10 Things You Didn't Know About Spider-Gwen
She isn't the only Gwen Stacy to beat death.
Gwendolyn Maxine Stacy, the original girlfriend of Spider-Man, was killed by the Green Goblin back in the '70s during the iconic “The Night Gwen Stacy Died.” And it's because of her death, she has become one of the most celebrated women in Marvel Comics.
She wasn’t always like this. Gwen Stacy was originally a character the writers of The Amazing Spider-Man weren’t fans of. They thought her relationship with Peter was too perfect and wanted him to build a more complex romance with Mary Jane. To them, Gwen was just an uninteresting character, which led to her death.
However, all changed when writer Dan Slott brought Gwen back.
We're introduced to various new characters during the Spider-Verse storyline of The Amazing Spider-Man. Among them is Earth-65’s Gwen, an alternate version of the character who was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker - turning her into Spider-Gwen.
This variation of the 'Spider-Man' character has become extremely popular in pop culture in recent years, in part due to her appearance in the critically acclaimed animated film Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.
Because Spider-Gwen isn’t just another Spider-Woman, there’s much more to her that you probably didn’t know about.
10. Her Design Was Going To Be Very Different
After the idea of Gwen coming back was pitched to Marvel’s editors, Robbie Rodriguez was tasked with not only drawing her but also creating her character design. She was designed with mystery in mind while ensuring that anybody could be behind the mask. But she wasn’t always going to look like this.
Initially, Dan Slott envisioned a costume that would have been similar to the suit she wore during “The Night Gwen Stacy Died.” Except red and blue with a web pattern and a half-mask, alongside a red trench coat with webs.
Suffice to say, the final design was for the best. It has become one of the most popular cosplaying options and is part of why Spider-Gwen’s become such a memorable character in recent years, with fans particularly noting how the black in combination with the red and white of her costume makes her stand out among other Spider characters - and how it perfectly represents the type of person and superhero Gwen is supposed to be.