The web of Gwen: 10 years after her debut, Spider-Gwen keeps spinning gold

The Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, aka. Spider-Gwen, has taken the character out from the ‘tragic death of a lover’ trope and into the limelight. — Photos: Marvel Comics

There is no better character than Gwen Stacy to really underline which generation of comic book readers I belong in.

For me, she will always be Peter Parker’s first love, whose death rattled the comic book world 51 years ago. These days, however, fans will know her not as Peter’s tragic love, but as the Amazing Spider-Gwen.