BLACK WIDOW #1 provides readers with the introduction to an engaging spy thriller as it gives us a fierce characterization of Natasha Romanoff. Read Full Review

Black Widow wasnt a book on my radaruntil I read this first issue. The Soska Sisters show they know the character and have convinced me I want to know more about her as well. Flavianos art keeps things quick and cool looking and I can easily recommend this issue to anyone with even a passing interest in Natasha Romanoff and her seedy lifestyle. Read Full Review

This is a great first issue to what appears to be a great mini-series. Read Full Review

Black Widow has an edge that's action-packed and sure footed.   Read Full Review

This book was a fun read that had its dark vibe to counter the lighter moments. As a Marvel book, there is a rick of this book turning into another Domino books; high on the hi-jinks and humour. Now if that's your bag,, that's fine, but surely not every Marvel book has to fit that model? Hopefully, with the Twisted Sisters involvement, Natasha Romanoff will continue her danse macabre of Madripoor! Read Full Review

The Soskas and company have a really resonant dynamic that feels quite unlike anything else being brought to the racks so far this year. The Soskas vision for Black Widow feels uniquely fresh while remaining true to the type of story that works best for Marvels redheaded Russian spy. An opening as satisfying as this shows great potential for the remaining four issues in the series. Read Full Review

Taking Natasha and sticking her in Madripoor is a stroke of genius, and I'm hoping this book will be the Black Widow what Wolverine's solo series was for him in 1988. Read Full Review

The Twisted Twins of Horror are here with a Black Widow who is dark, angry and back from the dead. She is ready to chew bubble gum and take names. . . and she's all out of bubble gum. Read Full Review

Black Widow (2019-) #1 is a good start to the miniseries. The story is fun, but doesn't pick up until the second half of the issue. The art is good, but the style doesn't exactly match up with the tone. Read Full Review

Black Widow #1 launches Natasha Romanoff - eventually - into a solo adventure on the streets of Madripoor. The script has an unsure grasp on Natasha's character. The course laid out for the plot has promise, but this first taste is not particularly compelling on its own. Tour de force art hauls this issue up out of the ordinary. This volume has a long way to go before it becomes a must-read for Widow fans, though. Read Full Review

Black Widow is a comic with a lot of potential but hasn't quite found it's voice yet. There is a good creative team who can hopefully find their feet before the mini-series comes to an end. Read Full Review

The book does a good job at never letting Steve Rogers overshadow Natasha's solo series too, and always finds a way to be entertaining despite a few flaws that are quickly brushed aside. Read Full Review

It's a mixed bag issue one with things to recommend it but also things that do not seem to fit. Overall a middling start to a series for a character who's previous two series I enjoyed immensely. I need to be sold a lot more on this creative team though and hopefully, the next issue will do that. Read Full Review

"Black Widow" #1's bite doesn't feel all that deadly. Read Full Review

The new setting along with the return of Natasha's more brutal assassin instincts makes her something of a commodity in Madripoor. The forshadowing of some truly heinous actions in the near-lawless country continue to foreshadow a darker turn for the character that while different, may not necessarily be better. Hit-and-Miss. Read Full Review

In an all too familiar trend with recent post-event debuts, Black Widow aims to introduce a hard-drinking killing machine to readers, and for the moment doesn't seem to have much of plan of where to go from here. Read Full Review

Brought back from the dead, this new series promises to expose the most unapologetic pieces of Natasha Romanoff, but its debut issue is slow to start. Read Full Review

There was so much built-in potential for a new Black Widow comic book. Unfortunately it all goes to waste with how it begins in Black Widow #1. The story's tone and pacing never seems to be connected well enough to set-up a compelling narrative. Even when the opportunity is there to tell a meaningful story it all goes to waste due to the decisions made with how to present Black Widow's character. Add in artwork that is a bad mix with the presented story, this comic turns out to be a disappointing start to a mini-series with so much potential. Read Full Review

I think this is the Black Widow fanfiction Wolverine wrote after grossly overestimating their level of kindred-spirit-ness.

This was alright. I was expecting more here. I'm having a little trouble with Nat's characterization here. I feel like it's a bit off, especially with the hard drinking moment. Props for somehow having the most realistic depiction of the Dark Web.

From the generic, toothless opening, I knew this was going to be rough. This series tries to establish Natasha as a protector of women, but the goofy last page undercuts that as well. A tonal mess.

So the first part of the story isn't making sense. Nat was already compromise in Infinity Countdown. And in this issue she goes in Majipoor at the end (So much of the bad guys will know she is alive). So why do she want to hide their face. Also their is a fall of the number of Mercenary between when she enter and when she use her stinger. I'm more interested by the part where she fear the monster in her but frankly Hulk use this kind of plot already and with more success.

Cover - Not related. Oh wait their is a Happy new year logo in the background. But no. 1/2
Writing - Captain America & Widow team up is goood but this wasn't what I wanted for a black widow issue. 2/3
Arts - Not really good, sometime really ugly. That a shame because some layout are very interesting. They should have been better. 1.5/3
Feeling - They fail to their job who as to hook me to this first issue. If the first is not good, it's a damn death warrant. 0/2 more

I thought that this was surprisingly sloppily written, and it didn’t make me care that much about Natasha.

Terrible. Natasha is not a character that’s easy to get right. Despite being around practically from the 60s she always has seemed to work better as part of a team or a supporting character. One reson is that her character has never been properly developed, she is a tough mystery woman, with a mystery past, no supporting cast and no big effort has been given to giving her an internal life.
Still, in thos decade, the Nathan Edmonson and Phil Noto, and Mike Waid and Chris Samnee runs were high quality and they pushed to develop the character, even giving her a cat at some point.
No such luck here. First of all half the issue co-stars Captain America which is weird when launching a solo Black Widow series, especially because it has no point other than Natasha reminding Captain America that “he killed her” during Secret Empire. The issue reminds you that Natasha uses mortal force, but it’s weird watching her do it next to Captain America.
And then it’s off to Madripoor. Really? Madripoor is as abused now as time travel or super hero resurrection when it comes to tired plot devices. And on to a tired story about child abuse, which feels exploitative and unoriginal. Not at one point does Natasha sound like the Natasha we know. Also, the art is mangaesque.
One of Marvel’s more interesting female characters deserves better. more

Ugly and sloppy writing.