Spider-Gwen

This article is about the comic book. For the character, see Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy).
Spider-Gwen

Cover of Spider-Gwen Vol. 1 #1 (February 2015). Art by Robbi Rodriguez.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date (Vol. 1)
February–June 2015
(Vol. 2)
October 2015–present
Number of issues (Vol. 1)
5
(Vol. 2)
6
Creative team
Writer(s) Jason Latour
Artist(s) Robbi Rodriguez
Colorist(s) Rico Renzi
Creator(s) Jason Latour
Robbi Rodriguez
Collected editions
Volume 0: Most Wanted? ISBN 978-0785197737

Spider-Gwen is an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics that began February 2015. The series revolves around the Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, an alternate Earth that debuted in Edge of Spider-Verse #2 as part of the 2014–15 Spider-Man event Spider-Verse. Spider-Gwen explores a universe where Gwen Stacy was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker, forcing her into a career as the Spider-Woman of her world.

Publication history

A spider-powered Gwen Stacy was first conceptualized by long-time Spider-Man writer Dan Slott for the Spider-Verse event; however, his initial concept was very different from what was published, which was mainly the work of Spider-Gwen creators Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez.[1][2] Rodriguez's design for Gwen's Spider-Woman uniform was cited as a main reason for the character's popularity, and before the issue even hit the stands, Edge of Spider-Verse #2 was an enormous hit and immediately went viral.

In October, Nick Lowe announced at New York Comic-Con 2014, that the fan-favorite Spider-Gwen that was introduced in Spider-Verse would be getting her own ongoing series after much demand.[3]

The first volume ended after the fifth issue with the character carrying over into the second volume of Spider-Verse as part of the Secret Wars event.[4] After the conclusion of the event, a second volume by the same creative team began with issue #1 as a part of Marvel's All-New, All-Different Marvel imprint.[5]

Reception

Spider-Gwen has received positive reviews from critics. IGN said "Spider-Gwen's new comic gets off to a solid start thanks to a hip tone, strong characterization, and vibrant artwork."[6] Comic Book Resources said that the first issue was "fun, familiar, energetic and invigorating, the art is engaging and the character has nothing but potential to offer. "Spider-Gwen" #1 is more than just a comic with something for everyone; it's a comic with everything for everyone."[7]

The first issue of Spider-Gwen was the third-best selling comic of February 2015, selling over 250,000 copies.[8][9]

Collected editions

The first series is being collected into a trade paperback:

In other media

Notes

  1. ↑ Ching, Albert (11 March 2015). "Slott Details the Unexpected Origins of Spider-Gwen and Spider-Punk". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez, Robbi. "Meet Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman, in Edge of Spider-Verse #2". Marvel.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Ching, Albert (12 October 2014). "NYCC: Marvel's "Spider-Verse" Panel, "Spider-Gwen" and "Silk" Ongoings Announced". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Spider-Gwen #5
  5. ↑ Damore, Meagan. "Latour, Rodriguez to Stick with "Spider-Gwen" Following "Secret Wars"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Spider-Gwen #1 Review". IGN.
  7. ↑ "Spider-Gwen #1 Review". Comic Book Resources.
  8. ↑ "Top Selling Comics & Publisher Market Share: February 2015". News.yahoo.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Johnston, Rich (24 April 2015). "Spider-Gwen #1 Has Now Sold Over 300,000 Copies". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Chabala, Ben (November 12, 2015). "ENTERING MARVEL CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS: SPIDER-GWEN". Marvel. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

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