Baby on board! Jessica Drew is a private investigator, a super hero and… a mom to be? Since we last saw her, Spider-Woman’s got a whole NEW responsibility — she’s super heroing for two now, after all! Ben Urich and Porcupine are still along for the adventure, too, and aren’t making Jess’ life any easier – half the time they won’t even let her leave the car! How’s a gal supposed to save innocent people and keep herself out of harm’s way? See how in the mother of all Spider-Stories!

The idea of a pregnant Jessica Drew was a new one, and one of the stand-out ideas when All-New, All-Different Marvel was announced. Written by Dennis Hopeless with art by Javier Rodriguez, Spider-Woman #1 is a solid debut that entertains with a nice wink and nod along with a smile.

The comic has Jessica VERY pregnant and dealing with the impending birth as well as not being able to do what she really enjoys, being a hero. I don’t have kids, and haven’t been close to a pregnancy, so I have no idea about some of the statements and jokes made. But, Hopeless does a nice job of acknowledging Jessica’s condition, but also not harping on it over and over. The pregnant jokes are just enough and not overdone.

The one thing that bugs me though is why Jessica cares about training someone to take over? There’s 3 billion heroes, you’d think things wouldn’t collapse with her gone. So, that’s the one thing that sticks out to me.

The art by Rodriguez is solid and fits the tone really well. There’s some great pages and solid spreads like Jessica being checked in and her at a party. The art style really fits the story and I’d imagine new readers who are drawn in due to the plot will like it.

The first issue exceeded my expectations with a solid mixture of action and humor. I went in liking the concept and came out loving the comic. Can’t wait to see where Hopeless and Rodriguez take it from here.

Story: Dennis Hopeless Art: Javier Rodriguez
Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review