Spider-Woman has never been one of the major characters in comic books , but Marvel hopes that she will make a splash with her new look . The original Spider-Woman , Jessica Drew -- who , oddly enough , was created purely so Marvel would have the rights to the name in 1977 -- has kept the same red and yellow costume for decades ( a new Spider-Woman wore a black costume , matching Spider-Man 's briefly in the 1980s ) . Now Marvel is ready to update the character with a more modern looking outfit that includes a red and black jacket with yellow accents and tight black pants . It follows on the heels of DC Comics ' fashionable new take on Batgirl earlier this year ( like CNN , DC Comics is a Time Warner company ) . That costume also included a jacket . Artist Kris Anka says that the idea for the design has been in the works since July . We 'll get our first look at the new Spider-Woman in the fifth issue come March . Editor Nick Lowe told USA Today , `` Spider-Man is n't really a detective -- he swings around looking for trouble , whereas Jess needs to go and figure stuff out and dig things up , and you ca n't really do that head to toe in spandex very well . '' Spider-Woman quickly trended worldwide on Twitter Thursday morning after the new look was released , and fan reaction was mixed . `` Check out the functionality of # SpiderWoman 's new duds ! ! So cool ! Now to figure out how to make that happen IRL , '' said Moviepilot.com 's Catrina Dennis . `` I just think Spider-Woman looked iconic , '' @ Twyst tweeted . `` This costume isnt bad , at all - it reminds me of the Wonder Woman redesign tho . '' `` I like the new Spider-Woman costume a lot BUT not the glasses . I hate super hero costumes with glasses , '' @ feemcbee said . Matthew Sturges had a very good question : `` New Spider-Woman costume is good , but she still has no pockets . Where are heroes supposed to keep their stuff ? '' What do you think of the new costume ? And take a look at more female superheroes in the gallery above .
Marvel Comics character Spider-Woman is getting a new look for 2015 . The first issue of the series will be released on October 5, 2015. Her makeover follows a recent costume change for Batgirl by DC Comics .