Monica Chang
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| Monica Chang | |
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| Created by | Mark Millar Carlos Pacheco |
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| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D., Ultimates, Avengers |
| Notable aliases | Black Widow |
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Black Widow (Monica Chang–Fury) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[1][2] An Ultimate Marvel version was first seen in 2009 as an Asian American and the ex-wife of that universe's Nick Fury, while an Earth-616 version later debuted in 2013 as a devout Muslim.[3]
The character has been adapted to television twice as a composite character: with Black Widow 2099 as Layla in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Jennifer Hale, and as the Skrull Varra in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) miniseries Secret Invasion, portrayed by Charlayne Woodard.
Fictional character biography
[edit | edit source]Monica Chang-Fury was created by Mark Millar and Carlos Pacheco, and debuted in Ultimate Comics: Avengers #3 (December 2009) as the second Black Widow in the Ultimate Marvel continuity.[4] She is the former wife of Nick Fury.[5] They divorced after she found out that Fury cheated with all her female family members and friends.[6]
An active member of the Avengers' missions and while being contemptuous with Fury and Hawkeye, she assisted in fighting alongside War Machine and the Red Wasp against the Red Skull,[7] being the Punisher's wrangler,[8] and repelling a vampire infestation.[9] Monica later transferred to the New Ultimates alongside Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, and fights against her former teammates who were supposedly selling government secrets to which both teams fight against the conspiracy's manipulator Gregory Stark.[10]
Monica rejoined the Ultimates with Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. again and moved herself and Julius Chang (her and Fury's child) to the Triskelion,[11] alongside Fury, Hawkeye and the Falcon battling the Maker's Children of Tomorrow while a coup d'état occurred in the midst of the chaos.[12] Since a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C. almost killed the whole presidential cabinet, a new "Civil War" erupted. Monica personally helped against Marvin Flumm, resulting in Monica as the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. director (one of only four women to serve in the position in any continuity of Marvel),[13] helping alongside political gimmicks to eliminate several terrorist cells of Hydra,[14] and stopping a corrupt politician's conspiracy.[15]
Because of Galactus's destructive abilities, Monica gets cited in court.[16][17] However, Monica acts as Jessica Drew's contact involving Crossbones's capture as Monica's last chance to bring down Roxxon, wishing the third Black Widow well.[18] While working with the FBI, Monica is apparently killed by the Green Goblin.[19]
Other versions
[edit | edit source]Monica Chang makes her first appearance in Marvel's mainstream Earth-616 continuity in the Avengers A.I. series.[20] This version is the chief of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s A.I. Division, and is an Asian American devout Muslim.[21][22]
In other media
[edit | edit source]- An amalgamated version of Monica Chang and Black Widow 2099 named Layla appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Into the Future", voiced by Jennifer Hale.[23] This version is a resistance fighter from a possible future ruled by Kang the Conqueror.
- Elements of Monica Chang are incorporated into Varra (portrayed by Charlayne Woodard), a character who appears in Secret Invasion. She is a Skrull and Nick Fury's wife who impersonated doctor Priscilla Davis with her consent.[24][25]
See also
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