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Thursday, October 13, 2016

BLACK WIDOW: RED VENGEANCE by Margaret Stohl / Blog Tour: Author Interview / Giveaway


Hello and welcome to today's BLACK WIDOW: READ VENGEANCE tour stop! I am so thrilled to spotlight the newest book in the Black Widow series by Margaret Stohl, as well as share my part of an over the phone interview I recently had with Margaret and host a giveaway! *Thank you to Marvel Press for sending me a copy (my review will be up soon), and for providing prizing for this post! Per FTC guidelines, I have teamed up with Marvel Press to feature today's post, as well as host a giveaway with prizes furnished by Marvel Press.


ABOUT BLACK WIDOW: RED VENGEANCE


By: Margaret Stohl
Published by: Marvel Press / Disney
Released on: October 11th, 2016
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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Emotions are dangerous, which is why the graduates of Moscow’s famed spy school the Red Room are taught to keep their enemies close and their loved ones at a distance. Black Widow and Red Widow, also known as Natasha Romanoff and Ava Orlova, forgot that lesson once, and they won’t forget it again. 

But the Widows have inherited something else from their shared Moscow past: a relentless need for vengeance—Ivan Somodorov is dead, but his network of terror remains. 

While the Widows search South America in order to extinguish a smuggling operation with ties to their old nemesis, their own Red Room not only attempts to assassinate them both but also hacks their secure S.H.I.E.L.D. network. As a result, Ava and Natasha find themselves thrust into a trying mission of international intrigue that takes them throughout the world and back to New York City, where their friends Dante and Sana become unlikely targets as well. 

Once again, nothing is as it seems, no one can be trusted, and no one is safe—not unless the Widows can stop a conspiracy involving stolen nuclear warheads, mind-altering chemical weapons, and ultimately, betrayal by old friends and enemies alike. 

AUTHOR INTERVIEW with MARGARET STOHL 


A week or so ago I had the privillage of being apart of a group interview with Margaret Stohl. Over the course of our phone interview the few invitees were able to ask two questions each. I loved hearing all the questions, and answers. Below I've included my two questions to Margaret, as well as her introduction to us at the beginning of the phone interview. 

Margaret Stohl: This is Margaret, hi, glad to be here!  My book is Black Widow: Red Vengeance, so it’s the sequel to Black Widow: Forever Red. And it’s a really closely connected response to the first book, where something tragic happens to both characters and this is the vendetta that follows. But in terms of the comic world, it is the equivalent of a separate issue where it really follows the specific sort of worldwide drama through four continents. There’s a lot of action, some big enemies and, of course, some emotional stuff as well.  
It’s more of an exploration of Ava, the younger protagonist, becoming the Red Widow and her own character with her own mission, goals, and personality, and clashing with Natasha, the Bla

Mundie Moms: I love the way you write strong characters. I think readers can relate to your books, and so my question is, what have you enjoyed discovering or developing with Natasha in the main story? Additionally, as a whole, I think your characters are inspiring women and I think too often women of Marvel get misunderstood. Can you speak to that?
Margaret Stohl: I am all about women of Marvel. Being on the Women in Marvel panel at Comic Con was one of the greatest “big first” moments of my career.
It was really exciting to get two Widows together in the second book. But it was super exciting this time to get Captain Marvel together with Carol Danvers, so Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers, together with Natasha Romanoff, Ava and Maria Hill, who runs Shield.
In some of those meetings, I have four kickass Marvel women together living in the world. I was like, oh my God, talk about the Bechdel test. Now it’s not even, “can you talk about a woman,” it’s, “can there be more than one woman prominently featured in a superhero story?” And the answer is yes. That is a goal of mine.  
Women are as interested in saving the world as men are. I think women heroes are as heroic as any hero. I also think that, like anybody, woman really thrive in a circle of friends. So I love putting together a group of empowered women who empower each other. Women not competing with each other is one of my favorite things in the world.
I use more and more of that, which you’ll see in Captain Marvel, too. It’s actually one of the first things you open up in the issues of my reboot. You’ll see that from literally page one. So that’s what I care about.  
Mundie Moms: I’m still freaking out over the fact that you are writing Marvel because that is just so freaking awesome.
Margaret Stohl: I know. It’ll be my first time in the Marvel Creative Summit next week, which is the first time a Young Adult writer, someone who grew up writing for teens for the last decade, will be in that room when they’re planning what’s going to happen for the next 18 months in Marvel universes.  
There was a woman in that room for the first time last year, G. Willow Wilson was in it. Now, on Monday, I’ll be in that room representing girls but also representing teens, so I think that’s a huge honor and I’m super excited.
Mundie Moms: It is. Can you take us with you?  
Margaret Stohl: I will take you all with me. I’ll turn my phone on secretly so you can all listen. Actually, I can’t, because federal law prohibits it. Something I didn’t know when Empire Strikes Back came out!
Mundie Moms: We all admire you right now. I am so excited about this. What was your favorite aspect of creating the Widow world? Because the world’s already been there and the characters have already been there, but it’s so much fun to read this exploration that you’ve taken us on, to go deeper into these amazing characters. What elements have you had the most fun creating?
Margaret Stohl: The most fun for me is definitely the world of characters, it’s the banter between characters, it’s the fighting and the love and the hate and the teasing each other. But I’m a character-driven person and writer, so I’ve loved that. I’ve loved having those characters in my life and getting to watch, getting to sit in the front row as they’re all squabbling together.  

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Margaret Stohl is the #1 New York Times best-selling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures novels (also a major motion picture) and the author of the instant New York Times best seller Black Widow: Forever Red, as well as a contributor to multiple Marvel comics. Previously, Margaret was a veteran of the video game industry, working as a writer and designer before co-founding 7 Studios with Lewis Peterson. 

LEARN MORE
Find Margaret Stohl on Twitter and Instagram.
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ENTER TO WIN!
One (1) winner will receive an autographed copy of Black Widow: Red Vengeance. To enter, please fill out the form below. 
Giveaway open to US addresses only.
Prizing and samples provided by Marvel Press.


Thank you to Margaret Stohl, Marvel Press, and Big Hancho Media for making this post possible!

18 comments:

  1. Since I probably can't choose Stan Lee's movie cameos, I'll go with Cap! I loved the first book, can't wait to see what happens in this one! Thanks!

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  2. Black Panther for sure! He's just so perfect in every way :D I love Black Widow, especially her sass haha.

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  3. My favorite Marvel character is Scarlet Witch.

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  4. Hard to pick one. I love them all but I'll say Bruce/Hulk.

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  5. I've always liked Black Widow. Captain America too!
    Annie JC

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  6. I love Starlord and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Love how the movies keep bringing so many different characters together :)

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  7. Black Widow or Scarlet Witch! :D

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  8. Iron Man is hands down my favorite.

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  9. Black Widow and Hawkeye are definitely my favorites.

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  10. Gorgeous post Katie :D Thank you for sharing about this book. <3 I haven't read any of them yet.. but I am curious about them both :D So pretty.

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