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Spider-Woman is a character that I have always thought didn't get enough attention, so I was thrilled to see this collection written by Bendis, who is respected as one of the best in the comics world. This is Jessica Drew's origin story, detailing her birth with special abilities and the events leading up to this, her childhood ripped away by Hydra, and her work alongside S.H.I.E.L.D. before becoming a hero in her own right. This is is delving into Drew's origin more deeply than I have seen anywhere up until this point.

Beyond that, though, this is introducing us to Jessica Drew as a character in ways that we haven't seen before. I feel like I knew the character much more deeply than from previous readings, as we see how Jessica is working through the events of her life, as well as seeing those events through the eyes of characters with whom we're already familiar (such as Nick Fury).

This collects 5 issues, and is a quick read, but it's absolutely the best origin account for Spider-Woman that I've read. The art is equally impressive, with clean lines and a modern graphical depth that makes for an impressive comic.

If you've ever been interested in Spider-Woman, and especially if you're a fan of Bendis, I highly recommend this collection.

Decent

It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either. It has ideas but it goes nowhere with those ideas. So its just a so-so book.

Yep, still totally fucking wrecks me. It wasn't quite as good or as big as I remember it being since reading it when it was first coming out, but damn.

Damn.

DNFed because of the ableism.

Got a little surreal there with the "storyteller babies" changing reality. Seems like they should have given an update on those babies since they're so powerful.

Big Spoiler - One of the titles is "The Death of Ms. Marvel". :)

Superhero deaths don't count anyway.

Not as good as the other Front Lines, but not bad.

The Civil War issues were good and compelling (and, to me at least, don't make the pro-registration forces look good). The alternate Warbird story was decent, but since I haven't read any older Ms. Marvel stories I know nothing about the history between her and Rogue (or much about Rogue at all, for that matter). It worked, and Ms. Marvel's characterization was good, though.

A decent three shorter stories, focusing on fighting AIM and creating Operation Lightning Storm. Decent character development for Carol Danvers; I generally enjoy the internal monologue-ing that is employed heavily. Nicely hints at more to come later, such as William's real identity, or Agent Sum's powers. The artwork is generally decent (bar the usual complaints about her superhero outfit). The covers, however, don't really work for me, and don't match the rest of the art.

This has an interesting premise, with powerful superhero leaders coming together in secret to solve problems. The stories, although short, are decent. The bit about their relationships illustrated just how men-only they are.

The art, however. Cheung seems to prefer small-to-nonexistant closed mouths, especially when the characters are at any distance. Which makes the characters look strange, and rather similar.