“Black Widow Deadly Origin #1”

As Marvel Studio and Paramount Pictures gear up for the 2010 release of “Iron Man 2,” the origin story of the films key character hits shelves today.

However, rather than merely exploring the shady past of Natalia Romanova, it instead has a twist: someone from our heroine’s past seems to be threatening her loved ones.

Black Widow (Romanova’s super-spy alter ego) isn’t a very interesting character in my opinion and most Marvel origin stories can be pretty bland, but this issue is written by Paul Cornell, writer of the widely acclaimed but canceled “Captain Britain.”

Cornell is a very skillful writer. He took the very boring, corny and sidelined Captain Britain and created a multi-layered character with a lot of depth.

With Paul Cornell at the helm, this book might just be worth it.

“Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 of 2”

For all you Lobo fans, the first comic to feature the universe’s most violent bounty hunter in a long time is out now, and fans are in for a big surprise.

Scott Ian, the guitarist in from the rock band Anthrax (perhaps most famous for being on every episode of VH1’s “I Love the ‘70s,‘80s and ‘90s) is writing the series.

The first issue begins with Lobo journeying to hell to fight the one and only Beelzebub, who apparently is not a fan of The Main Man’s sadistically violent lifestyle.

The series, like many other Lobo comics, features tremendous amounts of violence, black humor and weird characters (including demonic Chihuahuas and bleeding dolphins), so this one is definitely for mature readers.

“Haunt #2”

Haunt #2 picks up just after Daniel Kilgore has gotten the special ability he shares with his brother’s ghost.

He must adapt to his new powers while protecting his family from the assassins that killed his brother.

Yes, it’s another Robert Kirkman book, so of course I’ll talk about it and advise you to pick it up.

This one is special though since it’s a collaboration not only between Kirkman (“Invincible” writer) and Ryan Ottley (“Invincible” artist), but it also features the inking talents of the one and only Todd McFarlane, creator of “Spawn” and president of Image Comics.

Honestly, McFarlane’s inking skills don’t add that much to the comic but it’s nice to see him take a break from the business side of the industry and get his hands dirty.

It’ll definitely be a great book that I will be buying, which means you should too, unless you hate things that make you happy.