Black Widow 2 #3

The third chapter of Richard K. Morgan's six-part limited series arrives with a Bill Sienkiewicz cover that practically hums with kinetic urgency — Black Widow charges forward in her sleek black suit, red hair blazing, gun raised, while a red-costumed figure swings on a line above and armed pursuers close in below. Sienkiewicz's painterly, motion-blurred style gives the whole scene a dreamlike intensity that suits a story subtitled "Help and Those Who Need It" perfectly. With Sean Phillips on interior art and Morgan's sharp espionage sensibility driving the narrative, this 2006 series remains a compelling showcase for Natasha Romanoff at her most dangerously capable.