Spider-Woman 50th Anniversary Special #1
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| Writer | Ann Nocenti, Dan Watters |
| Artist | Steffano Raffaele, Andrea Broccardo |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
TO KNOW HER IS TO CHEER HER! Celebrating 50 years of Marvel's Dark Angel! Ann Nocenti returns Spider-Woman to Los Angeles for a detective story for the ages! Dan Watters gives us a spine-tingling look into Jessica Drew's future! Day 1 and Day 18262 Spider-Woman fans alike won't want to miss this jam-packed issue!
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8.0
Nerd Initiative - Megan Nichole
Sep 02, 2026I think Spider-Woman: 50th Anniversary Special #1 did a great job at showing what a powerhouse of a character Jessica is while making me very excited for what’s to come for Spider-Woman. Read Full Review
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8.0
You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff
Sep 02, 2026And although the basic premise that launches into her own series this time around originality, that's never really been a problem for her before. She's got much more of a unique personality and individuality as witnessed by the way she's been brought to the page over the years. Origins may have been a shallow attempting to ensure that she was going to be able to be owned by Marvel, but she's been able to carve out it very distinctive space for herself. There's no questioning that she'll be able to find her personality in the new series. Read Full Review
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7.5
AIPT - jonathan jones
Sep 02, 2026The Marvel universe may strive to show us the ‘world outside your window,’ but Jessica Drew is strange, and her life is full of mystery. Spider-Woman 50th Anniversary Special #1 argues that this quality is a strength across an issue that is equal parts wacky adventure and woeful tidings for what lay ahead. It’s a good comic, and a solid jumping on point ahead of November’s Spider-Woman #1. Read Full Review
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6.0
Not really the 50th celebration I was hoping for.
The first story had some decent call backs to her original run but was clunky, cheesy, and inessential.
The second story was a bit leaden. I don’t know Watters as a writer and it’s early days but it didn’t feel compelling. I think it doesn’t help that the Hopeless run prejudiced me against Urich, but giving Jess someone to “report to”, and making that person someone who went behind her back, and then having them demand honesty feels dodgy unless she calls him out for it. Watching her make excuses for herself belittles her and reminds me of the arrogant patriarchal writing threaded through Hopeless’s alleged feminist take. I can’t go through that a second time.
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