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Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman
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Razgriz-Specter
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I agree, revamp is awful and the costume is horrendous.
RuinerPrime
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That's why I brought it up.
super-famicom
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This was bottom of the page'd:
Everyone in her Marvel Universe calls her Spider-Woman, but the readers refer to her as Spider-Gwen.
Everyone in her Marvel Universe calls her Spider-Woman, but the readers refer to her as Spider-Gwen.
I've bought Edge of Spider Verse #2 and Spider Gwen #1 on Comixology and overall I really like them, even subscribed to the Spider Gwen series.
I'm still not entirely sold on the artwork, I find the cover art to be vastly better than the panel art personally. Though it has been quite a while since I really read western comics, so I'm coming back from a long period of reading with manga artwork and need to give myself time to adjust back I think.
One question though, is there more backstory comics I'm missing?
Or are these events that have just been alluded to in exposition so far and didn't actually have any dedicated strip?
I just feel like I'm missing an origin story here.
Also is there ever any reference/explanation about Gwen's web shooters? Are they organic? Mechanical?
I'm still not entirely sold on the artwork, I find the cover art to be vastly better than the panel art personally. Though it has been quite a while since I really read western comics, so I'm coming back from a long period of reading with manga artwork and need to give myself time to adjust back I think.
One question though, is there more backstory comics I'm missing?
There seems to have been references to 'Previously in Spider Woman'. Is there another comic I'm missing that goes into Spider Gwens origins, Peter Parker turning into the Lizard and then Peter's death?
I just feel like I'm missing an origin story here.
Also is there ever any reference/explanation about Gwen's web shooters? Are they organic? Mechanical?
You can see them in the OP, I think.
Yeah, that's a panel from Edge of Spider Verse. Is that all the origin story we really have so far?
Well yeah, she was created specifically for Spider-verse, so we'll probably get more backstory as her solo series develops.
darkhunger
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Her Edge of Spider Verse story was intended to resemble "an issue in the middle of a comic book series run"... So her origin story was largely omitted. But issue 4 and beyond are supposed to go into what happened to Peter Parker.
Unknown. Were never shown either way.
Hot Coldman
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Quite liked the first issue. But now I'm seeing this stuff about her ending up in the 616 and oh god I don't know if I'm ready for this
darkhunger
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I don't think Marvels ready to kill the golden goose yet wth this book, and the setting is a big part of the appeal. Maybe when sales start to dwindle they'll think about doing that.
Hot Coldman
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There's posts in this thread that say they're gonna be doing just that, though. She's on the A-Force cover!
My main concern is mostly just "oh god what do I read". But I guess Secret Wars is a while away yet.
Manmademan
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A-force is part of Secret Wars, it's a special case. nobody knows who or what is going to be part of the marvel universe after that event is done. There's also a world exclusive to "spider verse" so she will likely be running around there too.
Hot Coldman
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Ah, OK, that's fair enough then.
darkhunger
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Spider-Verse is a new ongoing actually (as confirmed by Nick Lowe). And yes, Gwen is going to be featured in that book too.
I'm beginning to remember why I more or less dropped Western comics a few years ago....
googleplex
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1. Spider-Gwen and Miles should in up in 616 permanently
2. One more day nonsense needs to get undone
3. Peter and MJ are married again with baby May on the way
4. Peter becomes the experienced metor to the young new spiders instead hopeless slacker manchild he's become the last few years.
There. I fixed Spiderman for you Marvel. You're welcome.
Honestly, Gwen should stay in her world. She needs her own interactions. Miles earth is about to get curbed, so he doesn't really have a choice.
super-famicom
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Yeah, I feel Silk #1 was better than Spider-Gwen #1 in terms of writing, though I do like both. But Silk has been featured in a few issues of ASM even before Spider-Verse started, while Gwen was featured in one issue of Edge of Spider-Verse. I'm sure Gwen's series will show a bit more backstory and get more interesting.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Oh, so the Silk comic is good? I had written it off because I wasn't too keen on the character.
Coffee Dog
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If you don't like the character you won't like the comic.
super-famicom
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It's good. Read it!
True, that she already had a more established background probably helped. Generally it's great that Marvel decided to give both new Spider-ladies their own series.
I think I'd simply like to see Gwen back in 616, but true, from a story standpoint they can do a lot more interesting stuff this way
super-famicom
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It would be interesting just to see Osborn's reaction upon learning of Spider-Gwen.
Gambit 1138
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A-Force takes place on battle world not 616
Mac the KNife
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Just curious, at what point in your grand vision does Peter Parker succumb to his impulses and have an affair with a teenaged Gwen Stacy?
Is Frank Miller taking over the book at some point?
Honestly if the Ultimate universe was an animal, a judge would have ordered it destroyed because it was so damaged and in pain.
thats a pile of shit you dont want a new character stepping in. and the stacy kids are crazy enough to try to kill her
someone needs to be arrested for putting it back with the family after having its legs broken and braining it with a pipe
Lets be honest it doomed from the get god. Only half the team got the point of the project(Fantastic Four and Spider Man), and the other half thought "lets make everybody the same, but irredeemable assholes" (Ultimates and X-Men) was a good starting point.
googleplex
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None. Peter and MJ have the most stable, loving and healthy relationship in the Marvel Universe prior to One more Day.
Peter would bend over backards to help and teach her though. Teenage Gwen and Peter had great interactions during Spiderverse. She lost her Peter and he Lost he's Gwen. They'd make great partners.
I had fun with those assholes for a while though. Then it got destroyed.
He'd probably seduce her and make more children.
Ok so excuse my ignorance for a second, but in the first issue Gwen references "fighting in a war for the fate of all reality" and there is an editor's note to see spider-verse. Does this story not exist yet?
where does this happen?
- knowing her world is the only one that lost Peter Parker wears on her guilt <---- I've always loved Spider-man, but I was never fanboyish about him (that was the X-men), but this got to me as a fanboy and Ied. It also solidified me, as a Mary Jane guy, that I really liked Gwen Stacy now.
where does this happen?
fallengorn
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The Spider-verse event just ended. That excerpt was from one of the issues.
oh ok thanks. I got confused between spider-verse, spider-verse team up, and edge of spider-verse. I'm mostly familiar with manga being one story in one run, so this cross over stuff is still kinda confusing for me.
I liked what I've read so far but I really disliked feeling like I missed something. Kinda weird they reference an origin story as if it was a previous issue but hasn't been shown yet.
NipplesAndToes23
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How are the Spider-Gwen comics?
super-famicom
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I like it so far. The writing isn't as strong as Silk #1, but I enjoyed it. And the art is pretty cool.
Just look at the OP. All you need for her origin story (from Edge of Spider-Verse #2) is there. The issue continues with a plot line that picks up in Spider-Gwen #1, but it's briefly summarized in the first page.
mechashiva
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Bidding on the album already past 50. Really would have liked one of these.
super-famicom
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Spider-Gwen #2 comes out this Wednesday!
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