Superfan becomes super hero! Gwen Poole was an avid comic book reader - until she found herself transported into the Marvel Universe! Now, surrounded by characters that she knows everything about - including their secret identities! - and fully aware of the tropes of super hero storytelling, Gwen is determined not to be an "extra" in this brave new world. But her attention-seeking journey from mercenary to Avenger (okay, West Coast, but still…) is complicated when she learns how to manipulate the comic books she herself appears in! As her …
Superfan becomes super hero! Gwen Poole was an avid comic book reader - until she found herself transported into the Marvel Universe! Now, surrounded by characters that she knows everything about - including their secret identities! - and fully aware of the tropes of super hero storytelling, Gwen is determined not to be an "extra" in this brave new world. But her attention-seeking journey from mercenary to Avenger (okay, West Coast, but still…) is complicated when she learns how to manipulate the comic books she herself appears in! As her continuity dramas get ever more convoluted, will Gwen go big…or go home?Collects Unbelievable Gwenpool #1-25, Rocket Raccoon And Groot #8-10, Champions (2016) #5, Edge Of Venomverse #2, West Coast Avengers (2018) #1-10, Superior Spider-Man (2018) #7-8 And Gwenpool Strikes Back #1-5 - Plus Material From Howard The Duck (2015b) #1-3, Gwenpool Special #1, Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix-Up And Secret Empire: Brave New World #1. Superfan becomes super hero! Gwen Poole was an avid comic book reader - until she found herself transported into the Marvel Universe! Now, surrounded by characters that she knows everything about - including their secret identities! - and fully aware of the tropes of super hero storytelling, Gwen is determined not to be an "extra" in this brave new world. But her attention-seeking journey from mercenary to Avenger (okay, West Coast, but still…) is complicated when she learns how to manipulate the comic books she herself appears in! As her continuity dramas get ever more convoluted, will Gwen go big…or go home?
Collects Unbelievable Gwenpool #1-25, Rocket Raccoon And Groot #8-10, Champions (2016) #5, Edge Of Venomverse #2, West Coast Avengers (2018) #1-10, Superior Spider-Man (2018) #7-8 And Gwenpool Strikes Back #1-5 - Plus Material From Howard The Duck (2015b) #1-3, Gwenpool Special #1, Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix-Up And Secret Empire: Brave New World #1
The Unbelievable Gwenpool was one of the first comic series' I read, and so far it is by far my favorite. The story doesn't take itself to seriously most of the time, and when it does it is always executed well, like the end of Unbelievable Gwenpool and in Gwenpool strikes back. Gwenpool is usually a very funny character (depending on the comics author), and Christopher Hastings did a great job of esablishing the character and creating a great series, even for people like myself who are new to comic books.
