19) Jess Drew
Across the Spider-Verse goes a long way to repeatedly tell us that Issa Rae’s take on the original Spider-Woman is an absolute badass. And we meet her, she is, and we’re fully on board when Gwen is so smitten by this bike-riding force of nature she immediately asks to be adopted. But Jess is ultimately Miguel’s second-in-command in the Spider-Society, and she is seemingly well aware and on board with just how far gone Miguel has gone to maintain the Canon—and what sketchy decisions he’s made to do so.
Even if there is a teeny flicker of doubt in her eyes when Miles escapes the Spider-Society’s clutches in the film’s climax, and she also is seemingly doubting enough that she lets Gwen run off from the Morales’ house on Earth-1610 to start her Rebel Spider-team, we’re gonna have to wait to see if Beyond sets Jess on a path away from Miguel’s wayward side.
