Jessica Drew Returns In New ‘Spider-Woman’ Ongoing Series
by Tony Thornley
She’s one of the Marvel Universe’s mightiest. This winter Jessica Drew’s mission gets very personal in Spider-Woman.
Initially announced at San Diego Comic-Con, Spider-Woman will spin directly out of the upcoming Gang War crossover and the End Of The Spider-Verse event from rising stars Steve Foxe and Carola Borelli. As revealed in the special prologue in Amazing Spider-Man #31, the series will find Jessica on a deeply personal mission to find her son!
The Web of Destiny restored Spider-Woman’s life, but even Captain Marvel and Madame Web can tell something’s changed. After Viper engineers a deadly union between Hydra and Diamondback that’s about to tear the city apart, Spider-Man wants to recruit her for a new team to face an all-new foe – one who is powerful enough to destroy the city while burning Spider-Woman’s world to the ground.
“Jessica Drew has been my favorite Marvel heroine since I was a kid,” Foxe said. “From the instantly classic costume to her complex backstory, there’s just SO much to her. She’s a spy, a street-smart detective, a superheroic best friend, an Avenger, a Spider-Verse-hopper, a mother, and a survivor. Getting the chance to do it alongside Carola, as well as Eric Koda on our prologue, has been bioelectric heaven. The events of Gang War ended up being the perfect springboard for a story that embraces what Zeb [Wells] and co. are doing in Amazing Spider-Man while also telling a distinctly Spider-Woman saga–with lasting ramifications for some of her closest relationships–in her own book. Few characters have been through Hell like Jessica Drew has been through Hell, and I’m so excited to throw EVEN MORE at her.”
Jessica is one of Marvel’s most versatile characters, even beyond what Foxe said, with close ties to Wolverine, SHIELD, Hydra and so much more. It’s even better to see her on a mission so personal. Her son Gerry was sort of pushed into the background in her last series, but her motherhood is one of the many things that’s set her apart from other heroes. Making it a focal point in a unique way will set this series apart.
Though Marvel is calling the series an ongoing, don’t forget to preorder. The only way to guarantee a series’ success is by pre-ordering the book.
Check out the series first cover from Leinil Francis Yu as well as variants from Bengal and Felipe Massafera and pick up Spider-Woman #1 on November 29, 2023!
