One of the most anticipated debuts from the new line of Marvel NOW!’s, Nate Edmondson and Phil Noto’s finds the duo taking control of the future of Marvel’s most talented film star and super spy. With red in her ledger that she means to cross out, Edmondson’s proven spy-talent on the “Jake Ellis” series and Noto’s popular art style make an interesting combination for the title.
But would you like to see some of it, to help you either a) decide if this is a book you’d like and/or b) excite you even more for purchasing it? Of course you would:
Noto’s art is a good mix for the type of action heroine that Natasha Romanoff emobdies, and while I’m rather familiar with his superhero output I don’t think I’ve ever seen him illustrate action quite like this. The third page is perhaps the most telling terms of quality here, as it’s the only thing ostensibly more refined from Noto’s regular output; it brings the movement and Natasha’s more subtle actions to the forefront with an interesting perspective that I hope we see more of throughout the series. The additional red coloring is a nice tough as well.
For the full press release from Marvel Comics, please see below.
Marvel Comics Press Release
This January, Natasha fights off her demons in the new Black Widow #1, the action-packed new ongoing series from the blockbuster creative team of Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto! You’ve seen her as an Avenger and even an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. – now prepare for a side of her you’ve never seen before!
Though she now walks a righteous path, Natasha’s past is paved with bloody memories. The death and destruction from her past as a KGB assassin still haunts her – and she now seeks atonement for past sins. Atonement that will take her to the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe and beyond. And commit acts the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. would not approve of.
“Phil Noto and Nathan Edmondson have one those magical creative partnerships that brings out the best in both of them,” says series Editor Ellie Pyle. “Together they bring you a Natasha who is unsettlingly human in the midst of all the action and intrigue you’d expect.”
Deadly foes and lethal threats await around every turn – and the Black Widow stands alone. Don’t miss this new series that’s as gorgeous and dangerous as Natasha herself when Black Widow #1is released this January!
BLACK WIDOW #1
Written by NATHAN EDMONDSON
Art & Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Covers by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, MILO MINARA,
and SKOTTIE YOUNG also available!
FOC – 12/09/13, On-Sale 01/08/14
