Weekly Question – Best Black Widow 06/16/16
Natasha Romanoff, like many of the folks we cover in the Best Blank, have had a resurgence in the mainstream mostly due to other media. However, Black Widow has been around in comic since the 60’s, where she started off as a villain.
To further muddy the issue, some stories have shown she’s been around since the 40’s, fighting alongside Captain America and Wolverine in World War II.
She’s been a Defender, an Avenger, even leader of the Avengers, she’s never been an X-Man or Inhuman, but the day’s not over yet, but everyone these days knows her from her portrayal by Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I think, however, she works best as a solo act, especially when not bogged down by the usual super powered folks she surrounds herself with.
So our question to you, dear listener, what is the best Black Widow? Best version? Best story? Whatever!
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We’ll compile up all the answers and talk about them on next week’s show!
Short hair, grey bodysuit Black Widow was my first experience with her and my favorite design but I’ve really liked her in team books as “the straight man”, most recently the Secret Avengers by Ales Kot. She’s a great character but I like her more when there is a contrast between her and her teammates.