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tawfek's review
3.0
it was annoying to find this honestly, the title says gwenpool holiday special you search with that u will not find it.
anyway yeah i was here for gwenpool its one of two issues about gwenpool i didnt read yet.
and after all she is the only modern marvel title i have read, i am still in the 90th or something of x men, and if it wasnt for the movies and tv series i wouldnt have known most heroes in this title i still dropped atleast 20% of them lol.
anyway what can i say i love gwenpool, but this issue is just a h0liday service for the fans nothing more so dont expect a strong story or a lasting effect from this story on any other stories.
anyway yeah i was here for gwenpool its one of two issues about gwenpool i didnt read yet.
and after all she is the only modern marvel title i have read, i am still in the 90th or something of x men, and if it wasnt for the movies and tv series i wouldnt have known most heroes in this title i still dropped atleast 20% of them lol.
anyway what can i say i love gwenpool, but this issue is just a h0liday service for the fans nothing more so dont expect a strong story or a lasting effect from this story on any other stories.
ohnoflora's review
4.0
The Hawkeyes/Deadpool segment was the best thing about this, but I also loved getting more Jen, more Kamala and an introduction to Gwenpool (obligatory ?!?!), whose ongoing series by Chris Hastings I am very much looking forward to.
I wasn't that keen on the art for the She-Hulk story - I could barely recognise Patsy for one thing - but over all a silly, fun - if throwaway - comic.
I wasn't that keen on the art for the She-Hulk story - I could barely recognise Patsy for one thing - but over all a silly, fun - if throwaway - comic.
melowdee's review
3.0
I think out of all the stories in this issue I liked the Hawkeye vs Deadpool story line in it. Gwenpool it it was weird and didn't make any sense at all.
booksmellers's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
herwitchiness's review
5.0
I love holiday specials. On tv, short story anthologies, novellas, poems, comics... I love them. If my life is going crap, the best thing is to wrap up and read something cheesy, with a guaranteed happy ending and this one in particular was able to introduce me to some characters I had heard of, but not yet met while also featuring some old favorites of mine. And Gwenpool? Definitely a new fave! This special was cute, and yes, predictably cheesy; it had quite a few laugh out loud moments and it made it a special I enjoyed immensely and will definitely go back to when I need cheering up!
baikenish's review
2.0
Was not a fan of the majority of the art. Gwenpool doesn't actually play that big of a role, should've just named it the She-Hulk holiday special. Overall didn't care much for this. 2,5 stars.
macthekat's review
5.0
This was suprisingly good. I had not expected to like it so much. I picked it up because Bob from Talking Comics liked it, but I was still surprised that the story involved me that much! It is a bunch of smaller stories tied together and it was wonderful. Also Ms. Marvel need to take some time for her friends!
tsana's review
5.0
Gwenpool Holiday Special by Gerry Duggan and Charles Soule and a bunch of other, is a one-off fifty-page comic ostensibly about the new Gwenpool character but actually a She-Hulk story with a bunch of cameos. But who the hell is Gwenpool, you ask? Apparently she started out as a variant cover when Gwen Stacey was doing the variant-cover-rounds dressing up as various characters (I assume to promote Spider-Gwen). Then, when the Marvel powers-that-be saw how popular she was (how many people were cosplaying her), they gave her her own series. So that's pretty cool. I just wish they'd also given her pants (or a skirt, I'd settle for a skimpy skirt). This holiday special is a lead-in to that upcoming series, which doesn't start until April. She is also, apparently, in/going to be in the first three issues of the rebooted Howard the Duck, but I haven't read any of those.
As I said, this is mainly a She-Hulk comic. She-Hulk has to save the building her office is in from being sold. She enlists the help of her paralegal with a magic monkey and Patsy Walker (Hellcat) to throw an end-of-year party with all her superhero friends. That's the overarching story that ties everything together.
We also have short cameo stories from a few groups of characters: there's Ms Marvel hating the Christmas (and Chanukah) season because she feels left out; there's the Hawkeyes and Deadpool catching a bad guy; and there's Gwenpool who has a little mission before the party. These were all fun, with the Ms Marvel story being my favourite. Gwenpool was an interesting new character who seems to be Marvel's version of a teen Harley Quinn. (From a bit of googling, it seems her backstory is she's from the "real" world and has been transported into the world of Marvel comics, which she read in the real world, and thinks that everything is a video game and has no consequences. So that's kind of fun.)
This was an enjoyable issue, long enough to feel worth my time and money, but still pretty quick to get through. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in any of the characters mentioned above. And don't worry, you don't have to like or hate the holiday season to enjoy it.
4.5 / 5 stars
You can read more of my reviews on my blog.
As I said, this is mainly a She-Hulk comic. She-Hulk has to save the building her office is in from being sold. She enlists the help of her paralegal with a magic monkey and Patsy Walker (Hellcat) to throw an end-of-year party with all her superhero friends. That's the overarching story that ties everything together.
We also have short cameo stories from a few groups of characters: there's Ms Marvel hating the Christmas (and Chanukah) season because she feels left out; there's the Hawkeyes and Deadpool catching a bad guy; and there's Gwenpool who has a little mission before the party. These were all fun, with the Ms Marvel story being my favourite. Gwenpool was an interesting new character who seems to be Marvel's version of a teen Harley Quinn. (From a bit of googling, it seems her backstory is she's from the "real" world and has been transported into the world of Marvel comics, which she read in the real world, and thinks that everything is a video game and has no consequences. So that's kind of fun.)
This was an enjoyable issue, long enough to feel worth my time and money, but still pretty quick to get through. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in any of the characters mentioned above. And don't worry, you don't have to like or hate the holiday season to enjoy it.
4.5 / 5 stars
You can read more of my reviews on my blog.
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