Gwenom vs. Carnage is yet another example of how the tie-in books are where the best stories are in this event. The creative team is firing on all cylinders here with a fast-paced action book with a great voice for its main character. Read Full Review

King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage is a standout for this event. It does what few tie-ins can, by using the big points to further a story about the character and not just shoehorn it into things. I sincerely hope we get to see more from Ghost-Spider after this because there are so many cool possibilities here. This book is scary, personal, and downright awesome. Read Full Review

You can always tell when a creative team gels and fits perfectly together, this is one of those teams! An uncontested championship team of solid writing, art, and lettering. Even after Knull is defeated and things return to normal, Marvel should keep this team together on everything Ghost-Spider. Read Full Review

Overall, Gwenom vs. Carnage was quite enjoyable. From the story and tone, and tempo. The art is on point. This could well be a turning point for the Spider-Gwen character. Read Full Review

King in Black: Gwenon vs. Carnage spares no punches with its debut issue this week. Read Full Review

"King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage #1" rises to surprising heights by keeping things grounded Read Full Review

Fans of Ghost-Spider who were disappointed with the abrupt ending of the series will lap this up. For readers coming solely from the King in Black event it answers the question of what Gwen is up to, as well as being more symbiote goodness. The twist ending promises plenty of excitement in the next issue. With King in Black it feels like Marvel are getting the tie-in issues just right. Read Full Review

If you are on board for these characters already I would consider it, everyone else is going to wonder what the hell is going on. Not so good for the first part of a story. Read Full Review

" Everything is mine. And now i shall acquire it."
- KNULL

This was a lot of fun. I liked the previous series, when it wasn't overstuffed. And this issue is definitely not overstuffed.

Gwen-65 brings a refreshing outsider perspective to the KiB event. She struggles with the symbiote rain and makes things worse by trying to head back to her home universe; that (somehow) brings MJ-65 to her and puts them both on Knull's radar. It's a cool thrill-ride with some impressive, improvisational art. Us readers are left to connect a few continuity dots. I think it's smart to merely imply the "Gwen moves into the ESU dorms" development that happened after Ghost-Spider #10.

A pretty fun read, nothing too demanding, but both the writing and the art were really good. Since there's only three issues in this mini, it's obviously going to be a bit rushed, but I'm hoping the next issue will get even better.

Hm. It's good to see McGuire writing Gwen again, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced by that cliffhanger. I can't help but think I would have liked it better if it had been built up to instead of coming rather out of nowhere in a tie-in after the series is already cancelled. Still, maybe this will grow on me as the series goes on.

If only I liked the sort of horror in view here because Seanan does it well. But it isn’t my kind of thing.