series and the explosion was the reveal who was the Weeping Lion. It certainly holds up the action and intense pages how Natasha gets more humanized besides being a skilled protégé of the Red Room while the entirely of her narrative is just one part of a bigger story that delves into the second volume if you library has it!
Libby App and Marion Library
This digital copy of Doctor Strange Vol.1, Way of the Weird was borrowed through Marion Libraries using the Libby App, which is good for 21 days and it’s free of charge. All you need to do is download the app on your mobile phone and have your library card. The app has partnered with libraries and online reading sites all over the world. It is a digital library that lets you access ebooks, audio books, and magazines, all for the reasonable price of free. Sign in, link your library card, and go—it’s that simple.
Black Widow: S.H.I.E.L.D's Most Wanted” is a digital copy loaned at Marion Libraries through Libby App. Check your local comic shops and bookstores for its physical copy availability.
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