Earlier than the Black Widow movie got here out in 2021, it was fairly clear that Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova can be moving into the position of badass tremendous spy after Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanov ended her run with Avengers: Endgame. Although she was final seen as a minor villain in Hawkeye, she’s set to return as a full-on lead character with Thunderbolts, each time that releases. Till that day finally comes, Marvel Comics plans to do what it does greatest: pave the best way for the character’s huge display provide you with a brand new comedian run or two.
Formally revealed on Friday, Yelena is attending to star in her personal comedian utilizing her present White Widow moniker. The four-issue miniseries from novelist Sarah Gailey (The Echo Spouse, Eat the Wealthy) and artist Alessandro Miracolo (Crimson Sonja, Star Wars: Yoda). In case you haven’t been maintaining with Yelena’s particular comedian e-book nonsense in the previous few years, she was killed in 2018’s Tales of Suspense revival, after which introduced again to life, albeit because of a number of clones. Most of these clones ended up dying, however the one which didn’t determined to go do her factor, doing somewhat staff up with each Crimson Guardian (who additionally confirmed up within the Widow film and can return in Thunderbolts), and later teamed up together with her idol Nat within the latter’s 2021 Black Widow solo comedian.
The brand new White Widow mini will see Yelena attempt her hand at being a hero, and chart her future from there. Chatting with The Mary Sue, Gailey wrote that they had been “past exhilarated to launch White Widow into her personal collection! Yelena Belova is an unbelievable character who deserves independence, neighborhood, and the chance to kill on her personal phrases. […] I can’t look forward to the world to see what Alessandro and I’ve in retailer!”
White Widow will start its restricted run on November 1.
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