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Spider-Gwen (2015) (Collected Editions)
Spider-Gwen, Vol. 4: Predators
Collects Spider-Gwen (2015B) #19-23.
After her adventure with Miles Morales, Gwen finds herself thrown into her toughest, most intense encounter yet. One word: Gwenom! It's the mash-up to end all mash-ups, but the stakes are very high and the consequences are very real! Will Spider-Gwen be able to get through this new challenge in one piece?
After her adventure with Miles Morales, Gwen finds herself thrown into her toughest, most intense encounter yet. One word: Gwenom! It's the mash-up to end all mash-ups, but the stakes are very high and the consequences are very real! Will Spider-Gwen be able to get through this new challenge in one piece?
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 31, 2017
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Jason Latour
352 books111 followersDavid Jason Latour (b. 1977) is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work for Image, Dark Horse, Marvel and DC comics on titles such as Wolverine, Winter Soldier, Southern Bastards and Spider-Gwen.
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January 18, 2021
OK.. this volume saw an improvement, but on a mission to reduce the amount of 'average' Marvel books I read, this one might have to be dropped. The last issue in this volume is about the Mary Janes and is co-written and drawn by Hannah Blumenreich, and even without Gwen actually appearing in the issue... it screams of how this book could be written better, with a women's voice and art. Thanks to Hannah this gets a 6 out of 12. Some Hannah Blumenreich work:
June 13, 2025
Gwen heads to Madripoor to help out Harry Osborn and comes across a familiar character there. Meanwhile, she's working with and then against, then with, then against Matt Murdock. By the end, I was really confused what everyone's goals were. The story stops midstream and then finishes with a MJ's fill-in issue. I still hate the garish clash of colors used for the color palette on this title.
January 26, 2020
The only reason I'm even reading these is to get to the issues written by Seanan McGuire to see if they're any good, but otherwise I'm not sure I'd bother. The Spider-Gwen series is an angsty mess attempting to portray a gritty, evil world set against the protagonist, but the plot doesn't have plotholes, but plot chasms. It's hard to tell why people make the decisions they do.
Anyway. Long story short, Matt Murdock, the Kingpin of crime, sends Gwen Stacy to retrieve Harry Osborn, who's a lizard-man, so they can transform him back into a human via a complicated process that will put a symbiote in her, possibly returning her powers for real. Why does he do this, when he has an army of ninjas? Eh. There's some reason.
Gwen is fought by Wolverine (Mr. Murderhands in her universe) and another superpowered baddy who are bounty hunters trying to get Harry for SHIELD, unless I lost track of what they were doing (I probably did). Then they decide to take her side, for some reason, and the Spider-Gwen plot ends as Gwen slaps Harry with the thing that will de-lizard-ify him and create Venom.
The last issue focuses on the Mary Janes, who are struggling to keep the band together.
Anyway. Long story short, Matt Murdock, the Kingpin of crime, sends Gwen Stacy to retrieve Harry Osborn, who's a lizard-man, so they can transform him back into a human via a complicated process that will put a symbiote in her, possibly returning her powers for real. Why does he do this, when he has an army of ninjas? Eh. There's some reason.
Gwen is fought by Wolverine (Mr. Murderhands in her universe) and another superpowered baddy who are bounty hunters trying to get Harry for SHIELD, unless I lost track of what they were doing (I probably did). Then they decide to take her side, for some reason, and the Spider-Gwen plot ends as Gwen slaps Harry with the thing that will de-lizard-ify him and create Venom.
The last issue focuses on the Mary Janes, who are struggling to keep the band together.
March 12, 2018
Gwen gets herself deeper into the caca and meets her universe’s version of Wolverine and Shadowcat along the way. It was OK. The part I enjoyed the most was the issue focusing on The Mary Janes.
No, I tell a lie; the part I liked the most was that Logan’s nom-de-guerre in this universe is ‘Mr. Murderhands’. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
No, I tell a lie; the part I liked the most was that Logan’s nom-de-guerre in this universe is ‘Mr. Murderhands’. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
June 7, 2018
This definitely has gotten back on track after the last volume was mostly one-shots and filler.
Spoilers ahead!!
It was a good collection that bridges Vol. 3 and Vol. 5 setting up the Gwenom storyline to come.
Gwen is worried...still. Worried about her father, Captain Stacy, who is sitting in jail waiting for trial. Worried about Harry Osborne who has resurfaced. And is probably worried about all the band time she is missing with the Mary Janes.
She is still working for Matt Murdock (the Kingpin) in exchange for his help in her father's case. So he sends her on a mission to bring in Harry (aka the Lizard), so that Murdock's friend(?)/partner Dr. Elsa Brock can do some science-majiggery, and help cure Harry and enhance Gwen's powers so they become permanent.
She shouldn't worry though, because they've got Murdock's ninjas on their side, right?
Well, along come some bounty hunters and boy, does Gwen and Harry have to put up a fight.
Who are they? Mr. Murderhands and Shadowcat (aka Wolverine and Kitty Pryde in our Universe).
ASIDE: I really need an X-Men storyline/series set in Gwen's universe.
In other subplots, Murdock's law partner Foggy Nelson helped to free Aleksei Sytsevich (aka Rhino) from imprisonment with the intention of Rhino being sent to jail later that night per Murdock's instructions. And Mary Jane and friends keep up the debate whether Gwen is actually Spider-woman and missing band practice.
I like that these comics don't leave Gwen's regular life out and incorporate her constant struggles to do both.
Overall, this was just so fun and the art was so engaging still.
Looking forward to Gwenom!
Spoilers ahead!!
It was a good collection that bridges Vol. 3 and Vol. 5 setting up the Gwenom storyline to come.
Gwen is worried...still. Worried about her father, Captain Stacy, who is sitting in jail waiting for trial. Worried about Harry Osborne who has resurfaced. And is probably worried about all the band time she is missing with the Mary Janes.
She is still working for Matt Murdock (the Kingpin) in exchange for his help in her father's case. So he sends her on a mission to bring in Harry (aka the Lizard), so that Murdock's friend(?)/partner Dr. Elsa Brock can do some science-majiggery, and help cure Harry and enhance Gwen's powers so they become permanent.
She shouldn't worry though, because they've got Murdock's ninjas on their side, right?
Well, along come some bounty hunters and boy, does Gwen and Harry have to put up a fight.
Who are they? Mr. Murderhands and Shadowcat (aka Wolverine and Kitty Pryde in our Universe).
ASIDE: I really need an X-Men storyline/series set in Gwen's universe.
In other subplots, Murdock's law partner Foggy Nelson helped to free Aleksei Sytsevich (aka Rhino) from imprisonment with the intention of Rhino being sent to jail later that night per Murdock's instructions. And Mary Jane and friends keep up the debate whether Gwen is actually Spider-woman and missing band practice.
I like that these comics don't leave Gwen's regular life out and incorporate her constant struggles to do both.
Overall, this was just so fun and the art was so engaging still.
Looking forward to Gwenom!
October 7, 2017
[Read as single issues]
I thought Spider-Gwen had been getting a little stale recently. The last volume was mostly filler stuff, but this one gets right back to business as Gwen deals with not only the fact that her father is still in jail and she's stuck under the thumb of the Kingpin of Crime, Matt Murdock, but that Harry Osborn is back too, and there's a very familiar looking assassin wandering around too.
All of this is really just prelude to the next arc, the long-awaited Gwenom, but that doesn't stop it from offering up some interesting takes on your favourite 616 characters, and putting Gwen through the emotional ringer as usual. She's floundering, in both her superheroic and her personal life, and that leaves her ripe to succumb to the effects of Venom. It's nice to see it all linking back to the first arc of the series and her origins, as well.
I'm not sure if it's collected here, since the trade solicits seem all over the place (the story runs to #24, but that issue is apparently not included here, which I think must be wrong), but there's also a fill-in issue that focuses on the Mary Janes, which is fun but distracting in the middle of such an important storyline. That could have been collected in the last trade, and then all of Predators could have been kept together.
Robbi Rodriguez pencils all of the issues here bar the fill-in, and his art remains absolutely stunning. It's kinetic, sketchy, and pitch perfect for the world of Spider-Gwen, with Rico Renzi's colours really making the series live up to it's 'radioactive' subtitle.
Looks like we're back on track after the last one. Bring on Gwenom.
I thought Spider-Gwen had been getting a little stale recently. The last volume was mostly filler stuff, but this one gets right back to business as Gwen deals with not only the fact that her father is still in jail and she's stuck under the thumb of the Kingpin of Crime, Matt Murdock, but that Harry Osborn is back too, and there's a very familiar looking assassin wandering around too.
All of this is really just prelude to the next arc, the long-awaited Gwenom, but that doesn't stop it from offering up some interesting takes on your favourite 616 characters, and putting Gwen through the emotional ringer as usual. She's floundering, in both her superheroic and her personal life, and that leaves her ripe to succumb to the effects of Venom. It's nice to see it all linking back to the first arc of the series and her origins, as well.
I'm not sure if it's collected here, since the trade solicits seem all over the place (the story runs to #24, but that issue is apparently not included here, which I think must be wrong), but there's also a fill-in issue that focuses on the Mary Janes, which is fun but distracting in the middle of such an important storyline. That could have been collected in the last trade, and then all of Predators could have been kept together.
Robbi Rodriguez pencils all of the issues here bar the fill-in, and his art remains absolutely stunning. It's kinetic, sketchy, and pitch perfect for the world of Spider-Gwen, with Rico Renzi's colours really making the series live up to it's 'radioactive' subtitle.
Looks like we're back on track after the last one. Bring on Gwenom.
July 19, 2018
Honestly, why do I torture myself?! In reality I just read this volume, so I can read the next volume where Gwen gets the black suit, but I wish it would come sooner. So the story for this has Gwen dealing with Matt Murdock in a plot line that's clearly how they introduce Venom. Long story short, they need to capture Harry Osborn who is this Earth's Lizard, but at the same time SHIELD wants to kill Harry, so they send Wolverine, who is a bounty hunter in this earth?
To me the overall writing and plot lines are just so weak in this series. It's gotten so ridiculous and boring that I don't care for most it. The last issue, focused only on Gwen's band led by Mary Jane; that one was at least vaguely interesting, but really this series is such a mess!
Artwork as always though is this series one redeeming factor, I love the coloring!
To me the overall writing and plot lines are just so weak in this series. It's gotten so ridiculous and boring that I don't care for most it. The last issue, focused only on Gwen's band led by Mary Jane; that one was at least vaguely interesting, but really this series is such a mess!
Artwork as always though is this series one redeeming factor, I love the coloring!
July 11, 2018
Emo and angsty just how I like it.
World: The art is fantastic, this has been a highlight for Marvel for a while, the framing, the character designs, the expressions, the colours, this book is just gorgeous to look at. The world building is fantastic, a continuation of the story which has been building. If it’s one thing Latour has been doing well is to tell the long story with all the pieces working together and now with Gwen and Matt and Harry and all that stuff it’s getting to a head and the world is so well constructed that the story works.
Story: The pacing is great, the emo and angst is fun and the continuation of the story is well done. The writing and dialog is fantastic and the art and the tone of the story is perfectly balanced. The story with Harry and Gwen and their powers is coming to a head, it’s been brewing since Gwen lost her powers and with this new idea of bonding them together to form something different it’s fun and it’s different. The cameos and the new versions of 616 characters we see this around is also great and fun and adds to the awe that is this world. The end is expected, sure Gwen is wish washy throughout the story but it’s that’s fine, that’s what Gwen has always been and that good. The stuff with Matt and Dad is also well done and those characters and their choices and consequences rings true and is earned. The single issue with Mary Jane and the rest of her band was quite fantastic, it’s a good palate cleaner and just pure character work and happiness, good stuff.
Characters: Gwen is complex and flawed and I like where she goes with her choices, it’s angsty but I like it, her choice make for great drama. The rest of the cast are also fantastic and the relationships earned. I won’t ruin the two cool characters that show up but they are cool and within the few issues I’m already thinking they are way cooler than they normally are.
I love this series, it’s what a teenage book should be.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is fantastic, this has been a highlight for Marvel for a while, the framing, the character designs, the expressions, the colours, this book is just gorgeous to look at. The world building is fantastic, a continuation of the story which has been building. If it’s one thing Latour has been doing well is to tell the long story with all the pieces working together and now with Gwen and Matt and Harry and all that stuff it’s getting to a head and the world is so well constructed that the story works.
Story: The pacing is great, the emo and angst is fun and the continuation of the story is well done. The writing and dialog is fantastic and the art and the tone of the story is perfectly balanced. The story with Harry and Gwen and their powers is coming to a head, it’s been brewing since Gwen lost her powers and with this new idea of bonding them together to form something different it’s fun and it’s different. The cameos and the new versions of 616 characters we see this around is also great and fun and adds to the awe that is this world. The end is expected, sure Gwen is wish washy throughout the story but it’s that’s fine, that’s what Gwen has always been and that good. The stuff with Matt and Dad is also well done and those characters and their choices and consequences rings true and is earned. The single issue with Mary Jane and the rest of her band was quite fantastic, it’s a good palate cleaner and just pure character work and happiness, good stuff.
Characters: Gwen is complex and flawed and I like where she goes with her choices, it’s angsty but I like it, her choice make for great drama. The rest of the cast are also fantastic and the relationships earned. I won’t ruin the two cool characters that show up but they are cool and within the few issues I’m already thinking they are way cooler than they normally are.
I love this series, it’s what a teenage book should be.
Onward to the next book!
January 10, 2023
Spider-Gwen introduces its versions of Wolverine and Venom. Boooooring.
June 5, 2022
This felt like a hot mess. The artwork was loud and jarring and I’m still confused about what I read. There were too many characters, too many story threads that didn’t really seem to connect; just generally too much of everything. This one was just yuck, overall.
January 11, 2019
Look, I love Gwen Stacy, but...what even was that?
November 12, 2018
I read Spider-Gwen Vol. 4 as single issues through the Marvel Unlimited app.
It’s hard to believe that Spider-Gwen has been around for four volumes (more, if you want to count the other series as well). But it is! I know I have at least another volume to go before I’m fully caught up. But I’m getting there!
I’ll admit that I had let my attempt at getting caught up with Spider-Gwen sort of go by the wayside. What inspired me to catch up again was the new Spider-Gwen series, Ghost Spider. It’s written by one of my favorite authors, so I knew right from the start that I was going to be reading it issue by issue (you’ve got to support your favorites after all). I know that means I’ve already had a couple of points spoiled, including the conclusion to the plot started in this volume. But I’m okay with that.
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It’s hard to believe that Spider-Gwen has been around for four volumes (more, if you want to count the other series as well). But it is! I know I have at least another volume to go before I’m fully caught up. But I’m getting there!
I’ll admit that I had let my attempt at getting caught up with Spider-Gwen sort of go by the wayside. What inspired me to catch up again was the new Spider-Gwen series, Ghost Spider. It’s written by one of my favorite authors, so I knew right from the start that I was going to be reading it issue by issue (you’ve got to support your favorites after all). I know that means I’ve already had a couple of points spoiled, including the conclusion to the plot started in this volume. But I’m okay with that.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
April 29, 2018
I still think this is one of the best comics being written in the Marvel universe today, visually at least, but I confess I have a little trouble following the convoluted plots that make references to other Spider-man universes I'm not reading about. But at least the 5th comic acknowledges it outright with the Watchers.
May 9, 2018
Not bad at all and there are some fun metafiction bits toward the end along with some introspection as to what Gwen wants and what she needs to do. I agree that I'd like to see a turn back toward the lighter tone of earlier Spider-Gwen issues, but I don't know how likely that development is. Also, I feel like it has taken a circuitous route to arrive at "Gwenom."
January 11, 2018
The best addition to this series in a long time!
August 4, 2018
3 stars |
May 29, 2019
3.5*
January 8, 2022
I love Spider-Gwen comics; they make for a really fun alternate universe, with gorgeous art and fun banter. Highly recommend!
February 2, 2020
3.5 STARS - Continuing with the upward turn in volume three, Predators jumps right back into to business with Gwen, George (her father), Kingpin of Crime - Matt Murdock, Harry & Norman Osborn and of course those not-so-wacky wandering HAND assassins.
Completely disentangling herself (pun intended) from the events of The Clone Conspiracy, despite having been an integral part to that latest in the MARVEL Sider-Events (with the help of Kaine), as the action picks up here we find our hero floundering will she choose what's right over what's right for her... is the Spider-Woman of this world truly a hero or is she just another, in the long line, of spider-powered people.
Accompanied, in all but the Mary Janes! story, by the poppin' art of Robbi Rodriguez, which continues to give Gwenie the the kinetic feel that Earth-65 seems to thrive on and ending in an appropriately light-earthed way charm just oozes from this volume as we feel the calm before the storm, that will be Gwenom!
I'm excited to see where this book goes next and would recommend it to anyone on the fence as to if they should keep Spider-Gwen on their reading list! DO IT! Read on and enjoy because this is why we started reading comic books in the first place .
Completely disentangling herself (pun intended) from the events of The Clone Conspiracy, despite having been an integral part to that latest in the MARVEL Sider-Events (with the help of Kaine), as the action picks up here we find our hero floundering will she choose what's right over what's right for her... is the Spider-Woman of this world truly a hero or is she just another, in the long line, of spider-powered people.
Accompanied, in all but the Mary Janes! story, by the poppin' art of Robbi Rodriguez, which continues to give Gwenie the the kinetic feel that Earth-65 seems to thrive on and ending in an appropriately light-earthed way charm just oozes from this volume as we feel the calm before the storm, that will be Gwenom!
I'm excited to see where this book goes next and would recommend it to anyone on the fence as to if they should keep Spider-Gwen on their reading list! DO IT! Read on and enjoy because this is why we started reading comic books in the first place .
August 3, 2019
El último tomo que Marvel México trae de esta colección de ANAD de Spider Gwen, y que triste porque es el origen del Venom de la tierra 65, algo que estaba esperando.
Me gustó el origen de Venom y me gustó como en esta tierra de cierta manera Peter, Norman y Gwen están más conectados que en la tierra 616.
El arte de Robbie Rodríguez es genial como siempre, fluido, dinámico y de colores vibrantes que hacen sentir a la tierra 65 muy fresca y novedosa.
No me gustó mucho la historia de origen de Wolverine. Nos habían estado dando personajes con historias de origen muy diferentes y de cierta manera la de Wolverine es muy parecida a la que conocemos. La que si me gustó fue la de Kitty Pryde, bastante interesante su status quo en este universo y su aparición en este tomo nos regaló escenas de acción vibrantes y fluidas.
Mi problema con el volumen en general es la trama. Creo que el asunto con Murdock es muy enredado. Y los diálogos no ayudan a hacerlo más claro. Por alguna razón desde hace dos volúmenes nos quieren hacer creer que la relación de Gwen y Murdock es muy importante pero se siente forzado. En ningún momento me quedan claras las motivaciones de ninguno de los dos, ¿Gwen quiere tener poderes o no? ¿Y qué gana Murdock con eso? ¿Para qué ayuda al papá de Gwen y luego no? No sé, algunas cosas quedan claras pero otras no. A mitad del volumen cambian las motivaciones de Gwen y tampoco es muy claro por qué, si en realidad realiza lo mismo que iba a hacer Murdock. Y por si fuera poco, introducen a la doctora Brock, creadora de Venom en esta tierra, todo parece muy claro pero después tiene una escena con Murdock en donde se enoja por que le contó del experimento de Venom a Spider Woman. Muy confuso.
Siguiente tomo es el comienzo de Venom y Gwen tendrá que lidiar con las decisiones que tomó en este tomo, todo parece muy interesante.
P.S. el último número que trae este tomo, sobre Mary Jane, es horrible, ahórrense el tiempo y no lo lean.
Me gustó el origen de Venom y me gustó como en esta tierra de cierta manera Peter, Norman y Gwen están más conectados que en la tierra 616.
El arte de Robbie Rodríguez es genial como siempre, fluido, dinámico y de colores vibrantes que hacen sentir a la tierra 65 muy fresca y novedosa.
No me gustó mucho la historia de origen de Wolverine. Nos habían estado dando personajes con historias de origen muy diferentes y de cierta manera la de Wolverine es muy parecida a la que conocemos. La que si me gustó fue la de Kitty Pryde, bastante interesante su status quo en este universo y su aparición en este tomo nos regaló escenas de acción vibrantes y fluidas.
Mi problema con el volumen en general es la trama. Creo que el asunto con Murdock es muy enredado. Y los diálogos no ayudan a hacerlo más claro. Por alguna razón desde hace dos volúmenes nos quieren hacer creer que la relación de Gwen y Murdock es muy importante pero se siente forzado. En ningún momento me quedan claras las motivaciones de ninguno de los dos, ¿Gwen quiere tener poderes o no? ¿Y qué gana Murdock con eso? ¿Para qué ayuda al papá de Gwen y luego no? No sé, algunas cosas quedan claras pero otras no. A mitad del volumen cambian las motivaciones de Gwen y tampoco es muy claro por qué, si en realidad realiza lo mismo que iba a hacer Murdock. Y por si fuera poco, introducen a la doctora Brock, creadora de Venom en esta tierra, todo parece muy claro pero después tiene una escena con Murdock en donde se enoja por que le contó del experimento de Venom a Spider Woman. Muy confuso.
Siguiente tomo es el comienzo de Venom y Gwen tendrá que lidiar con las decisiones que tomó en este tomo, todo parece muy interesante.
P.S. el último número que trae este tomo, sobre Mary Jane, es horrible, ahórrense el tiempo y no lo lean.
February 24, 2019
As Gwen grows more aloof with her friends, they begin to piece things together and are pretty sure that their unreliable bandmate might just be Spider-Woman. It just makes sense. Especially with all the things that have happened with Captain Stacy. His trial has been miraculously moved up. While he intends to say whatever he can to exonerate Spider-Woman, thereby freeing his daughter, there are those who would much rather keep him silent. Especially Murdock. Unfortunately, Captain Stacy is about to find himself in a heap of trouble. Meanwhile, Harry is back and is far worse off than first imagined. The mutagen is taking over, leaving him less intact with each mutation. Gwen wants to help him but the cost to do so may change her life forever. Is Venom really the answer? According to the scientists, it might just make her whole again. There's just one small problem, Murdock is behind it all. Somehow, he always seems to get what he wants, and at the moment it's Harry.
Volume 4 is getting me one step closer to a revelation of Murdock's plans. He's been a tough one to figure out. As the Kingpin, he's got everyone in his pocket and they are all helpless to loosen his grip. It would appear that Spider-Gwen is his only worthy opponent and she is not easily won over...yet. Hopefully Gwenon (volume 5) will reveal more. Two more things though to point out before I head off to read the next one. 1) Earth 65's watcher is so lazy but it cracks me up that he is watching a game show called Family Foes, hosted by Moho Harvey (with pink hair to boot), instead of paying attention to what is going on with Gwen and 2) I like how the comic's creators have their names inked on the panels in the opening of Predators (a nice creative choice).
Volume 4 is getting me one step closer to a revelation of Murdock's plans. He's been a tough one to figure out. As the Kingpin, he's got everyone in his pocket and they are all helpless to loosen his grip. It would appear that Spider-Gwen is his only worthy opponent and she is not easily won over...yet. Hopefully Gwenon (volume 5) will reveal more. Two more things though to point out before I head off to read the next one. 1) Earth 65's watcher is so lazy but it cracks me up that he is watching a game show called Family Foes, hosted by Moho Harvey (with pink hair to boot), instead of paying attention to what is going on with Gwen and 2) I like how the comic's creators have their names inked on the panels in the opening of Predators (a nice creative choice).
December 11, 2017
Ominous opening much?! I mean, sure it was exciting and provided some tension for the volume but sooooo ominous! Gwen's in deep with Murdock and she sets out to help Harry de-lizard, as it where. But there's a surprise newcomer....Mr. Murderhands who's hilariously familiar. His name begins with a W ;) Shadowcat makes an appearance too.
While this is setting up the next story arc, Gwenom, this is far from the regular filler. Gwen is forever hilarious and she cracks me up but she's dealing with a lot emotionally this volume, and she has to think long and hard about what she wants to do...save Harry and face some ominous consequences or not save him. Casual stuff like that. It was nice to see some cameos from some well known and loved characters. I also enjoyed how it linked back to volume 1!
The art is colourful and bright, and the volume itself is action packed and fast paced. There's a way to help Harry but it's going to cost Gwen and we all know exactly what it's going to cost. We're left with quite the cliffhanger as we wait to see what happens next, but we all know Gwenom is coming let's be real. Everything's going to change and things aren't looking good for her dad either.
The volume does end on a slightly strange note, as we get a kind of filler chapter with MJ and co. It shows some nice bonding between the three of them, and MJ is pretty convinced Gwen is you know...the superhero and she gets her own little badass moment which was nice to see. I mean...it didn't have much bearing on what was going on, and it seemed out of place, but at the same time it was probably best to go that way rather than kick off the next arc in earnest!
While this is setting up the next story arc, Gwenom, this is far from the regular filler. Gwen is forever hilarious and she cracks me up but she's dealing with a lot emotionally this volume, and she has to think long and hard about what she wants to do...save Harry and face some ominous consequences or not save him. Casual stuff like that. It was nice to see some cameos from some well known and loved characters. I also enjoyed how it linked back to volume 1!
The art is colourful and bright, and the volume itself is action packed and fast paced. There's a way to help Harry but it's going to cost Gwen and we all know exactly what it's going to cost. We're left with quite the cliffhanger as we wait to see what happens next, but we all know Gwenom is coming let's be real. Everything's going to change and things aren't looking good for her dad either.
The volume does end on a slightly strange note, as we get a kind of filler chapter with MJ and co. It shows some nice bonding between the three of them, and MJ is pretty convinced Gwen is you know...the superhero and she gets her own little badass moment which was nice to see. I mean...it didn't have much bearing on what was going on, and it seemed out of place, but at the same time it was probably best to go that way rather than kick off the next arc in earnest!
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May 26, 2018In order to get her dad out of gaol, Earth-65's Gwen Stacy has made a deal with the Kingpin of Crime, Matt Murdock. Who is starting to feel he's not seeing much return on his side. So she's sent to Madripoor to retrieve Harry Osborn, whose reptilian condition may be curable, if only at the cost of her becoming Venom. Sounds a little dark, a little far from the lurid E-number antics which made this book so fun? The local Watcher thinks so too, so tries flicking channels. And the alias of this parallel's Wolverine made me laugh for a solid minute.
February 26, 2021
"Spider-Gwen: Predators" continues the costumed adventures of Earth-65's Gwen Stacy. This book suffers from the same problem that most of the rest of the series does in that it is disjointed and hard to follow. However, fans of the Spiderverse may enjoy reading this book for its portrayal of the Earth-65 variants of long time fan favorites such as Wolverine, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson and Shadow Cat. The evil Earth-65 version of Matt Murdock who has now assumed the role of The Kingpin is worth the price of admission alone.
June 16, 2020
story was fine and i liked the filler issue but god the art is so ugly. has the artist ever seen a woman before and that combined with the color pallet makes a really difficult thing to look at. when the guest artist filled in on 22&23 it livened up the comic and makes the limited and neon color pallet actually make sense
November 26, 2017
Alternate worlds, sigh. Pointless and lame. With bad art and not especially good writing. Sure characters show up and they suck. Or at least suck a little. There's a bit of nice band stuff at the end. But mostly the book is just whiny and annoying.
March 14, 2018
An exciting read and a real page-turner, this comic shows Gwen possibly getting her powers back while fighting to save Harry.
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January 31, 2020
I like Gwen, but I'm just not enjoying her book anymore.
December 10, 2017
3.5
Maybe one of the more interesting Gwen stories for me. Lots of action and past decision consequences.
Maybe one of the more interesting Gwen stories for me. Lots of action and past decision consequences.
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