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: Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter, Black Widow or Spider-Girl) is a
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published by
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. Created by
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and
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, she is the
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equivalent of
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and both iterations of
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(
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and
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). As opposed to her prime counterparts, this character is a female clone of
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's
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, dealing with being the brain of a teenage boy trapped in the body of a teenage girl. In 2014 and
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, the character's red-and-white costume and characterisation as a secret agent relative of Peter Parker were respectively adapted as his
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sister
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and Earth-19529 daughter
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. The character received a positive critical reception. In 2023, the character made their cinematic debut in the animated feature film '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' as a member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society.


Publication history

Created by
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and
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, the Ultimate incarnation of Spider-Woman first appeared in ''
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'' #98 (October 2006), and appeared in ''All-New Ultimates'' #1 (April 2014) as the Ultimate Universe's third equivalent of Black Widow (after Natasha Romanoff and Monica Chang). She is a supporting character in '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' and '' Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates''.


Fictional character biography


''Clone Saga''

Spider-Woman is a genetically engineered clone of the original Spider-Man,
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, whose chromosomes were manipulated to make her biologically female. Created alongside Kaine to act as agents for the CIA (code name: Spider-Woman), she retains Peter's memories and love of Mary Jane Watson, also viewing herself as Peter. The intent of her creators was to erase her memories and implant new ones, but both escaped before the process could be carried out.''
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'' #102 (November 2006)
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reveals himself as the mastermind behind the experiments that created them. All three fight Doctor Octopus together and eventually prevail. Peter surrenders to
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while the clones opt to flee. At the storyline's close, Spider-Woman decides to start a new life apart from Peter, takes her leave of him after what she calls "the most awkward hug in history", establishing a sibling-like relationship with him.


''Ultimatum''

Spider-Woman later appears during the "
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" storyline, making their public debut when they help Johnny Storm apprehend the
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.''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #129 (December 2008) Storm begins to develop a romantic interest in Spider-Woman after a bad date with a famed but obnoxious teen singer, unaware that she is Spider-Man's female clone. They later meet
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while aiding civilians during
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's worldwide attack, taking them to safety and promising to find Peter for them. Later, she travels to the center of Manhattan where
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's home is being attacked by
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; the
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begins to destroy the portal to the Dark Dimension, causing an explosion. After briefly being chased by Hulk, Spider-Woman continues her search for Peter and meets
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. They work together on the search as well as try to help survivors, but are overwhelmed by the deaths and destruction around them. They manage to find a remnant of Peter's mask, which Kitty takes with her and gives to Mary Jane Watson at Peter's home, informing her and May that Peter is still among the missing.


''Doomsday''

In '' Ultimate Enemy'', Spider-Woman is seen doing recon on the Roxxon Corporation, investigating possible illegal genetic experimentation, when the corporation building is attacked. It is assumed that the person behind the attack is the "Ultimate Enemy". She is later attacked by the same creature that destroyed the building. Spider-Woman then attempts to infiltrate Roxxon, posing as an employee. On her first day, she is introduced to the Roxxon Brain Trust. Shortly afterward, she witnesses an attack on the Baxter Building, and Roxxon suggests she move into an underground bunker. While waiting there,
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starts to ask them questions and figures out that she is not who she claims to be. The Roxxon Brain Trust then reveals that they suspect Roxxon in the attacks. Spider-Woman does not trust them and when they want to see her powers, she webs them up and attempts to flee. One of the Brain Trust members transforms into a brute of some sort and knocks them out before she can get away. In '' Ultimate Doom'', Spider-Woman awakens to find herself bound on a table and meets the Brain Trust's leader, Doctor Octopus. It doesn't take long for Spider-Man to arrive and save her, just before Roxxon is attacked again. As the duo start rescuing civilians, they notice Doctor Octopus is also in danger. Although Spider-Woman wants to let him die, Spider-Man eventually manages to convince her to help save him. Rick Jones arrives with the Human Torch and they learn that heroes are gathering to take down Reed Richards. Spider-Woman and even Doctor Octopus join the group. During the attack in the
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, Spider-Woman meets the
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for the first time, and assists
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himself. After the confrontation with Richards, Spider-Woman becomes an agent of
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at
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's request.


''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' and ''Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates''

After Peter apparently dies fighting the
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, Spider-Woman confronts the new Spider-Man,
Miles Morales Spider-Man (Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). ) is a superhero and the third predominant Spider-Man to appear in American comic books published by M ...
. She later assists
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and Hawkeye in fighting Electro. Eventually, Spider-Woman becomes frustrated about being in the Ultimates team, being captured along with
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by the new S.H.I.E.L.D. director Marvin Flumm, but is later released and takes part in Captain America's swearing into the presidency. When Captain America went to join the states once more, Spider-Woman joined the new president and was part of the ground forces. During the "United We Stand" storyline, Spider-Woman is reluctantly teamed with Miles during S.H.I.E.L.D.'s battle with the terrorist group HYDRA. After they are separated in the battle, Spider-Woman finds Miles and returns him to New York. Initially, Spider-Woman is not forthcoming when Miles asks why she cares so much about him. But after Miles quits being Spider-Man following personal tragedy, Spider-Woman reveals to Miles that she is Peter's clone, explaining that although she has Parker's memories, she is not Spider-Man, but feels that Miles should be. This convinces Miles to resume the Spider-Man identity.


''All-New Ultimates''

Later, Miles and Spider-Woman team up with
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and Bombshell to fight Roxxon's Brain Trust and confront Donald Roxxon. Along with Kitty Pryde, the group becomes the New Ultimates, she changes her superhero alias to "Black Widow", and attempts to begin dating Kitty "again" (from when they were Peter). She also fought against HYDRA's Spider-Men during which she dubbed "Spider-Girl".


''Spider-Verse''

During the "
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" storyline, Spider-Woman teams up with Kaine and an alternate
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to investigate the home of the Inheritors and find out how they are able to clone new bodies for themselves.


''Spider-Men II''

Following the ''
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'' events that seemingly destroyed Spider-Woman's universe, she is returned to existence, once again using the Spider-Woman identity, and rejoining the Ultimates with the resurrected Peter Parker who has reclaimed the Spider-Man mantle in Miles's absence upon emigrating to
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.


Powers and abilities

Spider-Woman has all the powers of Spider-Man, including superhuman strength, speed, and agility, the ability to stick to surfaces and a spider-sense that warns them of danger. In addition, her fingertips have
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s, allowing her to fire
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-spinning webbing from them.


Other versions


Teresa Parker

On
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, the Ultimate Spider-Woman's iconic red-and-white costume and characterisation as a secret agent "sister" to Peter Parker / Spider-Man would be adapted to the new character of Teresa Parker, the Earth-616 Peter's long-lost younger sister, first appearing ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business'' in 2014, before returning in '' Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Volume Five, and ''The Chameleon Conspiracy''.


Claire Parker

On Earth-19529, the Ultimate Spider-Woman's iconic red-and-white costume and characterisation would be adapted to the new character of Claire Parker, daughter of Spider-Man, as a
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with
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, in '' Spider-Man: Life Story'', adapting the events of all ''Spider-Man'' comics released between 1962 and 2019 as if their events had happened in real-time, with some divergences during the
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. After fending off
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in 2006 while Peter is involved in the superhero Civil War, by 2019 Claire has become Spider-Woman with the Ultimate Spider-Woman costume, remaining on Earth to protect her brother Benny and mother Mary Jane as he goes to space face Doctor Doom along with
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(actually Otto Octavius).


Reception


Critical reception

Michael Austin of ''
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'' stated, "Not only is the mainstream Jessica Drew incredibly cool, but her Ultimate universe counterpart is also an equally impressive character as well. This Jessica Drew is actually a female clone of Peter Parker. The character debuted during the Ultimate Marvel version of the Clone Saga. While the original Clone Saga is hotly debated as possibly one of the worst Spider-Man arcs of all time, the Ultimate universe counterpart was received much better, and it was thanks to great characters like the Ultimate Jessica Drew." Jamie Lovett of ''
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'' asserted, "The other alternate universe clone that needs honorable mentioning here come's from Marvel's own Ultimate Universe. The ultimate universe Jessica Drew is a female clone of Peter Parker, kind of like how X-23 is a female clone of Wolverine, except that Jessica presents as approximately the same age as Peter. The Ultimate "Clone Saga" is a much better more cohesive story than the original "Clone Saga," and Ultimate Jessica Drew's introduction is part of that. Watching her and Peter Parker try to figure out exactly what's going on when they first meet is a brilliant moment. Jessica Drew eventually joined the Ultimates and took on the persona of the new Black Widow before the Ultimate Universe finally came to its Ultimate End. Weirdly enough, the female clone origin for Ultimate Spider-Woman makes more sense than the origin of the original Marvel Universe Spider-Woman, which had to do with her father saving her life by injecting her with experimental spider-blood, and has no direct connection to Peter Parker at all. This is a great case of the Ultimate Universe doing what it set out to do - modernizing and streamlining classic Marvel Universe characters." Alyssa Gawaran of ''
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'' said, "If the multiverse has taught us anything, there is an endless amount of variants of our favorite superheroes out there. Therefore, you should not be surprised that there is a woman clone of our beloved Peter Parker that is out and about in the Marvel Comics — and she's a lesbian! Jessica Drew, better known as Ultimate Spider-Woman, is a hero found in the ''All-New Ultimates'' series for Marvel. She ends up taking on the Black Widow legacy and has her very own 'coming out' moment in ''All-New Ultimates #4''. The Spider-Verse is still expanding, and Jessica Drew would be a very fitting addition."


Accolades

* In 2014, ''
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'' ranked Jessica Drew's Ultimate Marvel iteration 3rd in their "7 Best Female Characters from the Spider-Man Multiverse" list. * In 2017, ''
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'' ranked Jessica Drew 9th in their "Greatest Spider-Women of All Time" list. * In 2017, ''
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'' ranked Jessica Drew 3rd in their "Every Spider-Man Clone" list. * In 2018, ''
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'' ranked Jessica Drew's costume 10th in their "40 Alternate Spider-Man Costumes" list. * In 2020, ''CBR.com'' ranked Jessica Drew 1st in their "Spider-Woman: 10 Most Powerful Characters To Bear The Name" list. * In 2021, ''Screen Rant'' included Jessica Drew in their "Spider-Woman: 10 Best Alternate Versions Of The Marvel Comics Heroine" list. * In 2022, ''CBR.com'' ranked Jessica Drew 5th in their "5 Best Spider-Man Clones" list. * In 2022, ''
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'' included Jessica Drew in their "8 LGBTQ+ Marvel Comics Characters That Need to Be in the MCU" list.


In other media


Film

Jess Drew / Spider-Woman appears in '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' (2023), voiced by
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. Described as an "original creation" and "wholesale reinvention of the concept" of the comic book Jessica Drew, this version is an
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Spider-Woman who rides a motorcycle and serves as a leading member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society and mentor to Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman. A
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of the
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and
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Jessica Drews, she has the spider-powers and fingertip-webs of the Ultimate Spider-Woman from ''
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'' and the
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of the Earth-616 Jessica Drew from '' Spider-Woman: Spider-Verse''. Furthermore, alternate universe comic book-accurate incarnations of the Ultimate Spider-Woman make background cameo appearances as additional members of the Spider-Society. * Jess Drew / Spider-Woman will return in '' Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'' (2027) and the
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-led spin-off film ''Spider-Woman'', with Rae reprising her role.


Video games

* Ultimate Spider-Woman appears as an unlockable playable character in ''
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''. * Ultimate Spider-Woman (referred to as "Spider-Girl") appears as a playable character in ''
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'' via the Spider-Man DLC pack.


References


External links

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