Spider-Gwen #10 Review *SPOILERS*

Writer: Jason Latour
Artist: Robbie Rodriguez
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Release Date: July 27, 2016

It's that time of the month again. NO NOT THAT!! It's that time to review my Spider book of choice! Spider Gwen is hands down the best Spiderverse book out right now. Spidey is just a little bit behind, but that is a great book as well. Okay so let's pick up were we left off. Last issue Frank Castle put his grubby paws on Gwen and she knocked him the hell out.  Issue 10 picks up with that punk Frank running to Kraven for help since he can't handle gwen on his own. Frank goves him his spiel on how they were both predators and that they need to serve "their master".

We then cut to what has to be the best alarm ever, Wham: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, as Gwen wakes up and realizes that she is at her dad's house. I like the Power Pack poster on her wall and the shirt as well. She vaguely remembers using her powers after beating up Frank Castle. She stopped a thug from robbing a delivery boy pretty easily and her and the delivery boy were off on their way.

 She hears her dad and was about to take off before he finds out that she is Spider-Gwen as we see someone on the roof across the street who we can assume is Kraven since he is wearing Cheetah skin pants. So Gwen tells her dad how her powers were taken away and that she needs to use a devise and serum power ups to get to use her powers. As she was explaining it to her and his reaction all I could think about was Jessie and Zack from the Saved By The Bell episode about caffeine pills.

  

 So she lets her dad know that Frank Castle knows her secret and he tells her that she will need her powers to go up against him, then we see a butt load of snakes released from a back Jake the Snake style. They swarm all over the house and then Captain Stacy gets punched by a giant orangutan, who leaves and comes back with a freakin' puma!

 Talk about bad timing, May Parker comes over with a pot roast for Captain Stacy and is right in the middle of the puma and Gwen. May tosses the pot roast and the puma pounces on hit and is going to town. May gets a water hose, yup a freakin' water hose to hose down the kitty and as Gwen goes to get her serum, that bastard Kraven destroys the device.

 Captain Stacy tries to get his gun and his phone, both items are surrounded by snakes. Is it a coincidence or are these smart ass snakes?! And where is Sam Jackson when you need him?

So Gwen is shaking, and needs her serum just as the puma finished his lunch. It leaps at her and she actually knocked it out on her own. Kraven gets her in a full nelson and comments on her power, so she must still be stronger than average even without her powers to know out a puma and to have Kraven mention it here.

Frank Castle is taking pictures the whole time to use as evidence that Gwen is the Spiderwoman all along, as Captain Stacy catches him off guard. He destroys the camera and knocks him out. He tells Gwen that he called the cops and wants her to split. He will take the wrap for what went down and the evidence against her is destroyed. Gwen refuses to let him stay and knocks him out and splits as we see Kraven there holding on to a serum. Now we have to worry about Kraven getting power from that serum!

As usual the writing and art are always top notch. Just like Black Panther, I hope this team will be working together for a long time. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the Spiderverse books, but does not want to be caught up in a ton of crossovers, The Spider-Woman crossover was not long at all, and it was just a small bump in the road compared to books like X-Men that I refused to read for the past five years even though I love the characters.

This book was a great step moving forward, especially after the annual that I did not really care for. This is my Marvel book of the week foe sure, I still need to read the newest Lobster Johnson before I make my decision for the top book of this week. Be sure to look for the full review of that series in the next few days.

9/10

So until next time, DatBeardedBastard is out...