Marvel has very few characters who have died and stayed dead. Two of them relate to Spider-Man, Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy. There are versions of them in other realities that are alive, but in the main Marvel continuity, they've stayed dead from the Spidey's start (Ben) or for decades (Gwen). Other characters who were dead for a long time came back and it worked out, however--look at Bucky/Winter Soldier. With that in mind, Gwen Stacy is coming back from the dead, it seems, as a baddie. She'll be returning in a new, "Gwenpool," mini-series. Who is Gwenpool? Allow me to explain.
Spider-Man and a character named Gwen Poole who was Gwenpool at points (no relation to Gwen Stacy, she's more like Deadpool, it's weird) are going to have to fight against a new Gwenpool who appears to be villainous and is the original Gwen Stacy back from the dead...for reasons? I get the shock value of the O.G. Gwen coming back from the dead even if it is a little less wild with Spider-Gwen having existed for a while (she's an alternate Universe Gwen who pops into the main Marvel Universe a lot). Still, doesn't this kind of take away from the long-lasting impact of Gwen's death?
I'm not going to judge a story before it releases, but it just cheapens a huge story that has had repercussions for years on Spidey/Peter Parker. This could be a fun yarn, but it just feels like Marvel is grasping at straws with this idea. Again, once the latest, "Gwenpool," mini-series starts it might make a good argument for Gwen coming back, but right now I'm more bewildered than excited at the idea.
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