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Spider-Woman (2020) (Collected Editions)
Spider-Woman, Vol. 3: Back to Basics
Spider-Woman goes back to basics! The last few months have sent Jessica Drew to places she never wants to go again, and shown her sides of herself she never thought possible — but she survived. Now, it’s time to show the world who Spider-Woman truly is! With a new spin on a classic look, Jessica Drew is back in business and ready for action! And she’ll get it — courtesy of the Brothers of the Sword! With just a few slashes of their deadly blades, Spider-Woman’s visit to a jail is about to go horribly wrong… Be here as the most consistent action-hit of 2020 rises to new levels in 2021!
COLLECTING: Spider-Woman (2020) 11-16
COLLECTING: Spider-Woman (2020) 11-16
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 18, 2022
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December 19, 2023
Back to basics takes Jess back to a previous uniform, home with son Gerry and her babysitter who thinks he's falling in love with her! It also see |Jess, Spider-Woman back to dealing with street thugs, although in this case street thugs with big knives. This volume continues the main theme of this season exploring the relationships with her new found extended family. A pretty average read saved by the pretty good combat scenes art of Pere Pérez, which is probably the best around at Marvel in 2021! A Two Star, 5 out of 12 read overall.
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January 16, 2022
jess! my favorite milf of all times ❤️
January 15, 2022
Jessica's getting her house in order, and that means finally dealing with all the drama surrounding her brother and her niece. But that might mean having to beat up her brother's new girlfriend, who may not be all she claims. Must be Tuesday for Jessica Drew.
Karla Pacheco's run on Spider-Woman just keeps getting stronger. Her voice for Jess is sarcastic without being mean, and the way she weaves stories around her that all lead back to the main plot she's been writing since the beginning of the run is very well done. And yet at the core of it all is Jess and her relationships with everyone around her. While I'm still sad to see that Roger's out of the picture, the replacement supporting cast like Night Nurse and Lindsey McCabe fill the space well enough.
Also on a roll is artist Pere Perez, who has now drawn 16 issues of Spider-Woman uninterrupted, which is a huge achievement. The fact that they're all great to look at is just icing on the cake - Perez's fight choreography gets more and more insane as the series goes on (as do the sound effects, but I think that's more on the part of the writer/letterer), and he never ventures into the low-hanging cheesecake fruit.
Spider-Woman might be back to basics, but that doesn't mean jettisoning anything that's made this series so good up till now.
Karla Pacheco's run on Spider-Woman just keeps getting stronger. Her voice for Jess is sarcastic without being mean, and the way she weaves stories around her that all lead back to the main plot she's been writing since the beginning of the run is very well done. And yet at the core of it all is Jess and her relationships with everyone around her. While I'm still sad to see that Roger's out of the picture, the replacement supporting cast like Night Nurse and Lindsey McCabe fill the space well enough.
Also on a roll is artist Pere Perez, who has now drawn 16 issues of Spider-Woman uninterrupted, which is a huge achievement. The fact that they're all great to look at is just icing on the cake - Perez's fight choreography gets more and more insane as the series goes on (as do the sound effects, but I think that's more on the part of the writer/letterer), and he never ventures into the low-hanging cheesecake fruit.
Spider-Woman might be back to basics, but that doesn't mean jettisoning anything that's made this series so good up till now.
May 23, 2022
Strongest volume to date.
Getting away from the crazy poison storyline for Jessica, she's back to being her corny quirky self. On top of that no tie-ins this time, so just a adventure for Jessica to be Spider-woman. Except quickly she loses someone close to her (not in death) and then also has to deal with being a mom while trying to help her niece and brother (Who's going off the deep end) So just a typical day in her spider life.
This is great though. Lots of funny dialogue, awesome fight scenes (The artist is kicking ass on this run with that), and a real satisfying ending that I'm eager to see where we go from here. I've been enjoying since volume 1 but this is the strongest one so far, hope we keep it up!
A 4 out of 5.
Getting away from the crazy poison storyline for Jessica, she's back to being her corny quirky self. On top of that no tie-ins this time, so just a adventure for Jessica to be Spider-woman. Except quickly she loses someone close to her (not in death) and then also has to deal with being a mom while trying to help her niece and brother (Who's going off the deep end) So just a typical day in her spider life.
This is great though. Lots of funny dialogue, awesome fight scenes (The artist is kicking ass on this run with that), and a real satisfying ending that I'm eager to see where we go from here. I've been enjoying since volume 1 but this is the strongest one so far, hope we keep it up!
A 4 out of 5.
June 29, 2022
This is a fun book, between this run and reading the Bendis-era New Avengers I’m coming to a new appreciation for Jessica Drew.
November 27, 2022
I kinda completely LOVE Jessica’s nervous fight-banter (and all her other dialogue) under Karla Pacheco’s Uatu gaze - like, Pacheco just *gets* Jess. Or gets Jess in a way that I also get. Sounds like a voice I understand, unbalanced and emotionally avoidant as she is.
And Pere Perez’ art has been a joy to gaze at. Gorgeous, clean with great action and some drop-dead layouts. It kills me to know there’s only a few issues left of this run, and then I’m going to have to scrounge in the dark corners of Marvel Unlimited for anything comparable to read. I want my fun comics dammit!
And Pere Perez’ art has been a joy to gaze at. Gorgeous, clean with great action and some drop-dead layouts. It kills me to know there’s only a few issues left of this run, and then I’m going to have to scrounge in the dark corners of Marvel Unlimited for anything comparable to read. I want my fun comics dammit!
March 12, 2022
such a fun read!
May 12, 2022
3.5 Stars
"Back to Basics" is a very fitting title for this Volume. I think this would probably be a great place to start for someone jumping on, without knowing tons about what came before. Only one snag, and probably only for me, but the inside art, is good.... though not anywhere near as good as the cover art. Now, I know that would be impossible to have that art throughout.... Just saying...
Highlights:
- Roger and Jessica head out on a date... but it gets interrupted by a bank robbery from the "Twin Blades of Toledo". Jess is so overwhelmed about how great she feels and how nice her new suit works, that she kind of ignores him. And she had no idea he was going to propose...
- After visiting the swordmen in jail, she returns home to find Roger leaving. He knows that she will always choose being Spider-Woman over him, and he feels too unimportant to her... so they break up.
- An assassin invades Jessica's home, trying to kill her. After an epic subway fight, she tracks down the man who sent them: her brother! Once it is revealed that it was in fact his assistant (and girlfriend) Rose Roche who actually tried to have her killed, the previous storyline rears its head and we find that her brother used the shared cure (that Jessica got from the High Evolutionary) to upgrade Rose and himself, instead of his daughter Rebecca.
- Jess teams up with Rebecca to fight against Michael and Rose. (This also where my lack of knowledge about the Spider-Woman hurts my understanding...) Rebecca suits up in another Spider-Woman suit and they defeat them, with Rose losing her powers.
Ready to see what happens next. Going to try to stay on this book and learn more about the character.
Recommend.
"Back to Basics" is a very fitting title for this Volume. I think this would probably be a great place to start for someone jumping on, without knowing tons about what came before. Only one snag, and probably only for me, but the inside art, is good.... though not anywhere near as good as the cover art. Now, I know that would be impossible to have that art throughout.... Just saying...
Highlights:
- Roger and Jessica head out on a date... but it gets interrupted by a bank robbery from the "Twin Blades of Toledo". Jess is so overwhelmed about how great she feels and how nice her new suit works, that she kind of ignores him. And she had no idea he was going to propose...
- After visiting the swordmen in jail, she returns home to find Roger leaving. He knows that she will always choose being Spider-Woman over him, and he feels too unimportant to her... so they break up.
- An assassin invades Jessica's home, trying to kill her. After an epic subway fight, she tracks down the man who sent them: her brother! Once it is revealed that it was in fact his assistant (and girlfriend) Rose Roche who actually tried to have her killed, the previous storyline rears its head and we find that her brother used the shared cure (that Jessica got from the High Evolutionary) to upgrade Rose and himself, instead of his daughter Rebecca.
- Jess teams up with Rebecca to fight against Michael and Rose. (This also where my lack of knowledge about the Spider-Woman hurts my understanding...) Rebecca suits up in another Spider-Woman suit and they defeat them, with Rose losing her powers.
Ready to see what happens next. Going to try to stay on this book and learn more about the character.
Recommend.
June 27, 2023
I keep reading this series because I love Spider-Woman and hope it will get better. Spoiler alert: it never does.
March 9, 2022
What do you do after you've been on an adrenaline filled adventure and finally know you aren't going to die? You get a new OUTFIT(?)! So, things are definitely trying to calm down in the Drew family household.
Just a few things to clean up...like a brother than wants the 'cure' for his own reasons.
Bonus: Who throws a horse at their opponent? Seriously.
Bonus Bonus: Classic costume with headlights??
Just a few things to clean up...like a brother than wants the 'cure' for his own reasons.
Bonus: Who throws a horse at their opponent? Seriously.
Bonus Bonus: Classic costume with headlights??
November 23, 2023
Writing an action-packed story is a real tough act. We’ve seen a million of those, most of them are really bad. And here’s where Karla Pacheco’s incredible talent comes in handy. She really knows how to play a story through a set of action scenes, that are fun to watch and, at the same time, has a plot moving forward. There’s a lot of writers who could learn a lesson from her.
Pere Perez also needs to be mentioned. His beautiful and dynamic art works in perfect synch with both plot, story and dialogues. This is a graphic medium and definitely needs goods visuals for everything to work. And does he pulls his strength in here!
Yes, this was yet another great, fun, exciting story. Fully recommended.
Pere Perez also needs to be mentioned. His beautiful and dynamic art works in perfect synch with both plot, story and dialogues. This is a graphic medium and definitely needs goods visuals for everything to work. And does he pulls his strength in here!
Yes, this was yet another great, fun, exciting story. Fully recommended.
December 24, 2021
Collects Spider-Woman (2020) issues #11-16
I've been enjoying this series since the start, and this volume returns Jessica to her traditional costume, but also sets the character's path in a different direction.
SPOILERS:
I like the character design for the new Spider-Hero, but my guess is that we won't see her in costume much for the immediate future. I could, however, see her making a bigger return down the road, although I hope that I'm wrong, and that she becomes Spider-Woman's sidekick or teammate.
I've been enjoying this series since the start, and this volume returns Jessica to her traditional costume, but also sets the character's path in a different direction.
SPOILERS:
I like the character design for the new Spider-Hero, but my guess is that we won't see her in costume much for the immediate future. I could, however, see her making a bigger return down the road, although I hope that I'm wrong, and that she becomes Spider-Woman's sidekick or teammate.
September 13, 2022
Back to Basics features a Spider-Woman who is no longer a rage monster, which is good, but is again being screwed over by her terrible brother, which is tiring. Maybe stop trusting the guy already?? This feels like we're cycling through the same story beats as the previous volumes.
The art is superb, though, and Karla Pacheco keeps the quips coming. The issue in which Spider-Woman chases various mercenaries across town is a real winner. I do wish Back to Basics dealt more with Jessica Drew's personal life woes - that plot point kind of gets discarded.
The art is superb, though, and Karla Pacheco keeps the quips coming. The issue in which Spider-Woman chases various mercenaries across town is a real winner. I do wish Back to Basics dealt more with Jessica Drew's personal life woes - that plot point kind of gets discarded.
June 29, 2024
So, this was pretty awful. Pere Perez saves it with some very good art but Pacheco's plot is so terrible I struggle to understand how it was green lit. Filled with cliches, plot holes, and nonsensical decisions the likeable characters of the last Spider-Woman series are greatly missed. The extended family drama that has been awful so far gets so much worse. Literally terrible. Karla Pacheco's voice for Jess is solid but her understanding of how to entertain is absent. Overall, colossal letdown.
March 17, 2022
Didn't appeal to me all that much. Drew herself is mostly fine (and stripped of much of her Hydra baggage so the story flows much better) but I didn't care at all about the sword fighting brothers, who in no way seemed like worthy antagonists for someone with Drew's training and experience.
I found the art to often be awkward, with strange angles for peoples limbs and extremeties. The pandering shots were kept to a minimum though, which is often a problem for Spider-woman.
I found the art to often be awkward, with strange angles for peoples limbs and extremeties. The pandering shots were kept to a minimum though, which is often a problem for Spider-woman.
September 12, 2022
This review is for Spider-Woman Vol. 3: Back to Basics by Karla Pacheco and Pere Perez. I feel Goodreads new policy of naming graphic novels only by their subtitle is making it real difficult for that to shine through now.
Jessica is back to normal and no longer a rage monster. She's also back in her old costume. But she's so wrapped up in getting her powers back to normal that she starts neglecting her personal life. Then her brother does something stupid again and Jess gets sucked into cleaning up his mess again. I really like how Pacheco writes Jessica. I love that she tells bad jokes when she quips.
Pere Perez and Frank D'Armata are killing it on the art. The action sequences are just balls-out amazing.
Jessica is back to normal and no longer a rage monster. She's also back in her old costume. But she's so wrapped up in getting her powers back to normal that she starts neglecting her personal life. Then her brother does something stupid again and Jess gets sucked into cleaning up his mess again. I really like how Pacheco writes Jessica. I love that she tells bad jokes when she quips.
Pere Perez and Frank D'Armata are killing it on the art. The action sequences are just balls-out amazing.
August 20, 2023
This volume has Jessica returning to her classic costume (more or less) and hopefully getting back into adventures just like before. But the storytelling still feels rather confused across this volume as there's a weird emphasis on Spider-Woman getting stuck in fights that last half an issue or so and a lot of running around. We have some developments for her newly-discovered family, but that also ends with a lot of those characters changing one way or another into something else entirely.
February 6, 2022
Non stop action and witty remarks as Jessica Drew once again takes on someone within her own family. The second story arc was great but the first one was very rushed. I even felt Marvel forgot go print a few pages.
November 2, 2021
I have nothing good to say about this volume unfortunately. Such a let down.
February 13, 2022
Pacheco and Pérez have the best sound effects in the business and it's not even close. And Karla's helicopter bit will never get old.
March 27, 2022
Mejora el arco anterior pero no lo suficiente, hay mucha acción y el humor hace que todo fluya. Pero, es todo muy repetitivo, a ver si el siguiente tomo consigue subir el nivel.
May 23, 2022
Bye Roger? That was sad, and I think that conversation could have used another page of exposition
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2022
3.75
A sequel to the earlier family arcs…decent and a promise that is on point for Daniel.
A sequel to the earlier family arcs…decent and a promise that is on point for Daniel.
January 5, 2023
3.5 ⭐️ Rebecca and Jess are a good duo
January 7, 2023
My favourite of the series so far !!
May 21, 2024
Another exciting adventure for Jess. Some of the exposition was a little clunky, but the character work is perfect and I had a great time.
August 4, 2024
(2,5 + 4,2 = 3,35 estrelas
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