Spider-Woman (Jessica-Drew) Appreciation 2022

[OBrianTallent]

I do wish that instead of cancelling books now days, companies would try different creative teams. As much as I have loved what KP has done, how could this book be under someone like Cullen Bunn or Jed McKay or Joe Kelly. How could the book look with someone like Kenneth Rocafort on art or a run with Chris Bachalo?

[danielsan52]

I’m hoping for a relaunch.

[Huntsman Spider]

I do wish that instead of cancelling books now days, companies would try different creative teams. As much as I have loved what KT has done, how could this book be under someone like Cullen Bunn or Jed McKay or Joe Kelly. How could the book look with someone like Kenneth Rocafort on art or a run with Chris Bachalo?

If by "KT" you mean Kelly Thompson, I should mention this current volume of Spider-Woman has been written since issue one by Karla Pacheco. Still, I do agree that it would generally be better to start a new run of the same title with a new and different creative team than just canceling the book and launching a new #1 all the time. It gets very aggravating.

[Digifiend]

Especially when they relaunch with the same creative team, that's just not necessary. And even worse when it happens twice in 12 months, as happened with Hopeless's Spider-Woman run and several other books after Secret Wars.

Lampshaded on the cover of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1, LGY #9: "Only our second #1 so far this year"

[Chris0013]

Especially when they relaunch with the same creative team, that's just not necessary. And even worse when it happens twice in 12 months, as happened with Hopeless's Spider-Woman run and several other books after Secret Wars.

Lampshaded on the cover of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1, LGY #9: "Only our second #1 so far this year"

That was because of that whole Secret Wars thing, wasn't it? Happened with several titles IIRC. Part of the reason I think they need to put a hold on those big events for a long time.

[marhawkman]

That was because of that whole Secret Wars thing, wasn't it? Happened with several titles IIRC. Part of the reason I think they need to put a hold on those big events for a long time.

Honestly? very few comic book "big events" are actually GOOD. The best are things where it's a single story that has a scope that logically needs to involve multiple books.

[Digifiend]

That was because of that whole Secret Wars thing, wasn't it? Happened with several titles IIRC.

That's what I said. And yes, it happened to Spider-Woman, Squirrel Girl, Silk, and Spider-Gwen. Ms. Marvel didn't change creative team either, but that at least had been running for over a year. Iron Man, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers also relaunched after very short runs, but their creative teams did change.

[Chris0013]

That's what I said. And yes, it happened to Spider-Woman, Squirrel Girl, Silk, and Spider-Gwen. Ms. Marvel didn't change creative team either, but that at least had been running for over a year. Iron Man, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers also relaunched after very short runs, but their creative teams did change.

My point is there was no control over that reboot. But I agree it is annoying.

[OBrianTallent]

If by "KT" you mean Kelly Thompson, I should mention this current volume of Spider-Woman has been written since issue one by Karla Pacheco. Still, I do agree that it would generally be better to start a new run of the same title with a new and different creative team than just canceling the book and launching a new #1 all the time. It gets very aggravating.

OUCH! Didn't even realize I typed the wrong letter!! Corrected! thank you.

[LAWtoyoto 432]

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Guys, it's finally confirm to be the last issue of the run.

[Huntsman Spider]

OUCH! Didn't even realize I typed the wrong letter!! Corrected! thank you.

You're very welcome.

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Guys, it's finally confirm to be the last issue of the run.

Better go out swinging.

[Matternativ]

Better go out swinging.

I have no doubt that they will.

[Darthfury78]

My point is there was no control over that reboot. But I agree it is annoying.

Why the writer never featured Spider-Man as a guest? Having Jessica appear as a guest in ASM could have brought in the Spider-Man readers to her series and vice versa. Poor promotion on the creative team's part to sell the series to a larger audience by not having Jessica appear in the following books

1. Amazing Spider-Man
2. Deadpool
3. Daredevil
4. Black Cat

Having Jessica in those books might have helped to keep her solo book going. If the team can't sell the series by not having Jessica appearing in other titles that has a large audience to know about the character, how can it expect to avoid cancellation? If the reader doesn't know the Jessica's character, they won't buy the series.

[marhawkman]

Why the writer never featured Spider-Man as a guest? Having Jessica appear as a guest in ASM could have brought in the Spider-Man readers to her series and vice versa. Poor promotion on the creative team's part to sell the series to a larger audience by not having Jessica appear in the following books

1. Amazing Spider-Man
2. Deadpool
3. Daredevil
4. Black Cat

Having Jessica in those books might have helped to keep her solo book going. If the team can't sell the series by not having Jessica appearing in other titles that has a large audience to know about the character, how can it expect to avoid cancellation? If the reader doesn't know the Jessica's character, they won't buy the series.

Well, historically, Spider-Woman is only loosely associated with Marvel comics in general. which is a lot of the problem here. :/

[Darthfury78]

Well, historically, Spider-Woman is only loosely associated with Marvel comics in general. which is a lot of the problem here. :/

Marvel needs to stop being historical when it comes to their characters. It doesn't equal strong sales increase. There was a time when Jessica Drew was planned to become a part of Spider-Man's world until Marvel gave the green light to promote Silk and Spider-Gwen instead. Having non Spider-Man created characters as part of Spider-Man's world might have help to increase sales of Spider-Woman(Jessica Drew) solo series if she appeared in a reoccurring guest spot. For example, some of Spidey's unused allies and rogues could become a part of Jessica's book like Morbius, Black Cat, Carnage, Tombstone, and Mephisto respectively.

There is no reason why Spider-Woman can't sell over 100K copies a month if they just mix things up with Jessica and Spider-Man supporting cast and rogues. Marvel once had Jessica as a reoccurring guest in the pages of the X-Men and Wolverine. I have yet to see Jessica and Spidey working together in a major story arc that doesn't involve the other Spider-characters.