Move Over Hulk: Now It’s ‘Spider-Gwen: Smash’
by Tom Smithyman
It looks like the Hulk isn’t the only Marvel Comics character to smash. Spider-Gwen is getting in on the action.
Marvel has renamed the series previously announced as Spider-Gwen: On Tour to Spider-Man: Smash. The publisher has also released a new foil variant cover drawn by Peach Momoko.
The four-part series has Gwen Stacy, the superhero known as Ghost-Spider, return to her native dimension of Earth-65. Her band, the Mary Janes, is on tour as the opening act for one of the biggest rock bands, when a mysterious assassin targets the headliner. Cue the webs as well as the cameos. Along the way, Gwen will meet new versions of popular heroes including music legends Dazzler and Lila Cheney.
Spider-Gwen: Smash, which will debut December 14, 2023, is written by Melissa Flores and illustrated by Enid Balam. The main cover is drawn by David Nakayama with a variant by Elizabeth Torque.
“I am having the time of my life writing this limited series,” Flores said. “Getting to explore Gwen Stacy’s musical side as she goes on tour with the Mary Janes in her home dimension is an utter delight. Not only will the limits of Spider-Gwen’s aka Ghost-Spider’s powers be tested against some unexpected new enemies, but so will her relationships. There isn’t an escape portal to another world when things get uncomfortable inside a tour bus.”
