r/Blackwidow • u/Ashconwell7 • 2d ago

Storylines Yelena could be given instead of her current random forced romance with Venom and MCU-synergy White Widow bs (if they respected her prior characterization)

  1. Yelena teaming up with Janet Van Dyne & Emma Frost as she tries to expand her modeling empire’s reach. The story should lean into a glamorous, martini/corporate spy thriller genre as we witness Yelena navigate untrustworthy high-society socialite circles & deadly lavish galas.

  2. Yelena having to protect her family when a mysterious group of operatives targets them to blackmail her. The story would explore her twisted family dynamics, their military intelligence background, and Yelena uncovering the mysterious group’s true motives before her family becomes collateral in her life of espionage.

  3. Focusing on Yelena reconciling her past as a former Russian nationalist with her Ukrainian heritage. She could confront the Winter Guard and corrupt political figures in a story addressing the Russia–Ukraine war (direct criticism of irl dictators/warmongers/fascists/racists has long been missing from Marvel comics)

  4. A prequel story set after "Black Widow: Breakdown" showing how Yelena’s defected from her GRU handlers and left Russia to start a new life in Cuba. Forced to betray former allies and survive a series of double-crosses, we would witness her caught between conflicting loyalties and making big sacrifices as she fights to secure her freedom.

  5. Team up with Bullseye during Yelena's time as a freelance assassin. The two work together under unlikely circumstances that forces them to resist the urge to kill one another. As their contrasting methods clash & interwine, an unexpected friendship would form while they wreak havoc in the mercenary underworld.

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u/EmmaFrosts-Husband 2d ago

I know nothing about Yelena comic wise, I'm more into X-Men, Hulk, Spider-Man etc.

But I would love a Emma Frost, Janet Van Dyne and Yelena crossover. (Emma and Jan are friends off panel, we need to see their friendship on panel)

The Eddie/Yelena thing is super weird, I didn't think they knew each other unless I've missed a venom comic/storyline.

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u/lopsided-buyreborn 7h ago

Mcu synergy is prob here to stay now