Fear Itself: Black Widow Vol 1 1

Part of the "Fear Itself" event Alternate Covers: Textless Solicit Textless Fear Itself: Black Widow Vol 1 #1 Published Released August, 2011 June 29, 2011 Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso Cover Artist Michael Ryan "Fear Itself: Black Widow" Writer Cullen Bunn Penciler Peter Nguyen Inker Peter Nguyen Colourist Veronica Gandini Letterer Clayton Cowles Editor Charlie Beckerman Previous Issue Next Issue — —

Appearing in "Fear Itself: Black Widow"

Featured Characters:

• Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Peregrine (Alain Racine) (Main story and flashback)
• Hostages
• Life-Model Decoy of Natasha

Antagonists:

• Terrorists (Apparent death)
  • Laurent (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
•  Rapido (Roussel Dupont)  (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Commander Rogers (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Life-Model Decoys

Locations:

• France
  • Marseilles
    • Cathedral
      • Defense op room
• Belize (Mentioned)
• Beijing (Mentioned)
• Berlin (Mentioned)
• Washington, D.C. (Mentioned)
• London (Mentioned)

Items:

• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• .22 handguns w/ sliencers
• Tiny tear gas bombs

Vehicles:

• Cargo ship
  
  

Synopsis for "Fear Itself: Black Widow"

As Merseille burns from disaster, Black Widow has been captured by a group of terrorists. The head terrorist gives his man Laurent to put a bullet in her head.

Six hours earlier, Widow, assisted by Peregrine, infiltrates a cathedral where the terrorists have taken the population fleeing the petrifying crisis in Paris hostage. But knowing she can't rescue the hostages, she instead go into the underground bunker underneath and ambushes the terrorists. At the same time, Peregrine save the hostages. Capturing a few, she leave Peregrine to interrogate them.

Widow attacks a ship where the terrorists intend to gain France's nuclear arsenal. However, she is captured.

In the present, the terrorists decide to go ahead with the plan to use the nukes to assault London. However, they discover that the Widow they executed by in fact a Life Model Decoy. Once she's confirmed that they're all together, she blows up the barge.

Watching from afar, Peregrine tells Widow that she saved millions of lives. However, Widow feels that it's hollow, noting the burning cities.

Solicit Synopsis

FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN Russia’s deadliest assassin! France’s most iconic city!

As fear ravages the streets of Paris, a group of diabolical extremists plot an act of mass terrorism.

In order to avert nuclear disaster, the Black Widow must brave a city in chaos, face down a crack team of deadly mercenaries, and infiltrate a well-protected government facility.

She’s on her own... which is just the way she likes it.

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