Widowmaker (Marvel Comics)

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Widowmaker
Cover of Widowmaker #1 (December 2010) by Jae Lee.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleBi-weekly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateDecember 2010 – January 2011
No. of issues4
Main character(s)
David Lopez
Manuel Garcia
Inker(s)Alvaro Lopez
Lorenzo Ruggiero
Letterer(s)Cory Petit
Nate Piekos
Colorist(s)Nathan Fairbairn
Jim Charalampidis
Editor(s)Rachel Pinnelas
Charlie Beckerman
Bill Rosemann
Ralph Macchio

Widowmaker is a four issue

Black Widow creative team of writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Manuel Garcia.[1]

Publication history

In July 2010, Marvel Comics announced that

Dark Ocean Society, of which McCann did extensive research stating, "I actually did a lot of research for this in Japanese spy craft and secret societies. The Dark Ocean Society in Japanese is actually called Genyōsha, but we couldn't call it that in Marvel because we have something called Genosha and it might confuse everybody". McCann also researched Japan–Russia relations for the comic book's setting on the disputed Kuril Islands revealing that the week that Widowmaker #1 came out, talks broke down between Russia and Japan over the real life Kuril Islands.[3]

In November 2010 it was reported that Widowmaker will instead be solicited as a stand-alone miniseries starting in December 2010, following the cancellation of Hawkeye & Mockingbird in issue number six. The report also came with an announcement that Widowmaker will be followed up by another four issue miniseries, Hawkeye: Blindspot.[4][5]

Characters

Plot

The death of a Japanese

Fantasma.[6]

Reception

The first issue of Widowmaker was received with mostly positive reviews. Doug Zawisza of Comic Book Resources gave it 4.5 stars (out of 5) stating, "McCann assembles this story as though it were a big budget, high-stakes adventure film frozen onto the printed page" and "Such a fabulous, high-strung adventure tale deserves equally fabulous art, and David López, Alvaro López, and Nathan Fairbairn certainly deliver".[7] Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave it an 8.0 (out of 10) remarking, "All in all, Widowmaker has all the makings of a fun and frantic adventure that won't be bogged down by pointless tie-ins. It's a breath of fresh air in that regard".[8] Jennifer Smith of Newsarama stated, "McCann's writing sparkles with wit, pathos, and the weight of Marvel history" and "David Lopez' gorgeous art is only getting better and better, making action scenes compelling even when their motivations were unclear".[9]

References

  1. ^ Dave Richards (2010-11-03). "McCann's "Widowmaking" Plans". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ Dietsch, TJ (2010-07-15). "Widow Maker". Marvel Comics. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ^ Mahadeo, Kevin (2011-01-11). "Tuesday Q&A: Jim McCann". Marvel Comics. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  4. ^ Ching, Albert (2010-11-15). "Marvel Announces WIDOWMAKER Follow-Up HAWKEYE: BLINDSPOT". Newsarama. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  5. ^ Tom Ayres (2010-10-24). "'Hawkeye & Mockingbird' not returning". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  6. ^ Widowmaker, #1-4 (December 2010 - January 2011)
  7. ^ Zawisza, Doug (2010-12-08). "Review: Widowmaker #1". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  8. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2010-12-08). "Widowmaker #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  9. ^ Smith, Jennifer (2010-12-09). "Best Shots Rapid Reviews: SUPERBOY #2, WIDOWMAKER #1, More". Newsarama. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

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