Are you a breathing sentient being? Then you should be reading Spider Woman!

Spider Woman

Current Issues: 1-3

Writer: Dennis Hopeless

Artist: Javier Rodriguez

I've been a fan of all things female spidey since I first discovered the original Spider Girl series. My oldest fur baby is even named after her, Mayday Parker. Even though I read Spider Girl in the past, and am currently reading Spider Gwen and Silk, for some reason I had never had an interest in Spider Woman before. 

My husband's been a Spider Woman fan for years, but for some reason I never picked an issue up. It wasn't until I read about the upcoming pregnancy storyline and series relaunch that I figured it couldn't hurt to give it a try. Since my hubs already gets Spider Woman in his weekly subscription box, I just borrowed his new Issue #1 to give the series a try. 

I had little to no expectations when starting the issue. My husband has never really talked about Spider Woman and the only tidbits I have heard are his very outspoken complaints about her new costume design (which I happen to like). I don't know if my lack of expectations helped or not, but I was completely caught off guard with how much I enjoyed Issue #1. I fell instantly in love with Spider Woman, the character and the series (art/writing etc.). I wasn't sure how a pregnant superherione was going to work, but man does it work! The issues so far have been filled with adventure, fun, humor, friendship, and heart. I seriously cannot express enough how amazing this series is! It's exactly what a comic book series should be!   

As a feminist, I love being able to support comic books with strong, dynamic, and diverse female leads. A pregnant superheroine definitely fits my niche. Yes there are a few pregnancy cliches thrown in, but for the most part, pregnant Spider Woman seems to reflect a realistic portrayal of a pregnant woman. While I've never been pregnant full term (only made it two months before a really rough miscarriage), I have been around a lot of pregnant women as a student midwife and doula, so I actually do know what I'm talking about in that area. Despite my passion for all things pregnancy/birth related, I really don't think that's why I love this series so much. As a currently non-pregnant woman, I am still drawn to Spider Woman's struggles and can easily relate to her. I'd also like to think I would kick some Skrull butt should the need ever arise. 

So, if you like to laugh, like awesome art, love space and earth adventures, admire Captain Marvel, and want to support a woman's/alien's/mutant's right to kick Skrull butt while gestating at the same time, then Spider Woman's for you!    

A little word of advice, you might want to give to your partner, roommate etc. a heads up, that should they make the mistake of buying Issues #1-3, that you will not only be stealing said issues, but also keeping them and adding the series to your subscription box instead. Sorry, Honey! Don't worry I'll let you borrow MY issues...as long as you return them back to MY long box.