‘We are telling an interesting story here.
We’re not just making up a reason to buy comics based on a popular cosplay character.’
And this spring, shell join the roster of unconventional superheroes with her very own ongoing series.
Credit: Marvel
I know I remember seeing a ton of Gwenpool cosplay in San Diego and it was the coolest thing.
CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS:When I was called to write her I was not aware of her existence.
I didnt go to San Diego this year so I didnt get to see any of that cosplay.
What was assumed of her based off of those variant covers that she came out of?
So it escalated very quickly.
What can fans expect to see from this character theyve grown to love?
So the series is a lot about her believing shes in a fictional world with no consequences.
And then the book is going to be the universe fighting back at that.
Like, you cant really get away with everything is kind of the struggle there.
What I love about Gwenpool is that shes a different kind of superhero.
[Unbeatable] Squirrel GirlandHowardare two of my favorite books right now.
And its really fun to get to jump in and be part of the fun Marvel experience.
Its nice that it does have a place within all the other titles.
I love Gurihirus art and it helps the story jump off the page.
Because working with them has been so wonderful.
Theyre anything the writer would want in the art team.
Their storytelling is phenomenal.
The reason why its good its cause they really know how to tell a story.
They made it look easy.
Hes a great assassin, he can shoot guns and do karate and do all that stuff.
So she has all this enthusiasm but shes just stumbling her way from the bottom.
Im really excited to tell that story.
Its an exciting opportunity to do a character in a serialized book that can have actual real change.
Like, yes, she will learn, she will get better.
We dont have to do the thing where we pretend the status quo has changed when she really hasnt.
So in our case I only have to do that with secondary characters and villains and stuff.
I think its just so much fun, and we are telling an interesting story here.
Were not just making up a reason to buy comics based on a popular cosplay character.
It was super fun exercise in trying to make something entertaining in a short little period of space.
Im really excited to have the space here to really let it breathe a little bit.
