Thunderbolts: the Saga of Yelena Belova

Yelena Belova’s journey from adversary to ally of the Black Widow!

MARVEL STUDIOS' THUNDERBOLTS* hits theaters May 2nd, 2025!

Natasha Romanoff’s time as the Black Widow may be running out — because Yelena Belova is gunning for the mantle! Yelena is the first student in Red Room history to exceed Natasha’s skills — and now she’s determined to eliminate her predecessor and claim the title for her own! It’s a war of the Widows that will rage from the Middle East’s deserts to New York’s Upper West Side! But Yelena’s path will soon place her square in the crosshairs of her home country, alongside Alexei Shostakov, the Red Guardian! Together, they face a race across Russia…pursued by the Winter Guard! And Yelena finds her destiny as the White Widow, helping Natasha protect San Francisco from a terrible threat!

COLLECTING: Black Widow (1999) 1-3, Black Widow (2001) 1-3, Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova (2020) 1, Winter Guard (2021) 1-4, Black Widow (2020) 7-10