Radioactive Spider-Gwen #6 Review

Writer: Jason Latour / Artist: Robbi Rodriguez / Marvel Comics This was everything I wanted. Spider-Gwen’s “Greater Power” arc concluded with a great build of tension, a fun supporting character in Captain America Samantha Wilson, and, most importantly, a lot of heart. The heart and humor are what make Spider-Gwen what it is, and issue #6 highlighted the best of what Jason Latour does with this series. Spider-Gwen #6 takes place in a narrow window shortly after a revenge-seeking Harry Osborn pulls of Gwen Stacy’s mask, revealing his enemy as one of his closest friends. Two ways this could have gone: path A takes Harry on a murderous rage, deciding that despite their friendship, Spider-Gwen is a bigger enemy than Gwen Stacy is friend. Path B is the opposite, with Harry finding Gwen’s humanity in Spider-Gwen’s mistakes. It’s up to Gwen to help direct which path we travel. As a reader, equally important to the path chosen is the way Gwen gets us there, and that is – beautifully – the majority of this issue. And in the meantime, we get some great visuals of our homie Gwen Stacy. There’s just something about a Spider-hero holding Cap’s shield that’s always utterly amazing.

Radioactive Spider-Gwen is visually stunning in a way that makes nearly every scene memorable. It’s nothing that hasn’t been said before – Renzi’s colors are electric and perfectly fitting for this book, and it deserves repeating often, especially following an issue without the signature style readers have grow…