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* BadAss: Frank Castle. It's not mentioned if this world's Rhino has some of the invulnerability of Earth 616's, but he's strong enough to overpower a ten-tonner like Gwen. Once in jail though, the Rhino gets utterly pummelled by Frank Castle.
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* GreenEyedMonster: MJ may have a big dose of it when she says "Oh poor, poor pitiful Gwen with her golden corn-silk hair and sparkling lagoon blue eyes... and her stupid-awesome sweatshirt". This after MJ and Gloria find Gwen passed out on the couch wearing clothes that she took from the garbage scow that she got knocked out on.
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[[http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2015/2015-02.html The first issue sold 254k copies in one month]], making it the fourth-highest comic book debut of 2015 thus far, behind Marvel's ''ComicBook/StarWars'' #1, [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW]]'s ''Series/OrphanBlack'' #1, and Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' #1 [[note]] though Spider-Gwen would've placed third if not for Lootcrate's mass purchase of "Orphan Black'' #1[[//note]].

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[[http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2015/2015-02.html The first issue sold 254k copies in one month]], making it the fourth-highest comic book debut of 2015 thus far, behind behind Marvel's ''ComicBook/StarWars'' #1, [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW]]'s ''Series/OrphanBlack'' #1, and Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' #1 [[note]] though Spider-Gwen would've placed third if not for Lootcrate's mass purchase of "Orphan Black'' #1[[//note]].
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[[http://comicbook.com/2015/01/30/spider-gwen-1-nearing-200-000-copies-sold/ The first issue has already been predicted to sell over 200K copies]], making it one of the biggest comic book issues of 2015 so far -- third only to ''ComicBook/StarWars'' #1 and ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' #1, both also published by Marvel.

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[[http://comicbook.com/2015/01/30/spider-gwen-1-nearing-200-000-copies-sold/ [[http://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2015/2015-02.html The first issue has already been predicted to sell over 200K copies]], sold 254k copies in one month]], making it one of the biggest fourth-highest comic book issues debut of 2015 so far -- third only to thus far, behind Marvel's ''ComicBook/StarWars'' #1 #1, [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW]]'s ''Series/OrphanBlack'' #1, and ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' #1, both also published by Marvel.
Marvel's ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader Darth Vader]]'' #1 [[note]] though Spider-Gwen would've placed third if not for Lootcrate's mass purchase of "Orphan Black'' #1[[//note]].

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* ACupAngst: When Earth 616 ComicBook/AnyaCorazon asks if she agrees that [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is awesome, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.

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* ACupAngst: When Earth 616 Earth-616 ComicBook/AnyaCorazon asks if she agrees that [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is awesome, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.



* AmoralAttorney: [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]]'s intentions in ''Edge'' #2 are a little shady...



* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A costumed vigilante and daughter of a police captain --- not unlike [[DCComics DC]]'s ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}. The parallels also go a little bit deeper: Spider-Gwen's initial buzz was centered mainly around her costume, which is both classic Spidey and strikingly unlike anything Peter or the other 616 Spider-People have ever worn before -- again, not unlike the revamped Batgirl. There seems to be a fair amount of fanart of Babs and Gwen hanging out and being hip and cool.

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A costumed vigilante and daughter of a police captain --- not unlike [[DCComics [[Creator/DCComics DC]]'s ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}. The parallels also go a little bit deeper: Spider-Gwen's initial buzz was centered mainly around her costume, which is both classic Spidey and strikingly unlike anything Peter or the other 616 Spider-People have ever worn before -- again, not unlike the revamped Batgirl. There seems to be a fair amount of fanart of Babs and Gwen hanging out and being hip and cool.
* AmoralAttorney: [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]]'s intentions in ''Edge'' #2 are a little shady...



* AttentionWhore: [=MJ=] is apparently this, if her behavior in the interview with The Mary Janes in Issue #1 and her unwillingness to swallow her pride and let Gwen back in the band. Gloria all but calls her this when she decides to quit rather than deal with more of [=MJ's=] crap

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* AttentionWhore: [=MJ=] is apparently this, if her behavior in the interview with The Mary Janes in Issue #1 and her unwillingness to swallow her pride and let Gwen back in the band. band is anything to go by. Gloria all but calls her this when she decides to quit rather than deal with more of [=MJ's=] crapcrap:



* TheConscience: Apparently, the bump to the head she took when she plowed into a garbage barge following her near-death experience at the hands of the Vulture in the first two issues caused Gwen's subconscious to develop one of these... In the form of Spider-Ham.
-->'''Spider-Ham:''' Can I help it if I'm the only Peter whose mug doesn't make you sadder than ''The Smiths''?



* TheConscience: Apparently, the bump to the head she took when she plowed into a garbage barge following her near-death experience at the hands of the Vulture in the first two issues caused Gwen's subconscious to develop one of these... In the form of Spider-Ham.
-->'''Spider-Ham:''' Can I help it if I'm the only Peter whose mug doesn't make you sadder than ''The Smiths''?



* InTheHood: Her costume has one.



* InTheHood: Her costume has one.



* [[OneSteveLimit One Spider-Woman Limit]]: Possibly why her book is called ''Spider-Gwen'', despite going by the name Spider-Woman in-universe. The original Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, already had a book planned for publication when ''Spider-Gwen'' was announced. [[RuleOfCool Also, Spider-Gwen is just a catchier title than ''Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman.'']]



* [[OneSteveLimit One Spider-Woman Limit]]: Possibly why her book is called ''Spider-Gwen'', despite going by the name Spider-Woman in-universe. The original Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, already had a book planned for publication when ''Spider-Gwen'' was announced. [[RuleOfCool Also, Spider-Gwen is just a catchier title than]] ''[[RuleOfCool Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman.]]''
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is the reason Matt Murdock gives the Vulture as to why the Kingpin's goons are roughing him up. Sometime ago, Spider-Woman spurned his offer to join his criminal empire. Now, her death is his to dole out, which is why he's more than a little upset that Vulture might have killed her.



* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is the reason Matt Murdock gives the Vulture as to why the Kingpin's goons are roughing him up. Sometime ago, Spider-Woman spurned his offer to join his criminal empire. Now, her death is his to dole out, which is why he's more than a little upset that Vulture might have killed her.
* WhatTheHellHero: When a frightened and trigger-happy cop opens fire on her in a crowded subway, Gwen disarms him, webs him up, verbally lambastes him, and then reports him using his own radio.

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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is the reason Matt Murdock gives the Vulture as to why the Kingpin's goons are roughing him up. Sometime ago, Spider-Woman spurned his offer to join his criminal empire. Now, her death is his to dole out, which is why he's more than a little upset that Vulture might have killed her.
* WhatTheHellHero: When a frightened and trigger-happy cop opens fire on her in a crowded subway, Gwen disarms him, webs him up, verbally lambastes lambasts him, and then reports him using his own radio.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A costumed vigilante and daughter of a police captain --- not unlike [[DCComics DC]]'s ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}.

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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A costumed vigilante and daughter of a police captain --- not unlike [[DCComics DC]]'s ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}. The parallels also go a little bit deeper: Spider-Gwen's initial buzz was centered mainly around her costume, which is both classic Spidey and strikingly unlike anything Peter or the other 616 Spider-People have ever worn before -- again, not unlike the revamped Batgirl. There seems to be a fair amount of fanart of Babs and Gwen hanging out and being hip and cool.
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** Issue #2 reveals there's a band called Felicia Hardy and the Black Cats.
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* TheConscience: Apparently, the bump to the head she took when she plowed into a garbage barge following her near-death experience at the hands of the Vulture caused Gwen's subconscious to develop one of these... In the form of Spider-Ham.

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* TheConscience: Apparently, the bump to the head she took when she plowed into a garbage barge following her near-death experience at the hands of the Vulture in the first two issues caused Gwen's subconscious to develop one of these... In the form of Spider-Ham.
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* TheConscience: Apparently, the bump to the head she took when she plowed into a garbage barge following her near-death experience at the hands of the Vulture caused Gwen's subconscious to develop one of these... In the form of Spider-Ham.
-->'''Spider-Ham:''' Can I help it if I'm the only Peter whose mug doesn't make you sadder than ''The Smiths''?


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* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the changes that deviate this universe from the 616-reality (See the ForWantOfANail entry above), certain events have remained the same.
** Adrian Toomes was still an employee at Oscorp before his spiral into madness that led to his becoming the Vulture.
** As Issue #2 shows, Matt Murdock still possesses his radar sense, and presumably underwent the same training his 616 counterpart did to become Daredevil. However, he uses these skills for criminal purposes in this world, being a part of the Kinpin's cabal.


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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: NYPD Captain Frank Castle uses this on The Rhino to get the Kingpin's name out of him after the attempted hit on Gwen's father. Not surprising though, given who it is we're talking about.
** In Issue #2, Matt Murdock and a couple of the Kingpin's hired goons give one to the Vulture to find out whether or not he killed Spider-Woman after dropping her into the Hudson. It was also to let him know that he crossed a line in trying to kill her, as that "honor" belongs solely to the Kingpin.


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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is the reason Matt Murdock gives the Vulture as to why the Kingpin's goons are roughing him up. Sometime ago, Spider-Woman spurned his offer to join his criminal empire. Now, her death is his to dole out, which is why he's more than a little upset that Vulture might have killed her.
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* SuperheroParadox: The two villains in the Spider-Gwenverse came to be because they wanted be "special" like Spider-Woman.
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Kinda seems like MJ falls into these categories in this universe.

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* AttentionWhore: [=MJ=] is apparently this, if her behavior in the interview with The Mary Janes in Issue #1 and her unwillingness to swallow her pride and let Gwen back in the band. Gloria all but calls her this when she decides to quit rather than deal with more of [=MJ's=] crap
-->'''Gloria (to MJ):''' You don't want Gwen. You don't want anyone. All you want is the attention.


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* ItsAllAboutMe: Gloria Grant accuses [=MJ=] of having this mentality when she refuses to swallow her pride and ask Gwen to rejoin the band.
-->'''Mary Jane:''' No way. She quit the band. What's happening now happened in spite of her.
-->'''Gloria:''' And because of you, right Em Jay? You don't want Gwen. You don't want anyone. [[AttentionWhore All you want is the attention.]]

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Jameson is still the head of the Bugle, he is not, the mayor. Foggy Nelson even said that the Mayor is being influenced by Jameson\'s crusade against Spider-Woman.


** Officer Frank Castle is a straight example.



** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive. Also, instead of running the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson is the mayor of the city.

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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive. Also, instead of running the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson is the mayor of the city.


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** This is also why Toomes became the Vulture in this universe.
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Spider-Gwen isn\'t really an adaptation of the 616-verse, so I don\'t think Adaptational Villainy would be the right trope to describe Matt Murdock here.


* AdaptationalVillainy: [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]]'s intentions in ''Edge'' #2 are a little shady...

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* AdaptationalVillainy: AmoralAttorney: [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]]'s intentions in ''Edge'' #2 are a little shady...
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* ShoutOut: When Gwen decides to go after The Vulture in ''Spider-Gwen'' #1:

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* ShoutOut: When Gwen decides to go after The the Vulture in ''Spider-Gwen'' #1:
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* ShoutOut: When Gwen decides to go after The Vulture in ''Spider-Gwen'' #1:
-->'''Gwen''': So, you wanna [[Series/BreakingBad break bad and go Heisen-bird]], do you, Toomes?
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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive.

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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive. Also, instead of running the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson is the mayor of the city.
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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is a also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive.

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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is a also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive.

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* MythologyGag: Spider-Gwen's universe is Earth-65, a reference to Gwen Stacy's first appearance being in 1965.

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Spider-Gwen's universe is Earth-65, a reference to Gwen Stacy's first appearance being in 1965.1965.
** In issue 1 of Gwen's own title, Gwen returns a stolen cash register and tells the bodega owner Spider-Woman gave it to her. When she asks for a reward, the Bodega owner brushes her off with ''You met Spider-Woman. It was an adventure. [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Action is your reward.]]"
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** Happens again when she couldn't save a Peter that was dressed like a Goblin.

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** Happens again when she couldn't save a Peter that was dressed like a Goblin.who suffered SanitySlippage after his Gwen's death; he killed his Goblin and then took his place, but ultimately ended up dying in Spider-Gwen's arms.
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** Whether or not it's a side-effect of the aforementioned change, several Marvel characters are revealed to have undergone changes in her universe that differentiate them from their 616 counterparts. Matt Murdock never became Daredevil and works as a lawyer for the Kingpin; Ben Grimm never became a pilot, and is now an [=NYPD=] officer, whose beat just happens to be his home-neighborhood of Yancy Street; Frank Castle is a also still on the force, and doesn't appear to have lost his family (yet); and, of course, Captain Stacy is still alive.
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* MythologyGag: Spider-Gwen's universe is Earth-65, a reference to Gwen Stacy's first appearance being in 1965.
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* ACupAngst: While Earth 616 ComicBook/AnyaCorazon mentions how awesome [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.

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* ACupAngst: While When Earth 616 ComicBook/AnyaCorazon mentions how awesome asks if she agrees that [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is, is awesome, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.
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''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' is easily one of the best-known ComicBook stories of all time, infamous for killing off Gwen Stacy, girlfriend of ComicBook/SpiderMan at the time. Though she's continued to live on in the MarvelUniverse since dying --usually in different forms and alternate universes-- she's almost always been defined by [[StuffedIntoTheFridge her death being used as a means for Peter's character development.]]

But what happens when the script is flipped and their placed are reversed? In the [[AlternateUniverse Earth-65 reality]], it was ''Gwen'' who got bitten by the radioactive spider and ''Peter'' who died on her watch. Here's she's known as the ComicBook/SpiderWoman --- or, [[FanNickname "Spider-Gwen."]]

Making her debut in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 --a tie-in to the 2014-2015 ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' event [[note]]which saw all the Spider-People ''ever'' being hunted down by one of Peter Parker's most formidable foes, Morlun[[/note]]-- Spider-Gwen struck a tremendous note with fans, promoting [[MarvelComics Marvel]] to announce her own ongoing book just weeks after the one-off issue was published. Written by Jason Latour, illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez, and colored by Rico Renzi (the same creative team beside ''Edge'' #2), ''Spider-Gwen'' made its official debut in February 2015, following the publication of two other ongoing titles headlined by Spider-Women[[note]] Jessica Drew's ''Spider-Woman'' and Cindy Moon's ''Silk''[[/note]].

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''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' is easily one of the best-known ComicBook stories of all time, infamous for killing off Gwen Stacy, girlfriend of ComicBook/SpiderMan at the time. Though she's continued to live on in the MarvelUniverse since dying --usually dying--usually in different forms and alternate universes-- she's universes--she's almost always been defined by [[StuffedIntoTheFridge her death being used as a means for Peter's character development.]]

But what happens when the script is flipped and their placed places are reversed? In the [[AlternateUniverse Earth-65 reality]], it was ''Gwen'' who got bitten by the radioactive spider and ''Peter'' who died on her watch. Here's she's known as the ComicBook/SpiderWoman --- or, ComicBook/SpiderWoman--or, [[FanNickname "Spider-Gwen."]]

Making her debut in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 --a #2--a tie-in to the 2014-2015 ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' event [[note]]which saw all the Spider-People ''ever'' being hunted down by one of Peter Parker's most formidable foes, Morlun[[/note]]-- Spider-Gwen Morlun[[/note]]--Spider-Gwen struck a tremendous note with fans, promoting [[MarvelComics Marvel]] to announce her own ongoing book just weeks after the one-off issue was published. Written by Jason Latour, illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez, and colored by Rico Renzi (the same creative team beside ''Edge'' #2), ''Spider-Gwen'' made its official debut in February 2015, following the publication of two other ongoing titles headlined by Spider-Women[[note]] Jessica Drew's ''Spider-Woman'' and Cindy Moon's ''Silk''[[/note]].

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--> --'''Gwen Stacy''', also known as the '''Spider-Woman''' of Earth-65

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--> --'''Gwen -->--'''Gwen Stacy''', also known as the '''Spider-Woman''' of Earth-65



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Gets one in the form of Rhino, who flirts with her while trying to kill her father.



* TheAtoner: She indirectly caused Peter Parker's death, and her actions as Spider-Woman are meant to atone for that.



--> "Way to ruin everything, you rando dork."

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--> "Way '''Gwen:''' Way to ruin everything, you rando dork."dork.
* BullyHunter: She protected Peter Parker from schoolyard thugs, but this had the unintended side effect of making Peter jealous of her when he figured out she's Spider-Woman, causing him to become the Lizard.



* DeclarationOfProtection: When Earth-616 Peter tells her about his failure to save his Gwen Stacy, and she tells him about her failure to save her Peter Parker, they make a deal to watch each other's backs.
* GarageBand: Gwen's the drummer of a band called [[SpotlightStealingSquad The Mary Janes]], with --you guessed it-- [[FaceOfTheBand Mary Jane Watson]] as the lead singer. They have a song called [[MythologyGag "Face It, Tiger."]]

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* DeclarationOfProtection: When Earth-616 Peter tells her about his failure to save his Gwen Stacy, and she tells him about her failure to save her Peter Parker, they make a deal to watch each other's backs.
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* GarageBand: DependingOnTheArtist: The exact proportions of the black markings on her costume vary depending on who's drawing her.
* ForWantOfANail: In her home universe, ''she'' was the one bitten by the spider, whereas Peter Parker became the Lizard.
* GarageBand[=/=]GirlGroup:
Gwen's the drummer of a band called [[SpotlightStealingSquad The Mary Janes]], with --you guessed it-- [[FaceOfTheBand Mary Jane Watson]] as the lead singer. They have a song called [[MythologyGag "Face It, Tiger."]]



* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Peter Parker Die]]: The (literal) inverse of this trope, set in a reality where ''Gwen'' was the person bitten by the spider and ''Peter'' died on her watch. [[TheLostLenore His death heavily plagues her with guilt]].



--> "I just ... just ... wanted to be special ... like you ..."

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--> "I '''Peter:''' I just ... just ... wanted to be special ... like you ..."you ...
* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Peter Parker Die]]: The (literal) inverse of this trope, set in a reality where ''Gwen'' was the person bitten by the spider and ''Peter'' died on her watch. [[TheLostLenore His death heavily plagues her with guilt]].
** Happens again when she couldn't save a Peter that was dressed like a Goblin.
* InTheHood: Her costume has one.



* KillTheOnesYouLove: Whether she actually killed him by accident or not, Peter Parker died following their fight, and the Daily Bugle and the police will never let her forget it.



* PreviouslyOn: ''Edge'' #2 picks up InMediasRes; a [[SplashPanel two-page splash]] recaps her origin up to the start of the issue.

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* PreviouslyOn: ''Edge'' #2 picks up InMediasRes; a [[SplashPanel two-page splash]] recaps her origin up to the start of the issue. issue.
* {{Protectorate}}: The Peter Parker from Earth-616 [[ILetGwenStacyDie goes out of his way to protect her]].
** When he comes clean about this, she admits she feels just as guilty about letting her Peter die. So they agree to watch each other's backs.



* WhatTheHellHero: When a frightened and trigger-happy cop opens fire on her in a crowded subway, Gwen disarms him, webs him up, verbally lambastes him, and then reports him using his own radio.

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* WhatTheHellHero: When a frightened and trigger-happy cop opens fire on her in a crowded subway, Gwen disarms him, webs him up, verbally lambastes him, and then reports him using his own radio.radio.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: This is Gwen's reaction when she sees that Verna sent a pack of Goblins after Silk, Spider-Woman and herself.
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* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Spiders.
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* ACupAngst: While Earth 616 Anya Corazon mentions how awesome [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.

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* ACupAngst: While Earth 616 Anya Corazon ComicBook/AnyaCorazon mentions how awesome [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.
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-> "When I put on this mask, I only did it because it freed me from responsibility. I thought I was special, and Peter Parker died because he tried to [[FollowTheLeader follow my example]]. I have to take [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]] for that. [[TheAtoner To make his death mean something]]."
--> --Gwen Stacy, also known as the '''Spider-Woman''' of Earth-65

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-> "When ''"When I put on this mask, I only did it because it freed me from responsibility. I thought I was special, and Peter Parker died because he tried to [[FollowTheLeader follow my example]]. I have to take [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]] for that. [[TheAtoner To make his death mean something]]."
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--> --Gwen Stacy, --'''Gwen Stacy''', also known as the '''Spider-Woman''' of Earth-65

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* ACupAngst: While Earth 616 Anya Corazon mentions how awesome [[MostCommonSuperpower Earth-616 Jessica Drew]] is, Gwen snarks that she's the embodiment of all her body issues.



* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Gwen gets ''really'' into it when she's playing.

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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: When venting her frustration, Gwen gets ''really'' into it when she's playing.



* CallBack: Gwen notes the difference between a nervous cop and her father when held at gunpoint by both in ''Edge'' #2. The nameless cop's hands are shaky while Captain Stacy's aren't.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Obviously.''
* GarageBand: Gwen's the drummer of a band called [[SpotlightStealingSquad The Mary Janes]] with --you guessed it-- [[FaceOfTheBand Mary Jane Watson]]. They have a song called [[MythologyGag "Face It, Tiger."]]

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Gwen notes the difference between a nervous cop and her father when held at gunpoint by both in ''Edge'' #2. The nameless cop's hands are shaky while Captain Stacy's aren't.
** When Earth-616 Peter sees Gwen grappling with [[spoiler:a feral version of the Green Goblin, he immediately orders for her to be extracted from the fight while he takes on Osborn himself. Gwen tells him she can handle herself, and takes out the Goblin on her own]].
* CowboyCop: As the daughter of the chief of police, her activities as a vigilante come across as this, especially in her use of police slang.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Obviously.''
Like any Spider-themed hero, Gwen taunts her enemies and keeps up a barrage of witty quips.
* DeclarationOfProtection: When Earth-616 Peter tells her about his failure to save his Gwen Stacy, and she tells him about her failure to save her Peter Parker, they make a deal to watch each other's backs.
* GarageBand: Gwen's the drummer of a band called [[SpotlightStealingSquad The Mary Janes]] Janes]], with --you guessed it-- [[FaceOfTheBand Mary Jane Watson]].Watson]] as the lead singer. They have a song called [[MythologyGag "Face It, Tiger."]]



* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Gwen's 616 counterpart [[ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied getting this treatment]] is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in ''Spider-Woman'' #4 [[note]] [[NamesTheSame Jessica Drew's Spider-Woman, not Gwen's]][[/note]]:

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* WhatTheHellHero: When a frightened and trigger-happy cop opens fire on her in a crowded subway, Gwen disarms him, webs him up, verbally lambastes him, and then reports him using his own radio.
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-> "When I put on this mask, I only did it because it freed me from responsibility. I thought I was special, and Peter Parker died because he tried to [[FollowTheLeader follow my example]]. I have to take [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]] for that. [[TheAtoner To make his death mean something]]."
--> --Gwen Stacy, also known as the '''Spider-Woman''' of Earth-65

''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' is easily one of the best-known ComicBook stories of all time, infamous for killing off Gwen Stacy, girlfriend of ComicBook/SpiderMan at the time. Though she's continued to live on in the MarvelUniverse since dying --usually in different forms and alternate universes-- she's almost always been defined by [[StuffedIntoTheFridge her death being used as a means for Peter's character development.]]

But what happens when the script is flipped and their placed are reversed? In the [[AlternateUniverse Earth-65 reality]], it was ''Gwen'' who got bitten by the radioactive spider and ''Peter'' who died on her watch. Here's she's known as the ComicBook/SpiderWoman --- or, [[FanNickname "Spider-Gwen."]]

Making her debut in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 --a tie-in to the 2014-2015 ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' event [[note]]which saw all the Spider-People ''ever'' being hunted down by one of Peter Parker's most formidable foes, Morlun[[/note]]-- Spider-Gwen struck a tremendous note with fans, promoting [[MarvelComics Marvel]] to announce her own ongoing book just weeks after the one-off issue was published. Written by Jason Latour, illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez, and colored by Rico Renzi (the same creative team beside ''Edge'' #2), ''Spider-Gwen'' made its official debut in February 2015, following the publication of two other ongoing titles headlined by Spider-Women[[note]] Jessica Drew's ''Spider-Woman'' and Cindy Moon's ''Silk''[[/note]].

[[http://comicbook.com/2015/01/30/spider-gwen-1-nearing-200-000-copies-sold/ The first issue has already been predicted to sell over 200K copies]], making it one of the biggest comic book issues of 2015 so far -- third only to ''ComicBook/StarWars'' #1 and ''ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader'' #1, both also published by Marvel.

!Tropes associated with Spider-Gwen:
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #2 was ''meant'' to be this for Gwen, but her unprecedented popularity with fans prompted Marvel to announce an ongoing title just weeks after its publication. Intentional [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot backdoor pilot]] or not? Anybody's guess on that one.
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]]'s intentions in ''Edge'' #2 are a little shady...
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Gwen gets ''really'' into it when she's playing.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A costumed vigilante and daughter of a police captain --- not unlike [[DCComics DC]]'s ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}.
* ArchnemesisDad: Captain Stacy is set up to be this for her in ''Edge'' #2, though he does ultimately allow her to keep her vigilantism after coming clean about it to him.
* BreakoutCharacter: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] by her name tag in ''Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' #9:
--> '''Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman of Earth-65, your new favorite.'''
* BuffySpeak: Gwen favors some of this while in costume.
--> "Way to ruin everything, you rando dork."
* CallBack: Gwen notes the difference between a nervous cop and her father when held at gunpoint by both in ''Edge'' #2. The nameless cop's hands are shaky while Captain Stacy's aren't.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Obviously.''
* GarageBand: Gwen's the drummer of a band called [[SpotlightStealingSquad The Mary Janes]] with --you guessed it-- [[FaceOfTheBand Mary Jane Watson]]. They have a song called [[MythologyGag "Face It, Tiger."]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Wouldn't be [[RecycledPremise a Spider-Person story]] without them being seen as a public menace, would it?
* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Peter Parker Die]]: The (literal) inverse of this trope, set in a reality where ''Gwen'' was the person bitten by the spider and ''Peter'' died on her watch. [[TheLostLenore His death heavily plagues her with guilt]].
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Peter's dying words to Gwen, almost said verbatim:
--> "I just ... just ... wanted to be special ... like you ..."
* IWantToBeARealMan: Peter's motivation for becoming [[TragicMonster The Lizard]], which ultimately becomes his downfall.
* LightIsGood: Her costume is primarily white.
* [[OneSteveLimit One Spider-Woman Limit]]: Possibly why her book is called ''Spider-Gwen'', despite going by the name Spider-Woman in-universe. The original Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, already had a book planned for publication when ''Spider-Gwen'' was announced. [[RuleOfCool Also, Spider-Gwen is just a catchier title than ''Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman.'']]
* PreviouslyOn: ''Edge'' #2 picks up InMediasRes; a [[SplashPanel two-page splash]] recaps her origin up to the start of the issue.
* SecretKeeper: Captain Stacy becomes this for Gwen after she reveals herself to him.
* SenselessSacrifice: How J. Jonah Jameson perceives Peter's death and justifies his vendetta against the Spider-Woman:
--> "Such blatant disregard for human life cannot be tolerated! Peter Parker '''''must not''''' have died in vain!"
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Gwen's 616 counterpart [[ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied getting this treatment]] is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in ''Spider-Woman'' #4 [[note]] [[NamesTheSame Jessica Drew's Spider-Woman, not Gwen's]][[/note]]:
--> '''Silk''': Best not to think about it. Alt-Universes are screwy.
--> '''Gwen''': I know, right? Somehow in '''yours''' I'm Peter Parker's dead girlfriend. Fridged off a bridge.

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