greywolfheir's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
2.0
Alternate worlds, sigh. Pointless and lame. With bad art and not especially good writing. Sure characters show up and they suck. Or at least suck a little. There's a bit of nice band stuff at the end. But mostly the book is just whiny and annoying.
radioisasoundsalvation's review against another edition
4.0
I love Spider-Gwen comics; they make for a really fun alternate universe, with gorgeous art and fun banter. Highly recommend!
nerdynatreads's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ahhh I love the way this is becoming more and more edgy. I adore seeing the way characters from the 616-universe have changed in this universe — like Elsa Brock being the one to introduce the venom symbiote and Shadowcat having been a Weapon X experiment as well. The moral dilemma Gwen is in, trying to help her father but also having to work with the Kingpin, it’s all so fun while not shying away from how serious her situation has become. Yet, there are still some hilarious moments that add some levity and I liked the additional issue following her band, who are debating whether Gwen really is a superhero or not.
roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition
2.0
The only reason I'm even reading these is to get to the issues written by Seanan McGuire to see if they're any good, but otherwise I'm not sure I'd bother. The Spider-Gwen series is an angsty mess attempting to portray a gritty, evil world set against the protagonist, but the plot doesn't have plotholes, but plot chasms. It's hard to tell why people make the decisions they do.
Anyway. Long story short, Matt Murdock, the Kingpin of crime, sends Gwen Stacy to retrieve Harry Osborn, who's a lizard-man, so they can transform him back into a human via a complicated process that will put a symbiote in her, possibly returning her powers for real. Why does he do this, when he has an army of ninjas? Eh. There's some reason.
Gwen is fought by Wolverine (Mr. Murderhands in her universe) and another superpowered baddy who are bounty hunters trying to get Harry for SHIELD, unless I lost track of what they were doing (I probably did). Then they decide to take her side, for some reason, and the Spider-Gwen plot ends as Gwen slaps Harry with the thing that will de-lizard-ify him and create Venom.
The last issue focuses on the Mary Janes, who are struggling to keep the band together.
Anyway. Long story short, Matt Murdock, the Kingpin of crime, sends Gwen Stacy to retrieve Harry Osborn, who's a lizard-man, so they can transform him back into a human via a complicated process that will put a symbiote in her, possibly returning her powers for real. Why does he do this, when he has an army of ninjas? Eh. There's some reason.
Gwen is fought by Wolverine (Mr. Murderhands in her universe) and another superpowered baddy who are bounty hunters trying to get Harry for SHIELD, unless I lost track of what they were doing (I probably did). Then they decide to take her side, for some reason, and the Spider-Gwen plot ends as Gwen slaps Harry with the thing that will de-lizard-ify him and create Venom.
The last issue focuses on the Mary Janes, who are struggling to keep the band together.
meromenesko's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
eatingfiction's review against another edition
3.0
This series would be so much better if it just stayed focus on Gwen. We get an intriguing new development in this volume -- the venom symbiote -- and yet we end up getting introduced to this universe's Wolverine and his boring backstory. WHY!! I want to follow Gwen's story!! And it would be much stronger if it wasn't bogged down with all these pointless cameos.
heatherbookely's review against another edition
2.0
I was already going to give this a three because it continues to not be as good as I want it to, and then "spirit animal" was used so I knocked it down another star. The Mary Janes issue at the end was fine, but I still just want this to be better.