Published Oct 2019 by Marvel
Written by Seanan McGuire
Art by Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover by Jorge Molina
28 pages, full color

GWEN STACY MAKES HER WAY TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! With a cloud of infamy hanging over her head on Earth-65, GWEN STACY now travels to Earth-616 for super hero action… and school?! The newest student at ESU is about to get a crash course in multiversity as she splits her time between the world she loves and the world she's just getting to know! But what devious villain has eyes on Gwen's travels? Is Gwen ready for what comes next?

Featured Characters:
Ghost-Spider (Gwen Stacy)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Unidentified giant rat (First appearance)
Jackal (Miles Warren)
Mary Janes
Betty Brant
MJ Watson
Glory Grant
ESU Dean of Admissions (First appearance)
Tony Stark (Mentioned)
NYPD
Danielle (First appearance)
Captain George Stacy (Rejoins team)
Mayor J. Jonah Jameson
Miles Warren

When it comes to comic books, no character is ever truly gone. A perfect example of that would be Gwen Stacy, also known as Spider-Gwen and more recently Ghost-Spider.

See, the Gwen Stacy from Earth-616, the one you know form the classic Spider-Man comics, is truly gone. However, Marvel Comics is spread across many Earths, and on Earth-65, Gwen Stacy is alive and well and is even the subject of her own brand new comic series titled “Ghost-Spider.”

The premise of this new series is fairly simple. Gwen can’t live a normal life in her own dimension because of her spider powers. So she uses interdimensional portals to travel to Earth-616 where she can just be Gwen Stacy and leave Ghost-Spider in Earth-65.

“Ghost-Spider #1” serves as a great introduction to the character. We see a bit of her background, with just the right amount of remnants from past comic series. We also get a good idea of her powers, like her symbiote suit made of spiders for example. And of course, we see her relationship with the Spider-Man of Earth-616 that we know and love.

It’s understandable that this is a first issue and it’s not just going feature a bunch of actions scenes and not build a story, but the most exciting thing that happens in this issue is Gwen receiving a scholarship to attend college (which is kind of cool.)

Of course, the issue ends with the introduction of a villain that will certainly play a role going forward.

It’s not all bad though. The character is very likable and her relationship with Peter Parker is fun. Their interaction, both in their super suits and their civilian clothes, is definitely enjoyable.

The art, from artist Takeshi Miyazawa, is also fantastic. It walks a line between modern and classic comic book art, shifting between dark, shadowy panels and vibrant, colorful ones seamlessly.

Overall, I think “Ghost-Spider #1” is a very good introduction to the character and lays some good groundwork for the rest of the series. If you’ve never read and Spider-Gwen stories before, this may be a good place to start. If you are familiar with the character though, you may want to wait for a few more issues of this series to be released before you dive into it.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) is an upcoming American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the first of a two-part sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the "Spider-Verse". The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson from a screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham. Shameik Moore voices Morales, starring alongside Oscar Isaac, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, and Issa Rae.

Sony began developing Across the Spider-Verse before Into the Spider-Verse's release in 2018, with the writing and directing team attached. It was set to focus on the relationship between Morales and Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman. The film was officially announced in November 2019, animation work began in June 2020, and the title was revealed in December 2021.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 7, 2022, delayed from an initial April 2022 date due to the pandemic. Part Two is expected to be released in 2023, and a female-focused spin-off film is also in development.

Sony began developing a Spider-Women film in November 2018, to be focused on three generations of female, Spider-related characters. Bek Smith was set to write the spin-off, and Lauren Montgomery was in talks to direct. Pascal revealed the next month that the film would focus on the characters Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen, Cindy Moon / Silk, and Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman, and said Across the Spider-Verse would serve as a "launching pad" for the spin-off.

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