Spider-Gwen: Smash hasn't yet found a way to really make itself feel unique from other titles starring the character, even the narrative feels stilted in a way that can only be described as treading water. Read Full Review

This is a jumbled mess. Tone, pacing, structure--these things have no meaning in this mini. The art is amazing and there are some ideas here for very interesting stories, but none of that is being executed. We have lots of dialogue that accomplishes nothing and action that's dependent on a conveniently absent spider-sense while this particular Gwen remains the most passive, incompetent costumed hero with maybe the least amount of agency I've ever seen in a protagonist. Meanwhile, the book obviously wants to tell a potentially interesting story about relationships but keeps... not doing it in favor of filler dialogue and Gwen being terrible at her job.

The art is so good, too. You hate to see it.