Redheaded Reviews: Black Widow:Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuna

Friday, July 24, 2020

Black Widow:Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuna

Black Widow receives a black rose and a blue ribbon but doesn't know what to make of it. Then a week later after talking to an old friend named Rose about it, she is attacked in the street and a vial is cut from her belly. This vial contains secret information about the Avengers among other people she has known in her past. She wakes up during the operation to stitch her back together and when the doctors leave she quickly makes a phone call.

Logan tracks the rose and ribbon to its source and is told that Black Widow must do this herself so he does nothing but comes back to the hospital. Black Widow knows she must get out of that hospital and find the person who is behind this. The person who has the vial is the US government. The Avengers are on her side until Pepper gets attacked then Tony and Hawkeye begin to have doubts and think that she put the hit on Pepper.

But Black Widow knows who the assassin was and how to get the information as to who hired the assassin out of them; She also knows the meaning behind the rose and the blue ribbon and who knew that information and they are all dead, but one of them left papers behind for a son to find and find a use for, bringing back a nemesis of the Black Widow.

This is an amazing comic. Black Widow really kicks ass and takes names. She does realize that it probably wasn't the smartest move to keep tans on people she would consider friends. However, James, the Winter Soldier, aka Captain America, never leaves her side and helps her out. Also included in this book is a section on the history of the Black Widow which is really fascinating; Black Widow is one of my favorite people to read about and in this comic she really shows you why she's worth reading about. Majorie Liu is a great writer and has written many great comics including the Monstress series. I really loved this book and I give it five out of five stars.

Quotes

Killing people is easy. Making them suffer is an art.