Swinging from the pages of SPIDER-GWEN: SMASH, GWEN STACY has finally found some balance in her home dimension. But when the remnants of the CARNAGE symbiote resurface in Gwen's bandmate MARY JANE, they attract the attention of something...sinister. ORLANDO OCATVIUS, the adopted son of DR. OCTOPUS, now has his sights set on MJ. And SPIDER-GWEN will have to save her friend from a gauntlet of new and terrifying villains in this oversized spectacular! Also featuring a reprint of SPIDER-GWEN #13 (2015) in which Gwen and the MARY JANES first face off against Earth-65's MYSTERIO!
Rated T+
Giant-Size: Spider-Gwen #1 is an excellent comic that sets up many potential storylines for the future. Read Full Review
Giant-Size Spider-Gwen #1 hits all the right notes for a Spider-Verse story, even if the ending leaves you wanting more. It's a great read for Spider-Gwen fans, especially as it includes two stories for the price of one with the reprint of Spider-Gwen #13. Hopefully Flores will get a chance to write Gwen again in the future. Read Full Review
For diehard Spider-Gwen fans, this is definitely worth checking out. Read Full Review
The art is good and the low-stakes conflicts are refreshing. This book is noticeably less frustrating than the current Gwen mini. It helps to view these stories as having more cartoon sensibilities than comic book sensibilities; they call to mind almost like a Steven Universe vibe--which is not necessarily a bad thing. But if one is looking for something a little more coherent, these recent Gwen books are not it. The low stakes have a downside; a book like this that includes two largely inconsequential little stories feels a little weightless for something that costs 7 bucks.
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