We have seen Gwenpool making her way in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #2 Marvel comic edition and now in November she will turn up in the pages of Howard the Duck and then she’ll get her own special in December.
The question arising in your minds would be, who’s Gwenpool? Well, she’s a cross between Gwen Stacy and Deadpool. Gwen Stacy was one of Spiderman’s love interests who was killed by the Green Goblin and was always Peter Parker’s “one that got away.” Though it’s shown as Goblin has killed her by hurling her off the bridge during a battle with Spider-Man; but in order to save her, Spiderman shoots a web strand at her legs and catches her. Unknown that she’s already dead, he pulls her up and quickly realizes that she is dead. Unsure whether the whiplash from her sudden stop broke her neck or if the Goblin had broken it previously, he blames himself for her death.
Since she was portrayed by Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-man, the character has returned to the shores of comic books during the Spider-verse event. This event saw all the Spider-man characters of parallel worlds come together including Gwen Stacey, AKA Spider-girl. She came from a world where she was bitten by the spider and not Peter.
Now it’s not about Spider-Gwen anymore, it’s about Gwenpool and to understand the background of Gwen and how she became Gwenpool and landed in this universe, the character will be featured in a three-part backup story in the first three issues of Howard the Duck which has been written by Chip Zdarsky and Christopher Hastings with art by Joe Quinones and Danilo Beyruth. As a newcomer to the Marvel Universe, she’ll seek out aid from someone else familiar with alternate universes, Howard the Duck, to help her acclimate to her new home.
Howard the Duck was hatched on Duckworld, a planet in another universe, where intelligent life evolved from waterfowl (here ducks could speak English). Howard ended up on Earth by defeating the power hungry demon Thog the Nether-Spawn where he fell off the other-dimensional Stepping Stones of Oblivion. This is how Howard and Gwenpool fit into the picture as both of them are from another universe and she wants Howard to be her guide.
In December’s Gwenpool Special #1, her story will be continued. In this issue’s covers which was recently revealed, She-Hulk is seen throwing a party and invites the entire Marvel Universe. Deadpool and both Hawkeyes – Kate & Clint – team up to take down a holiday pickpocket. Ms. Marvel battles the holiday blues and Gwenpool stars in a story of her own. The issue features the written talents of Gerry Duggan, Charles Soule, Christopher Hastings and many more along with the artwork by Danilo Beyruth, Langdon Foss, Gurihiru and more.
Kris Anka has designed the Gwenpool Special #1 that goes on sale in December.
