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Spider Woman (Jessica Drew) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin, the character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #32 (February 1977). 50 issues of an ongoing series titled Spider Woman followed. At its conclusion, she fell into disuse, supplanted by other characters using the name Spider Woman. Her origin story relates that she was a brainwashed spy working for HYDRA. Writer Brian Michael Bendis added Spider Woman to the roster of The New Avengers, which leads to her involvement in the "Secret Invasion" storyline. In 2009, the character received her second self titled limited series, written by Bendis, which ran for seven issues. As part of the 2014 "Spider Verse" event, Spider Woman began her third ongoing series, written by Dennis Hopeless. The series was interrupted by Marvel's 2015 "Secret Wars" event, and ended with issue #10. Spider Woman was relaunched several months later with a new issue #1, still written by Hopeless, which continued the story from the previous volume. Jessica Drew has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. Spider Woman's origin and basic character were designed by Archie Goodwin, while her visual appearance was designed by freelancer Marie Severin.

Though by most accounts, Spider Woman was intended as a one off character for the sake of simply establishing trademark, Marvel Spotlight #32 sold unexpectedly well and writer/editor Marv Wolfman was asked to take the character to an ongoing series. but later admitted "If truth be told, I never felt comfortable writing her. I never found a handle for her and kept trying until I finally decided to leave the book". Marvel had been heavily advertising the series from the start, and during Gruenwald's run an animated TV series began airing. But Roger Stern, who replaced Wolfman as editor, recounted that Spider Woman had already lost her status as a top seller by this time. Despite her differing origin and powers and Wolfman's deliberate effort to avoid Spider Man guest appearances or crossovers, readers still tended to see the character as a female Spider Man. "They saw her, and later the She Hulk", Stern explained, "as running a good idea into the ground, much as DC had done in the '60s with its then ever growing families of Super and Bat characters". Fleisher would be retained on the series up until #32, after which Chris Claremont, already a big name writer for his work on Uncanny X Men, took over and switched Jessica Drew's occupation from bounty hunter to private investigator. Steve Leialoha was drawing the series by this time. The series had already come under criticism for its rapid turnover of writers, and like all of its writers, Claremont had a fairly short stay on Spider Woman. After 13 issues, both he and Leialoha were compelled to leave for other projects. Their final issue marked the return of Gruenwald, this time as editor. He was promptly informed that due to dwindling sales, Marvel was canceling the series, and issue #50 would be the last. Gruenwald hired comic book novices Ann Nocenti and Brian Postman as writer and penciler for the final four issues, under the theory that their inexperience in the medium would give them a unique perspective and perhaps take the series out with a bang.

For the next four years, she was limited to a handful of guest appearances. In 1988, she and Lindsay McCabe joined the supporting cast of Wolverine, appearing through the first 16 issues of the character's series, followed by brief returns in issues #27 and 125 128. She was never depicted in costume during her appearances in Wolverine, sticking with her civilian identity, though she did often use her powers to aid Wolverine. In 1996, Mark Gruenwald returned to the character with a short back up feature in Sensational Spider Man Annual '96. Titled "The Return of Spider Woman", it put Drew back in costume for the first time in over a decade and ended with a teaser for further Spider Woman adventures in Spider Man Team Up. Gruenwald died, however, before these stories could be written, and subsequent appearances treated "The Return of Spider Woman" as non canon. In 1999, Drew was again placed in the role of non costumed supporting character, this time to the third Spider Woman, Mattie Franklin, for the first 11 issues of Spider Woman volume 3. Drew made an appearance in a 2003 story arc in Alias, a series written by Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis would write most of the character's adventures for the next decade.

In January 2005, The New Avengers was launched, ostensibly with Jessica Drew as a member of the titular supergroup, back in costume as Spider Woman. Though this Jessica Drew would later be revealed as an imposter, this prominent exposure of the character opened the door for new attention to her original adventures. Firstly, on 21 December 2005, Marvel released the first issue of Spider Woman: Origin, a five part miniseries co written by Brian Michael Bendis and Brian Reed, illustrated by the art team of the Luna Brothers, Jonathan and Joshua Luna. It was largely an extended retelling of Marvel Spotlight #32, though some details were changed. Secondly, the original Spider Woman series was reprinted in its entirety, along with Marvel Spotlight #32 and all her contemporaneous guest appearances, in a pair of Essentials trade paperbacks, the first released simultaneously with Spider Woman: Origin #1, the second in 2007. In 2009, the "Secret Invasion" storyline introduced the concept that, with the exception of some flashback scenes, all of Jessica Drew's appearances in New Avengers over the past four years were actually made by a Skrull imposter. Writer Bendis said he had this planned since New Avengers #1. You can go back to issue #1 and see hints. [ ] Now you know why the Spider Woman series didn't happen. We thought about doing it and having her revealed as a Skrull in the first issue of her series. [ ] I wrote it, but in the end I just thought it wasn't selling somebody what they thought you were selling them. Following this story, the real Drew supplanted her doppelganger as a regular member of The New Avengers. She was also featured in another solo limited series during this time, which was published both in printed form and as a motion comic. It was written by Bendis with art by Alex Maleev and lasted 7 issues. Following the cancellation of New Avengers, Spider Woman appeared as a regular character throughout the 2010 2013 Avengers series, from issue #1 (July 2010) through its final issue #34 (January 2013). She appears as a regular character in the 2014 Secret Avengers.

In 2014, Jessica was a key player in the Spider Verse event. Spinning out of that event, a new fifth volume Spider Woman series was started, written by Dennis Hopeless. In issue #5 the series featured the first redesign of Jessica's costume since it was created in the 1970s. This series was interrupted by Marvel's 2015 Secret Wars event, and ended with issue #10. Spider Woman Volume 6 was relaunched several months later with a new issue #1, still written by Hopeless and continues the story from the previous volume. Spider Woman, Gwen Stacy and Silk were the protagonists of the Spider Women event. Spider Woman issues #6 and #7 were the tie ins. The ongoing was cancelled after 17 issues. In the fall of 2019, Marvel announced a new ongoing with Karla Pacheco on writing and Pere Perez on art duties, the first issue was released in March, 2020. As part of the relaunch, the character received a redesigned costume that was created by Dave Johnson. From issue #11 onwards, she returned to her original 70's costume. During the Devil's Reign event, the comic series received two tie ins with issue #18 and #19.

Spider Woman was born Jessica Miriam Drew, daughter of Jonathan Drew and Merriam Drew, in London, England. At a young age, her family moves to a lab built by her father and High Evolutionary near Mount Wundagore in Transia, where she becomes gravely ill from months of uranium exposure. To save her life, her father injects her with an experimental serum based on irradiated spiders' blood. Because the serum requires a month's incubation, Wyndham places her in a genetic accelerator. Shortly after, her mother dies and her father leaves for the United States, leaving Wyndham to care for her. While in the accelerator, she ages at a decelerated rate. When she is finally released, decades later, Drew is only 17 years old. Drew is ostracized by the other residents of Mount Wundagore, the High Evolutionary's New Men, since she was originally human while they were animals. Because of this, she eventually leaves to seek human civilization. She is captured by a HYDRA reserve unit under Count Otto Vermis's leadership who erases her memories, brainwashes her, and recruits her as a HYDRA agent under the codename Arachne. While battling Fury, Jessica accidentally kills Jared and learns HYDRA's true nature. She quits HYDRA and assaults the unit's base, sending Count Vermis into a fatal crash, but not before he unlocks memory implants that she was actually an evolved spider and had killed a man before her association with HYDRA.

One day, a HYDRA agent known as Connely offers her powers back if she would rejoin S. H. I. E. L. D. as a double agent. Knowing Connely would kill her if she says no, Jessica Drew contacts Nick Fury who confronts her securely and urges her to accept the offer. He tells Jessica that he will feed her limited info until S. H. I. E. L. D. can analyze the HYDRA cell and then use the info to take it down. The HYDRA cell is in fact a team of Skrulls who made the offer as a trap to abduct Drew, so that their current Queen Veranke could take her place in the New Avengers and assume her role as Fury's spy in preparation for the upcoming invasion. After the invasion is repulsed, Tony Stark finds a Skrull ship in orbit with all the replaced heroes, including Drew.

Jessica Drew joins the New Avengers, claiming she has nowhere else to go. She also joins the Lady Liberators along with the Invisible Woman, Storm, Valkyrie, Thundra, Tigra, Black Widow, She Hulk and Hellcat who are trying to discover the identity of the Red Hulk. Alongside her work with the Avengers, Jessica Drew joins S. W. O. R. D., under an invitation by Abigail Brand. Her membership in the organization takes her on a number of missions eliminating hostile aliens operating on Earth. Before the Siege of Asgard, Ronin attempts to assassinate Norman Osborn but is captured by the Dark Avengers. Jessica Drew teams up with Ms. Marvel, Mockingbird and Jessica Jones to rescue him. After he is saved, the New Avengers relocate to a safehouse in Brooklyn where they meet up with Steve Rogers. Jessica is then paired with Spider Man to do reconnaissance on Avengers Tower, where she reveals to him she is an agent of S. W. O. R. D. The duo are then found by Mandrill and Griffin who proceed to attack them. During the fight Mandrill gets close enough to Jessica and controls her into attacking Spider Man. Spider Man appears to be on the losing end of the fight but manages to lure Jessica away from Mandrill and the effects of his control begin to wear off. The duo trick Mandrill and Griffin into thinking Jessica has beaten Spider Man and when they approach Spider Woman to give her new commands, Jessica punches Mandrill in the face and shoves her hand in his mouth, firing off a venom blast and knocking him out. Furious, Jessica wants to kill both villains for what they have done but is stopped by Spider Man. The duo heads back to the safehouse where they head off with the Avengers to help the Asgardians. Upon arriving in Asgard, Jessica and the rest of the heroes engage Iron Patriot's forces and witnesses the insane Sentry's defeat. Jessica is asked by Steve Rogers himself to join his team of Avengers. During their first meeting, Jessica expresses her doubts to Wolverine about being on the team, feeling she has not earned the role. Wolverine advises her if she feels that way, she will then have to work towards earning it then. Suddenly Kang the Conqueror appears in the middle of the meeting with a dire warning about the future and all of reality, blaming the children of the Avengers. After recruiting the Protector and building a time machine, the time machine is destroyed by a furious Wonder Man. Once the dust has settled, an alternate version of Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen appear. After Apocalypse's defeat, Jessica and a few of her teammates are sent into New York City to protect its citizens from the attacks coming from the timestream. While in Washington Square Park, they come across Killraven and join forces to help the citizens. Once their mission is completed and all the attacks have stopped, Jessica is the first to realize Killraven has not been returned to his proper future. Later Jessica is present when Red Hulk comes to warn the Avengers that the Hood is seeking to collect the Infinity Gems. She is present along with the rest of the Avengers when they confront the Illuminati in Attilan about their existence and goes with a team of Avengers to the ruins of the Xavier Institute to get to Professor Xavier's Infinity gem. During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Spider Woman, Ms. Marvel and Protector arrive in Brazil to help Red She Hulk fight Hulk, who was transformed into Nul: Breaker of Worlds. While on a mission for S. W. O. R. D., Jessica is sent to locate an unusual alien energy surge in Wakanda. Upon finding the remains of a Spaceknight, Jessica is ambushed by the Intelligencia who take her as a prisoner. Abigail Brand approaches the Avengers for help and a team is put together to help locate Jessica. Jessica wakes up naked and is interrogated by two members of the Intelligencia. While the Intelligencia study the Spaceknight, the Avengers interrupt their attempts and the body activates, revealing it was containing Ultron's consciousness. The new Ultron escapes and Jessica is reunited with the Avengers. Jessica Drew becomes a member of the new Secret Avengers. When the resistance was visiting Earth 928 and encountered a past version of Superior Spider Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Peter Parker's body) with his own army, they attracted the attention of the Inheritors. Spider Woman followed Silk with Spider Man Noir to an unknown reality where they were being tracked by the Inheritors Brix and Bora. Spider Man Noir was wounded and the trio escaped to his home world to allow him to recover from his injuries. After this, she was sent by Spider Man to the Loomworld, home of the Inheritors to gather more information on the Inheritors. After encountering and replacing her doppelganger from Loomworld, who was Morlun's lover, she was able to gather intelligence in regards to the Master Weaver and his role in the conflict, which helped the Spider Army ultimately win the battle against the Inheritors. After the battle with the Inheritors, Jessica decided to quit the Avengers in order to start a new life and to focus on helping ordinary civilians. Jessica decides to help common people solve crimes, and enlists Ben Urich and Roger Gocking, the Porcupine.

Knowing the universe will end soon, Reed Richards and Susan Storm choose Jessica and Natasha Romanoff to copilot a ship that will contain a handpicked few to restart humanity and escape the destruction of the universe. Their ship is shot down when the Children of Tomorrow from the Ultimate Universe invade, and she and the ship's passengers are killed in the ensuing explosion. This timeline and the resulting deaths were later undone.

In the debut issue of the new volume set after the Secret Wars, Jessica is in the second trimester of pregnancy and still works as a private investigator. Although there were various debates about the father's identity, after the baby's birth, Jessica admitted that, while she had been in a relationship over nine months ago that started her interest in a family, the man left before she could bring it up directly, prompting her to go to a sperm bank instead. She eventually gives birth to a son whom she names Gerry. Gerry also inherited her power set. After Porcupine is nearly killed by the Hobgoblin, Jessica and Roger fall in love and start dating while continuing to raise Gerry. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Spider Woman is among the heroes that are trapped in the Darkforce dome that surrounds Manhattan following a fight with Hydra's Army of Evil. Spider Woman was attracted to a signal flare fired by Jennie Sheldon and J. Jonah Jameson as she saves them from Kraven the Hunter. Jennie Sheldon took pictures of the fight. She, along with Ben Urich and the Kingpin, also helped Doctor Strange reclaim his Sanctum Santorum from Baron Mordo, who had also captured Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Cloak. During the "Spider Geddon" storyline, Spider Woman comes together with the Spider Army again as she is part of Kaine Parker's group on their mission to claim the crystal containing Solus' lifeforce before Verna claims it. She was able to escape with it during the fight with Verna and the Hounds. Spider Woman makes it back to Earth 616 where she has the crystal. Unfortunately, she arrived at New U Technologies where she is grabbed by Jennix. After being hit by Spider Woman's venom blasts, Jennix instructs Daemos to share his food with Brix and Bora. As Daemos starts to feed off of Spider Woman, she states that she got her powers from a radiation blast which Daemos notices the radiation in her lifeforce. Jennix has a change of plans and instructs Daemos to place Spider Woman in stasis so that Jennix can study her later. Right now, Jennix places the crystal in the cloning machine enabling Solus to live again. In the end, the Spider Army manages to free Jessica and defeat the Inheritors, by using the cloning technologies to revert them into babies. During the "Empyre" storyline, Spider Woman is recruited to Captain Marvel's personal Accuser Corps and receives a copy of the Universal Weapon that was made by Doctor Strange.

After her mother, pregnant with Jessica, was struck with a beam of radiation containing the DNA of several different types of spiders, Jessica Drew developed superhuman powers patterned after several different types of spiders when she was born. Jessica is super humanly strong and is able to lift around seven tons at her peak. She also possesses superhuman speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. Jessica's body is more resistant to injury than an ordinary person's, allowing her to take far more physical punishment compared to the average human. Jessica also possesses superhuman hearing and smell, the latter of which allowed her to distinguish a life model decoy from the real Nick Fury. Jessica's palms and soles secrete a special fluid that allows her to cling to solid objects, like a true spider. Jessica's physical makeup also makes her highly resistant to all terrestrial poisons, toxins, and completely immune to radiation. While she is typically rendered dizzy by the initial dose, she is completely immune to it after being exposed again. She also exudes a high concentration of pheromones that elicit pleasure and attraction from others, depending on unknown factors which might include gender and mood, although she typically uses a chemical "perfume" that renders these pheromones inert. This ability appears to be passive. Jessica's body also produces an inordinate amount of bio electrical energy which she can discharge from her hands. She refers to these discharges as "venom blasts", although they actually have nothing to do with poison and typically cause pain and unconsciousness. Jessica can kill a person in the same way that a lightning bolt would and can pierce solid metals like steel by using her blasts at their greatest intensity. Jessica's HYDRA designed costume with its web like wings, combined with her body's natural bio electricity, allowed her to glide on air currents, but she seems to have gained the ability to fly after being replaced by the Skrull Queen, Veranke. Jessica has lost her powers in numerous ways and on several occasions, but after returning to Earth at the end of the Secret Invasion, Jessica's powers were restored and are greater than ever. In addition to her powers, she is a superb hand to hand combat fighter, and has trained in several styles of fighting including Boxing, Capoeira, Judo, Karate and Tai chi, learned under the training of the Taskmaster. She has also had training in fencing and the use of many other weapons. Jessica was trained by HYDRA (and later on by S. H. I. E. L. D.) in covert operations, stealth, espionage, and information gathering and is a superb athlete. She speaks several foreign languages, including Korean, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Jessica has also received vocational training in undercover detective work and sometimes carries a Walther PPK handgun.

James Whitbrook of Gizmodo referred to Jessica Drew as one of the "greatest Spider Women of all time", writing, "There could only be one at the top of the list, and it's the one that really started it all. Created in a quick rush so Marvel could squat on the name to avoid rivals capitalizing on Spider Man's success, Jessica Drew's story as Spider Woman has seen her grow into a role and character that makes her so much more than the "female Spider Man" her name might imply. Hell, she's always been her own damn hero—over the years since her debut, Jessica has been a super spy, an Agent of SHIELD, an Avenger, a private investigator, and many other things, but most importantly, she's never been in Peter Parker's shadow, willingly far removed from the world of Spiders to do her own thing. She's always been a kickass, witty hero that's every bit deserving of Spider praise as her distant friend Peter." Chase Magnett of ComicBook. com described Jessica Drew as a "classic character", stating, "Spider Woman's new costume replaces a skintight spandex suit from the 70's with a more wearable look including a customized leather jacket. This superficial adjustment reflects a much deeper change to the character. It has been decades since Jessica Drew was featured in an ongoing solo title (Spider Woman: Agent of SWORD was originally planned as an ongoing in 2009, but altered to a mini series) and Spider Woman #5 is concerned primarily with defining her without the Avengers or a team up. Spider Woman is striking out from her previous affiliations in order to "try living a normal life". Normal is a relative concept though, and it appears that working as an urban crimefighter and investigator may be as close as it comes. Rodriguez's gorgeous new costume design is not the only part of Spider Woman that looks great. He toys with panel compositions and sound effects in such a way as to make the entire reading experience a joy. He is a comics craftsman with a style that is still entirely his own. Just like Jessica Drew he is showing off the flexibility and potential of someone who has been involved in superhero comics for many years. [ ] Spider characters like Silk, Spider Gwen, and Spider Woman are filling the gap left behind by a grown up Peter Parker; they're also more reflective of the readers who are interested in comics and superheroes. There's still a place for Spider Man and his classic friends like The Human Torch and Daredevil, but there are more opportunities new heroes to join them. All of these women and other new characters like Ms. Marvel and the All New Ghost Rider represent a new wave of superheroes. They are following in the footsteps of Spider Man: a hero of the people who reflects our own concerns and worries (while going on fantastic adventures). And as time goes on they are reflecting the men and women who love those adventures better every year." Abdul R. Siddiqui of Mic stated, "Critics love to argue that comics follow the traditional extremes of either portraying a damsel in distress or a femme fatale. However, if they were to actually study many of the prominent characters, they would see just how false this notion is. The best example to argue against such criticisms would be the role of Spider Woman in Agent of S. W. O. R. D. In terms of portrayal, protagonist Jessica Drew neither dons the virtuous garb of the diminutive, shy lady in waiting nor the leather clad battle armor of the fighting vixen. Instead, the protagonist spends much of the series in loose trench coats or wife beater shirts more suited to a cage fighter than an attractive woman. At numerous points, she is shown bloodied and beaten to an inch of her life. Certainly, the portrayal does not make her physically beautiful but there is an abstract allure. Also, in terms of characterization, she is neither entirely pure of heart nor is she the conniving type that so strangely fascinates men in power. Instead, she is a woman whose drive for revenge actually demonstrates deep seated fears of loneliness and betrayal. Even the motion comic picks a voice actress whose take on the character is in no way sultry, yet it is strangely unique and filled with emotion. Therefore, it is safe to say that no traditional criticism of the unrealistic standards or insulting portrayal of women in comics applies to this character and she can therefore not be called a sexist caricature. Instead, she is an individual with so much depth beyond that material that she instead represents ideals. Plus, keep in mind that she also has the ability to control the men around her through pheromones she secretes from her body, once again demonstrating the Petrarchan desire for the female to rule the man who finds her beautiful." Kath Leroy of CBR. com referred to Jessica Drew as an "iconic superheroine", saying, "Marvel Comics has a very long tradition and during its decades of existence, they created hundreds of memorable stories, superheroes, and villains. One of the most popular Marvel superheroes is Spider Man but he's not the only person with this set of powers, not by a long shot. There's also Spider Woman. Multiple women have held this name but Jessica Drew is the most famous of them all. It will hardly come as a surprise she teamed up with Spider Man on more than one occasion but she has a lot of going on in her life. Many fans like the courageous Spider Woman and created amazing fan arts of her. Jessica Drew clearly knows where she stands, and it's not on the side of evil. Again, she might not be as famous as Spider Man but that doesn't make her any less formidable, and it also doesn't mean she should be underestimated. Spider Woman is very well able to protect those she cares about, whether it's the people around her, or the city she lives in." Joshua Isaak of Screen Rant described Jessica Drew as a "beloved fan favorite", stating, "The superhero is unique among others within the Marvel Universe; Jessica Drew has a network of friends who know her true identity, she's a single mother, and her book routinely break the fourth wall without a Deadpool like awareness of the medium or the reader. [ ] Outside of the Skrull Veranke, Drew's most famous foes are enemies that already belong to other franchises, such as Juggernaut, the Enchantress and Madame Hydra. Others such as the Brothers Grimm are shadows of their former selves. This is perhaps why Drew is not as popular as her male counterpart. Spider Woman is an excellent character cursed with a subpar rogues gallery and casual fans assuming a relationship with Spider Man (as Drew herself reminds everyone, the two have different powers and aren't related except in name). Spider Woman's villains have the right idea in attacking their enemy together, perhaps because they believe they won't be recognized alone." Stephanie Williams of Syfy said, "Behind every great woman is an even greater friend. In the case of Carol Danvers, this friend is none other than Jessica Drew. Their friendship isn't at all one sided, however. Jessica is great in her own right and Carol is right behind her when she needs the support. Spider Woman and Captain Marvel are two women who were brought together by dire circumstances but instead of remaining stagnant in misery, a beautiful life long friendship blossomed from their unthinkable pain. [ ] Jessica or Carol are perfect superheroines, but their love for another regardless of each of their own shortcomings is a great reflection of their loving friendship. Hopefully, we continue to get much more bestie action from Jessica and Carol in the future. Superheroes make a job out of being there for those in need, but they can always use people in their corner for support as well. It's always refreshing to see them be there for one another." Anthony Orlando of BuzzFeed stated, "Jessica Drew, aka Spider Woman, has yet to receive the big screen treatment she deserves. Though her origins have experienced confusing changes over the years, the main story is that she was given her superpowers before she was born and was recruited into HYDRA, fighting for the group until she discovered its true nature. Her character has recently grown more popular, and she has become a prominent member of the Avengers, making her an ideal new addition to the MCU or Sony's Spider Verse." Ryan Scott of SlashFilm wrote, "With the MCU showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, we recently decided to poll some fans to determine which superhero they would most like to see join the MCU down the line. While there are many options, one hero stood well above the rest of the competition, and it is a wish that may well come true down the line, if the stars align. Coming out on top of those we polled was Spider Woman, with just over 32% of the vote. Jasmine Shanelle of The Mary Sue asserted, "In all the Spidey reboots out there, we've never been blessed with a film surrounding Spider Woman. Sure, we got a glimpse of Gwen Stacy's Spider Woman in an alternate universe from Spider Man: Into the Spider Verse, and while that movie was one of the best Spider Man films we've been given, it was still ultimately just that—a Spider Man film. Introducing Jessica Drew's Spider Woman is just the shake up the MCU needs. Not only does Drew have the same powers as Peter Parker's Spider Man, but she's also a super spy and private investigator. Think Natasha Romanoff's Black Widow meets Jessica Jones. Drew is as strong as her male counterpart, but tactically and intellectually superior." Mark Peters of Salon. com said, "Since Marvel is now sharing Spider Man with Sony, presumably Spider Woman is available too. She's a character who's been an Avenger more often than Spider Man in the comics, and she's extremely powerful, thanks to her venom blasts. She's also recently been pregnant—a rare status for a superhero. I doubt that condition would make it to the big screen, but Jessica Drew should." Rosie Knight of Nerdist stated, "The O. G. Spider Woman, Jessica Drew, was first introduced in 1977's Marvel Spotlight #32. She was invented simply to make sure that no one else took the moniker first, but after her popularity surprised Marvel she was given an ongoing series. Jessica has an interesting origin as she was originally written as a woman who evolved from a literal spider, but that was retconned within five issues, and in current continuity she's actually a clone of Peter Parker. Her iconic red and yellow costume, flowing hair, and her own animated series have made her a fan favorite and most likely to be the first Spider Woman to appear on screen! So if you're looking for a place to get to know her, the 2015 Spider Woman series by Dennis Hopeless and Javier Rodriguez is a great place to start."

In 2009, IGN included Jessica Drew in their "Marvel's Femme Fatales" list. In 2011, Comics Buyer's Guide ranked Jessica Drew 54th in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. In 2012, IGN ranked Jessica Drew 20th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list. In 2013, Den of Geek included Jessica Drew in their "5 Female Marvel Superheroes Who Need Solo Films" list. In 2014, ComicBook. com ranked Jessica Drew's Ultimate Marvel iteration 3rd in their "7 Best Female Characters from the Spider Man Multiverse" list. In 2015, Gizmodo ranked Jessica Drew 22th in their "Every Member Of The Avengers" list. In 2015, Entertainment Weekly ranked Jessica Drew 25th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list. In 2015, CNET included Jessica Drew in their "15 most powerful female superheroes" list. In 2015, BuzzFeed ranked Jessica Drew 16th in their "84 Avengers Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list. In 2016, ComicBook. com included Jessica Drew in their "7 Big Marvel Superheroes Who Haven't Appeared on Film" list. In 2017, Gizmodo ranked Jessica Drew 1st in their "Greatest Spider Women of All Time" list. In 2017, Nerdist ranked Jessica Drew 3rd in their "7 Best Spider Heroes Who Aren't Peter Parker" list. In 2017, Screen Rant ranked Jessica Drew 9th in their "28 Marvel Superheroes With Spider Powers" list. In 2018, WhatCulture ranked Jessica Drew and Carol Danvers 4th in their "7 Best Friendships In Marvel Comics" list. In 2019, CBR. com ranked Jessica Drew 9th in their "10 Best Street Level Heroes" list. In 2019, Screen Rant ranked Jessica Drew 12th in their "15 Strongest Female Marvel Characters" list. In 2020, CBR. com ranked Jessica Drew 4th in their "Spider Woman: 10 Most Powerful Characters To Bear The Name" list, 5th in their "10 Best Detectives In Marvel Comics" list, and 9th in their "10 Deadliest Female Assassins Of The Marvel Universe" list. In 2020, Scary Mommy included Jessica Drew in their "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list. In 2021, Screen Rant ranked Jessica Drew and Carol Danvers 9th in their "10 Best Friendships In The Avengers Comic Books" list. In 2021, CBR. com ranked Jessica Drew 12th in their "20 Most Powerful Female Members Of The Avengers" list. In 2022, Collider included Jessica Drew in their "Spider Gwen's 10 Best Allies In The Comics" list. In 2022, Screen Rant ranked Jessica Drew 7th in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Lady Liberators" list and included her in their "10 Best Street Level Heroes In Marvel Comics" list, and in their "10 Female Marvel Heroes That Should Come To The MCU" list.

According to Marvel Comics, Spider Woman #1 sold out in September 2009. According to Diamond Comics Distributors, Spider Woman #1 was the 45th best selling comic book in September 2009. Nick Winstead of ComicBook. com called Spider Woman #1 "much anticipated", stating, "This first issue is the first opportunity we've been allowed to see Jessica's deepest thoughts and feelings on her situation, and coupled with the scenes of quiet introspection are some very darkly drawn panels from Maleev, accenting the loneliness and self imposed exile in which Drew currently finds herself. Brand's approach to her about taking the job as a sort of "alien hunter" is an intriguing new direction for her, given that her first solo series in the 1980's dealt so much with magical foes, mystery solving and encounters with costumed criminals. Brand's offer sparks Drew to take off to, of course, Madripoor, the epicenter of shady characters and criminals in the Marvel universe. [ ] This first issue jumps out to an impressive start, and the pacing is quick and immediate, with the reader able to be engaged throughout. Maleev's art is the perfect compliment to the narrative, and there's a great amount of tension in what Drew tells us about her current life. Perhaps her new journey will reinspire her to carve out her destiny and identity, free of any other organization's machinery." Bryan Joel of IGN gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of 8.2 out of 10, writing, "Spider Woman is no doubt going to gain footnote status for spearheading Marvel's motion comics initiative. But what shouldn't be forgotten about the series in ten years' time is that its first issue is surprisingly good. Brian Michael Bendis bucks his own trend of decompression in this issue, and this issue shows Spider Woman has a good deal on its plate. The book details Jessica Drew's mental status post Secret Invasion, a run in with Abigail Brand and subsequent drafting into S. W. O. R. D., and deployment on her first official mission. Bendis covers a lot of ground here, even finding time to give a quick refresher on Jessica's origin along the way. It bears mentioning that the issue is well paced, and gives each plot beat and development room to do its thing. [ ] Spider Woman is off to a strong start. There's certainly room for improvement, but it's nice to know Jessica Drew isn't the next in the string of properties Marvel has given an ongoing series with minimal direction or reason."

According to Diamond Comics Distributors, Spider Woman #1 was the 5th best selling comic book in November 2014. Spider Woman #1 was the 45th best selling comic book in 2014. Chase Magnett of ComicBook. com gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of C, asserting, "Spider Woman #1 is an issue that starts with its hands tied behind its back. It never has an opportunity to introduce its characters or premise because it's too busy attempting to catch up with an event. However, Hopeless does an admirable job of providing a reason to care about these characters. Land's negligible contribution doesn't actively harm the story, but fails to take advantage of the ample opportunities here. Spider Woman holds potential, but has a lot of hurdles to overcome in order to develop its own personality and appearance." Jeff Lake of IGN gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of 5 out of 10, saying, "Spider Woman was already facing an uphill battle, the book's infamous "butt cover" and oddly time dependent release casting a shadow over Jessica Drew's long awaited return. Those hoping that the debut itself would alleviate such negative connotations are sure to be left disappointed, as Spider Woman's new #1 proves uneven and ill formed, serving as little more than a drawn out tie in to the ongoing events of Spider Verse. [ ] When all is said and done, Spider Woman #1 isn't a true debut. As a direct tie in to Spider Verse it's a decent enough addition, offering Spider folk aplenty, but if you're looking for an immersive look at a returning fan favorite, this isn't it. The book's last second shift may serve to rectify some of these aforementioned misgivings, but unless you're a lover of all things Spider Verse, the book's current direction leaves much to be desired. Whether felled by undue expectation or confusing marketing, Spider Woman #1 feels more like an ensemble piece than a true solo debut. Fans of the Spider Verse event will likely find more to like, but for those excited to see Jessica Drew return to prominence, it appears we have more waiting to do yet."

According to Diamond Comics Distributors, Spider Woman #1 was the 37th best selling comic book in November 2015. Chase Magnett of ComicBook. com gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of B+, asserting, "A lot of people are going to get hung up on one aspect of Spider Woman #1: Jessica Drew's pregnancy. It's the topic that has dominated the discussion leading up to the release of this comic and it is a significant part of the comics. Focusing purely, or even largely, on that one aspect does a disservice to the comic though. Spider Woman #1 is a story about a woman handling her first pregnancy, but it is so much more. It is a story about friends helping one another, about altering one's career, about comedic party shenanigans, and about wild, space adventures. Spider Woman #1 is one of the most colorful stories in the All New, All Different Marvel, a beautifully presented joy of a read. [ ] Spider Woman #1 is one of the absolute best debuts of the All New, All Different Marvel line. It is an example of what a team of excellent creators can do when collaborating on a story and craft they clearly care about. The pregnancy storyline is handled very well here, but it speaks volumes about the quality of this comic that it is far from the only thing with discussing. There's a lot of great things happening in Spider Woman, and it would be a shame for superhero fans to miss out on any of them." Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of 8.6 out of 10, writing, "It's nice (if not terribly surprising) to see that Rodriguez is able to juggle the outlandish on down to earth elements so well. The story is laid back at times and outlandish at others, and Rodriguez brings a unified look to it all. Rodriguez's page layouts stand out thanks to their variety and strong sense of design. At times he relies on smaller, grid like layouts, while at other times the page opens up and allows Rodriguez's elegant figure work to breathe. Rodriguez also colors this issue, and his vibrant hues do a lot to enhance the story. Whether it's the moody glow of a fire in the early pages or the eclectic hues seen in the final sequence, Rodriguez's work leaves a strong impression. Granted, the cover is a little wonky in terms Jessica's posture and proportions, but generally the figure work is much stronger inside the comic. The only thing new about this series is the status quo. But considering how little time we got to savor Dennis Hopeless and Javier Rodriguez's Spider Woman before Secret Wars cut things short, and changes to the creative team would be a disappointment. This first issue makes the most of the book's core character dynamics as Jessica grapples with her new life as a superhero mother to be. This issue even opens up her world to bigger and crazier conflicts again, promising an exciting road ahead for Spider Woman."

According to Diamond Comics Distributors, Spider Woman #1 was the best selling comic book in March 2020. Joe Grunenwald of ComicsBeat stated, This series marks her first ongoing work for Marvel, and the two tales in this issue display Pacheco's deft ear for dialogue and a skill for characterization. Jess narrates both stories, and newcomers to the character will really get a sense of who she is as a result. The first story is nearly all action, while the second is more dialogue heavy and character driven, and Pacheco's scripting on both of them is clever and solidly entertaining. The visuals in this issue are equally strong. Pere Pérez illustrates the opening, more action oriented tale, and he does so wonderfully. His action is dynamic and easy to follow, and his facial expressions are also spot on, driving home the humor and the intensity of Pacheco's script. The issue's second story, illustrated by Paulo Siqueira and Oren Junior, is just as well done, with clean lines and interesting page layouts keeping the dialogue heavier story visually interesting. Colors by Frank D'Armata unify both stories, and he noticeably adjusts his work to match each artist/art team to great effect. The result is a visually cohesive package that's a pleasure to take in. [ ] Spider Woman #1 is an engaging and entertaining debut issue for the series. It raises several questions I'm interested in getting answers for, and it sets up Jessica Drew's new goings on in a way that's clever, and that enhances the reading experience. This is worth checking out. Final Verdict: BUY this book if you like solid writing and art that tells an intriguing story with a fan favorite character." Matthew Aguilar of ComicBook. com gave Spider Woman #1 a grade of 5 out of 5, saying, "Spider Woman's new series is finally here and it absolutely delivers. We've never seen a take on Spider Woman quite like this, and we mean that in the best possible way. Writer Karla Pacheco brings Drew's trademark banter to the series in spades but gives it all some welcome edge, like say when she uses a jerky kid as an impromptu projectile in the middle of a fight. Spider Woman is also made to look like the true badass she is thanks to Pere Perez and Frank D'Armata, who find inventive ways to showcase her power set throughout the issue. It should also be said that the new costume looks pretty slick in their capable hands, though we also have to mention the second story explaining the new suit. The story itself is great, providing proper context for the new suit and a compelling hook along with it, but the cheesecake style art here is going to be too much for some, looking way out of proportion to the version earlier in the book. That aside, this is one hell of a debut, and Spider Woman couldn't be in better hands."

In the Age of X reality, Jessica Drew is a member of the Avengers, mutant hunters who answer to General Frank Castle. Going by the codename Redback, Jessica is one of America's top killers and has been for eight years. She uses lethal force during fights and has never uttered a word, she uses hisses to communicate on occasion. She finally sacrifices herself using a gauntlet from the now deceased Iron Man to stop the Hulk from destroying a mutant sanctuary with a chemical bomb, having come to recognize that their persecution of mutants is wrong.

During the 2016 Spider Women event, Spider Gwen's interdimensional transporter is stolen by Jessica's male Earth 65 counterpart, Jesse Drew. In this universe, Jesse is married with a son and daughter who are unaware he is actually Agent 77 of the criminal organization S. I. L. K. Jesse's backstory is discovered by Gwen while searching files stolen by Cindy Moon's Earth 65 doppelgänger. It is revealed he is the son of two S. H. I. E. L. D. astronaut spies who had been sent to the moon to live on a secret base for ten years, during which they gave birth to Jesse. However, Jesse's father was a Russian double agent who is eventually killed by Jesse's mother. Joining S. H. I. E. L. D. after high school, Jesse is sent back to the moon to renovate the base where he and his crew were attacked by alien spider creatures. Jesse escapes, but the spider's saliva poisons his blood and turning it into black goo. He is saved by the head of S. I. L. K., Cindy Moon, who uses her spider formula to fix his blood and grant him spider powers. She deceives Jesse into thinking he needs two doses of the formula a day to survive, but it is discovered by Gwen that he is already cured and the doses are just maintaining his superhuman powers. After learning of this, he quits S. I. L. K. and escapes the state with his family, but not before he aids the three Spider Women by giving them access codes to Earth 65 Cindy's home base.

In this version, Jessica Drew appeared in issue 52 and is a freelance agent who arrived at Peter's school as a substitute teacher when she discovered Peter's biology report mixed up with HYDRA's bio weapons plan. She is one of the few people who knew Peter's secret identity.

Spider Woman is seen on the S. H. I. E. L. D. Helicarrier after the beginning of the zombie infection. She fights alongside the other uninfected heroes but is eventually infected herself. She is then seen in Ultimate Fantastic Four #23 along with the other zombies.

In the MC2 reality, Jessica does not regain her powers after losing them. She marries and has a child Gerald (or Gerry for short). She learns that her radioactive blood caused Gerry to develop a crippling illness. She attempts to use the same genetic treatments her father gave her to save him. As Gerry "incubated" in a genetic accelerator, Jessica's husband blames her for Gerry's health and divorces her. When Gerry emerges from the genetic accelerator, Jessica learns that her son had gained spider like powers (superhuman strength and agility as well as the ability to organically produce webs), but he still had his disease. Teenaged Gerry uses his powers to become Spider Man, and has several run ins with Spider Girl (Spider Man's daughter). He was pushing his body beyond its limits, and Jessica asks Spider Man to convince her son to give up his "career" as Spider Man. Peter Parker attempts to find someone capable of finding a cure to Gerry's disease, and apparently succeeds (at least that is suggested in the Spider Girl series).

In What If ? #17, which is set during the events of Marvel Spotlight #32, Jessica succeeded in killing Nick Fury after the accidental death of Jared. She escaped and came back to HYDRA headquarters but was pursued by S. H. I. E. L. D. Agents led by agent Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Spider Woman (still known as Arachne) became a supervillain who wanted to know her real origin, just like Earth 616 version. Count Otto Vermis is still alive but captured by S. H. I. E. L. D. and Agent Val chase Arachne to get revenge for Fury's death. This parallel universe is known as Earth 79101.

During the Spider Verse storyline, the Earth 001 version of Jessica Drew is a servant of the Inheritors. She was sent to pick up the wine from Robbie Robertson's import company which is needed for the feast that the Inheritors will be having.

The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Jessica Drew (a composite character of Jessica and Ben Reilly), known as Spider Woman primarily and the Black Widow for a time, as well as by the alias of Julia Carpenter, has been an agent of S. H. I. E. L. D., a member of the Ultimates and New Ultimates, and a supporting character for both Peter Parker and Miles Morales. A clone of the former with all of his memories and personality, they have heightened agility, strength, reflexes, a precognitive danger sense (spider sense), the ability to stick to walls, and organic webbing they can shoot from her fingertips.

Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears in a self titled television series, voiced by Joan Van Ark.

Jess Drew / Spider Woman appears in Spider Man: Across the Spider Verse (2023), voiced by Issa Rae. Described as an "original creation" and "wholesale reinvention of the concept" of the comic book Jessica Drew,

Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Tasia Valenza. This version is a member of the New Avengers who lacks super strength. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as a boss and assist character in the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions of Spider Man: Web of Shadows, voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. This version is allied with the Anti Registration movement and assists players before being captured by S. H. I. E. L. D. agents. She also serves as a boss for the Pro Registration campaign. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Grey DeLisle. She later appears as one of the Serpent's Worthy, Kuurth, Breaker of Stones. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Heroes. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Kari Wahlgren. Multiple incarnations of Jessica Drew appear as unlockable playable characters in Spider Man Unlimited, voiced by Laura Bailey. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Kiernan Shipka. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears an unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight. Jessica Drew / Spider Woman appears in Marvel Snap.

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN Vol. 1 Marvel Masterworks: Spider Woman Vol. 1 Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two In One #29 33, Spider Woman (vol. 1) #1 8 November 24, 2015 Marvel Masterworks: Spider Woman Vol. 2 Spider Woman (vol. 1) #9 25 February 16, 2021 Marvel Masterworks: Spider Woman Vol. 3 Spider Woman (vol. 1) #26 38 December 20, 2022 Essential Spider Woman, Vol. 1 Marvel Spotlight #32, Marvel Two In One #29 33, Spider Woman (vol. 1) #1 25 December 21, 2005 Essential Spider Woman, Vol. 2 Spider Woman (vol.1) #26 50, Marvel Team Up #97, Uncanny X Men #148 August 8, 2007 Vol. 4 by Brian Michael Bendis Spider Woman: Agent of S. W. O. R. D. Spider Woman (vol. 4) #1 7 March 2, 2011 Vol. 5 and 6 by Dennis Hopeless Spider Woman Vol. 1: Spider Verse Spider Woman (vol. 5) #1 4 June 30, 2015 Spider Woman Vol. 2: New Duds Spider Woman (vol. 5) #5 10 February 9, 2016 Spider Woman: Shifting Gears Vol. 1: Baby Talk Spider Woman (vol. 6) #1 5, material from Amazing Spider Man (vol. 4) #1 June 14, 2016 Spider Women Spider Woman (vol. 6) #6 7, Silk (vol. 2) #7 8, Spider Gwen (vol. 2) #7 8 July 26, 2016 Spider Woman: Shifting Gears Vol. 2: Civil War II Spider Woman (vol. 6) #8 12 January 10, 2017 Spider Woman: Shifting Gears Vol. 3: Scare Tactics Spider Woman (vol. 6) #13 17 June 13, 2017 Spider Woman by Dennis Hopeless Spider Woman (vol. 5) #1 10, Spider Woman (vol. 6) #1 5, 8 17, material from Amazing Spider Man (vol. 4) #1 June 6, 2023 Vol. 7 by Karla Pacheco Spider Woman Vol. 1: Bad Blood Spider Woman (vol. 7) #1 5 January 13, 2021 Spider Woman Vol. 2: King in Black Spider Woman (vol. 7) #6 10 June 15, 2021 Spider Woman Vol. 3: Back to Basics Spider Woman (vol. 7) #11 16 January 18, 2022 Spider Woman Vol. 4: Devil's Reign Spider Woman (vol. 7) #17 21 May 24, 2022 Vol. 8 by Steve FoxeSpider Woman Vol. 1: Gang WarSpider Woman (vol. 8) #1 April 30, 2024978 1302957131 Miniseries and One Shots Spider Woman: Origin Spider Woman: Origin #1 5 August 30, 2006 The Amazing Spider Man: Spider Island Companion Spider Island: Spider Woman #1 and Spider Island: The Amazing Spider Girl #1 3, Spider Island: Cloak & Dagger #1 3, Spider Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 3, Herc #7 8, Spider Island: Avengers #1, Black Panther #524, Spider Island: Heroes for Hire #1, Spider Island Spotlight #1 February 29, 2012 New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 Giant Size Spider Woman #1 and New Avengers #11 25, New Avengers Annual #1, New Avengers: Illuminati, Civil War: The Confession, New Avengers Customer 676: Army & Air Force February 16, 2017