Meet Marvel’s new Spider-Woman 

 

Fans of the original Spider-Woman back in the 80's are in for quite the surprise this coming March 2015, as Marvel has decided to give Jessica Drew a complete makeover that sees her discarding her sexy spandex threads for something “hipster” and more contemporary.

 

How that appeals to longtime followers and if it draws in new readers is the big question, and you can judge for yourself by looking at the new redesign, which was released by USA Today, courtesy of Marvel Comics.

 

Following the events of the Spider-Man centered epic storyline “Spider-Verse” that sees “Every Spider-Man and Woman related character” crossing over together in a grand adventure, Marvel is giving Jessica Drew a brand new look that will appear on March’s “Spider-Woman #5”. The redesign, courtesy of artist Kris Anka, will be making its debut on Gameloft’s popular mobile game “Spider-Man Unlimited”, which features a host of alternate costumes and heroes from the Spider-Man multiverse as playable characters.

 

While Jessica Drew’s redesign may come as a complete change that will take some people by surprise, it comes right after DC Comics’ recent redesign of one of their popular heroines – Batgirl. Last July, the competition revealed their brand new look for Barbara Gordon and her alter ego, which came with the announcement of a new creative team in Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher as writers and artist Babs Tarr designing the new look for the Girl Knight. 

Unsurprisingly, this could be the House of Ideas answer to DC, yet the change has been met with mixed responses from fans, especially those who have appreciated Spider-Woman’s original look – which has remained untouched since the character first appeared in the pages on Marvel Spotlight #32 in February 1977.

 

Created by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin, Jessica Drew is the first of many females to bear the name “Spider-Woman”, but has remained associated with the identity longer than any of her successors. Before becoming a hero, she was brainwashed into becoming a pawn for the evil organization HYDRA, before being freed and striking out on her own as a hero, even becoming an Avenger and a S.H.I.E.L.D agent. Like Spider-Man, Spider-Woman also earned her own TV Series in the late 70’s, and even crossed paths and teamed up with the friendly neighborhood wallcrawler on occasion. — TJD, GMA News