After a string of miniseries the beautiful but deadly Marvel-ous redhead who lives in a world of intrigue, espionage and constant danger gets an ongoing series of her own. And I am an unabashed fan. Issues #1-5 make up the initial story arc dealing with a plot to kill the Black Widow. The second story arc has a new creative team. All I can say is that the series is off to a very good start. But then I'm biased. Save for the current issue #7 all are high-quality Minutemen scans, with issues #1, 2 and 6 also with multiple variant covers. Issue #1 alone features four, one of which has American film star Scarlett Johansson (who plays the Black Widow in the live action film Iron Man 2--I'm a fan of hers, too).

The deadly super-spy from IRON MAN 2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA in her own ongoing series! Natasha Romanoff is not a super hero. She’s not psychic. She doesn’t fly. And yet as the Black Widow, she manages to hold her own against a world of incredibly powerful enemies…and allies. But now someone has tried to kill Natasha…and almost succeeded. Injured gravely, almost beyond her ability to recover, Black Widow sets out to find her attacker…with no suspects and no leads. Who could be deadly enough to get the drop on Natasha? And what connections do they have to some of her closest super hero friends…? Plus, a backup detailing the deadly history of the Black Widow! -- issue #1 solicitation, marvel.com
'KISS OR KILL,' PART 2. Your name is Nick Crane. You're a young journalist whose senator father was seduced and murdered by a sexy Soviet agent who calls herself 'Black Widow.' Now she's abducted you and handcuffed you to a bed in a swank hotel penthouse. Now she's leaning over your prone body, whispering softly in your ear: I'm here to save you. Every cell in your body wants to kill her... but at the same time, part of you wants to kiss her. Very, very badly. Fortunately, that's a decision you won't have to make right now. Not with a pair of violent super-powered assassins smashing through the hotel windows... Duane Swierczynski and Manuel Garcia's new era for the super-spy Avenger known as Black Widow continues here! -- issue #7 solicitation, marvel.com