Gwen Stacy: Beyond Amazing

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Gwen Stacy: Beyond Amazing
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly + hiatus
Publication dateFebruary 12, 2020 – August 10, 2022
No. of issues5
Main character(s) Gwen Stacy
Creative team
Written by Christos Gage
Artist(s) Todd Nauck

Gwen Stacy: Beyond Amazing (originally known simply as Gwen Stacy) is a 5-issue comic book series written by Christos Gage and drawn by Todd Nauck. Published by Marvel Comics and set between The Amazing Spider-Man #14 and #31, the story revolves around the teenage Gwen Stacy of Earth-616, before she began dating Peter Parker in college, as she seeks to clear her father George Stacy's name after he is accused of corruption, investigating several supervillains in the process. The series went on an extended hiatus after its first two issues were published in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the remaining three issues being released together (along with reprints of the first two issues) in Giant-Size Gwen Stacy in 2022, [1] and collected under the Beyond Amazing subtitle in 2024.

Contents

The series received a universally positive critical reception.

Publication history

The Gwen Stacy solo miniseries, written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Todd Nauck, was scheduled to be published for five issues in 2020; [2] before going on an extended hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic after its first two issues, with the remaining three issues being released together (along with reprints of the first two issues) in Giant-Size Gwen Stacy in 2022, [1] [3] [4] with the full series being collected as Gwen Stacy: Beyond Amazing in 2024. [5] While the series primarily follows the story of a teenage Gwen Stacy aiming to clear her father George of a corruption charge, investigating several supervillains in the process, the first issue also contains the back-up stories "Gwen Stacy: Kid Cop!" (written by Sean Ryan and drawn by Gustavo Duarte; a parody of Peanuts ), "The A-Gwen-Gers" (written by Ryan and drawn by Carlos Gómez; following alternate-universe incarnations of Gwen who became a superhero team, including Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman of Earth-65), "Gwen Stacy: Goblin Slayer" (written by Ryan and drawn by Juan Gedeo; following a future revived one-eyed Gwen slaying goblins in an overrun New York), and "Gwen's Fashion Favorites" (written and drawn by Nina Vakueva; allowing the reader to dress-up Gwen). [6]

Reception

The series has received universally positive critical reviews. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Collected edition

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Gwen Stacy: Beyond AmazingGwen Stacy #1–2 (2020) and Giant-Size Gwen Stacy #1 (2022; compiling Gwen Stacy #3–5)November 13, 2024 978-1302954567

References

  1. 1 2 Marvel (May 3, 2022). "Gwen Stacy Tells Her Story in 'Giant-Size Gwen Stacy' #1". Marvel.com .
  2. ↑ Dietsch, TJ (February 18, 2020). "'Gwen Stacy' #1: All the Gwens We've Ever Loved". Marvel.com . Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dar, Taimur (May 3, 2022). "Christos Gage and Todd Nauck return to finish Gwen Stacy series with giant-size one-shot this August". Comics Beat . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Egan, Christopher (August 11, 2022). "Don't Miss This: "Giant-Size Gwen Stacy" by Christos Gage, Todd Nauck, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Joe Caramagna". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Rich (July 25, 2024). "Marvel Comics October 2024 Full Solicits With Blade, Storm, and Ewoks". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ Gwen Stacy #1 (February 12, 2020). Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ Nolan, Liam (February 6, 2020). "Gwen Stacy #1 Pits Her Against A Trio of Classic Spider-Man Foes (Exclusive)". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ Brooke, David (February 6, 2020). "X-Men First Look: Gwen Stacy #4 to feature classic X-Men including Jean Grey". AIPT Comics. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ Terror, Jude (February 8, 2020). "Even High School Politics are Rife with Corruption in Gwen Stacy #1 [Preview]". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sardo, Matthew (February 11, 2020). "Panel Breakdown: Gwen Stacy #1 by Christos Gage, Todd Nauck & Rachelle Rosenberg". Monkeys Fighting Robots. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ Quaintance, Zack (February 12, 2020). "REVIEW: Gwen Stacy #1 has a tough job but does it well enough". Comics Bookcase. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ Marston, George (July 7, 2022). "Giant-Size Gwen Stacy #1 channels Silver Age charm for a pre-superhero flashback". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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