Black Swan has got to be the most intriguing character to come out of Marvel NOW! Not that Marvel NOW! has a lot of new characters, really. DC seemed to have a mandate for 52 new villains for each of its relaunched books, but how many of those have stuck around? Black Swan would probably be around whether she was a well-written character or not -- she's necessary because she seems to be the only one who knows why the machine is broken and all that -- so it's a good thing she's quite entertaining. We see an origin of sorts for her here, and while it raises as many questions as it answers, it at least feels like we're making meaningful progress, which is more than can be said about the main Avengers series. Now if only we could do something about her outfit.
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