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Black Widow Vol. 1: Homecoming (Mighty Avengers)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785114932
ISBN: 0785114939
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: May 25, 2005
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Editorial Review:
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. Collects Black Widow #1-6.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A much-needed change of pace
Black Widow has improved exponentially over the past few years - transforming from an ineffectual sex object to a svelte superspy.
This modern adventure in high-tech espionage, part of the Marvel Knights line, is the Widow at her best to date. Although still a little prone to wandering around in her knickers, she's ditched the silly super-trappings and gone straight for the role as a lethal spy.
The entire plot is a raised finger to her past, and thank god for it. Siekiewicz's ... Read More
Rating: - Graphic SF Reader
Richard Morgan takes a crack at writing comics and does a pretty good job, really.
This story examines the Widow in more depth, and not just as a sidekick or part of a team.
Morgan and company take her back to her roots as she discovers some nasty things about her past and why she is able to do what she can do.
A bit more of the science fiction spy story here, and definitely for adult readers.
Rating:  - An old favorite meets a new favorite
The old favorite is Marvel Comics, which I devoured during my formative years. The new favorite is Richard K. Morgan, whose work I've been reading ever since he published his first novel, _Altered Carbon_.
The combination is terrific. Natasha Romanova (the Black Widow) has always been a comparatively minor character in the Marvel lineup, and her treatment hasn't always been consistent. Here she finally gets the focused treatment she deserves.
Frank Miller and Alan Moore pretty much ... Read More
Rating:  - Female Empowerment? Nah, Just Routine Male Bashing...
Good fiction has a venerable tradition of subtly weaving relevant social commentary into the strands of its plot and character development. Sadly, what writer Richard Morgan has given us instead in "Homecoming" is an oversimplified, tired, and in-your-face message: Women are superior and they're victims, men are inferior and they're predators. And by virtue of her superiority and victim status, the Black Widow apparently has the moral justification to play judge, jury, and Punisher-with-extreme-prejudice to ... Read More
Rating: - Surprisingly solid Black Widow story
As a previous reviewer mentioned, the Black Widow has been one of the lesser known and mishandled characters in the Marvel Universe. In the hands of novelist Richard K. Morgan, he has taken to the character back to the roots of her origin, focusing more on action, espionage, and story rather than exploiting a sexy drawing for adolescent boys to slobber over. The story concerns Natasha being thrown back into the spy game (as if she ever really left) after an assassination attempt on her life. Soon, along with ... Read More
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