Black Widow

• Title: Black Widow & Hawkeye #3 (of 4)
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• Writer: Stephanie Phillips
• Artist: Paolo Villanelli

The four-issue mini-series limps to a conclusion without much in the way on an actual conclusion which, is admittedly, a bit odd for a final issue. We are given more of the flashbacks featuring Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Iron Man where Natasha takes one for her friend allowing Clint to look better following the assassination attempt on Damon Dran and not hurt his standing with the Avengers. In the present we catch up with Hawkeye captured by Dran and arguing with the symbiote before Natasha eventually shows up for the expected save.

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• Title: Black Widow & Hawkeye #3
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• Writer: Stephanie Phillips
• Artist: Paolo Villanelli

The third issue of the series is more interesting in its flashbacks than the present where we don’t see much advancement to the story other than Clint Barton feeling some enhanced anger since the symbiote saved his life and being haunted by its thoughts which don’t have a high opinion of the man or his current plans (on his plans, the symbiote has a point).

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• Title: Black Widow & Hawkeye #2
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• Writer: Stephanie Phillips
• Artist: Paolo Villanelli

The second issue of Black Widow & Hawkeye doesn’t delve any deeper into the admission Clint Barton made at the end of the last issue in that he is responsible for the assassination the whole world is blaming him for. Before further explanation can be given, Clint is poisoned by an assassin who Black Widow scares off but to save her friend she’ll need the help of her symbiote (who like Natasha knows her friend is lying but doesn’t understand her need to save someone refusing her help).

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