Marvel announced a Black Widow Prelude comic series will be released ahead of the Scarlett Johansson standalone film.
Nearly a decade after making her debut as Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2, Scarlett Johansson will finally take the lead in Marvel Sudios’ Black Widow. Now, Marvel has announced that a two-issue Black Widow comic series will be released chronicling the history of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff in the MCU.
Here is the official synopsis for Marvel’s Black Widow Prelude series.
MARVEL’S BLACK WIDOW PRELUDE #1 (of 2)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by CARLOS VILLA
TRACE THE BLACK WIDOW’S HISTORY IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE!
From spy to Avenger, the enigmatic BLACK WIDOW has lived many secret lives. But how do these disparate episodes add up to the life of the heroic Avenger, and what is the thread that connects her past to her future?
Get ready for MARVEL STUDIOS’ BLACK WIDOW solo film with this glimpse into the storied history of NATASHA ROMANOFF in this tale set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The first of the two Black Widow prelude issues is scheduled to be released in January.
Marvel also released the cover for the first issue of the Black Widow prelude, which features a shot of Scarlett Johansson in Captain America: Civil War, and you can check it out below!
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Full plot details on Marvel Studios’ Black Widow are currently under wraps, though it has been revealed that the film is set after the events of Captain America: Civil War and will see Scarlett Johansson’s Nathasha Romanoff take on the villainous Taskmaster. The film will also mark the Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Yelena Belova, the second modern-era character to use the Black Widow title in the comics.
Directed by Cate Shortland from a script written by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, Ray Winstone, Olivier Richters, and Rachel Weisz.
Black Widow will be released in theaters on May 1, 2020. Stay tuned for the latest news regarding the Scarlett Johansson movie.
