Black Widow helps her symbiote, christened "Sliver," find its identity through training, paving the way for the recent addition to Marvel canon to play a major role in the upcoming Venom War event. Black Widow's partnership with the fledgling symbiote has been an exciting dynamic for her character though the Venom War could ultimately tear them part. Sliver's character development in Black Widow: Venomous #1 sets them up as a potential key player in the future of the Marvel Universe.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Black Widow: Venomous #1!Black Widow is helping her symbiote partner find their own identity, in a prelude to Marvels Venom War. To improve their combined strength in the field, Natasha Romanoff discovers that the symbiote she is hosting needs to undergo some extensive training. As Natasha puts them through many of the training methods that made her Black Widow and some soul-searching, she helps the young symbiote discover their own unique self.