Context and analysis for fan speculation about Spider-Gwen being trans. After years of anticipation, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been released in theaters. The sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has captured the hearts and social media accounts of audiences in theaters everywhere. With several universes worth of Easter eggs and a cacophony of cliffhangers, the animated sequel offers plenty of conversation fodder. But in the days since

Just like trans people IRL, the trans characters of Marvel have been here (and aren’t going anywhere) Recently, rumors have circulated that Gwen Stacy, AKA Spider-Gwen, is depicted as trans in the recent summer sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. As previously discussed, it is unlikely that Gwen was intended to be textually trans. Nevertheless, a trans superhero in the Marvel multiverse can indeed be considered a more-than-probable proposition. In fact, there already

IDW Publishing confirmed this week that a delivery truck carrying a stack of upcoming releases was involved in an accident, scattering comics across a wooded roadside and pushing several high-profile titles past their original street date. "A truck carrying our comics was in an accident," the publisher wrote in a post on Bluesky. "No one was hurt, but the comics." The line did a lot of work — grim enough to acknowledge real wreckage, dry enough to signal that the publisher kn

It's that time of year again. The one all indie creators look forward to: the announcement of the 2026 Ignatz Awards nominees.