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Marvel's Gwenpool is back at her own comic! Written by Leah Williams - Art by David Baldeon
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I don't blame anyone if they don't realize it's not Gwen Stacy.
That said, it wouldn't surprise if they start to make an effort to give Gwenpool more of a unique identity.
That said, it wouldn't surprise if they start to make an effort to give Gwenpool more of a unique identity.
Okay, the "Different people can have the same name!!!" people can cool it a little, since the character literally did start as Gwen Stacy and did not significantly change visually. That's a bit different from "You mean there's more than one Ben? GOSH :O"
It really doesn't help that for Marvel's Rising animated series they gave Gwen Stacy Gwen Poole's hair
No wonder. When Spidergwen became popular is when I started seeing Gwenpool too.
Yes. It's good to hear 15 people all say "you mean this isn't Gwen Stacy!"
Glad she's gonna get another solo, even if it's only 5 issues. Great character.
Is West Coast Avengers still running? I'm on Marvel Unlimited, plus I'm still about 2 months behind that, so overall I'm about 8 months behind on what's going on in Marvel comics.
Is West Coast Avengers still running? I'm on Marvel Unlimited, plus I'm still about 2 months behind that, so overall I'm about 8 months behind on what's going on in Marvel comics.
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It reached #10 and ended. I think the team will appear in Superior Spider-Man.
Shouldn't have named her "Gwen". In Marvel, most people identify that name with Gwen Stacy. Second, shouldn't have made her blonde. That would be having a red-head character Mary Jane Patterson. Sure, "Gwen" is a name, and multiply people could have that, as well as, well, "Mary Jane", but when it comes to comic familiarity... c'mon! It could've been any name, though if we are going for something that sounds similar... Jennifer Poole/Jenpool.
For clarification for the "I thought she was Gwen Stacy" crowd. In 2015, Marvel created Spider-Gwen to a lot of fanfare. She exploded in popularity to the point where Marvel decided to release "Gwen Stacy-themed" variant covers for a variety of their comic books. One of these ended up being for Deadpool:
Much like Spider-Gwen, this off-shoot character ended up becoming really popular in cosplay to the point where Marvel decided to canonize her as an official character as well.
Much like Spider-Gwen, this off-shoot character ended up becoming really popular in cosplay to the point where Marvel decided to canonize her as an official character as well.
so she is (alternate reality) gwen stacy...? Because thats what I was always thought, knew she was somehow linked to spider-gwen
She's a new character named Gwen Poole. The original version in the variant is obviously supposed to be Gwen Stacy though.
I always just assumed this was an alt-universe Gwen Stacy. I mean it's not like Gwen is a super common name in 2019 and she looks just like Gwen Stacy (and apparently it's based on a variant cover OF Gwen Stacy) and there's another character called Spider-Gwen who is an alt-universe universe Gwen Stacy-as-Spider-Man so it would make sense that the other character who's name is a mashup of Deadpool and Gwen is a similar alt-universe Gwen Stacy (especially since, again, she looks just like Gwen Stacy and even has a similar color scheme in her costume).
I love this moment and issue. People might expect Deadpool and Gwenpool finally meeting to be this hilarious romp. But instead it ends up being pretty harrowing and dark. Deadpool reminds everyone that he's a legitimate threat as a veteran mercenary with real super powers, while Gwen is just a regular gal with some fighting experience who is completely out of her element.
I hope this new writer keeps the serious and sincere elements of Gwen Poole's character and story, as they were probably my favorite part of the original series. Everyone seriously needs to read the Christopher Hastings/Gurihiru run; it's secretly one of the best comics Marvel has done in the past few years.
I can't. I did, too. However, if I entered a thread that explicitly stated "Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Poole is a comic book fan from the real world, who got into the Marvel Universe" in the OP, I wouldn't exactly respond with "I'm so confused. Gwen as in Gwen Stacy?"
The artstyle is what initially drew me to the comic, but if this new one has similar writing then i'll be fine.
I mean, if they looked almost identical and their comics were called Peterman and Peterlord, I think there'd be a bit more confusion.
"Hey guys this entire thread is full of people asking who this character is and other people clarifying.
So with that being said, I just want to ask, is this supposed to be Gwen Stacy?!"
So with that being said, I just want to ask, is this supposed to be Gwen Stacy?!"
That's a good question. I mean, she IS blonde and Gwen Stacy DOES have the superpower to break the fourth wall.
I was curious to who this Gwen Pool was when the comic first came out as I also thought she was Gwen Stacy.
But a 2 minute google search taught me everything.
It's funny how people have more time to make a statement, and rather argue for hours on end who they thought she was and justify it as if it really matters, than to just do a simple google search and move onto something else.
Google is your friend people.
But a 2 minute google search taught me everything.
It's funny how people have more time to make a statement, and rather argue for hours on end who they thought she was and justify it as if it really matters, than to just do a simple google search and move onto something else.
Google is your friend people.
Marvel keeps doing these five issue series. I want a Gwenpool ongoing. And a Silver Surfer ongoing. And a Cosmic Ghost Rider ongoing.
Exactly! The whole point of Gwenpool is that she's a parody of Spider-Gwen. People who don't know are supposed to think they're the same character - that's the joke.
You're supposed to not know who she is. You're supposed to think she's Gwen Stacy. Her costume it's supposed to be shitty.
This is why Gwenpool is glorious, and this thread is all according to keikaku.
Thats actually the reason why I thought it WAS Gwen Stacy. Spider Gwen, Gwenpool, I thought they ware making some sort of Gwenoverse.
To be frank I still think I'm being japed.
Honestly, I'm happy that they set the expectation beforehand. It was pretty upsetting when they cancelled West Coast Avengers after 10 issues, when the creative team apparently had a much longer run mapped out. If five issues minis keep some of these characters alive (not that Surfer is going anywhere), I'm all for it.
We need a poll in this thread about who thought Gwenpool was a version of Gwen Stacy.
Next thing you'll tell me Stacy's Mom Isn't Gwen Stacy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4
Next thing you'll tell me Stacy's Mom Isn't Gwen Stacy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4
Best meta-narrative work since Morrison Animal Man.
I need a nice big omnibus Marvel, stop wasting pages on random shitty covers omnibuses.
I need a nice big omnibus Marvel, stop wasting pages on random shitty covers omnibuses.
A Gwen-verse where every living entity in the universe is Gwen Stacy.
I just finished reading Unbelievable Gwenpool, and was deeply dissapointed to find out it was cancelled, so I'm excited for this!
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Also I love how it turned out that Gwen was never a fan of Deadpool's comics :v
She never read them in the real world.
I'm bummed at the lack of Gurihiru too, but David Baldeon is a fantastic replacement. Anyone who has been reading the Domino books will know he's a phenomenal artist who has a zany, expressive style that will definitely work great for Gwenpool.
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Most of them are very far into the run, hopefully without context they are not spoiler-y.
Have you check out Gurihiru's other projects at Marvel?
Power Pack is very good, and all-ages :D
This one written by the person who is also doing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 for Switch, Marc Sumerak.
Oh snap I totally forgot the Dr. McNinja guy wrote for Gwenpool. I should read that some time. What's he even up to now?
I received a warning for my big tiddy comment. To the mod who gave me this warning: please do a bit of homework on the subject matter at hand before giving out warnings. Big dick energy/big tiddy energy is a key part of the Williams ethos. I was not objectifying her, lol. Jesus.
This news makes me very happy.
I picked up Gwenpool when her initial series launched out of morbid curiousity, having only heard of the character. I figured it would not be... good.
How wrong I was, absolutely loved the character and her story, and she's easily one of my favourites.
I picked up Gwenpool when her initial series launched out of morbid curiousity, having only heard of the character. I figured it would not be... good.
How wrong I was, absolutely loved the character and her story, and she's easily one of my favourites.