Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2

Natasha Romanoff stands resolute against a snow-swept Russian skyline, rifle in hand and golden Widow's Bite bracelets gleaming, while a black widow spider looms in a sniper's crosshairs above her — Adi Granov's painted cover is genuinely striking in its cold, atmospheric composure. Part two of this four-issue 2010 limited series digs deeper into the Deadly Origin story crafted by Paul Cornell with interior art from Tom Raney and John Paul Leon. If you're drawn to Natasha at her most poised and purposeful, this issue delivers that mood from the very first glance.