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Happy Holidays, all! I'll admit that this WASN'T the next pic I wanted to get done. However, it IS a pic I've been meaning to get off my plate for quite some time. And with Christmas and New Years upon us, it just felt like the time to pull the trigger on it. After all, this always felt like a Christmas/New Years-type scene in my mind. You know, redemption, rebirth, togetherness...all that fun stuff. ^_^

For those who are wondering, this is loosely based on a scene I'm planning for late in my Spectacular Spider-Man fanfic series (which I'm STLL looking for co-writers for, so if you're at all interested or KNOW anyone who might be interested, my door is always open ^_^). But first, a little bit of background/spoilers, to put this picture in context. Throughout the course of my fics, Peter and Gwen find themselves slowly inching closer back together. But between finding out that Peter is Spider-Man, gaining Spider Powers of her own, after being experimented on by Miles Warren (who becomes the Jackal, after being exposed to the Globulin Green) and barely surviving an attack by Harry Osborn, as the new Green Goblin (and attack where her father, George Stacy, is crippled), Gwen reaches a breaking point. As such, she heads abroad and away from Peter, in the desperate hope that some soul searching will help her decide if a life with Spider-Man is really something she can handle. She tells no one where's she's going, save for Mary Jane.

However, months later, Peter has his mind swapped with Otto Octavius, who places his old body in a chemical-induced coma and proceeds to take Spider-Man's life for his own. So Mary Jane, sensing something is very wrong, contacts Gwen, telling her that she can't wait anymore and it's time for her to come home. Returning to New York, now as Spider-Woman, Gwen fights alongside Anti-Venom to defeat Octavius and restore Peter's mind to its rightful body. But when Anti-Venom leaves to return to California, Peter and Gwen are left behind to deal with the fallout of her leaving. In the ensuing discussion, Gwen reveals what prompted her to become Spider-Woman and how the resulting transformation has left her feeling more confident to return home.

Which brings us to the image in question. The basic image is Peter and Gwen finally reconciling, at the perfect time of year to do it, no less. This was more or less how I've wanted it to look for years. However, when I was asking for ideas for my 100,000-Hit Commemorative pic, came to me, with the same basic idea, only including Peter and Gwen being inadvertently spied upon by a character from another series Greg Weisman was very closely tied to (bonus points if you can guess who). I thought it was too good to pass up, so I gladly stole the idea (don't worry, he didn't mind). So we've got romance, a bit of humor and enough of a holiday theme to make it timely. ^_^

Oh, and yes, the background is a photograph. I'll admit, I got lazy and took a shortcut. I just didn't have the time (or the strength) to draw a background that detailed. Still, the quality is low enough that you really can barely tell.

Well, that's all for now. Hope to like what you see. And I hope you enjoy whatever branch of the Holiday Season you end up celebrating. Peace be with you. ^_^

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Happy Holidays, all! I'll admit that this WASN'T the next pic I wanted to get done. However, it IS a pic I've been meaning to get off my plate for quite some time. And with Christmas and New Years upon us, it just felt like the time to pull the trigger on it. After all, this always felt like a Christmas/New Years-type scene in my mind. You know, redemption, rebirth, togetherness...all that fun stuff. ^_^

For those who are wondering, this is loosely based on a scene I'm planning for late in my Spectacular Spider-Man fanfic series (which I'm STLL looking for co-writers for, so if you're at all interested or KNOW anyone who might be interested, my door is always open ^_^). But first, a little bit of background/spoilers, to put this picture in context. Throughout the course of my fics, Peter and Gwen find themselves slowly inching closer back together. But between finding out that Peter is Spider-Man, gaining Spider Powers of her own, after being experimented on by Miles Warren (who becomes the Jackal, after being exposed to the Globulin Green) and barely surviving an attack by Harry Osborn, as the new Green Goblin (and attack where her father, George Stacy, is crippled), Gwen reaches a breaking point. As such, she heads abroad and away from Peter, in the desperate hope that some soul searching will help her decide if a life with Spider-Man is really something she can handle. She tells no one where's she's going, save for Mary Jane.

However, months later, Peter has his mind swapped with Otto Octavius, who places his old body in a chemical-induced coma and proceeds to take Spider-Man's life for his own. So Mary Jane, sensing something is very wrong, contacts Gwen, telling her that she can't wait anymore and it's time for her to come home. Returning to New York, now as Spider-Woman, Gwen fights alongside Anti-Venom to defeat Octavius and restore Peter's mind to its rightful body. But when Anti-Venom leaves to return to California, Peter and Gwen are left behind to deal with the fallout of her leaving. In the ensuing discussion, Gwen reveals what prompted her to become Spider-Woman and how the resulting transformation has left her feeling more confident to return home.

Which brings us to the image in question. The basic image is Peter and Gwen finally reconciling, at the perfect time of year to do it, no less. This was more or less how I've wanted it to look for years. However, when I was asking for ideas for my 100,000-Hit Commemorative pic, came to me, with the same basic idea, only including Peter and Gwen being inadvertently spied upon by a character from another series Greg Weisman was very closely tied to (bonus points if you can guess who). I thought it was too good to pass up, so I gladly stole the idea (don't worry, he didn't mind). So we've got romance, a bit of humor and enough of a holiday theme to make it timely. ^_^

Oh, and yes, the background is a photograph. I'll admit, I got lazy and took a shortcut. I just didn't have the time (or the strength) to draw a background that detailed. Still, the quality is low enough that you really can barely tell.

Well, that's all for now. Hope to like what you see. And I hope you enjoy whatever branch of the Holiday Season you end up celebrating. Peace be with you. ^_^