Fuck Yeah, Black Widow

Review: A+X #2: The Gal Pal Strikes Back

I’m a great fan of Chris Bachalo’s art, I’m a great fan of ladies punching robots. So you’d think I’d be a great fan of this comic, but alas and alack, I can’t quite get there. I read the issue, and I was definitely entertained— it’s a quick read and a cute story. But something gnawed inside and kept me from believing this book to the fullest.

And then, sometime after the eighth time the spoiler panels cycled through my dash, I figured it out. This issue ran through basically every cliché of girly team-up!! Rogue and Natasha were both written as generic sassy ur-superwomen with accents slapped on.

Here, let me explain.

Chris Bachalo’s cover for A+X #3, apparently a Rogue/Black Widow team-up.

What are the odds the artist will keep both of their costumes zipped, I wonder?

Source: comicbookresources.com

Some Marvel ladies not deemed cool enough to be playable are turning up in the game as cards.

The Watcher: Top 10 Marvel Women

Interesting how many of the women mentioned are of that badass asskicker stripe. Also interesting how they had to close up on that terrible Greg Land cover.

Women of Marvel by Mike Mayhew

What is FEAR?

In recent issues of Marvel comics, you might have seen the teaser ads with famous quotes about fear, and a April 2011 date. (There’s one in Widowmaker: “If fear is not cultivated it will become stronger.”) Here’s a teaser video Marvel released, featuring more FEAR and some character portraits flashing. Natasha is in there twice. Other characters featured are Hawkeye, Magneto, Emma Frost, Rogue, Colossus, Mettle, Thing, Thor, and Spider-woman.