Spider-Woman #9

Though the next issue of Spider-Woman sees the series diving head-first into tie-in territory, the comic (and its creative team, thankfully) will return with a new #1 after Secret Wars. (But expect to see Jess, well"expecting.) Hopeless, Rodriguez, and Lopez have excelled at upending reader expectations with humor and exceptional characterization and storytelling " and will no doubt continue to do so with a preggers lead " but for now, Spider-Woman #9 is a short yet blissful reprieve from the rest of Marvel's otherwise inescapable crossover. Read Full Review

This issue was a blast! Hopeless has put together a really weird, really neat little cast here, and he sends them on some truly enjoyable adventures. I wish I could post that entire montage for you, because it's not only a lot of fun, but a great showcase of Rodriguez on art. Honestly, if this Spider-Woman series hadn't started with that terrible Greg Land Spider-Verse tie-in, I bet this comic would be way more popular. Hopeless and Rodriguez are having a ton of fun with this series, and that's what I like to see in comics. Read Full Review

While issue #9 of Spider-Woman may not be tied in with the greater events of the Marvel universe or even be some sort of high-stakes dramatic adventure, it's certainly an enjoyable, tongue-in-cheek read that glances at the reader and winks as if to say, "Who says you can't have some fun before the end of the world?" Read Full Review

Spider-Woman has managed to stand tall amidst the sudden deluge of Spider-centric titles, and Hopeless and Rodriguez are a good reason why. Read Full Review

Spider-Woman #9 is a good break for anyone fatigued by "Secret Wars." Though the story is a bit weak, the dynamic between Jessica and Porcupine, as well as the art, make it worth a read. Read Full Review

Hopeless seems to have lost the momentum that he had in the previous arc, and half this book is Jessica and company aimlessly solving cases around the U.S. in a lengthy montage fashion. Read Full Review

With some solid artwork as usual and some fun scripting in places with the humor and self aware aspects of Jess knowing who she is, the book has its moments with what it does in the travelogue and the weirdness of it all. But at the same time, knowing that the end of the world is around the corner, this is a very mundane and uninteresting way to run out the clock on the book since it doesn't feel like it's really doing anything. Perhaps the next installment will have a bit more to it in order to justify it, but what's going on here doesn't exactly excite or ensure that I put the new post-Secret Wars series on my pull list, especially a $4 a pop. Read Full Review

Atari

Oct 17, 2015

I love this comic, and this issue is great.

UW

Sep 29, 2019

I really had hoped that after the previous issues that the Porcupine and the entire tawdry storyline involving him had been left behind. And it makes no sense that, Jess and Ben, knowing that he has previously deserted his wife would agree to drag him along with them. But that is this book all over. Instead we get a “wacky” montage showing just what “fun” it is to bring the annoying character along. Then things take a sinister turn and we finally, get to see Jess in action barring her gruesome fight last issue, except it’s a nonsensical splash page where we can’t actually read the actions we just know it’s cool. Then before you know it Jess is dragged off to abattoir where she has a meaningless fight with the big bad and ends up in a cliff hanger from nowhere that doesn’t seem to relate to the rest of the issue at all. more