I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates.The more knowledge the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity’s unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.-Sarah Vowell

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Marvel Knights: Black Widow The Complete Collection by Devin Grayson (Writer), Greg Rucka (Writer), J.C. Jones (Artist), Scott Hampton (Artist, Colorist), Igor Kordey (Artist), Dave Kemp (Colorist), Brian Haberlin (Colorist), Ian Hannin (Colorist), Andy Troy (Colorist), Chris Chuckry (Colorist), Wes Abbott (Letterer), Saida Temofonte (Letterer), Jason Levine (Letterer), and Albert Deschesne (Letterer)


In "Itsy Bitsy Spider", Natasha Romanov is relaxing in New York City with Matt Murdoch when the call comes in for a job.  She finds that she is being followed by someone she finds is Yolena Romonovia who calls herself the Black Widow, which is Natasha's moniker.  The Americans and the Russians have sent Black Widow in to get a bio-toxin from a madman in Rhaspatan. The Russians have also sent in a Black Widow for the same reason.  Matt is talking to Natasha while she is making her escape plans.  Nat gets away with the toxins.  She heads to Dr. Innies to find out what the toxin does since he invented it.  It's a pretty scary serum and what its use is ingenious.  But guess who shows up at the doctor's lab? The other Black Widow.  Who will win this race?

In "Breakdown" the Avengers swap faces with Yolena and Natasha in order to garner intel. Since Daredevil is dating Black Widow he helps out by acting out the relationship.  Then Yolena gets a message "from Russia" to kill Yolena. So she does. Only Nat and her team fake the scene and have Yolena think that she killed Yolena.  Meanwhile, Nat goes to make the drop with her Russian counterpart and is made.  Yolena is going crazy, not sure who she is.

"Pale Little Spider" involves Yolena alone in Russia and the death of her mentor at a BDSM sex club where he had a woman who looked just like her beat him and say dirty things to him.  Yolena doesn't know what to make of this.  She respected this man and looked up to him and to now find out this about him?  But she must find out who killed him.

This was an amazing book with outstanding artwork.   The stories were very creative with another Black Widow trailing after our Black Widow trying to best her and not quite succeeding.  I love Black Widow and while I don't know if I completely buy into her and Daredevil dating, I did love this collection of comics.  I give it five out of five stars.     

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