By Bryan Scheidler
Spider-Gwen as the name implies is Gwen Stacy after she has received a bite from the radio-active spider that gave 616 Peter Parker his spider abilities. She doesn't actually go by the name Spider-Gwen, that would be the worst super hero name ever, she goes by the name Spider-Woman (Marvel already has a book called Spider-Woman so they needed to have a different title). Something I really like about this book is that Gwen seems to feel the same burden of responsibility that is such an important part of Spider-Man. With Gwen however it feels like a much heavier burden since she seems to be the first super hero in her world. Not only does she have the burden of using her powers responsibly, she is also paving the way for future heroes in this universe. This is a burden that 616 Spider-Man never had to experience and how Gwen handles it will be key to her growth as a character.
The book does a really good job of showing us what kind of world Gwen lives in. Since it is a world that is parallel to the 616 world familiar characters pop up, but not in the roles you would expect. Frank Castle isn't the punisher, but rather a brutal police enforcer; Matt Murdock isn't a defender of the poor and downtrodden by day and Daredevil by night but instead seems to be a lawyer for the mob. These little differences make the world that Gwen lives in that much more interesting. The fact that this world seems familiar but just a little darker is what makes this story so compelling. The very fact that Gwen's costume literally comes across like a light in this dark place is a visual representation of this if ever there was one.If you are at all thinking of checking this book out you need to jump on it. It is only book 1 and it has the tough job of setting up this universe, but what it promises looks great. This is a series that you should be picking up each and every week.
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