Spider-Gwen Body Paint Cosplay Proves Spider-Verse Destroys Its Heroes

The Spider-Heroes across the Spider-Verse are constantly thrown in dangerous situations and in a battled damaged body paint cosplay, Spider-Gwen gets her own Sam Raimi Spider-Man-inspired battle-damaged look. In a cosplay made entirely of paint/makeup, cosplayer Melissa Croft shows the after-effects of Spider-Gwen taking some serious damage after a tough fight, as her mask and costume are tattered – all of which are the creation of the talented artist.

Spider-Gwen is the Earth-65 variant of the Gwen Stacy, who first appeared in Edge of Spider-Verse #2 by Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez, and Rico Renzi. In that universe, Gwen, not Peter Parker, was bitten by the radioactive spider that gave her incredible powers. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Peter became the Lizard to get revenge on classmates who bullied him over the years. Tragically, Parker would die in a fight following an attack, serving as inspiration for the hero – reversing (albeit in a much more twisted manner) Earth-616 Gwen Stacy’s own tragic demise. Spider-Gwen has since joined the main Marvel Universe and become one of the most popular characters to emerge from the Spider-Verse.

On her Instagram account, artist and cosplayer Melissa Croft showed off her take on a battle-damaged Spider-Gwen. The body paint cosplay features the hero in a shredded costume with rips all over. The Spider-Gwen costume looks like it was attacked by the Lizard, as there appear to be claw marks across the chest. Meanwhile, Spider-Gwen’s mask takes a page from the battle-damaged Spider-Man suit from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, as her eyes are visible through the ripped mask, as is her face from the nose down. Croft uses the body paint in such an incredible way, as the parts she chose to leave unpainted represent the damage her suit has taken.

Melissa Croft has tackled a few heroes from across the Spider-Verse, including her take on a Venom-infected Black Cat. She’s also shared some other battle-damaged suits, including her version of a gender-flipped Deadpool, which features the similar body paint technique employed in her Spider-Gwen cosplay.

In this case, the well-crafted battle-damaged cosplay further proves Spider-Gwen, like Spider-Man before her, is willing to put her life on the line to be a great hero – even if it means a little (or a lot) of pain. Likewise, the Spider-Gwen body paint cosplay from Melissa Croft shows how tough it is to be a Spider-Hero, no matter what universe you come from.

Source: Melissa Croft – Instagram

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