"SITTING IN A TREE" PART 6!
• THE CONCLUSION TO THE GWEN/MILES CROSSOVER!
• The final battle with the mysterious villain who plagues multiple dimensions!
• What will our heroes do with their newfound feelings for each other?
Rated T+
This was a fairly satisfying conclusion that left the door open to more crossovers down the road. The writing for this issue was solid and the pacing felt very on point. I've never been a fan of the way Rodriguez draws faces, particularly Gwen's, but the art was solid in other areas and the colors were as good as they always have been for this book. Obviously if your new to Spider-Gwen this may not be the best jumping on point. However if you've been on board since the start of this arc then I think you will be satisfied with its conclusion. Read Full Review
Though the beginning of the issue took the reader on an interesting detour to Earth-8 and introduced Peter Porker (pun intended, I'm sure), I was initially a bit skeptical. However, the writers were able to tie the characters of Earth-8 together with Earth-65. Plus, the fact that there is a future that ultimately ends with Gwen and Miles getting a happily ever after makes me pretty happy. Read Full Review
The overall plot was unfortunately fairly by the numbers and ultimately the weakest part of the storyline, but for the most part Spider-Gwen #18 really shined when it focused on the characters and the dialogue. It will no doubt be interesting to see where both Miles and Gwen go from here after the event in their own respective series and how closely theyll interact going forward, but for now the conclusion to this crossover was a positive one that made the most out of its characters. Read Full Review
"Sitting in a Tree" is a very uneven story as a whole, but its final issue is loads of fun. Had more of the crossover dealt with the themes and ideas presented here, it would have been a much more satisfying read. Read Full Review
Overall, this crossover event happened, and that's nearly as much as there is to say. Seeing Miles and Gwen's cross-dimensional future, coupled with a Spider-Ham's suggestion that their universes seem to be years behind his where Gwen and Miles are happily married, offers the question of determinism and adds a bit of charm to Gwen and Miles' decision to be "just friends." Now that the obligatory pairing is over with we can expect Radioactive Spider-Gwen to go back to its regularly scheduled drama, which is something we can all look forward to. Read Full Review
Spider-Gwen #18 is a disappointing conclusion to the much-hyped romantic story arc between Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales. With little added to the scant fireworks from the first issue of the arc, this crossover sadly feels like a cash-grab because of the forced romantic plot between the two popular Spider-heroes, rather than playing up the organic and engaging friendship between these two popular characters. Read Full Review
This was a pretty good, but not really great conclusion to the Miles/Gwen team-up. I think we all knew the romantic element between them wouldn't really happen, but after the intriguing start in Bendis' "Spider-Man," it still seems a little underplayed. And now I must say goodbye, Spider-Gwen; I picked up this book for the crossover and now it is dropped.
Gwen throws a wall of AU Spideys at Miles's Scorpion problem and their romance fizzles out with a "let's just be friends." The depths of my distaste for this finale kind of surprised me. Deus ex Spiderverse is exceptionally lazy, and it's already something of a crutch for Spider-Gwen thanks to all her cross-dimensional travels. Even though I was expecting (even hoping for) the romance to fizzle, it could have been handled with more insight than this. And I may also be crabby because the badguy plan here - let's build a multiversal crime syndicate - is one of my favorites and I hate to see it get such perfunctory treatment.
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