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A review by taschima
The Unbelievable Gwenpool #1 by Christopher Hastings
5.0
Let me start this off my saying I am new to the comic book world (and already possess quite a nice collection). I am no expert, I haven't been doing this for decades, so this review is from a newbie to a newbie.
Gwenpool is so fucking awesome I could die. When I first went to my local comic book shop I of course went in not having a darn clue of what I was doing or looking for. I knew I liked Marvel, and I knew Spider-Man was to be my gateway to the comic book world (two reasons, always loved Spider-Man, and my married last name is Parker, coincidence? I think not). I found Spider-Man vs. Deadpool on that faithful day, and then I fell in love with Deadpool's smart ass/jackass/clueless asshole. As I was looking FOR MORE DEADPOOL I came across this gem, GWENPOOL.
GWENPOOL is a normal girl, who just happened to travel in between dimensions and land on a universe that looks a lot like the comics she grew up reading as a kid. Superheroes exist (yay!) but so do villains (fuck!). If there is one thing Gwen knows from the super powered world is one thing-- extras die, and they die quickly and most of the time they die horribly. In order to avoid such a fate she decides that she is now a superhero character, and she goes by Gwenpool. Soon enough she comes to realize that being a superhero is not all that is cracked up to be, sometimes good intentions lead to bad endings, and being the hero of your story doesn't mean you get to avoid pain.
GWENPOOL is a fun, relatable character. She likes all things that explode, guns, motorcycles... anything that can and will go boom.She is of course trying to make the best out of a weird situation, and having all the fun she can out of it. Half the time she doesn't know what the hell she is doing, just like me in this crazy comic book ride. The other half she expects her ultimate superpower will save her from any harm, knowing that this is her story and main characters don't die. She will fall out of tall buildings and land on a truck full of feathers, she will go against the baddest super villains in town and come out with not even a scratch. Her real superpower to me is her smarts and cleverness, she did figure out how to survive a super powered world, and in style!
I love the art. I am no expert on artists, but I do also know that if I were to pick up a comic in which the art is not attractive to my eye then I would quite possibly put it down. The art in GWENPOOL is playful, comical, bright, vibrant, just a little bit silly, like the main character herself (I would definitely get this first issue cover as a poster and put it in my library).
So the question to be answered is this, how did Gwen make it unto this dimension? Nobody knows, and that is one of the secrets that keeps you coming back for more. Though really, half of the time I find myself not caring, because I am having too much fun with the character. The real question is, will GWEN ever decide to go back home...
Gwenpool is so fucking awesome I could die. When I first went to my local comic book shop I of course went in not having a darn clue of what I was doing or looking for. I knew I liked Marvel, and I knew Spider-Man was to be my gateway to the comic book world (two reasons, always loved Spider-Man, and my married last name is Parker, coincidence? I think not). I found Spider-Man vs. Deadpool on that faithful day, and then I fell in love with Deadpool's smart ass/jackass/clueless asshole. As I was looking FOR MORE DEADPOOL I came across this gem, GWENPOOL.
GWENPOOL is a normal girl, who just happened to travel in between dimensions and land on a universe that looks a lot like the comics she grew up reading as a kid. Superheroes exist (yay!) but so do villains (fuck!). If there is one thing Gwen knows from the super powered world is one thing-- extras die, and they die quickly and most of the time they die horribly. In order to avoid such a fate she decides that she is now a superhero character, and she goes by Gwenpool. Soon enough she comes to realize that being a superhero is not all that is cracked up to be, sometimes good intentions lead to bad endings, and being the hero of your story doesn't mean you get to avoid pain.
GWENPOOL is a fun, relatable character. She likes all things that explode, guns, motorcycles... anything that can and will go boom.She is of course trying to make the best out of a weird situation, and having all the fun she can out of it. Half the time she doesn't know what the hell she is doing, just like me in this crazy comic book ride. The other half she expects her ultimate superpower will save her from any harm, knowing that this is her story and main characters don't die. She will fall out of tall buildings and land on a truck full of feathers, she will go against the baddest super villains in town and come out with not even a scratch. Her real superpower to me is her smarts and cleverness, she did figure out how to survive a super powered world, and in style!
I love the art. I am no expert on artists, but I do also know that if I were to pick up a comic in which the art is not attractive to my eye then I would quite possibly put it down. The art in GWENPOOL is playful, comical, bright, vibrant, just a little bit silly, like the main character herself (I would definitely get this first issue cover as a poster and put it in my library).
So the question to be answered is this, how did Gwen make it unto this dimension? Nobody knows, and that is one of the secrets that keeps you coming back for more. Though really, half of the time I find myself not caring, because I am having too much fun with the character. The real question is, will GWEN ever decide to go back home...