REVIEW: Spider-Gwen, #1

[CBR News]

"Spider-Gwen" #1 is a truly accessible comic book that can be thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish, thanks to writer Jason Latour and artist Robbi Rodriguez.


Full article here.

[Dexy]

I liked her Edge Of Spiderverse debut, but this did nothing for me, sadly.

[Expletive Deleted]

The story here was a little more traditional, but I thought the art was just as striking. Rodriguez's pencils are stylish and energetic, and Renzi's colors are right on target.

[Darth Kal-el]

Don't understand the review it was a very average story with nothing jumping out to say buy issue two. At the price point of comics today they need something more interesting then this

[Johnny Karate]

Yeah, I've got to say this did nothing for me. I wasn't much a fan of the art either. I much preferred the story and art in Silk #1, so if I had to pick one, I'm gonna continue with that over this.

[Mwriteword]

Yeah, I've got to say this did nothing for me. I wasn't much a fan of the art either. I much preferred the story and art in Silk #1, so if I had to pick one, I'm gonna continue with that over this.

Same. Though, I did like this issue, I think I just prefer Silk more...

[Park Slope Pixie]

This thing is getting the mother of all pushes. 5 stars? For what?

Silk #1 was better in every way.

[MarioHerald]

For the purpose of record keeping, here is another thread where CBR users have already left many other comments and their impressions on this first number. :=)

Spider-Gwen #1 Spoilers/Discussion
http://community.comicbookresources....ers-Discussion

[Tuck]

This thing is getting the mother of all pushes. 5 stars? For what?

Silk #1 was better in every way.

I agree that the first issue of Silk was better, but not in every way. Spider-Gwen had zero panels of Black Cat.

[CaptnAmerca]

5 stars? Oooooookay.

I'm betting the 5 star rating came first, and then a lot of mental gymnastics to justify it ti yourself.

[DIVINITY]

It was good, not five stars good, but hey...

The crayon reference was spot on, the colors do really stand out...

[MarvelMaster616]

Of all the Spider-Man books to come out over the past five years, I was looking forward to this one the most. Gwen Stacy offers something fresh and different while not deviating from the themes that make Spider-Man so iconic. She turned the tables on the concept, essentially reversing the roles with her becoming the hero while Peter Parker got fridged. I think it created a beautifully poetic setup and one that I'm glad Marvel is capitalizing on. And this book nicely continued what Spider-Verse started.

That said, I don't think it deserves a perfect score. Don't get me wrong. It deserves a very good score. But this book isn't perfect. While it did an excellent job of developing Gwen's story, everything else felt a little rushed. I would've liked to see more on her father. And Vulture came off as overly flat. But those are fairly minor flaws. I still really enjoyed this book and would definitely put it above Silk. In fact, I'd even put it above Peter Parker. Gwen just comes off as being a lot more likable than Peter at this point. But that's just me.

[Godlike13]

Ya, i don't get it. After all the Spider-Gwen excitement i picked this up only to leave me questioning what all this excitement was about. Art was cool, beyond that though it did nothing for me.

[Venom2099]

Ya, i don't get it. After all the Spider-Gwen excitement i picked this up only to leave me questioning what all this excitement was about. Art was cool, beyond that though it did nothing for me.

I feel exactly the same....

[Ras]

I liked her better in Spider-Verse. I just don't think I like Latour's writing, as I didn't like his WatXM much at all. I'll continue with it for now, but Silk was much better.