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Widowmaker #4

on-sale: Feb 9, 2011
Duane Swierczynski | Manuel Garcia

Widowmaker #4 cover

Story Name:

Widowmaker, Part Four


Synopsis

Widowmaker #4 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 4 stars

On the Kuril Islands, the four heroes (Black Widow, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Dominic Fortune) are trapped between an erupting volcano and the new Ronin (Alexei Shostakov, the former Red Guardian) and his forces including multiple Peruns, Crimson Dynamos, and Dark Ocean Society ninjas. The others look to Black Widow for guidance and she surprises them by fleeing the battle and heading closer to the volcano. She has them gather up their explosives and detonate them just as the Crimson Dynamos arrive, disabling al of the cyborgs which the heroes can use to surf down the lava. Hawkeye and Mockingbird lure the ninjas away while Natasha faces Ronin. As they battle the baddies in a chasm, Clint is hit in the head with a large piece of metal, staggering him for a second but he recovers. They are overpowered…and then Crimson Dynamo arrives….

Near the temple, Nat and Alexei are batting to a standstill as they have the same training, know the same moves, and are aware of all the psychological tricks. She asks if he really needed to kill so many innocents. He refuses to listen to her tricks. She drops her Stings and gets down on her knees. Alexei raises his sword and, in a swift movement, slices her head off….

The last Dynamo turns out to be Fortune and he blasts the remaining ninjas. And then Natasha shoots Ronin; her death was an illusion created by Fantasma, for whose benefit Natasha’s last words were, showing her Alexei’s true, evil nature. The heroes return home, Bringing the captive Ronin and Hawkeye refusing to let anyone check his head wound….


Characters
Good (or All)
BLACKWIDOW
HAWKEYE
MOCKINGBIRD
Plus: Dominic Fortune, Fantasma.

Enemies
Ronin (Alexei Shostakov).

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Main/1st Story Full Credits

Manuel Garcia
Lorenzo Ruggiero
Pedro Garcia Lorente
Phil Noto (Cover Penciler)
Phil Noto (Cover Inker)
Phil Noto (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Nate Piekos.



Review / Commentaries


Widowmaker #4 Review by (March 12, 2025)

Review: See complete review at issue #1.

Comments: Hawkeye’s story continues in HAWKEYE: BLINDSPOT #1. Issue includes a five-page preview of VENOM (2011).






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