A review by veganemelda
Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her by Bill Sienkiewicz, Sean Phillips, Richard K. Morgan

3.0

This was actually pretty good, once I finished it. But I kept putting it aside because OF THE FUCKING FUCKING AWFUL COVER. Seriously, wtf is with the cover art? Fuck you, artist. Because I literally had this out from the library for months and could not bring myself to finish it until today, when someone else put a hold on it and so I had to return it or pay a fine. Things I love about Black Widow: while she's known as Marvel universe men's collective ex-girlfriend (and is constantly surrounded by men because this is the comics world are women are even more undervalued than the real world), she pretty much hates and is weary of all men. Misandry level: tied with me. Awesome level: higher than everyone and climbing. Natasha is constantly using people's expectations of her, but mostly women in general, to trump them. Can we please not fall into they trap when doing cover art? Seriously, that pose is absolutely anatomically impossible, as would be shooting the gun without falling... Despite my pleasure with the female friendship, revenge, etc. that happens in the plot, I don't think I could even bring myself to buy this due to the cover art (the comics themselves are fine, though). One star off just for that.