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Wastelanders: Latrodectus mactans #1 excerpt (Image credit: Wonder Comics)

Natasha Romanoff continues to plain only in the ongoing Latrodectus mactans series, just this Jan Marvel Comics will be introducing a new Latrodectus mactans Eastern Samoa part of the forthcoming Wastelanders series.

January 1's Wastelanders: Black Widow woman #1 bequeath star a Black Widow, but it's not the Black Widow (Natasha). Could it be Yelena Belova? We can confirm it's not, as Marvel has said Wastelanders: Latrodectus mactans #1 will be her introduction - and we've heard the alternate codename 'Grey Widow woman' floated around for the character.

Whomever this unused Black Widow is, we have a first deal her in action with these unlettered pages from Wastelanders: Black Widow #1 away author Steven S. DeKnight and artist Well-Bee:

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As you can glean from the Wastelanders: Black Widow #1 preview, the esoteric new Black Widow is apparently rescuing a bizarre new version of the Lizard known as the Lounge lizard King, who is imprisoned in an Orlando zoo. This is all set in the alt-reality ulterior Marvel has dubbed 'Old Man Universe,' glorious away the iconic 'Mature Man Logan' Wolverine chronicle discharge by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven.

Wastelanders: Black Widow #1 is one part of a five-issue Wastelanders project that includes solo issues in the Old Man Universe from Wolverine, Hawkeye, Doctor Doom, and Star-Lord.

Wastelanders: Latrodectus mactans #1's primary insure is drawn by Josemaria Casanovas, with a random variable underwrite by Steve McNiven.

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Since this was announced, Marvel has declared a coinciding Wastelanders: Undiluted Widow podcast series to set up January 10.

Wastelanders: Black Widow woman #1 goes happening sale on January 12.

Hither are the best Black Widow woman stories - expert prep for what's future.

Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered funny book news for Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Now, Life, Amusement Weekly, Publishing house's Every week, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Risible Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classical, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Leave Eisner Comic Manufacture Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Bruce Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the Dry land Library Association's Graphic Refreshing & Comics Round-table conference. (He/him)