Puss Reboots: Blog: January 2021: Ghost-Spider, Volume 2: Party People

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Ghost-Spider, Volume 2: Party People: 01/21/21

Ghost-Spider, Volume 2: Party People by Seanan McGuire and Ig Guara (Illustrations) is primarily about the reappearance of the Storm siblings after being missing for five years. On the B plot, in the other dimension, there's a new law forbidding superheroes under the age of 21 unless they have a sponsor. Both plots give Gwen a lot to consider as she is trying to find a workable balance between family, school, and being a superhero.

Of the two plots I found the Storm one the most compelling. At first glance it's a lost time mystery. They swear to they don't know what happened. But there's clearly something off about their story which reminds me all the way through of the duplicitous nature of Alicia Bitch Long Legs in Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophia Kinsella (2014).

The alternate universe plot is there to remind readers that Gwen's story is part of the larger Marvel Universe. There are notes for anyone who wants to pick up the other comics. I am personally not in any particular rush to do so.

Four stars