Widow Fu by Adam Withers

I'm just going to say it; I'm tired of seeing art that reduces superheroines to fanservice. I mean, sex-themed characters like Poison Ivy work perfectly fine that way, but seeing EVERY female character treated that way is boring and often nonsensical. Black Widow is a case in point. I get tired of seeing endless artwork where the zipper on her catsuit is always open to the point of a wardrobe malfunction. I mean, come on. She's a superhero spy whose thing is close-quarters combat. Can't she be allowed some dignity?

I'd been wanting to get a sketch of her for a while, but I wasn't sure what to get. I don't remember exactly how I got the idea for her to do a flying kick at the viewer, but I knew it was the right way to go. Enter to do the honors, and here we are. This is how I like to see Black Widow: strong, fierce, ready to bust heads, and fully covered. And what do you know? She's still got sex appeal without being a fanservice bimbo.