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Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Modern Era Epic Collection
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Modern Era Epic Collection: Edge of Spider-Verse
On Earth-65, the radioactive spider didn't bite Peter Parker - it bit Gwen Stacy! Now, Gwen fights crime as Spider-Woman - just don't tell her father, the police chief! In the wake of SPIDER-VERSE, Gwen splits her time between school, heroism and playing in her band, the Mary Janes, while dodging NYPD lieutenant Frank Castle! But what really happened the night her world's Peter Parker died, and how does it connect to a new reptilian rampage? Gwen's troubles pile up as her world's Osborns debut and she finds herself on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted list! Can a team-up between Gwen, Silk and Jessica Drew - the Spider-Woman of the prime Marvel Universe - help Gwen learn lessons about power and responsibility?
Collects EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2014) #2, SPIDER-GWEN (2015A) #1-5, SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) #1-8, SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA, SILK (2015B) #7-8, SPIDER-WOMAN (2015) #6-7 and SPIDER-WOMEN OMEGA.
Collects EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE (2014) #2, SPIDER-GWEN (2015A) #1-5, SPIDER-GWEN (2015B) #1-8, SPIDER-WOMEN ALPHA, SILK (2015B) #7-8, SPIDER-WOMAN (2015) #6-7 and SPIDER-WOMEN OMEGA.
480 pages, Paperback
Published May 2, 2023
About the author
Jason Latour
339 books109 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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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
July 14, 2023
I really enjoyed this, the parallels to 616 were good but not too heavy. The Spider-Women comic was also really cool, especially to get the newcomers Silk and Gwen into the Marvel mainstream
June 19, 2023
2.5 rating rounded up.
The stories contained in this epic are readable, but nothing special. The book takes place in an alternative Marvel universe (Earth 65), but I didn't find the worldbuilding and characters very interesting compared to other alternative universes.
A lot of fans might want to check this out due to the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" movie. If you love the character, then this might be worth checking out in order to see the first few years of the characters existence. However, if you're looking for a alternative universe story about a spider-powered female hero, then Tom DeFalco's Spider-Girl is a much better option (and luckily, a Spider-Girl Modern Day Epic has just been announced for June 2024!).
In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this unless you're a big fan of Gwen.
The stories contained in this epic are readable, but nothing special. The book takes place in an alternative Marvel universe (Earth 65), but I didn't find the worldbuilding and characters very interesting compared to other alternative universes.
A lot of fans might want to check this out due to the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" movie. If you love the character, then this might be worth checking out in order to see the first few years of the characters existence. However, if you're looking for a alternative universe story about a spider-powered female hero, then Tom DeFalco's Spider-Girl is a much better option (and luckily, a Spider-Girl Modern Day Epic has just been announced for June 2024!).
In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this unless you're a big fan of Gwen.
July 28, 2023
Overall relatively lightweight stuff with some interesting world building for Earth-65 (though the crossover that closes the book contradicts itself when it comes to Reed Richards.) Spider-Gwen was introduced with a confusing issue of Edge of Spider-Verse that does a fake recap and throws us into Gwen’s story well in progress. It clears up quickly, though.
This version of Gwen Stacy has always been multiversal, so it’s no surprise to have her going back and forth to Earth 616, or that her first big crossover after the Spider-Verse has three Spider-Women hopping back and forth.
It’s good, but not really great as yet.
This version of Gwen Stacy has always been multiversal, so it’s no surprise to have her going back and forth to Earth 616, or that her first big crossover after the Spider-Verse has three Spider-Women hopping back and forth.
It’s good, but not really great as yet.
May 10, 2023
I enjoyed the crossover series in the back most of all. The main series that runs through most of the book was pretty solid but never quite hit the levels of retelling an alternate spider universe as something like spider girl that came before it. That being said there still fun to be had here
May 21, 2023
It’s a pretty light book. This is a character I think that everyone loves the character look, but I don’t think anyone really cares about the characters book. It’s a generic what if kind of book, and not a really great one either.
November 15, 2023
I am not a big fan of the spider verse. I really had not heard of it until the advertising. This was a hard read for me and there were parts in which the writing and drawings were hard to understand. I have read other graphic novels and this was not for me.
May 2, 2024
Seriously, so much better than I expected and deserves to be. I’m floored by how much I love both the mini-dried and the crossover between Spider-Women, considering how Madame Web did in theaters.
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