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Spider-Gwen (2015-2015) (Single Issues)
Spider-Gwen (2015-2015) #1
Spider-Gwen spins into her own series! Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, but you knew that already. What you don't know is which friends and foes are waiting for her in the aftermath of Spider-Verse!
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2015
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Jason Latour
353 books112 followersDavid Jason Latour (b. 1977) is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work for Image, Dark Horse, Marvel and DC comics on titles such as Wolverine, Winter Soldier, Southern Bastards and Spider-Gwen.
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September 15, 2015
3.5 stars
Pretty goodish start to an extremely cool new character!
The biggest problem I had with this issue is that I was hoping for her origin story. That's not what you get here. I guess that story has already been told somewhere else, and now I need to hunt it down. I'd read part of it in Edge of Spider-verse, but that story starts up after she's already a Spidey. So...
sigh
There is a recap on the first page that gives an extremely condensed version of it, but it's not what I wanted.
Spider bite + Peter is dies in her arms + unmasks in front of her father =
SPIDER-GWEN!
I wasn't so much a fan of the way some of the words were spelled, either.
Bee Ess for example. Eh? It was an attempt to keep it clean, I guess, but it just sorta made me cringe.
shrugs
Not a big deal, though.
This issue features Gwen as she fights Vulture, spies on her old band (The Mary Janes), and ignores calls from her father. There are also cameos from this universe'sDaredevil Matt Murdock (as a crooked lawyer), Thing Ben Grimm (as an obnoxious beat cop), and Punisher Frank Castle (as a cop beating a confession out of a bad guy). I may have forgotten someone, but those are the main character twists that stood out to me.
Not a bad start to a new title, and I hope Latour can get the momentum going enough for this one to be a success.
Now I gotta go hunt down the rest of the stuff with her in it...
Pretty goodish start to an extremely cool new character!
The biggest problem I had with this issue is that I was hoping for her origin story. That's not what you get here. I guess that story has already been told somewhere else, and now I need to hunt it down. I'd read part of it in Edge of Spider-verse, but that story starts up after she's already a Spidey. So...
sigh
There is a recap on the first page that gives an extremely condensed version of it, but it's not what I wanted.
Spider bite + Peter is dies in her arms + unmasks in front of her father =
SPIDER-GWEN!
I wasn't so much a fan of the way some of the words were spelled, either.
Bee Ess for example. Eh? It was an attempt to keep it clean, I guess, but it just sorta made me cringe.
shrugs
Not a big deal, though.
This issue features Gwen as she fights Vulture, spies on her old band (The Mary Janes), and ignores calls from her father. There are also cameos from this universe's
Not a bad start to a new title, and I hope Latour can get the momentum going enough for this one to be a success.
Now I gotta go hunt down the rest of the stuff with her in it...
December 23, 2015
Bullet Review:
The ONE TIME they could do an origin story - or hint - or ANYTHING - and nope. Instead, let's throw you in and make you feel as if you missed the first 6 issues.
Other than THAT - not too shabby, once I finally got into it. But is anyone else getting Batgirl/Barbara Gordon vibes? Superheroine whose father is an uppity up in law enforcement? And either has an axe to grind against his daughter's alter ego or owes his life to her?
No?
The ONE TIME they could do an origin story - or hint - or ANYTHING - and nope. Instead, let's throw you in and make you feel as if you missed the first 6 issues.
Other than THAT - not too shabby, once I finally got into it. But is anyone else getting Batgirl/Barbara Gordon vibes? Superheroine whose father is an uppity up in law enforcement? And either has an axe to grind against his daughter's alter ego or owes his life to her?
No?
March 16, 2015
A great idea that falls down in execution. The art and coloring are vibrant and fresh, but the story: ugh. Gwen's only proactive activity is to vandalize blocks of New York City with spray paint. She commits crime in an attempt to fight crime. So heroic.
And really, Mary Jane Watson as an asshat diva just for tired mean girl conflict? Seriously?!
Written by men for fans of the movie Gwen, but those fans will find themselves confused as the book relies on readers' knowledge of the mainstream Marvel Universe to fill gaping blanks in the characterizations. Except for Mary Jane, who bears no resemblance to the established character, yet uses her name to play into the unoriginal and sexist idea that when two females of equal age and attractiveness meet in a story, they must be competitive and jealous of each other. It's especially tiresome because the book exists in part because readers want to see strong female characters in comics and want to see Gwen Stacy get a second chance to shine. But the creators decided to make Gwen shine by making another well known female character a harpy bitch for contrast. That's just so awesome. And by awesome I mean misogynist.
Not worth the money.
And really, Mary Jane Watson as an asshat diva just for tired mean girl conflict? Seriously?!
Written by men for fans of the movie Gwen, but those fans will find themselves confused as the book relies on readers' knowledge of the mainstream Marvel Universe to fill gaping blanks in the characterizations. Except for Mary Jane, who bears no resemblance to the established character, yet uses her name to play into the unoriginal and sexist idea that when two females of equal age and attractiveness meet in a story, they must be competitive and jealous of each other. It's especially tiresome because the book exists in part because readers want to see strong female characters in comics and want to see Gwen Stacy get a second chance to shine. But the creators decided to make Gwen shine by making another well known female character a harpy bitch for contrast. That's just so awesome. And by awesome I mean misogynist.
Not worth the money.
March 27, 2015
I'm definitely going to pick this up in Trade, but it was in at the comic store, so I decided to pick up the first issue.
I know absolutely nothing about Spider-Man or any of the different universes, and yes, I could look it up on Wikipedia or somewhere, but I haven't yet. I will probably check out some of the world building before the first volume comes out, just so I have an idea of what's going on and the different villains.
So, knowing nothing about the world or who Gwen Stacy really is, I enjoyed this issue. I thought her as the Spider-Woman of this universe was fun and different. I'm not sure about all the underlying issues between her and her father, but I get why the City seems to hate her and find her to be a vigilante. Again, I'm sure if I read up on the universe, I'll have a better understanding.
While I didn't find a the writing or the art exceptional, both are solid. I will say it was an absolutely brilliant decision to make use of negative space with Spider-Gwen's costume. It just felt fresh and inventive and very NOW. Sometimes costumes feel outdated to me, but not this one.
I'm definitely looking forward to checking this out later on when the first couple of volumes come out, and when I get home, I'll put some images of the comic in this, because that costume.
Complete Side Note: This is my first Marvel single issue, and I'm just recently collecting comics, so I'm not sure if this is normal, but it hasn't been with my current experience - WTH is up with all those ads in the issue? This says there are 32 pages, but it's really only 22 pages of Spider-Gwen content. I find that really ridiculous.
I know absolutely nothing about Spider-Man or any of the different universes, and yes, I could look it up on Wikipedia or somewhere, but I haven't yet. I will probably check out some of the world building before the first volume comes out, just so I have an idea of what's going on and the different villains.
So, knowing nothing about the world or who Gwen Stacy really is, I enjoyed this issue. I thought her as the Spider-Woman of this universe was fun and different. I'm not sure about all the underlying issues between her and her father, but I get why the City seems to hate her and find her to be a vigilante. Again, I'm sure if I read up on the universe, I'll have a better understanding.
While I didn't find a the writing or the art exceptional, both are solid. I will say it was an absolutely brilliant decision to make use of negative space with Spider-Gwen's costume. It just felt fresh and inventive and very NOW. Sometimes costumes feel outdated to me, but not this one.
I'm definitely looking forward to checking this out later on when the first couple of volumes come out, and when I get home, I'll put some images of the comic in this, because that costume.
Complete Side Note: This is my first Marvel single issue, and I'm just recently collecting comics, so I'm not sure if this is normal, but it hasn't been with my current experience - WTH is up with all those ads in the issue? This says there are 32 pages, but it's really only 22 pages of Spider-Gwen content. I find that really ridiculous.
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June 30, 2018okay so spider-man is my favourite superhero and I've literally been meaning to read Spider-Gwen since forever because I love the concept so much.
First of all, I love the art in this. It's so nice and it was also great to see some classic characters, especially my love Mary Jane.
But I think this needed more backstory / recap of Edge of Spiderverse because it was lowkey confusing a the start. And I thought this was the origin story but it's actually in EOS. So I'll probably go back and read that before continuing with this.
But I did like this as a start. I love Spider-Gwen's story and her outfit and her attitude and just like everything about it lmao
First of all, I love the art in this. It's so nice and it was also great to see some classic characters, especially my love Mary Jane.
But I think this needed more backstory / recap of Edge of Spiderverse because it was lowkey confusing a the start. And I thought this was the origin story but it's actually in EOS. So I'll probably go back and read that before continuing with this.
But I did like this as a start. I love Spider-Gwen's story and her outfit and her attitude and just like everything about it lmao
June 29, 2015
After seeing how well this was received, I picked up the third printing of the first issue recently to see what the hype was about. I now see that my first instinct was correct, this comic was not for me. While this is a first issue, a ton of alternate universe Spiderverse knowledge is required to know what the hell is going on -- Peter Parker is "dead," Mary Jane is the leader of a girl band that Gwen plays the drums in, Frank Castle has a cameo as a cop, Spider-Ham is mentioned, etc. -- that I will be waving the white flag after this issue. The art was vibrant, and I am glad Gwen Stacy lives on, but I just can't make heads or tails of this story-line.
March 13, 2015
Eh, I wasn't blown away by this like I thought I would be. But it had really strong points, good dialogue, and awesome artwork to keep me entertained. Unfortunately I feel like this kick ass cover doesn't make up for the lame-o villain. But I like the cliffhanger, and because of that I'll pick up the next issue.
September 26, 2015
I did not like this at all and so I'm glad I only picked up the first 2 issues and not the whole volume because not only does the artwork really not interest me, but the story is equally as uninteresting and annoying. This story introduces you to the character of Spider Gwen who is actually Gwen Stacy, but it gives you an intro which makes little sense (if you don't already know the Universe, like me) and it's very much a pow, pow, rush job tone throughout. Personally this just didn't work for me and at no point was I truly enjoying the story, characters or designs.
The story is dull. It didn't interest me at all because there's no real connection with the main character and so I didn't care at all who she was or what had happened to her. This is a major reason and example of a spin-off series where you do need to have prior knowledge to get and understand exactly who is who, how far along in the story we are and what we want to happen. Sadly I know nothing about the Spiderman series to date, and thus this really didn't interest me or make me want to read any further with the books.
I also strongly disliked the humour and 'funny' scenes within this, they didn't amuse me, they just added to my irritation and annoyance and not 'getting' it and being invested.
Overall the only reason I have continued onto the second was because I already owned it. The colours and style were plain, standard 'super-hero' comic style, nothing was overly original or new, and nothing kept me interested, sadly. Only a 1* for this.
The story is dull. It didn't interest me at all because there's no real connection with the main character and so I didn't care at all who she was or what had happened to her. This is a major reason and example of a spin-off series where you do need to have prior knowledge to get and understand exactly who is who, how far along in the story we are and what we want to happen. Sadly I know nothing about the Spiderman series to date, and thus this really didn't interest me or make me want to read any further with the books.
I also strongly disliked the humour and 'funny' scenes within this, they didn't amuse me, they just added to my irritation and annoyance and not 'getting' it and being invested.
Overall the only reason I have continued onto the second was because I already owned it. The colours and style were plain, standard 'super-hero' comic style, nothing was overly original or new, and nothing kept me interested, sadly. Only a 1* for this.
June 28, 2016
Me gusta Gwen Stacy como Spider, pero este número no término de convencerme. Leere el 2do. a ver que pasa
November 23, 2015
I had been excited for this comic series ever since I had heard about it at New York Comic Con last year. Spider- Gwen is about a girl, given extraordinary gifts. She wants to use these gifts to do good. There's only one problem, no one is seeing her the way she wants to be seen, so much so, that even her father (a police officer) is even against the idea of Spider-Gwen, even though he doesn't know that it's his own daughter.
What I loved about the first issue of this comic is that it was the perfect introduction. Nothing about it seemed forced or confusing. It's funny but also has it's serious moments throughout. The plot moves quickly, quicker than most comics I read and I found that fantastic as well!
Spider-Gwen is just an all around perfect comic, one for people to pick up as soon as they can!
What I loved about the first issue of this comic is that it was the perfect introduction. Nothing about it seemed forced or confusing. It's funny but also has it's serious moments throughout. The plot moves quickly, quicker than most comics I read and I found that fantastic as well!
Spider-Gwen is just an all around perfect comic, one for people to pick up as soon as they can!
March 3, 2015
This was kind of meh to me. It wasn't that I expected too much of it or something. I didn't know the character going in and this first issue was kind of a let down. I didn't feel for the character, nothing really interesting happened. And when something did happen, it didn't do anything for me. I hope the second issue will be better.
March 10, 2015
I love Gwen Stacy, and I wanted to love this book. It's not a bad book, but I was just expecting something a little more spectacular. The rating for this book comes mainly from the fact that I really love what they've done with some of the characters, like Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, and Frank Castle, from the normal timeline. Other than that I'm only lukewarm toward the story itself.
March 8, 2015
Too much hype for nothing...
March 22, 2015
I wasn't extremely impressed with this one. I was confused a little bit though out the whole comic and I just wasn't blown away. The artwork was amazing though.
August 6, 2017
Las ilustraciones están con ganas.
La historia mmmmmm estuvo ok. Jajaja así a secas :P
Igual y si me gustó mucho.
3 de 5 estrellas.
La historia mmmmmm estuvo ok. Jajaja así a secas :P
Igual y si me gustó mucho.
3 de 5 estrellas.
October 19, 2015
I was pretty excited to start this series because of all the attention Spider-Gwen has gotten. I loved the idea of a past-love and deceased character becoming her own hero ! It seemed like such a fresh idea.
Now that I've read it I almost wish that I hadn't. I had such a good idea of who this new Gwen was that when I actually read the first issue I was very disappointed.
I haven't read the Spider-Verse prior to this and know that I shouldn't be too harsh because of that but honestly nothing I read about now will make me want to continue this particular series.
This first issue is so disjointed and honestly boring. I think the general idea was to have it start as a flash back and then get into the action but it never really picks up and the whole thing with the band "Mary Janes" could have been charming but it just ends up seeming contrived and awkward. I mean even quoting the original comics verbatim "Face it, Tiger. Looks like you hit the jackpot" pertaining to the band that's lead by "Em Jay" the diva. Yeesh. Trying a little too hard there.
I really wish Spider-Gwen could take off and get the story she deserves. Who knows, maybe she will but right now this start is weak and most likely hopeless.
At least some good cosplays will come of it, right ?
Now that I've read it I almost wish that I hadn't. I had such a good idea of who this new Gwen was that when I actually read the first issue I was very disappointed.
I haven't read the Spider-Verse prior to this and know that I shouldn't be too harsh because of that but honestly nothing I read about now will make me want to continue this particular series.
This first issue is so disjointed and honestly boring. I think the general idea was to have it start as a flash back and then get into the action but it never really picks up and the whole thing with the band "Mary Janes" could have been charming but it just ends up seeming contrived and awkward. I mean even quoting the original comics verbatim "Face it, Tiger. Looks like you hit the jackpot" pertaining to the band that's lead by "Em Jay" the diva. Yeesh. Trying a little too hard there.
I really wish Spider-Gwen could take off and get the story she deserves. Who knows, maybe she will but right now this start is weak and most likely hopeless.
At least some good cosplays will come of it, right ?
March 25, 2016
I don't read EOSV so at times I was a little confused. It wasn't clear to me that the boy on the first page was Peter Parker. In my opinion, the writer could have made some things a little more clear so that EOSV wasn't so essential. A couple additional words here and there would have done a world of difference.
The artwork is awesome! But it's yet to be seen as to whether or not the story will be my cup of tea.
The artwork is awesome! But it's yet to be seen as to whether or not the story will be my cup of tea.
March 3, 2015
Not bad! So I'm excited, new interpretation of a web slinger! What I was most excited for was Gwen meeting with all of spider man villains because those first encounters are always the best! So first villain is The Vulture, not my first choice but I'm glad there starting small and building up to the more heavy hitters! Overall not bad at all!
March 10, 2015
Love the costume, LOVE the art (I mean, just look at those colours!). Unfortunately, the writing is the weakest part. I'm disappointed in the writing, but there's potential in this comic. It's decent, and I love the character, so we'll see where it goes.
April 10, 2016
No importa si la araña muerde a Gwen o Peter,sigo odiando a Mary Jane xD.
Que penita lo que le paso a Parker.
Que penita lo que le paso a Parker.
July 25, 2015
This one took me a while to finish. Hopefully I get more into it as the series progresses--totally loving the sass, though.
January 6, 2019
I swing in and out of the Marvel comics these days, so Spider-Gwen had passed me by a little - so it was a nice treat to see the first volume available for free on Prime Reading to get a taste.
Essentially a way of reframing the Spider-Man origin story with a different perspective, we see the Gwen Stacy of a different dimension take on the powers of Spider-Man, with the world upended in different ways in her dimension.
She fights beside a female Captain America, Peter Parker succumbs to the potent power of the Lizard injections, and Frank Castle becomes the cop on the trail of the spider vigilante. It's a nice twist on the regular Marvel 616 universe - where Spider-Gwen is a sometime visitor too.
Without preaching, without heavy-handed storytelling, we get a strong female line-up of characters and an interesting tale of secrets, regrets and friendship. It's good stuff.
Essentially a way of reframing the Spider-Man origin story with a different perspective, we see the Gwen Stacy of a different dimension take on the powers of Spider-Man, with the world upended in different ways in her dimension.
She fights beside a female Captain America, Peter Parker succumbs to the potent power of the Lizard injections, and Frank Castle becomes the cop on the trail of the spider vigilante. It's a nice twist on the regular Marvel 616 universe - where Spider-Gwen is a sometime visitor too.
Without preaching, without heavy-handed storytelling, we get a strong female line-up of characters and an interesting tale of secrets, regrets and friendship. It's good stuff.
July 7, 2017
Loved the art and the idea of Spider Gwen but I have to admit that I was quite confused with this one. I so wanted to read her backstory -how she was bitten and how Peter Parker died- but we have none of that here. It jumps right into the action -which isn't necessarily a bad thing- just very confusing at first for a newbie like me. Can't wait to read more about Spider Gwen. In fact I think I'm going to read Edge of Spider Verse #2 right now :D
May 30, 2019
COOL! But lots of bad words!
June 28, 2021
While probably not necessary, seems like reading the Spiderverse stuff that precedes this would be helpful in understanding exactly what is going on.
February 20, 2019
I love this character. She's feisty with an attitude and a great costume.
August 23, 2019
Ugh I love Spider-Gwen.
November 25, 2017
So I've been a fan of Gwen Stacy my whole life, I read old Spider-man comics as a little girl and I fell in love with this blond girl right away. But this Gwen and the original one are quite different. I read a thing a while back that talked about how her only plot was to cry, be a daddy's girl and be in love with Peter, which honestly was quite true.
It took years for Marvel to finally flush her out into her own character, and Spider-Gwen really does that in a fantastic well. But she still has that same fire in her blood that made me fall in love to start with, but this made Gwen into the spotlight once again. Back for even more people to fall in love with her as much as I am.
Of course, this is not the best comic book ever made, the one time Marvel should've done an origin story for a character, they didn't for her. It made it feel like you messed the first six comics, which is really weird considering how they built her up for so long and then can barely her an origin story, like barely even a hint at one.
It took years for Marvel to finally flush her out into her own character, and Spider-Gwen really does that in a fantastic well. But she still has that same fire in her blood that made me fall in love to start with, but this made Gwen into the spotlight once again. Back for even more people to fall in love with her as much as I am.
Of course, this is not the best comic book ever made, the one time Marvel should've done an origin story for a character, they didn't for her. It made it feel like you messed the first six comics, which is really weird considering how they built her up for so long and then can barely her an origin story, like barely even a hint at one.
May 6, 2015
Oh man, I was so excited to read this!
I didn't give it a 5 because I haven't gotten a real feel for this series quite yet. But it was fun.
The Vulture was introduced, and the comic leaves you with a cliffhanger (how surprising).
I love how colorful this comic is. I like all the color choices. I don't know how I feel about the art style, I'm sure I'll get used to it though (I say that every time).
This whole idea of Gwen Stacy living in an alternate universe and becoming a superhero is pretty awesome. The guy at the comic shop and I had an awesome conversation on the topic, among other comic series. I can't wait for the next issue to come out, I want to know more about this universe.
I would definitely recommend this to any comic fan, but I feel that it's really aimed at females. I'm looking forward to showing this to my niece. :)
I didn't give it a 5 because I haven't gotten a real feel for this series quite yet. But it was fun.
The Vulture was introduced, and the comic leaves you with a cliffhanger (how surprising).
I love how colorful this comic is. I like all the color choices. I don't know how I feel about the art style, I'm sure I'll get used to it though (I say that every time).
This whole idea of Gwen Stacy living in an alternate universe and becoming a superhero is pretty awesome. The guy at the comic shop and I had an awesome conversation on the topic, among other comic series. I can't wait for the next issue to come out, I want to know more about this universe.
I would definitely recommend this to any comic fan, but I feel that it's really aimed at females. I'm looking forward to showing this to my niece. :)
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July 10, 2016Hmm. Mixed feelings. I was really looking forward to seeing a proper Gwen Stacy story. NOTE: If you have not read any of Spider-verse, you will be very confused. I assumed that because this was the first issue, it would introduce things slowly. But no, you're pretty much just thrown right in and left to fend for yourself if you didn't read Spider-verse (which I didn't.) I expected this to be a standalone.
*sigh* Why am I not surprised that MJ was made out to be selfish and jealous? Seriously, that needs to stop. Mary Jane Watson-Parker is AWESOME. Slott and Quesada and every other writer who wants to make her out to be some kind of horrible person can suck it.
Great start, great characterization for Gwen. Other than that...meh.
*sigh* Why am I not surprised that MJ was made out to be selfish and jealous? Seriously, that needs to stop. Mary Jane Watson-Parker is AWESOME. Slott and Quesada and every other writer who wants to make her out to be some kind of horrible person can suck it.
Great start, great characterization for Gwen. Other than that...meh.
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