Spider-Woman by Pacheco & Perez Omnibus

Spider-Woman (2020) (Collected Editions) #1-4

by Karla Pacheco

Spider-Woman is back, and she's pulling no punches! Jessica Drew hasn't been feeling like herself lately. When the angry, irritable and unwell Spider-Woman takes a simple security gig to help her get back on her feet, she finds herself besieged by unknown forces out to destroy everything around her. But what does Jessica's illness have to do with the daughter of her old nemesis, Otto Vermis? Finding out will take Spider-Woman back to where it all began - Wundagore Mountain, the nightmarish place that gave her powers - and on a road trip to outer space with her BFF, Captain Marvel! But who is making Jess relive her traumas? And just how far will she go to secure a cure for what ails her? How will Spider-Woman be affected by Knull's symbiote invasion and the Kingpin's war on vigilantes? Collects Spider-Woman (2020) #1-21.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

496 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2024

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, light super heroics - with a strong opening arc that settles into a comfortable classic rhythm afterwards. Not bad at all, just nothing revolutionary.

[Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I wasn’t the intended audience. Jessica Drew faces her failings as a girlfriend, friend, and super hero. Most stories are about friendship and love. The super hero fights are really just a backdrop. I would be fine with this if the dialogue was clever or the characterization was consistent. But Spider-Woman’s friends and enemies have personalities that change to fit the current story. But they don’t stay consistent.

Is her brother really smart, diabolical, or a weak asshole who can’t do anything right? In different chapters, he is a different person. The lead villain is Octavia Vermis. She switches from a serious threat to a joke from one arc to the next.

Art is top notch throughout. From Pere Perez, who, I think drew X-Men for years. If you want to read this for the art, and you don’t mind sad mommy jokes, then maybe you will like this.

[Jim Ordolis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, Karla Pacheco actually got me to like baby Gerry (in a Franklin Richards kind of way). Come on, the kid started to grow on me!! He was helping his Mom out by zapping up dumb villains. It was a good run! I really liked it a lot and whole-heartedly recommend it.

Then Marvel editorial fucks up. That being said, I’m still trying to process what Marvel did to Spider-Woman’s baby, Gerry. We just can’t have good things with Jessica Dew can we. I have to confess I was a big fan of Spider-Woman as a kid and after they tried to kill her the first time in the original Spider-Woman #50. I had collected the whole complete run and because I was so pissed off, I took them all back to the comic book store and sold them. Why can't they leave Spider-Woman alone? Baby Gerry is cute! Anyways this collection by Karla Pacheco is good and if you are also a fan like I am please go out and get it.

[Joseph Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun read. After having read the Dennis Hopeless run last year it was great to pick up right back where we left off. This story is fun, full of classic spider woman action and jokes. I really recommend this trade!