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Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Collected Editions)
Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree
Collecting Spider-Man (2016) #12-14, Spider-Gwen (2015B) #16-18.
K-I-S-S-I-N-G! That's just one of the things that makes this a very modern Marvel team-up, as the two most sensational web-spinners of the 21st century cross paths — and lock lips! Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy are two young heroes from different Earths, but what threat could unite the Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of the new generation? The answer will rock both their worlds! Not for the first time, Miles will find himself in another universe — and he's in pursuit of someone he holds dear. But will that description soon apply to Gwen? Or, as the stakes are raised, will this spider-crossed pair see teen romance give way to arachnid animosity? First comes love, then comes much worse, then comes chaos in the Multiverse!
K-I-S-S-I-N-G! That's just one of the things that makes this a very modern Marvel team-up, as the two most sensational web-spinners of the 21st century cross paths — and lock lips! Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy are two young heroes from different Earths, but what threat could unite the Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of the new generation? The answer will rock both their worlds! Not for the first time, Miles will find himself in another universe — and he's in pursuit of someone he holds dear. But will that description soon apply to Gwen? Or, as the stakes are raised, will this spider-crossed pair see teen romance give way to arachnid animosity? First comes love, then comes much worse, then comes chaos in the Multiverse!
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 17, 2017
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Brian Michael Bendis
4,407 books2,574 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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October 26, 2025
Yeah, but here's the only issue since we met, you kinda turned my world upside down / And I don't really mind Spider-Man kissing you, as long as you're planning on sticking around (Wrapped Up – Olly Murs feat. Travie McCoy).
Claiming that Spider-Man is your favorite superhero is always a fun time because you can go on Reddit or YouTube comments for even a couple seconds and find that your love of the character pales in comparison to the real diehards. Like, when I realized that they’re over there arguing all live long day about whether or not the Sam Raimi Spider-Man suit’s raised webbings looks better than the Andrew Garfield goggle look, I knew that I was in a whole different ball park than these folks. Because I’m of the mind that as long as it's red and blue, then I'm cool with it. But I'm pretty sure that makes me a fake fan, or at the very least, a filthy casual. And you know what? I’m totally okay with that, because when I see how miserable a lot of comic book fans make themselves over the smallest nuances, I’m just happy that I still get excited enough to see Spider-Man swinging around New York. But yeah, I will admit that some of the fan vitriol and negativity has bled over, because ever since I’ve started reading comics on a more regular basis, I’ve basically avoided any mainline Spider-Man story at all costs, to the point where I’ll dive into all the knock off Spider-Men like Silk rather than giving the most popular stuff a go. And I promise this isn’t a hipster thing, but rather more of a narrative thing, because what the fan backlash towards the mainline stories has done for me was given me insight on just how little they let Peter Parker progress as a character. He’s become a victim of his own popularity and unable to change or evolve; always stuck in a Peter Pan hell of the writer’s making. Did you know that this is one of the reasons why I loved the MCU at first? Because of the fact that every movie took place in real time, the writers of said movies were forced to move the timeline along in a timely matter, thus allowing us to see how characters like Iron Man and Captain America would change their viewpoints over time. That’s why I was so excited when Spider-Man joined the fray, because then we’d finally get a real story arc for the character where he’d go from a teenage superhero to an adult with different responsibilities and priorities. Cool stuff! But then they did some bullshit where he stayed fifteen for an extra decade and now there are whisperings that with the next Avengers movie that they’ll just end up rebooting the whole thing in the end anyway. And let me tell you, and I know I say this a lot, but if they actually just reset everything and cast new people in the same roles, then I will actually be done with Marvel for good. I’m not kidding! The idea of an indefinite story that goes on forever not only shows the full extent of “boardroom mandates,” but it’s also just incredibly sad for me to imagine a character that never gets an ending.
In case you were wondering, yes, like most people, I too hate all of these new “legacy” sequels and remakes of whatever nostalgia fueled property from thirty years ago that the community focus groups can pull out of their asses. Which I guess is kind of ironic because superhero comic books are the definitive art form that doesn’t allow for its characters to evolve over time, so it is pretty silly for me to expect a novel here that has a beginning, middle, and end, out of a comic book. Nonetheless, I guess that’s why I liked the Spider-verse movies so much, because they tell a new story within the Spider-Man mythos while still adhering to all the classic heartfelt moments that make it spectacularly Spider-Man. Loss, humor, and yes… responsibility, but told through a narrative where Peter Parker is older and mentoring the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales who is also known as my favorite Spider-Man. I know a lot of people have gripes about Miles showing up more and more in the limelight in recent years with him being the lead in the best Spider-Man movie and becoming the secondary main character in the Spider-Man game on the PlayStation 5, but this is where I believe that relatability and seeing yourself in your favorite superhero can go a bit too far, as fans seeing themselves so deeply in Spider-Man (being nerdy and awkward) that they literally think they’re Peter Parker and get personally offended on his behalf. Besides, it goes both ways considering how the little boy Tom Holland version copied all of Miles' main traits for the MCU movies in order to make him more "hip" with modern audiences. He's going to an exclusive science school, he's not really a social outcast, and they even gave him an Asian best friend who works as his "man in the chair." If anything, Miles Morales fans should be angry at MCU fans! Well, they probably are, and I could probably find a hundred posts about it if I looked at the subreddit right now. Anyway, I liked this comic, but it’s hard to talk about because I didn’t really understand all the multiverse stuff. Sure, I love the relationship between Miles and Gwen here just like I did in the Spider-Verse movies, but whereas those flicks differentiated each universe with a different vibrant art style, here it was hard to tell which universe they traveled to because everything looked the same. They go to a future universe where Miles and Gwen are married, but then there's also an anthropomorphic pig there too!? Going off of that, I also thought the art in this was kind of… ass. Look, I hate critiquing art because it’s subjective and all that, but there would be panels where Miles had a backed up ass hairline and then others where he looked like he walked straight out of Big Mouth! Why can’t the guy who’s doing the current Moon Knight series also do some Miles Morales stories too? He deserves a consistent art style! But because I’m a casual fan of all things Spider-Man, I’m happy to report that I still had a good time with this just becaue it’s fun and breezy and doesn’t focus too hard on the angst angle that a lot of Spider-Man stories seem hellbent on doing. Besides, while it’s true that I dearly love all Spider-Man knock-off characters, it’s important to understand that Miles is no copy. Nah man, he’s the real deal.
“That’s… man. This place. It’s like the saddest pop song ever."
“Yeah. Welcome to Earth-65, Miles Morales. Top 40 hit of the Multiverse.”
Claiming that Spider-Man is your favorite superhero is always a fun time because you can go on Reddit or YouTube comments for even a couple seconds and find that your love of the character pales in comparison to the real diehards. Like, when I realized that they’re over there arguing all live long day about whether or not the Sam Raimi Spider-Man suit’s raised webbings looks better than the Andrew Garfield goggle look, I knew that I was in a whole different ball park than these folks. Because I’m of the mind that as long as it's red and blue, then I'm cool with it. But I'm pretty sure that makes me a fake fan, or at the very least, a filthy casual. And you know what? I’m totally okay with that, because when I see how miserable a lot of comic book fans make themselves over the smallest nuances, I’m just happy that I still get excited enough to see Spider-Man swinging around New York. But yeah, I will admit that some of the fan vitriol and negativity has bled over, because ever since I’ve started reading comics on a more regular basis, I’ve basically avoided any mainline Spider-Man story at all costs, to the point where I’ll dive into all the knock off Spider-Men like Silk rather than giving the most popular stuff a go. And I promise this isn’t a hipster thing, but rather more of a narrative thing, because what the fan backlash towards the mainline stories has done for me was given me insight on just how little they let Peter Parker progress as a character. He’s become a victim of his own popularity and unable to change or evolve; always stuck in a Peter Pan hell of the writer’s making. Did you know that this is one of the reasons why I loved the MCU at first? Because of the fact that every movie took place in real time, the writers of said movies were forced to move the timeline along in a timely matter, thus allowing us to see how characters like Iron Man and Captain America would change their viewpoints over time. That’s why I was so excited when Spider-Man joined the fray, because then we’d finally get a real story arc for the character where he’d go from a teenage superhero to an adult with different responsibilities and priorities. Cool stuff! But then they did some bullshit where he stayed fifteen for an extra decade and now there are whisperings that with the next Avengers movie that they’ll just end up rebooting the whole thing in the end anyway. And let me tell you, and I know I say this a lot, but if they actually just reset everything and cast new people in the same roles, then I will actually be done with Marvel for good. I’m not kidding! The idea of an indefinite story that goes on forever not only shows the full extent of “boardroom mandates,” but it’s also just incredibly sad for me to imagine a character that never gets an ending.
In case you were wondering, yes, like most people, I too hate all of these new “legacy” sequels and remakes of whatever nostalgia fueled property from thirty years ago that the community focus groups can pull out of their asses. Which I guess is kind of ironic because superhero comic books are the definitive art form that doesn’t allow for its characters to evolve over time, so it is pretty silly for me to expect a novel here that has a beginning, middle, and end, out of a comic book. Nonetheless, I guess that’s why I liked the Spider-verse movies so much, because they tell a new story within the Spider-Man mythos while still adhering to all the classic heartfelt moments that make it spectacularly Spider-Man. Loss, humor, and yes… responsibility, but told through a narrative where Peter Parker is older and mentoring the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales who is also known as my favorite Spider-Man. I know a lot of people have gripes about Miles showing up more and more in the limelight in recent years with him being the lead in the best Spider-Man movie and becoming the secondary main character in the Spider-Man game on the PlayStation 5, but this is where I believe that relatability and seeing yourself in your favorite superhero can go a bit too far, as fans seeing themselves so deeply in Spider-Man (being nerdy and awkward) that they literally think they’re Peter Parker and get personally offended on his behalf. Besides, it goes both ways considering how the little boy Tom Holland version copied all of Miles' main traits for the MCU movies in order to make him more "hip" with modern audiences. He's going to an exclusive science school, he's not really a social outcast, and they even gave him an Asian best friend who works as his "man in the chair." If anything, Miles Morales fans should be angry at MCU fans! Well, they probably are, and I could probably find a hundred posts about it if I looked at the subreddit right now. Anyway, I liked this comic, but it’s hard to talk about because I didn’t really understand all the multiverse stuff. Sure, I love the relationship between Miles and Gwen here just like I did in the Spider-Verse movies, but whereas those flicks differentiated each universe with a different vibrant art style, here it was hard to tell which universe they traveled to because everything looked the same. They go to a future universe where Miles and Gwen are married, but then there's also an anthropomorphic pig there too!? Going off of that, I also thought the art in this was kind of… ass. Look, I hate critiquing art because it’s subjective and all that, but there would be panels where Miles had a backed up ass hairline and then others where he looked like he walked straight out of Big Mouth! Why can’t the guy who’s doing the current Moon Knight series also do some Miles Morales stories too? He deserves a consistent art style! But because I’m a casual fan of all things Spider-Man, I’m happy to report that I still had a good time with this just becaue it’s fun and breezy and doesn’t focus too hard on the angst angle that a lot of Spider-Man stories seem hellbent on doing. Besides, while it’s true that I dearly love all Spider-Man knock-off characters, it’s important to understand that Miles is no copy. Nah man, he’s the real deal.
“That’s… man. This place. It’s like the saddest pop song ever."
“Yeah. Welcome to Earth-65, Miles Morales. Top 40 hit of the Multiverse.”
June 13, 2025
Miles Morales's dad has disappeared while working for SHIELD so Miles goes looking for him on Earth-65 (or Earth-GS. Get it? As in Gwen Stacy.). He meets up with Spider-Gwen and they go look for him in a club that's owned by an evil version of his dad from Earth-65. He's hooked up with S.I.L.K. to steal more stuff from Earth-616. They end up dimension hopping while trying to stop S.I.L.K. and evil dad. Gwen and Miles connect even though he's jailbait. There's some nice twists and turns and then Miles's dad shows up. They beat the bad guys. The end.
The Good: The framing sequence Bendis uses in his issues works wonderfully. Obviously, the Miles issues look great with Sara Pichelli on pencils. The twist in Earth-8 was pretty great.
The Bad: I would have loved to seen the framing sequence used in the Spider-Gwen issues as well, maybe from Gwen's perspective.
The Ugly: Robbi Rodriguez has upped his game with these issues and I didn't hate his art for the first time.
The Good: The framing sequence Bendis uses in his issues works wonderfully. Obviously, the Miles issues look great with Sara Pichelli on pencils. The twist in Earth-8 was pretty great.
The Bad: I would have loved to seen the framing sequence used in the Spider-Gwen issues as well, maybe from Gwen's perspective.
The Ugly: Robbi Rodriguez has upped his game with these issues and I didn't hate his art for the first time.
October 11, 2018
I hesitated between ok and cute vs boring and all over the place for 5 issues.
The presence of Spider-Ham- a character whose very existence is way beyond my understanding- in issue 6 just cut it out for me.
The presence of Spider-Ham- a character whose very existence is way beyond my understanding- in issue 6 just cut it out for me.
October 26, 2023
New Review: Pretty much same as before. Fun, silly, and cute moments. It's a nice time traveling story that wraps up and you don't have to read anything before or after to enjoy it.
Original Review: This was pretty cute.
So there's two sides to the story here. We go back and forth between two different writers telling one tale of Miles and Gwen teaming up. Who doesn't love a Spidy teamup? So Miles dad has gone missing and he has to start jumping realities. Soon up he meets up with Gwen and they begin whooping butt. However, is there love in the air?
Good: I like Miles and his boys. They feel like high school kids. Watching Gwen and Miles almost kiss, then kiss, and like each other a lot is cute and fun. Gwen is great, her fighting style more advance than miles, and watching him admire her was sweet.
Bad: The switch in art styles is kind of jarring. The ending felt almost made it feel kind of like pointless in a way.
Overall it's a lot of fun but not amazing. I like Miles and Gwen together. When she comes to 616 soon forever hope they get together. A 3 out of 5.
Original Review: This was pretty cute.
So there's two sides to the story here. We go back and forth between two different writers telling one tale of Miles and Gwen teaming up. Who doesn't love a Spidy teamup? So Miles dad has gone missing and he has to start jumping realities. Soon up he meets up with Gwen and they begin whooping butt. However, is there love in the air?
Good: I like Miles and his boys. They feel like high school kids. Watching Gwen and Miles almost kiss, then kiss, and like each other a lot is cute and fun. Gwen is great, her fighting style more advance than miles, and watching him admire her was sweet.
Bad: The switch in art styles is kind of jarring. The ending felt almost made it feel kind of like pointless in a way.
Overall it's a lot of fun but not amazing. I like Miles and Gwen together. When she comes to 616 soon forever hope they get together. A 3 out of 5.
July 13, 2019
An ok crossover that kind of derails towards the end.
One of the main problems I had with this was the villain. He was just a guy. No special powers, no real gadgets (he had had some kind of shock vest that he used exactly once to very little effect). Despite this, Gwen and Miles still had to call in a bunch of help from the Spider-Verse so that they could...punch him better I guess? It didn't make much sense, because every time they met up with this guy they kicked the crap out of him no problem. It seemed like a lame excuse to push more Spider-Verse stuff at us without giving us anything of any real substance.
Also, .
One of the main problems I had with this was the villain. He was just a guy. No special powers, no real gadgets (he had had some kind of shock vest that he used exactly once to very little effect). Despite this, Gwen and Miles still had to call in a bunch of help from the Spider-Verse so that they could...punch him better I guess? It didn't make much sense, because every time they met up with this guy they kicked the crap out of him no problem. It seemed like a lame excuse to push more Spider-Verse stuff at us without giving us anything of any real substance.
Also, .
March 6, 2022
I didn't like this one.
Its bad like really bad.
Spider-man's dad is missing and well he has to hop onto multiversal dimensions and all that and he ends on Gwen's world and well he sees an evil version of his dad whose the scorpion and so the confusion starts there and we see them fighting it off and well multiversal shenanigans and yeah if it was 2 issues it would have been cool but stretching it to 6.. ugh it gets bad particularly the Spider-gwen issues which are so badly written and yep spoil the whole reading but the page where Miles finally meets his dad and well unite and then Gwen and Miles share a moment, that was cute! <3
Otherwise its a labored read and I hated this volume, so I will recommend not reading it. You're not missing anything not reading this volume.
Its bad like really bad.
Spider-man's dad is missing and well he has to hop onto multiversal dimensions and all that and he ends on Gwen's world and well he sees an evil version of his dad whose the scorpion and so the confusion starts there and we see them fighting it off and well multiversal shenanigans and yeah if it was 2 issues it would have been cool but stretching it to 6.. ugh it gets bad particularly the Spider-gwen issues which are so badly written and yep spoil the whole reading but the page where Miles finally meets his dad and well unite and then Gwen and Miles share a moment, that was cute! <3
Otherwise its a labored read and I hated this volume, so I will recommend not reading it. You're not missing anything not reading this volume.
July 14, 2021
This wasn't bad, but it wasn't outstanding in any way. It starts with Miles telling his friends about his adventure in searching for his father at the behest of SHIELD and teaming up with Gwen. The Bendis issues all start with that as a framing device, but it gets lost with no resolution before the end. Miles learns that one version of his father in the Scorpion, and they get involved in dimension-hopping across the Spider-Verse. When Spider-Ham appears it's too much. When there's too much variety due to an infinite number of possibilities, there's no feeling of consequence in what's depicted. Despite the cover and title there's no real romance, and they part as just pals; Gwen seems much older than Miles, anyway. The art all looks like the slick computer-generated cartoon-style that lacks much in the way of detail or background; I preferred Sara Pichelli's art in the Spider-Man issues to that of Robbi Rodriguez in the Spider-Gwen ones. Irving Forbush wouldn't have been too impressed.
February 6, 2024
This was fun!
Multi-dimensional Spider-Man and Gwen… so many versions! 😯🤯😂 This was exceptional! I really love the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man! Five stars! Highly recommended!
Multi-dimensional Spider-Man and Gwen… so many versions! 😯🤯😂 This was exceptional! I really love the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man! Five stars! Highly recommended!
June 16, 2020
A quick little crossover event post-Civil War II that gives us a glimpse into the multidimensional universe that is so crucial to Miles Morales's life. The story continues the sub-plot regarding his father and the secret mission he was sent off to do but also explores the romantic relationship between Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen.
This is cute in its own way but the choppy story sometimes gets in the way. Besides the romance that is teased here, fans of the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) movie can rejoice in seeing those unique universes, as well as those unique iterations of Spider-Man, throughout this story.
The artwork varies greatly throughout the story but fits with the constant dimension-jumping that occurs but remains a background attraction.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
This is cute in its own way but the choppy story sometimes gets in the way. Besides the romance that is teased here, fans of the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) movie can rejoice in seeing those unique universes, as well as those unique iterations of Spider-Man, throughout this story.
The artwork varies greatly throughout the story but fits with the constant dimension-jumping that occurs but remains a background attraction.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
October 3, 2017
Not what was promised, good but also meh.
World: The art is good, it's the regulars for both series and they both bring beautiful art to the table. The world building here is fairly interesting and mostly good for Gwen's book as it builds further the S.I.L.K storyline brewing there. But it is self contained and there are choppy bits here and there that don't really come together and can get confusing.
Story: The covers promised something and the book itself is another beast altogether. The idea of them being a thing for me is weird and in the book it is not really dealt with and when it does deal with it in the conclusion it's very tacked on and I didn't think any of the emotions landed at all, it was a mess of a book in terms of that area. The stuff with alternate version is always great in a multiverse story and I did enjoy that part but the story was choppy as heck and there was no one thing that really stuck the landing in what the story was suppose to achieve. We didn't really get a good Gwen/Miles relationship hook. We didn't really get a good Miles/Dad616/Dad65 thing. We didn't get an explanation for Dad616/Dad65 relationship. We didn't get a really well done plan of what Dad616 was doing in Earth 65 and what his plan was. Yeah this was a wasted opportunity from two great series...to this.
Characters: Miles and Gwen are fine, they are written well from their respective creative teams but the stuff in the dorm room just suddenly stops and the Latour banter also doesn't quite gel with the Bendis stuff, it's inconsistent when put together. Scorpion wasn't done in detail as was Dad making for the romp a bit of a mess.
The more I think about it the more I feel this team-up failed cause it didn't end up doing what it was suppose to do and in the end the choppy story we got had it's moments but was in the end a mess of a story.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is good, it's the regulars for both series and they both bring beautiful art to the table. The world building here is fairly interesting and mostly good for Gwen's book as it builds further the S.I.L.K storyline brewing there. But it is self contained and there are choppy bits here and there that don't really come together and can get confusing.
Story: The covers promised something and the book itself is another beast altogether. The idea of them being a thing for me is weird and in the book it is not really dealt with and when it does deal with it in the conclusion it's very tacked on and I didn't think any of the emotions landed at all, it was a mess of a book in terms of that area. The stuff with alternate version is always great in a multiverse story and I did enjoy that part but the story was choppy as heck and there was no one thing that really stuck the landing in what the story was suppose to achieve. We didn't really get a good Gwen/Miles relationship hook. We didn't really get a good Miles/Dad616/Dad65 thing. We didn't get an explanation for Dad616/Dad65 relationship. We didn't get a really well done plan of what Dad616 was doing in Earth 65 and what his plan was. Yeah this was a wasted opportunity from two great series...to this.
Characters: Miles and Gwen are fine, they are written well from their respective creative teams but the stuff in the dorm room just suddenly stops and the Latour banter also doesn't quite gel with the Bendis stuff, it's inconsistent when put together. Scorpion wasn't done in detail as was Dad making for the romp a bit of a mess.
The more I think about it the more I feel this team-up failed cause it didn't end up doing what it was suppose to do and in the end the choppy story we got had it's moments but was in the end a mess of a story.
Onward to the next book!
May 28, 2017
This crossover sees Spider-Man, Miles Morales, dimension-hop over to Earth-65 where he teams up with that world's Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacey. His Dad, now an agent of SHIELD, has gone missing. The two spider-people go off to look for him only to discover that Earth-65 has a Jefferson of it's own...
I thought this story worked well, even if it did use the hook of having the pair kiss. It comes across from the cover as a romance story but it's really not- the romantic moment is brief. The pair do have a good relationship, the only young spider-people around at the moment. I really like how much Miles looks up to Gwen and her experience as a spider-person.
This is a crossover rather than a series so we get three issues of the Spider-Man team (Brian Bendis writing and Sarah Pichelli on art) and three of the Spider-Gwen team (Jason Latour writing and Robbie Rodriguez on art). Now I adore the main Spider-Man series and Pichelli's art is up there with the best of any comic book artist around at the moment. The framing style of the Spider-Man chapters worked superbly and it was sorely missed when not used in the Spider-Gwen chapters. Whilst I quite like Rodriguez' art it feels so odd having the ultra-real Pichelli art followed by his cartoony style.
It was certainly an interesting experiment that worked well for the most part. The Spider-Man half of the story was better though I have to say and this isn't a crossover I particularly want to see repeated any time soon.
I thought this story worked well, even if it did use the hook of having the pair kiss. It comes across from the cover as a romance story but it's really not- the romantic moment is brief. The pair do have a good relationship, the only young spider-people around at the moment. I really like how much Miles looks up to Gwen and her experience as a spider-person.
This is a crossover rather than a series so we get three issues of the Spider-Man team (Brian Bendis writing and Sarah Pichelli on art) and three of the Spider-Gwen team (Jason Latour writing and Robbie Rodriguez on art). Now I adore the main Spider-Man series and Pichelli's art is up there with the best of any comic book artist around at the moment. The framing style of the Spider-Man chapters worked superbly and it was sorely missed when not used in the Spider-Gwen chapters. Whilst I quite like Rodriguez' art it feels so odd having the ultra-real Pichelli art followed by his cartoony style.
It was certainly an interesting experiment that worked well for the most part. The Spider-Man half of the story was better though I have to say and this isn't a crossover I particularly want to see repeated any time soon.
June 30, 2017
Miles and Gwen! Totally cute! I'm absolutely shipping them after this crossover, and hope the authors will return to it in the future.
The story beyond that? It's OK. There's a lot of fun multi-dimensional hijinks. The trope of an evil doppelgänger in Gwen's dimension is a little overdone, and this volume pretty explicitly ends on a deus ex machina, but I enjoyed getting there, primarily due to the Gwen and Miles interactions.
So, call it 3.5 stars. Not the best material in either series, but still fun.
The story beyond that? It's OK. There's a lot of fun multi-dimensional hijinks. The trope of an evil doppelgänger in Gwen's dimension is a little overdone, and this volume pretty explicitly ends on a deus ex machina, but I enjoyed getting there, primarily due to the Gwen and Miles interactions.
So, call it 3.5 stars. Not the best material in either series, but still fun.
March 26, 2017
Yikes this was bad.....
Spider Gwen did start out so well originally and has now turned into this.
Spider-Man not being PP is always not going to be as good too me but this could have been a good crossover.
Spider Gwen did start out so well originally and has now turned into this.
Spider-Man not being PP is always not going to be as good too me but this could have been a good crossover.
October 6, 2023
Read in single issues.
December 17, 2018
more like a 2.5....meh had some aspects I enjoyed such as the team-up but then jumped to ridiculous matters.
June 20, 2017
I love Spider Gwen!!! She is such a great character. This is the first that I have seen of Miles, but he did not let me down either. I love these spider people, and the multi verse. The graphics were great the story was easy to follow. This was so much fun.
December 14, 2019
Oh, look, I've read another one of these - I promised myself I'd finish reading "Spider-Gwen" (the pre-Seanan Mcguire part) this year, let's see how it goes.
Well. It's not as good as it might be. Frankly, even though I'm enjoying it, I think it's more about wanting to enjoy it, rather than it truly, deeply being enjoyable. And there are Spiders from all sorts of comics series here, which is not improving the situation.
We have Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, mentions of another Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen, another Spider-Man, Spider-Ham, Spider-Girl, a Spider robot and there might have been a mention of the Spider-Woman who's married to Porcupine.
Marvel, you ever thought you were going too far? Because you're going too far. Here's the one famous Spider dude in comics you don't have, because Spider Jerusalem also wants to take a chair leg to your disastrous way of handling stories in comics:
This volume is a crossover between Spider-Man (2016) and Spider-Gwen (2015), with each series providing a consecutive issue. Reading only one of these series in order only leads to confusion, as I can vouch to because I was initially just reading Spider-Gwen issue by issue and then, suddenly, nothing made sense. Thank God for freakin' Wikipedia".
Spider-Man-Miles-Morales's dad is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (thank God for the movies), but he's vanished, probably into an alternate universe. So Miles is sent to Spider-Gwen's universe to find him and see what went wrong. But! Plot-twist! When he comes across his dad, his dad turns out to be a huge crime lord. Oh no! Is it his dad! Is it an alternate dad?
Spoiler: it's an alternate dad, but who the heck knows why his dad was there in the first place. (I think he was investigating the alternate dad, but his interdimensional portal thing got stolen? I think?) Spider-Gwen and Spider-Miles hop around after the bad guys, going from universe to universe, and Spider-Miles notices that Spider-Gwen is very inventive, graceful and capable of using whatever's at hand to fight, which are not traits I've noticed thus far in her series.
Seriously speaking, her series has her be a complete disaster and, when ninjas come after her, they think she's honestly not that good. Miles must have met the alternate-alternate Spider-Gwen, the one from the awesome animated movie "Into The Spiderverse".
They get separated in a very random way and Spider-Gwen ends up in a futuristic world where she and Miles are married and have Spider-kids (kid you not) and this prompts her to have the revelation that Miles is cool. So she goes back to her universe, where Miles thankfully landed, and she kisses him, but then she decides that they should just be friends.
The bad guy gets caught, Miles's dad gets rescued and neither of their plotlines are really explained, but eh. The volume, as a whole, was ok.
Well. It's not as good as it might be. Frankly, even though I'm enjoying it, I think it's more about wanting to enjoy it, rather than it truly, deeply being enjoyable. And there are Spiders from all sorts of comics series here, which is not improving the situation.
We have Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, mentions of another Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen, another Spider-Man, Spider-Ham, Spider-Girl, a Spider robot and there might have been a mention of the Spider-Woman who's married to Porcupine.
Marvel, you ever thought you were going too far? Because you're going too far. Here's the one famous Spider dude in comics you don't have, because Spider Jerusalem also wants to take a chair leg to your disastrous way of handling stories in comics:
This volume is a crossover between Spider-Man (2016) and Spider-Gwen (2015), with each series providing a consecutive issue. Reading only one of these series in order only leads to confusion, as I can vouch to because I was initially just reading Spider-Gwen issue by issue and then, suddenly, nothing made sense. Thank God for freakin' Wikipedia".
Spider-Man-Miles-Morales's dad is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (thank God for the movies), but he's vanished, probably into an alternate universe. So Miles is sent to Spider-Gwen's universe to find him and see what went wrong. But! Plot-twist! When he comes across his dad, his dad turns out to be a huge crime lord. Oh no! Is it his dad! Is it an alternate dad?
Spoiler: it's an alternate dad, but who the heck knows why his dad was there in the first place. (I think he was investigating the alternate dad, but his interdimensional portal thing got stolen? I think?) Spider-Gwen and Spider-Miles hop around after the bad guys, going from universe to universe, and Spider-Miles notices that Spider-Gwen is very inventive, graceful and capable of using whatever's at hand to fight, which are not traits I've noticed thus far in her series.
Seriously speaking, her series has her be a complete disaster and, when ninjas come after her, they think she's honestly not that good. Miles must have met the alternate-alternate Spider-Gwen, the one from the awesome animated movie "Into The Spiderverse".
They get separated in a very random way and Spider-Gwen ends up in a futuristic world where she and Miles are married and have Spider-kids (kid you not) and this prompts her to have the revelation that Miles is cool. So she goes back to her universe, where Miles thankfully landed, and she kisses him, but then she decides that they should just be friends.
The bad guy gets caught, Miles's dad gets rescued and neither of their plotlines are really explained, but eh. The volume, as a whole, was ok.
May 10, 2025
I don’t usually care for multiverse jump stories but this is playful and silly and the design of Gwen’s world is really fun and vibrant- a decent story that is important to the miles Bendis run. Worth checking out if you’re reading the series or liked the movie (I thought the movie was better to be honest)
June 10, 2023
I‘m just trying to fill the void Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse left but this was such a mess.
July 20, 2023
Pretty wild. Full of dimensional madness so that was kinda cool. Loved the chemistry between Miles and Gwen.
September 19, 2018
I read Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree as single issues through Marvel Unlimited.
The Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen crossover is something that was heavily discussed and shared around the time it came out. I’m only now getting to that part in the series (I was behind on both Spider-Gwen and the Miles Morales series), but I’m pretty happy to finally see what all the fuss is about.
Before we get started though, I just want to say how much I love the cover on this volume. Regardless of what happens between these two, or how I feel about it all, I’m really happy with this cover. It’s beautifully drawn and did a great job of keeping the stylistic preferences for both characters. I’ll call that a win.
If you’re reading this in single issue format, say through Marvel Unlimited or something like that, the reading order is a little back and forth. The reading order is as follows: Spider-Man #12, Spider-Gwen #16, Spider-Man #13, Spider-Gwen #17, Spider-Man #14, and finally Spider-Gwen #18.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
The Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen crossover is something that was heavily discussed and shared around the time it came out. I’m only now getting to that part in the series (I was behind on both Spider-Gwen and the Miles Morales series), but I’m pretty happy to finally see what all the fuss is about.
Before we get started though, I just want to say how much I love the cover on this volume. Regardless of what happens between these two, or how I feel about it all, I’m really happy with this cover. It’s beautifully drawn and did a great job of keeping the stylistic preferences for both characters. I’ll call that a win.
If you’re reading this in single issue format, say through Marvel Unlimited or something like that, the reading order is a little back and forth. The reading order is as follows: Spider-Man #12, Spider-Gwen #16, Spider-Man #13, Spider-Gwen #17, Spider-Man #14, and finally Spider-Gwen #18.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
May 14, 2017
[Read as single issues]
I've had my issues with the Spider-Gwen series since it started, but Miles Morales' solo series has always been very good. Mashing the two of them together is an interesting experiment, but not one I'd like to see repeated any time soon.
When Miles' father goes undercover for SHIELD and subsequently disappears, Miles heads across dimensions to Spider-Gwen's Earth for a team-up that will bring him face to face with Gwen's world's version of his father, who isn't quite as nice.
The main complaint I have with this series is that it's about 2 issues too long, maybe 3. The middle few issues are mostly just Gwen and Miles bouncing from place to place, dimension to dimension, and getting nowhere with their search for Jefferson. Their banter is quite fun, and the issue that brings Spider-Ham into the picture is great.
The artwork is easily the high point of this one. Sara Pichelli draws all three Miles issues, while Robbi Rodriguez draws all three Gwen ones, and while their styles are wildly different, it's always a treat to see what madness Bendis and Latour can throw at them.
Overall, a middle-of-the-road crossover that kind of depends on the shock value of the cover to get the story going, but it's not too bad.
I've had my issues with the Spider-Gwen series since it started, but Miles Morales' solo series has always been very good. Mashing the two of them together is an interesting experiment, but not one I'd like to see repeated any time soon.
When Miles' father goes undercover for SHIELD and subsequently disappears, Miles heads across dimensions to Spider-Gwen's Earth for a team-up that will bring him face to face with Gwen's world's version of his father, who isn't quite as nice.
The main complaint I have with this series is that it's about 2 issues too long, maybe 3. The middle few issues are mostly just Gwen and Miles bouncing from place to place, dimension to dimension, and getting nowhere with their search for Jefferson. Their banter is quite fun, and the issue that brings Spider-Ham into the picture is great.
The artwork is easily the high point of this one. Sara Pichelli draws all three Miles issues, while Robbi Rodriguez draws all three Gwen ones, and while their styles are wildly different, it's always a treat to see what madness Bendis and Latour can throw at them.
Overall, a middle-of-the-road crossover that kind of depends on the shock value of the cover to get the story going, but it's not too bad.
April 29, 2018
A diverting, occasionally amusing piece filled with dimension-hopping shenanigans and a dash of budding romance. It was an okay read, but the romance was very lite, and the whole thing felt a bit underweight in the dramatic stakes department, despite some attempts to let us know that worlds hung in the balance. The outcome was never in doubt, and it felt that way at every turn, but it didn’t lack for breezy fun, so it made for a pleasant read.
July 8, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this Spider-Gwen/Spider-Man team up. It was a rip-rolling transdimensional adventure with a strong emotional core. I thought the narrative style was particularly effective. I'd definitely be interested in seeing more Miles and Gwen adventures.
February 17, 2018
Time to go on a Bendis bender! (#5 of 8)
I am not a Spider-Gwen fan. Nor apparently am I a Jason Latour fan, because his half of the book was always worse than the Bendis half, though Bendis' half wasn't that good either. There's nothing here I want to remember.
I am not a Spider-Gwen fan. Nor apparently am I a Jason Latour fan, because his half of the book was always worse than the Bendis half, though Bendis' half wasn't that good either. There's nothing here I want to remember.
December 24, 2018
FANTASTIC FUN
This is one of the best, and most enjoyable, crossover comics I’ve read in a very long time. You can’t help but like Gwen and Miles together, and I read it straight through.
Pick this one up if you like being happy.
This is one of the best, and most enjoyable, crossover comics I’ve read in a very long time. You can’t help but like Gwen and Miles together, and I read it straight through.
Pick this one up if you like being happy.
April 29, 2018
What can I say? I am a sucker for romance. But I love this story and the struggle for Family even in the face of what members of your family could have been.
January 11, 2019
Maybe closer to 3.5 stars? But I love Gwen Stacy, and I love Miles Morales, and I'm so glad this exists.
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