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Creative Team – Stephanie Phillips(writer). Paolo Villanelli(artist). Matt Milla(color artist). VC’s Ariana Maher(letterer). Mark Brooks(cover artist).
Published by Marvel Entertainment
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The Story
In Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #11, Gwen couldn’t have explained it any better when she said “it can always get weirder”. The story did just that; it got weirder, but in the best way. Last we left Gwen, Black Tarantula just jumped in front of a bullet intended for the crooked judge, and King Loki appeared out of nowhere.
It seems Loki has been searching high and low for Gwen, and I was excited to find out why. Loki appears while Gwen is crying over Black Tarantula dying from the gunshot wound, but Loki is unimpressed. He says that she can easily fix that, but Gwen is confused and demands Loki tell her how she can reverse it all.
Loki says to come with him and he can show Gwen how to restructure the very fabric of reality, but that’s not what Gwen wants. Gwen just wants to undo what’s been done, and bring Black Tarantula back. As it turns out, this is so much bigger than just bringing back Gwen’s crush, as Loki says she needs to save the entire universe.
What’s fascinating about Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #11 is that we finally find out why Gwen was put in this new universe by the TVA. Without giving away spoilers, it involves Loki, and it’s a doozy. The reason definitely ups the stakes in the story and I’m excited to see where it all goes from here.
The Writing
Loki and Spider-Gwen aren’t two characters that I would think would go well together, but they certainly did here. Loki, up to his usual schemes, while Gwen just wants to be the hero, added an exciting collaboration in the storyline. As for the reason Gwen was placed in this universe in the first place, I have to say I really liked the reasoning behind it.
It adds a lot more depth to the story, and shows just how much more powerful Gwen is than we were lead to believe. Stephanie Phillips did a great job making the already exciting story that much more powerful.
The Art
Paolo Villanelli, Matt Milla, and Ariana Maher did a phenomenal job at taking what’s been a more grounded comic and making it into an intergalactic thrill ride. From Gwen’s new space suit, to the different aliens she had to face off, the art was stunning all the way through.
The artists absolutely nailed the larger than life look of King Loki, which really elevated the tone of the story.
Some of my favorite panels are when Gwen and Loki are in space, one in particular showing us the Phoenix Force in the background. The colors were gorgeous, the details were fantastic, all around stunning.
Overall Grade – 9.6/10
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This review was written by Megan from the Vigilante Vibes Podcast. If you liked my review, be sure to check out my other reviews! Let me know what you think of Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #11, or tell me what comics you’d recommend me trying out! Find me on my socials, and check out my Marvel podcast, Vigilante Vibes, by clicking here!
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