The Cosmic Cube imbued Gwen Stacy with godlike powers. But it also destroyed her world. As she remakes her life on Earth-616, Gwen wants to make sure shes in charge. So, Gwen addresses her fathers concern that donning her costume saps her joy by daring to believe she can change in All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #5. Read Full Review

There's a bit of a leap forward at the end of the issue. Clearly, Phillips wanted to get Gwen into a specific spot with respect to the story and it does feel as though the ending is kind of out of place with much of what takes place over much of the rest of the issue. Perhaps the pacing would've been served a little bit better by a little bit more time spent delivering the drama at Ryker. It's nice to get a full look at Gwen and her life, though. It's really important to have that balance in and out of a mask in any given issue of a series like this. Read Full Review