Yes, Marvel Just Added Spider-Gwen to MCU Canon, But It Did So In the Most Complicated Way

This publish incorporates a PREVIEW for TVA #1
Spider-Gwen is technically now a part of the MCU canon, albeit in a beautiful advanced method. Following the occasions of Loki season 2, Tom Hiddleston’s titular God of Mischief destroyed the Temporal Loom and freed a couple of timelines. This sacrificial act has resulted in a brand new technology for the Time Variance Authority beneath the management of B-15 and Agent Mobius to observe and offer protection to a majority of these new timelines. On the other hand, it sort of feels as although they have additionally introduced some contemporary faces on board, comparable to their new recruit Ghost-Spider aka Spider-Gwen.
As observed within the new preview for TVA #1 by means of Loki season 2 author Katharyn Blair and artist Pere Pérez, Spider-Gwen is now formally a part of the Time Variance Authority, having gained their help after her fresh displacement from her house timeline of Earth-65. Likewise, the brand new preview confirms that the TVA is identical MCU model observed within the live-action collection:
Referencing the occasions of Loki seasons 1 & 2, this indisputably appears to be a primary for Wonder, providing what seems to be to be a quasi-canonical collection with connections to each the Wonder Universe of the comics and the MCU, therefore Spider-Gwen’s recruitment.
Spider-Gwen Has Been Recruited Through The TVA
A Displaced Variant With No House Timeline
Within the new preview, Leave out Mins, Mobius, and B-15 are all proven recalling the occasions of Loki season 2 and the way they have entered a brand new technology for the TVA, as used to be featured in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Likewise, earlier comedian collection like Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider have proven Ke Huy Quan’s O.B. serving as Gwen’s handler who is been serving to her regulate to her new existence within the comics’ Earth-616 as she’s lately not able to go back house to Earth-65. Now, Gwen now seems to be to be an outright agent of the TVA, thigh holster and all.
“It does appear as although the brand new rule being established on this new collection is that the TVA and its brokers can function with characters and timelines from the comics simply up to the ones within the live-action MCU…”
Since the TVA exists out of doors of time and area with get entry to to a couple of timelines and realities, it follows that its canonical standing can have enough money to be a bit extra speedy and unfastened, ambiguous, versatile, nebulous, and all the above. That mentioned, it does appear as although the brand new rule being established on this new collection is that the TVA and its brokers can function with characters and timelines from the comics simply up to the ones within the live-action MCU. It is a very thrilling prospect, one that includes some very intriguing chances.
Are We One Step Nearer To A Reside-Motion Spider-Gwen?
The TVA Makes It Kinda Sophisticated
Preserving the above concepts in thoughts, it isn’t a stretch to believe that the TVA serving as a primary automobile to carry established comedian characters into the MCU, like Spider-Gwen. On the other hand, one has to additionally consider Sony’s animated Spider-Verse films, its personal Spider-Gwen voiced by means of Hailee Steinfeld who additionally performs the MCU’s Kate Bishop, and their very own multiversal connections to the MCU which might no doubt make issues beautiful complicated. Regardless, the concept that nonetheless stands in idea whether or not it is Spider-Gwen or some other comics persona Wonder Studios would possibly need to straight away carry into the MCU. The TVA can help in making it occur.
TVA #1 is on sale December 18th from Wonder Comics.