Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.One of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s greatest strengths is the character of Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), also known as Spider-Gwen.
No longer just a supporting character in Miles Morales’ (Shameik Moore) story, Gwen is a full-fledged protagonist in Across the Spider-Verse, giving us two compelling coming-of-age stories that are inextricably linked.
Not only did giving Gwen more to do lead to a deeper and more complex narrative, but it also makes an extremely strong argument for something most of us have thought since Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Spider-Gwen is more than deserving of her own movie.
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