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Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider (2024)
Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider, Vol. 3: Uncharted
Prepare for intergalactic action as Ghost-Spider goes beyond! Gwen Stacy has something King Loki wants, and she'll do everything in her power to keep it from him. The god of lies and deception knows his strength lies in words over brute force, so he intends to convince Gwen to give up the artifact willingly. But as the secret behind Gwen's strange new power and why she left her home dimension behind is revealed, what does all that have to do with Loki taking her on a journey across the stars? And what are Loki's true intentions for her? As Ghost-Spider's adventures in space lead her to try to bring the power of the Cosmic Cube to heel, its immense psychic power is seemingly too much for her mind to handle alone. She'll need the help of the most powerful telepath in the cosmos. Spider-Gwen, meet Phoenix! Collecting The Ghost-Spider (2024) #11-15.
120 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 2025
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June 14, 2026
"..but im just a girl in a hoodie with some webs and a knack for bad timing..
I'm not special"
I'm not special"
October 6, 2025
2.1 stars
February 24, 2026
This was... okay. Some narrative pairings work for Gwen (I now count Jean Grey among them) and some don't. I really didn't enjoy Loki's presence. I just wanted the whole thing to be over... and then it was, but in a manner that was not satisfying at all. A reset/rewrite of past events! Gwen deserves better than this weak resolution. But given that not all writers have served her well... perhaps the reset is the best option.
May 6, 2026
*Big deep breath*
what....the...hell??
Come ON guys, what even was this?!? I'm....genuinely flabbergasted that this actually made it to print. Seriously....SERIOUSLY?!?
I'm just so...ok, let's structure my thoughts on this a little here. I have a lot to say but also am so shocked at how bad this was I almost have no words. Obviously spoilers ahead, so if you don't want to be spoiled...move on.
First off, we finally get answers for the set up of this short lived series from issue one and it has a glimmer of potential but it's handled in the worst possible way. So why did the TVA move Gwen to earth 616, and told not to have contact with any of the other Spider-heroes, and why does Gwen have that weird glow and destructive powers that nearly took out half a block that sent The Chameleon in that weird fritz? It's because she absorbed the all spark, I mean all souls, or the ultra McGuffin cube thing of course and is now a practical God!.....
...yeah....ok.....what? Oh, and Loki is after her to try to use her to re-write the universe into his own image which he already tired to do but failed... *Blank stare and blinking to try to comprehend all of this.*
Ok, so look. Comics are wild. Right? Comics have outlandish premises and extra extraordinary plots and characters and all of that. Hell, we've already had a similar story pop up a number of times with Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force, which actually plays a pivotal role in this story. But with no lead up, no build up, and no precedent prior to this...and with such a tonal shift from the last volume to this one?? It's like starting a movie and watching a Training Day homage, and then BAM we're watching Star-Wars. I love both of those movie franchises, but pick a lane!
Also, let's just forget all of the character development and conflict that came before. MJ battling with her own inner demons and the literal carnage Symbiote? Going with Natasha to help her control that? We're not going to address any of that? Expand on how Gwen still feels responsible for that? Tackle any unresolved conflict between those two characters? Nope? Cool...coool....cooooooool...
Oh hey, speaking about things Gwen still feels responsible for, anything about the Bodega Bandit? Any mention of his recovery after the explosion Gwen failed to stop? Not going to deal with that, even though when she left Earth 65 before, she made sure someone was always checking in on him? Not going to tackle that unresolved trauma and actual love interest? Nope? We're just going to pretend that doesn't exist so we can spend more time with pretty boy Black Tarantula who has the personality of a dark and brooding piece of toast? Ok, cool. cooool......coooooooooooool.....
I don't know man, this volume was really rough to read. Luckily, after the last volume, I basically gave up hope for this series, so reading these last five issues wasn't as harsh as the previous five issues, but man...this was still ROUGH.
Finally, let's talk about how this whole series ends. How this 15 issue across two story lines actually ends.....what in the absolute retcon is this? The only...ONLY good part of the last issue was the Fabian pretty boy 'only here to be a brooding love interest but is as interesting as plain white bread' got shot in a quasi noble self sacrifice when he realized how messed up his and his father's plan was. But now that THAT whole deal has been undone his whole shtick is...for less than nothing. It completely underhands anything that was set up for his character and means less than nothing. What are we even doing here?!?
Also, now we've retconned her Symbiote suit away. It's just...gone (I know it pops up in the next issues and she has to deal with that but as it is on the page as an ending to THIS story...) and there was no rhyme or reason for it to be gone other than.....????????????? 404 error
Look, I really liked Gwen's Symbiote suit. It was quirky and strange and I always felt like it was hiding just below the surface of most of her stories, waiting to make some kind of an appearance. It played well against MJ's Carnage suit, and I kept waiting for Earth 65's Venom (where is Elsa Brock?!?) but instead we get "Gwen uses god powers to write it away". Again, no rhyme or reason for it, just 'it happened'...we need to do something for the next leg of this book so here you go.
This whole arch made me angry which is kind of hard to do, so I can at least applaud it for that. But my god guys, what on earth were they even thinking? This with the last volume are some of the worst comic arches I've ever read. Hopefully the head writer moves away from Gwen Stacy since they really have no real grasp on this character.
*checks notes and sees that it's the same head writer for the current run*
Cool. Coooool. Coooooooooooooooooooooooool.......
what....the...hell??
Come ON guys, what even was this?!? I'm....genuinely flabbergasted that this actually made it to print. Seriously....SERIOUSLY?!?
I'm just so...ok, let's structure my thoughts on this a little here. I have a lot to say but also am so shocked at how bad this was I almost have no words. Obviously spoilers ahead, so if you don't want to be spoiled...move on.
First off, we finally get answers for the set up of this short lived series from issue one and it has a glimmer of potential but it's handled in the worst possible way. So why did the TVA move Gwen to earth 616, and told not to have contact with any of the other Spider-heroes, and why does Gwen have that weird glow and destructive powers that nearly took out half a block that sent The Chameleon in that weird fritz? It's because she absorbed the all spark, I mean all souls, or the ultra McGuffin cube thing of course and is now a practical God!.....
...yeah....ok.....what? Oh, and Loki is after her to try to use her to re-write the universe into his own image which he already tired to do but failed... *Blank stare and blinking to try to comprehend all of this.*
Ok, so look. Comics are wild. Right? Comics have outlandish premises and extra extraordinary plots and characters and all of that. Hell, we've already had a similar story pop up a number of times with Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force, which actually plays a pivotal role in this story. But with no lead up, no build up, and no precedent prior to this...and with such a tonal shift from the last volume to this one?? It's like starting a movie and watching a Training Day homage, and then BAM we're watching Star-Wars. I love both of those movie franchises, but pick a lane!
Also, let's just forget all of the character development and conflict that came before. MJ battling with her own inner demons and the literal carnage Symbiote? Going with Natasha to help her control that? We're not going to address any of that? Expand on how Gwen still feels responsible for that? Tackle any unresolved conflict between those two characters? Nope? Cool...coool....cooooooool...
Oh hey, speaking about things Gwen still feels responsible for, anything about the Bodega Bandit? Any mention of his recovery after the explosion Gwen failed to stop? Not going to deal with that, even though when she left Earth 65 before, she made sure someone was always checking in on him? Not going to tackle that unresolved trauma and actual love interest? Nope? We're just going to pretend that doesn't exist so we can spend more time with pretty boy Black Tarantula who has the personality of a dark and brooding piece of toast? Ok, cool. cooool......coooooooooooool.....
I don't know man, this volume was really rough to read. Luckily, after the last volume, I basically gave up hope for this series, so reading these last five issues wasn't as harsh as the previous five issues, but man...this was still ROUGH.
Finally, let's talk about how this whole series ends. How this 15 issue across two story lines actually ends.....what in the absolute retcon is this? The only...ONLY good part of the last issue was the Fabian pretty boy 'only here to be a brooding love interest but is as interesting as plain white bread' got shot in a quasi noble self sacrifice when he realized how messed up his and his father's plan was. But now that THAT whole deal has been undone his whole shtick is...for less than nothing. It completely underhands anything that was set up for his character and means less than nothing. What are we even doing here?!?
Also, now we've retconned her Symbiote suit away. It's just...gone (I know it pops up in the next issues and she has to deal with that but as it is on the page as an ending to THIS story...) and there was no rhyme or reason for it to be gone other than.....????????????? 404 error
Look, I really liked Gwen's Symbiote suit. It was quirky and strange and I always felt like it was hiding just below the surface of most of her stories, waiting to make some kind of an appearance. It played well against MJ's Carnage suit, and I kept waiting for Earth 65's Venom (where is Elsa Brock?!?) but instead we get "Gwen uses god powers to write it away". Again, no rhyme or reason for it, just 'it happened'...we need to do something for the next leg of this book so here you go.
This whole arch made me angry which is kind of hard to do, so I can at least applaud it for that. But my god guys, what on earth were they even thinking? This with the last volume are some of the worst comic arches I've ever read. Hopefully the head writer moves away from Gwen Stacy since they really have no real grasp on this character.
*checks notes and sees that it's the same head writer for the current run*
Cool. Coooool. Coooooooooooooooooooooooool.......
September 29, 2025
Summary:
Gwen Stacy was forced to leave her universe and go into hiding for a very specific reason, and it has everything to do with the power she accidentally absorbed. Yes, it started out as Gwen’s desperate move to protect her universe, but now it’s causing problems everywhere.
Currently, that problem is named Loki. King Loki wants the power within Gwen, and no, that’s not a metaphor. You see, he wants the Cosmic Cube, and the only way he’s getting that is by figuring out how to control this hero. Good luck with that.
Review:
Wow. Okay. I was not expecting such a twist in Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider. One moment, we’re in New York of Earth-616, dealing with a new set of antagonists (complete with a potential romantic interest), the next we’re off in space, dealing with Cosmic Cubes and Loki.
Honestly, I love Gwen, but I feel like Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider Vol. 3 jumped the shark a little bit. Unsurprisingly, this volume marks the end of this particular part of Gwen’s series. The only good news is that another series is already in the works, so that’s something.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some decent parts in Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider Vol. 3. The Loki versus Loki bits were interesting, and I loved the Phoenix cameo. It had the potential to be something interesting. However, the powerscale is all over the place, and thus the plot goes for a strange ride.
It goes without saying that I’ll be reading the new Ghost-Spider series. I’ll always read Gwen’s series, if we’re being honest (even if I do get a bit behind, here and there). However, I’m not sure what to expect at this point.
Highlights:
Ghost-Spider
Now in Earth-616
Cosmic Cube Chaos
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Gwen Stacy was forced to leave her universe and go into hiding for a very specific reason, and it has everything to do with the power she accidentally absorbed. Yes, it started out as Gwen’s desperate move to protect her universe, but now it’s causing problems everywhere.
Currently, that problem is named Loki. King Loki wants the power within Gwen, and no, that’s not a metaphor. You see, he wants the Cosmic Cube, and the only way he’s getting that is by figuring out how to control this hero. Good luck with that.
Review:
Wow. Okay. I was not expecting such a twist in Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider. One moment, we’re in New York of Earth-616, dealing with a new set of antagonists (complete with a potential romantic interest), the next we’re off in space, dealing with Cosmic Cubes and Loki.
Honestly, I love Gwen, but I feel like Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider Vol. 3 jumped the shark a little bit. Unsurprisingly, this volume marks the end of this particular part of Gwen’s series. The only good news is that another series is already in the works, so that’s something.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some decent parts in Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider Vol. 3. The Loki versus Loki bits were interesting, and I loved the Phoenix cameo. It had the potential to be something interesting. However, the powerscale is all over the place, and thus the plot goes for a strange ride.
It goes without saying that I’ll be reading the new Ghost-Spider series. I’ll always read Gwen’s series, if we’re being honest (even if I do get a bit behind, here and there). However, I’m not sure what to expect at this point.
Highlights:
Ghost-Spider
Now in Earth-616
Cosmic Cube Chaos
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December 5, 2025
It's very hard to take a street-level hero out of their comfort zone and make it work. Spider-characters should be easier, given how much they've been involved in multiversal shenanigans recently, but taking Spider-Gwen out into space doesn't work quite as well as I'd hoped it would.
Stephanie Phillips manages to preserve Gwen's unique voice despite the change of locale, and I did chuckle when the Phoenix showed up, so Phillips could crossover with her other book. But it's easy to loose Gwen in the shuffle here, with her problems paling in comparison to the ones King Loki presents her with.
The ultimate conclusion is interesting, but I'm kind of over this whole obsession with making all of the 'important' Spider-People live in the same universe. It made sense for Miles, but there's no reason to force Gwen into 616 when her universe is right there. If anything, making her a 616 native feels reductive, and means you lose a lot of her supporting cast, unless we've now got teenage versions of Mary Janes running around as well. Just kind of an odd decision.
Stephanie Phillips manages to preserve Gwen's unique voice despite the change of locale, and I did chuckle when the Phoenix showed up, so Phillips could crossover with her other book. But it's easy to loose Gwen in the shuffle here, with her problems paling in comparison to the ones King Loki presents her with.
The ultimate conclusion is interesting, but I'm kind of over this whole obsession with making all of the 'important' Spider-People live in the same universe. It made sense for Miles, but there's no reason to force Gwen into 616 when her universe is right there. If anything, making her a 616 native feels reductive, and means you lose a lot of her supporting cast, unless we've now got teenage versions of Mary Janes running around as well. Just kind of an odd decision.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 23, 2026
If you described the concept of this run--moving street-level Spider-Gwen to a multidimensional, cosmic, & metafictional adventure in what feels like a tie-in to the *Loki* & *What If?* tv series topped off with a Phoenix appearance--I'd've said that sounds terrible. Yet, it works.
Partially it works because it's the only good Spider-Gwen run since Latour's & Rodriguez's original run. The runs of McGuire, Kim, & Flores aren't awful, but I didn't care for any of them, in part because most of the art on those 3 runs didn't work like Rodriguez's. Here, Villanelli's art works as an interesting homage to older series like *Fear Agent* & the EC sf comics.
This run is the second thnig by Phillips I've read after her excellent *Rogue & Gambit* mini. How she handles both street-level (Spider-Gwen met Jessica Jones & Luke Cage last vol) & cosmic stuff has me interested to catch up on Daredevil to read her new run there & to even read her Phoenix comic, which is impressive because I'd been entirely turned off postKrakoa X-Men.
Partially it works because it's the only good Spider-Gwen run since Latour's & Rodriguez's original run. The runs of McGuire, Kim, & Flores aren't awful, but I didn't care for any of them, in part because most of the art on those 3 runs didn't work like Rodriguez's. Here, Villanelli's art works as an interesting homage to older series like *Fear Agent* & the EC sf comics.
This run is the second thnig by Phillips I've read after her excellent *Rogue & Gambit* mini. How she handles both street-level (Spider-Gwen met Jessica Jones & Luke Cage last vol) & cosmic stuff has me interested to catch up on Daredevil to read her new run there & to even read her Phoenix comic, which is impressive because I'd been entirely turned off postKrakoa X-Men.
September 25, 2025
Wasted potential...
That should be her new Spider-name.
Turns out, all this change she's been having? It's because she was keeping King Loki away from Cosmic Cube that popped into Gwen's reality. She beat him in a chase to it and she bonded with it instantly. King Loki found her and tried to convince her that the universe needed a rewrite.
If only there was another reality altering character on a cosmic scale...
Yes. Jean Grey cameos and gives Gwen a hug and a wave before she goes off on her own adventures. Not to be outdone in half-ass'ing an ending, Gwen has a psychic one-to-one with the Cosmic Cube and learns how to rewrite a bad ending.
Except she doesn't get a 'happy ending' or...upgrade...or whatever. We get...more of the same.
Oh, wait. She now has a supersuit with a black facemask and she defends the 'ghosts' of multiple universes. Those that fall between the crack.
You had a chance, Marvel.
This? This is your bold move?
That should be her new Spider-name.
Turns out, all this change she's been having? It's because she was keeping King Loki away from Cosmic Cube that popped into Gwen's reality. She beat him in a chase to it and she bonded with it instantly. King Loki found her and tried to convince her that the universe needed a rewrite.
If only there was another reality altering character on a cosmic scale...
Yes. Jean Grey cameos and gives Gwen a hug and a wave before she goes off on her own adventures. Not to be outdone in half-ass'ing an ending, Gwen has a psychic one-to-one with the Cosmic Cube and learns how to rewrite a bad ending.
Except she doesn't get a 'happy ending' or...upgrade...or whatever. We get...more of the same.
Oh, wait. She now has a supersuit with a black facemask and she defends the 'ghosts' of multiple universes. Those that fall between the crack.
You had a chance, Marvel.
This? This is your bold move?
April 1, 2026
I was very on board with this until the sudden appearance of a (literal?) deus ex machina, and boy howdy was it not in service to doing anything interesting. Some fun cameos from Jean Grey, though OB and the TVA are tossed back in the mix because…they’re attached to Loki for all times always? What I really didn’t love was the last issue that just rushed the ending, arguably jumps some literal sharks, and then just jams out a pseudo-idealized happy ending for Gwen back in her original timeline without major consequence? Just feels deeply unsatisfying and then leaves all the main Earth characters just having to be haunted by the loss of yet another Gwen their timeline. Seriously had me at space shenanigans and I’m so bummed it didn’t keep the hold on me.
June 9, 2026
I liked this book. It reminded me of the old Spider-man comics. I like the story smd the artwork.
The secret behind Gwen's new powers and a new resolution. Why and what has Gwrn been hiding and how is King Loki involved?
Some great guest stars with Gwen right out of her comfort zone. A good ending to this series, however with an ending comes a new beginning. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
The secret behind Gwen's new powers and a new resolution. Why and what has Gwrn been hiding and how is King Loki involved?
Some great guest stars with Gwen right out of her comfort zone. A good ending to this series, however with an ending comes a new beginning. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
December 25, 2025
We finally get the full story of what's been going on with Gwen, and I don't really feel like it was worth the wait. Also kind of unimpressed with the way the reset button is hit at the end of this volume.
January 21, 2026
Just a tad bit weaker than what’s come before but did an excellent job setting up what’s come next which has been some of my favorite Spider-Gwen stuff yet. I’m happy the series rebooted after this for a mess free restart
July 8, 2025
The art was great but when street level heroes do cosmic stuff it just feels wrong. The last issue was also a whimper compared to a strong story the first to arcs had told already.
July 28, 2025
Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#11= 2.5 stars
#12= 3 stars
#13= 2.5 stars
#14= 2.5 stars
#15= 3 stars
Overall rating of 2.5 stars
#11= 2.5 stars
#12= 3 stars
#13= 2.5 stars
#14= 2.5 stars
#15= 3 stars
Overall rating of 2.5 stars
February 20, 2026
It’s got strong points mixed in with weak ones. I enjoy the whole of it, flaws and all.
May 2, 2026
The last issue kinda ruined it, so best skip that one.
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