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Hulk (2008) (Collected Editions) #13
Red She-Hulk, Vol. 1: Hell Hath No Fury
The world's strongest female, Red She-Hulk, has a new mission - and she's dead set on a path of destruction! Her enemies? Every super-powered being in the Marvel Universe! Captain America has no choice but to hunt her down...but will the newly redesigned X-51 need to use lethal force against her? And even if he has to make that tough call...will it even be enough to take a fighting mad Red She-Hulk down!? A smashing new direction begins here!
Collecting: Red She-Hulk 58-62
Collecting: Red She-Hulk 58-62
122 pages, Paperback
First published April 3, 2013
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March 19, 2014
The day of the Hulk Prime incident produced more than one Hulk – in the gamma explosion, Bruce Banner was transformed into the Hulk but his girlfriend Betty Ross and her dad, General “Thunderbolt” Ross, were also exposed to the gamma radiation that would turn them into Hulks themselves years later. “Thunderbolt” Ross became Red Hulk and Betty? Betty Ross is Red She-Hulk!
In Hell Hath No Fury, Red She-Hulk has glimpsed a nightmarish future if super soldiers become standard in the US military and sets out to stop the research – with any means necessary! But her activities, including accidentally murdering a test subject, brings her to the attention of the Avengers who try to bring her down. Meanwhile, X-51 aka Machine Man investigates the cause of Red She-Hulk’s behaviour and discovers the shocking truth of the future!
Jeff Parker is a terrific writer – look at his Batman ’66 series for some of his best work to date – and his Red She-Hulk isn’t bad, but it’s not as brilliant as his usual stuff. Part of it is down to the character who’s like any other superhero in the Marvel Universe – they charge in, smash stuff up, etc. – except (and probably due to her Hulk side), Betty’s very disagreeable and difficult to like. I get that she’s on a mission but the tone is way too serious (very un-Marvel-like) and her character comes off as one-sidedly unpleasant.
It also feels like an arbitrary adventure. I’m not sure what Red She-Hulk’s usually about – I’ve never read one of her books before this – but I’m guessing the whole “stopping the terrible future” thing isn’t her main motivation. Banner’s thing was about trying to find a cure, Red She-Hulk’s story seems like an interchangeable storyline you could put on any Marvel character.
X-51/Machine Man is a cool character - he’s another one I don’t think I’ve seen before in any Marvel books but his whole “living armour” thing is awesome and apparently he’s a more powerful android that both Ultron and The Vision so that’s pretty badass. And I liked that there are degrees in Hulking out where Betty can transform into Red She-Hulk and then go to the next level which is an even bigger Red She-Hulk with a seriously berserker rage, like in Dragonball Z where Goku can go saiyan and then super saiyan.
Carlo Pagulayan’s art is really good throughout and suitably epic and kinetic when it needs to be. This is however the first Marvel book I’ve read where I’ve found the editing to be sub-par. In at least two panels I spotted the artists’ directions that hadn’t been rubbed out, making it into the final print! On one panel for Machine Man the note reads “Pls put glowing perspective grid lines” and in a later panel for Iron Man the note says “Glow glow glow” around different spots on his armour - very sloppy stuff, Marvel!
Parker hasn’t won me over to the series with this book but there are worse Marvel books out there to read than this. Red She-Hulk shows in Hell Hath No Fury that she’s a character with potential even if it’s not fully realised here.
In Hell Hath No Fury, Red She-Hulk has glimpsed a nightmarish future if super soldiers become standard in the US military and sets out to stop the research – with any means necessary! But her activities, including accidentally murdering a test subject, brings her to the attention of the Avengers who try to bring her down. Meanwhile, X-51 aka Machine Man investigates the cause of Red She-Hulk’s behaviour and discovers the shocking truth of the future!
Jeff Parker is a terrific writer – look at his Batman ’66 series for some of his best work to date – and his Red She-Hulk isn’t bad, but it’s not as brilliant as his usual stuff. Part of it is down to the character who’s like any other superhero in the Marvel Universe – they charge in, smash stuff up, etc. – except (and probably due to her Hulk side), Betty’s very disagreeable and difficult to like. I get that she’s on a mission but the tone is way too serious (very un-Marvel-like) and her character comes off as one-sidedly unpleasant.
It also feels like an arbitrary adventure. I’m not sure what Red She-Hulk’s usually about – I’ve never read one of her books before this – but I’m guessing the whole “stopping the terrible future” thing isn’t her main motivation. Banner’s thing was about trying to find a cure, Red She-Hulk’s story seems like an interchangeable storyline you could put on any Marvel character.
X-51/Machine Man is a cool character - he’s another one I don’t think I’ve seen before in any Marvel books but his whole “living armour” thing is awesome and apparently he’s a more powerful android that both Ultron and The Vision so that’s pretty badass. And I liked that there are degrees in Hulking out where Betty can transform into Red She-Hulk and then go to the next level which is an even bigger Red She-Hulk with a seriously berserker rage, like in Dragonball Z where Goku can go saiyan and then super saiyan.
Carlo Pagulayan’s art is really good throughout and suitably epic and kinetic when it needs to be. This is however the first Marvel book I’ve read where I’ve found the editing to be sub-par. In at least two panels I spotted the artists’ directions that hadn’t been rubbed out, making it into the final print! On one panel for Machine Man the note reads “Pls put glowing perspective grid lines” and in a later panel for Iron Man the note says “Glow glow glow” around different spots on his armour - very sloppy stuff, Marvel!
Parker hasn’t won me over to the series with this book but there are worse Marvel books out there to read than this. Red She-Hulk shows in Hell Hath No Fury that she’s a character with potential even if it’s not fully realised here.
November 2, 2014
Hell Hath No Fury is a pretty fun story. I haven't read anything that actually used Betty Ross before now, except I think she was in a Hulk comic I read for a few pages. This gives her a story of her own, one that doesn't revolve around Bruce Banner, and though I'm not fond of the way this plot talks about Bruce/Hulk (as becoming nothing more than a monster), her issues and her mission are pretty interesting. I don't think I've read anything using Aaron Stack/the android X-51 before, and he's pretty interesting too: an android more advanced than Ultron and the Vision.
Despite the fact that this is issues #58-62 of Red She-Hulk, it's easy enough to follow what's happening. There's a quick summary of who Betty is and how she Hulked out at the beginning, and the other mysteries explain themselves as you go along. Aaron is pretty self-explanatory, too. I think this works without reference to any other arcs and storylines, beyond the background knowledge about Betty Ross' relationship to Bruce Banner.
The Avengers also have their moment here; it's a little funny how Red She-Hulk can so easily defeat them; it's like Marvel making Betty more powerful than all of them combined, which I'm not entirely sure she's meant to be. Mind you, she's got the body of a Hulk and the mind of Betty Ross, so she's subtler than the original Hulk, more able to strategise. Anyway, the Avengers' appearance and banter is fun, and I like seeing Cap making the tough decisions with the data he has -- it's the wrong decision, but he can't know that. He just does the best he can.
Despite the fact that this is issues #58-62 of Red She-Hulk, it's easy enough to follow what's happening. There's a quick summary of who Betty is and how she Hulked out at the beginning, and the other mysteries explain themselves as you go along. Aaron is pretty self-explanatory, too. I think this works without reference to any other arcs and storylines, beyond the background knowledge about Betty Ross' relationship to Bruce Banner.
The Avengers also have their moment here; it's a little funny how Red She-Hulk can so easily defeat them; it's like Marvel making Betty more powerful than all of them combined, which I'm not entirely sure she's meant to be. Mind you, she's got the body of a Hulk and the mind of Betty Ross, so she's subtler than the original Hulk, more able to strategise. Anyway, the Avengers' appearance and banter is fun, and I like seeing Cap making the tough decisions with the data he has -- it's the wrong decision, but he can't know that. He just does the best he can.
December 24, 2014
This was a title that could have used a fresh renumbering instead of carrying over from the former Red Hulk book. Indeed, if Marvel were to relaunch this concept now, I have a feeling it would be more successful instead of succumbing in ten issues to low sales and cancellation. This could have been the perfect tie-in book to Jonathan Hickman's Avengers of which Marvel is promoting right now.
This was the perfect Hickman tie-in. It drew from the Shield book and the final arc was all about alternate time lines and parallel world. It was just ahead of its time by a few months. The world could have used a lot more Carlo Pagulayan interiors.
This was the perfect Hickman tie-in. It drew from the Shield book and the final arc was all about alternate time lines and parallel world. It was just ahead of its time by a few months. The world could have used a lot more Carlo Pagulayan interiors.
December 17, 2015
In the Gamma explosion that created the Hulk, there were also exposed his girlfriend Betty Ross who became Red She-Hulk and his father. This I know because it says so at some point in this book, otherwise I wouldn't have any idea who she is. Not that it matters so much, some origins are just mcguffins done to create a new characters that can make [put name of publishing company here] earn more money.
Anyway, let's get to the story. The American Army has put in motion a new project called Echelon that is basically the Super-Soldier program but Red She-Hulk is determined to destroy it.
The main problem with this book it that is takes quite a bit to learn what's the motive behind RSH rampage and until them the story it's just people fighting each other without much reason. The Avengers try to stop her with the help of some guy I've never heard of before called Aaron Stack aka. Machine Man aka. Random Guy in a armor suit (that last guy is mine) but he ends up helping the Hulk. Things got more interesting once RSH and Aaron started working together but the story was a bit bland throughout and I feel like there was too much repetition. Things are left open for the next volume.
Overall, don't go out of your way to pick this up.
Edit:
As of December, I had forgotten I'd read this so one star it is. What a read in books, Goodreads...
Anyway, let's get to the story. The American Army has put in motion a new project called Echelon that is basically the Super-Soldier program but Red She-Hulk is determined to destroy it.
The main problem with this book it that is takes quite a bit to learn what's the motive behind RSH rampage and until them the story it's just people fighting each other without much reason. The Avengers try to stop her with the help of some guy I've never heard of before called Aaron Stack aka. Machine Man aka. Random Guy in a armor suit (that last guy is mine) but he ends up helping the Hulk. Things got more interesting once RSH and Aaron started working together but the story was a bit bland throughout and I feel like there was too much repetition. Things are left open for the next volume.
Overall, don't go out of your way to pick this up.
Edit:
As of December, I had forgotten I'd read this so one star it is. What a read in books, Goodreads...
July 7, 2015
Bruce Banner ist der Hulk, klar. Cool.
She-Hulk ... mhm, Jennifer Walters, richtig? Grün wie Cousin Banner, durch Bluttransfusion von selbigem nach Unfall verhulkusiert. So etwas passiert im Marvelversum schon mal.
Dann gibt es den Red Hulk, General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross. Aha?
Und nun also ganz in der Familientradition Tochter Betty Ross als Red She-Hulk. Ob sie von Papi eine Bluttransfusion bekommen hat?
Jeff Parker, der mir als Autor der Batman 66 - Reihe so hervorragend gefällt, ist hier ganz auf die aktuelle Marvel-Linie eingeschworen worden, nichts als Militär, Avengers und SHIELD; leider hat Parker hier keinen- Freiraum für großes Augenzwinkern und Skurrilitäten. Die Story hat mich nicht mitgerissen. Die Artwork ist allerdings ausgesprochen passabel.
Hey Marvel, hier ein Vorschlag von mir für 2016: Rick Jones ist der Blue Teen-Hulk! Banner konnte ihn vor der Strahlung der Gamma-Bombe natürlich nicht abschirmen und nun treten die Spätfolgen bei Rick auf. In seiner Wut auf die Bombe und auf die Welt will er alle roten und grünen Hulks vernichten...
(gemeinsam mit den formiculaschen Riesenameisen, die durch die selbe Strahlung entstanden sind ... Crossover mit Ant-Man in Season 2)
She-Hulk ... mhm, Jennifer Walters, richtig? Grün wie Cousin Banner, durch Bluttransfusion von selbigem nach Unfall verhulkusiert. So etwas passiert im Marvelversum schon mal.
Dann gibt es den Red Hulk, General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross. Aha?
Und nun also ganz in der Familientradition Tochter Betty Ross als Red She-Hulk. Ob sie von Papi eine Bluttransfusion bekommen hat?
Jeff Parker, der mir als Autor der Batman 66 - Reihe so hervorragend gefällt, ist hier ganz auf die aktuelle Marvel-Linie eingeschworen worden, nichts als Militär, Avengers und SHIELD; leider hat Parker hier keinen- Freiraum für großes Augenzwinkern und Skurrilitäten. Die Story hat mich nicht mitgerissen. Die Artwork ist allerdings ausgesprochen passabel.
Hey Marvel, hier ein Vorschlag von mir für 2016: Rick Jones ist der Blue Teen-Hulk! Banner konnte ihn vor der Strahlung der Gamma-Bombe natürlich nicht abschirmen und nun treten die Spätfolgen bei Rick auf. In seiner Wut auf die Bombe und auf die Welt will er alle roten und grünen Hulks vernichten...
(gemeinsam mit den formiculaschen Riesenameisen, die durch die selbe Strahlung entstanden sind ... Crossover mit Ant-Man in Season 2)
March 21, 2021
This series picks up right where the Red Hulk series ended, continuing the numbering.
I didn't find this as interesting as the Red Hulk series. For one thing, the story seems to come out of nowhere. She-Hulk finds out about some type of supercomputer invented by Tesla that can predict the future. The government is creating its own superhumans (they really need to stop doing that) and in the future these superhumans turn on humanity and lead to a horrible future. So she takes it upon herself to end the program so this future never happens. I think she thought the idea was too far fetched for anyone to believe her if she tried to explain to them what she was doing, but that's sorta silly considering this is the Marvel Universe and things like happen every few days.
Overall it's not bad but sort of just there.
There is some sexy art here as I don't remember Betty ever looking better.
I like this series but it doesn't feel like it has "legs", which I guess is why it only lasted one more volume.
I didn't find this as interesting as the Red Hulk series. For one thing, the story seems to come out of nowhere. She-Hulk finds out about some type of supercomputer invented by Tesla that can predict the future. The government is creating its own superhumans (they really need to stop doing that) and in the future these superhumans turn on humanity and lead to a horrible future. So she takes it upon herself to end the program so this future never happens. I think she thought the idea was too far fetched for anyone to believe her if she tried to explain to them what she was doing, but that's sorta silly considering this is the Marvel Universe and things like happen every few days.
Overall it's not bad but sort of just there.
There is some sexy art here as I don't remember Betty ever looking better.
I like this series but it doesn't feel like it has "legs", which I guess is why it only lasted one more volume.
September 8, 2017
Wow!
Where was I when this happened?
Betty? The Red She-Hulk sweet.
Still thinking, still feeling. Kicin' Butt.
Machine Man & Captain America.
Secrets old and new.
This one is good..not sure how I feel about the page layouts. Good line art.
Read this.
Where was I when this happened?
Betty? The Red She-Hulk sweet.
Still thinking, still feeling. Kicin' Butt.
Machine Man & Captain America.
Secrets old and new.
This one is good..not sure how I feel about the page layouts. Good line art.
Read this.
June 3, 2013
I have never been a reader of the Hulk books but I have always felt like I should give them a try. I had been looking for a She-Hulk book at one of the libraries in my library system when I saw this one. I was totally looking to read about Jennifer Walters and was surprised to see that it was Betty Ross instead who was Red She-Hulk.
I found the story really interesting. The whole world as super computer concept has been done before but I haven't seen it as a comic before and I found the interplay between her and MachineMan interesting. I also loved that computer was using Tesla as it's face. I am definitely curious to see where this goes.
I found the story really interesting. The whole world as super computer concept has been done before but I haven't seen it as a comic before and I found the interplay between her and MachineMan interesting. I also loved that computer was using Tesla as it's face. I am definitely curious to see where this goes.
November 1, 2013
I'd have given this book a better review maybe, but I'm pretty bitter about going back to pre-Nextwave Aaron Stack.
April 1, 2015
Honestly, I should have known better.
January 29, 2022
I normally don’t start reading a comic in the middle of a run but made an exception when I picked up Red She-Hulk: Hell Hath No Fury. This graphic novel covers issues #58 – 62 of the Hulk (2008 – 2013) series. I believe I started at the beginning of this specific storyline but will get around to reading the rest of the series from the beginning to be sure. That said, here is my impression of story.
I should begin by confessing that my knowledge of the Red She-Hulk is limited as I have only been reading comics since the pandemic started (got to fill the hours somehow). Overall, I enjoyed the writing and the art. The Echelon plotline kept me entertained and I finished the graphic novel pretty quickly. My only quibbles are with a few plot points.
First, I am confused why the Red She-Hulk didn’t go to the Avengers to voice her concerns about what she saw the Echelon Project leading to. I can’t imagine them not being receptive to a warning about a war between super humans and everyone else. Machine Man’s willingness to switch sides when he discovered the threat shows this was possible (though he also fails to update the Avengers on what is going on). Her decision to attack the government base demonstrating the super soldiers only exasperated her situation and put her in the Avengers crosshairs. She was creating more problems than solving.
Second, I was surprised that the military was unaware Betty Ross is the Red She-Hulk. I suppose there may be an answer to that if I read the back issues but such a conceit is just wild to me.
Third, and this is a small complaint, but there is a scene where Red She-Hulk sneaks into an Echelon military instillation as her human Betty Ross form and knocks out a scientist to gain access to her lab coat and ID badge. A short while later she tears down the building while hulked out. The narrative makes a point of stating that all personnel was able to safely evacuate beforehand (minus the prisoner she accidently killed) but they do so without visually or textually referencing the woman scientist Betty knocked out and stashed in a darkened room. A quick callback to her revival and rescue would have been a nice reassurance for the reader. Not a big deal, but something that took me out of the story a bit.
The story was good enough to make me want to finish out the series and possibly check out the run from the beginning. A quick read for light entertainment but nothing too heavy or memorable. I think it is well enough to explore Ross’s personality and approach to solving problems; or at the least how she is limited in her problem solving strategies. You can’t just Hulk smash everything that comes your way. You need to think through your challenges and know when to call for help when it is needed. Perhaps that’s the best lesson to draw from the Red She-Hulk.
I should begin by confessing that my knowledge of the Red She-Hulk is limited as I have only been reading comics since the pandemic started (got to fill the hours somehow). Overall, I enjoyed the writing and the art. The Echelon plotline kept me entertained and I finished the graphic novel pretty quickly. My only quibbles are with a few plot points.
First, I am confused why the Red She-Hulk didn’t go to the Avengers to voice her concerns about what she saw the Echelon Project leading to. I can’t imagine them not being receptive to a warning about a war between super humans and everyone else. Machine Man’s willingness to switch sides when he discovered the threat shows this was possible (though he also fails to update the Avengers on what is going on). Her decision to attack the government base demonstrating the super soldiers only exasperated her situation and put her in the Avengers crosshairs. She was creating more problems than solving.
Second, I was surprised that the military was unaware Betty Ross is the Red She-Hulk. I suppose there may be an answer to that if I read the back issues but such a conceit is just wild to me.
Third, and this is a small complaint, but there is a scene where Red She-Hulk sneaks into an Echelon military instillation as her human Betty Ross form and knocks out a scientist to gain access to her lab coat and ID badge. A short while later she tears down the building while hulked out. The narrative makes a point of stating that all personnel was able to safely evacuate beforehand (minus the prisoner she accidently killed) but they do so without visually or textually referencing the woman scientist Betty knocked out and stashed in a darkened room. A quick callback to her revival and rescue would have been a nice reassurance for the reader. Not a big deal, but something that took me out of the story a bit.
The story was good enough to make me want to finish out the series and possibly check out the run from the beginning. A quick read for light entertainment but nothing too heavy or memorable. I think it is well enough to explore Ross’s personality and approach to solving problems; or at the least how she is limited in her problem solving strategies. You can’t just Hulk smash everything that comes your way. You need to think through your challenges and know when to call for help when it is needed. Perhaps that’s the best lesson to draw from the Red She-Hulk.
October 9, 2019
Początek jest całkiem niezły. Ot, armia Stanów Zjednoczonych zamierza wprowadzić w swoje szeregi nowych, odpowiednio ulepszonych żołnierzy, tak aby stanowili oni jakiś kontrapunkt do takich drużyna jak Avengers. Projekt Echelon. (bardziej standardowego kryptonimu się nie dało...) Na czele zabawy stoi niejaki generał Reginald Fortean. Rzecz w tym, że standardowa pokazówka na poligonie zostaje zakłócona... przez wizytę czerwonej, damskiej wersji Hulka.
Przyznam szczerze, że zaskoczyło mnie to niepomiernie, kiedy dowiedziałem się, że w tej czerwonej skórze kryje się nie kto inny jak Elisabeth Ross, córka tego Rossa, który również jest Czerwonym Hulkiem. Rodzinny interes? Kreska wygląda ślicznie(już nie mówiąc o kształtach), starcia są dynamiczne. Potem nieco ochłonąłem, gdy do akcji wkroczył Kapitan Ameryka(na sekundę) i niejaki Machine Man, android. W bezpośrednim starciu oczywiście jak przystało na średnio interesującą postać, dostanie lanie, a my poznajemy motywację czerwonej panny.
I tu przestaje być tak różowo. Eleanor, Tesla, wizja przyszłości, w której coś poszło nie tak i "ulepszona" armii doprowadza do czegoś złego. Poczekajcie... Tesla? No tak, poziom absurdu w pewnym momencie nieco mnie przytłoczył. A potem do akcji wkraczają Avengers. W skutek zbiegu okoliczności Pan android zaczyna mieć pewne podejrzenia, które prowadzą go do małej dziewczynki, która to pokazuje mu to samo co Betty. Tymczasowa koalicja zaprowadzi oboje do czegoś, co przypomina piramidę z logiem dziwnie podobnym do tego SHIELD, ale jak się okaże znów za wszystkim stoi niejaki Tesla...
Fabularnie czeka nas jeszcze kilka spotkań z żołnierzykami z Echelonu, ale nie rozwijają one zbytnio fabuły. Bardziej liczy się tu akcja i trzeba przyznać, że wygląda to naprawdę świetnie, choć przyznam, że cała opowieść była dla mnie miejscami za dziwna i przekombinowana, niemniej jak na pierwszy kontakt z czerwonoskórą pięknością, było nieźle. Choć wolałbym nie spotkać Betty w przypadku kiedy puszczą jej nerwy i przyjmie jeszcze inną, czerwieńszą formę...
Przyznam szczerze, że zaskoczyło mnie to niepomiernie, kiedy dowiedziałem się, że w tej czerwonej skórze kryje się nie kto inny jak Elisabeth Ross, córka tego Rossa, który również jest Czerwonym Hulkiem. Rodzinny interes? Kreska wygląda ślicznie(już nie mówiąc o kształtach), starcia są dynamiczne. Potem nieco ochłonąłem, gdy do akcji wkroczył Kapitan Ameryka(na sekundę) i niejaki Machine Man, android. W bezpośrednim starciu oczywiście jak przystało na średnio interesującą postać, dostanie lanie, a my poznajemy motywację czerwonej panny.
I tu przestaje być tak różowo. Eleanor, Tesla, wizja przyszłości, w której coś poszło nie tak i "ulepszona" armii doprowadza do czegoś złego. Poczekajcie... Tesla? No tak, poziom absurdu w pewnym momencie nieco mnie przytłoczył. A potem do akcji wkraczają Avengers. W skutek zbiegu okoliczności Pan android zaczyna mieć pewne podejrzenia, które prowadzą go do małej dziewczynki, która to pokazuje mu to samo co Betty. Tymczasowa koalicja zaprowadzi oboje do czegoś, co przypomina piramidę z logiem dziwnie podobnym do tego SHIELD, ale jak się okaże znów za wszystkim stoi niejaki Tesla...
Fabularnie czeka nas jeszcze kilka spotkań z żołnierzykami z Echelonu, ale nie rozwijają one zbytnio fabuły. Bardziej liczy się tu akcja i trzeba przyznać, że wygląda to naprawdę świetnie, choć przyznam, że cała opowieść była dla mnie miejscami za dziwna i przekombinowana, niemniej jak na pierwszy kontakt z czerwonoskórą pięknością, było nieźle. Choć wolałbym nie spotkać Betty w przypadku kiedy puszczą jej nerwy i przyjmie jeszcze inną, czerwieńszą formę...
December 21, 2017
everybody and they mama want to be a hulk. I mean, seriously, what is with removing the mystery and mythos of the legendary monster-man hulk, by turning everybody close to him into gamma monsters? Aside from that (for which I am most prepared to give 0 or 1 star for it alone), the story was pretty interesting. Even when Betty ...
oh, wait - um, SPOILER ALERT
... well, as Betty Ross intended to do good in the long-run, the power & rage of the red she-hulk is just bound to do the exact opposite. A world full of forced-supers is not what it needs. Mercs with abilities will not end the tide that is the rage & fury of hulk-persons. Ross knows this and wants to ensure it doesn't happen. But at least her heart is in the right place.
side note: I like how the females are always in better control of their hulk persona when compared to the males - peace versus chaos anyone? :-)
oh, wait - um, SPOILER ALERT
... well, as Betty Ross intended to do good in the long-run, the power & rage of the red she-hulk is just bound to do the exact opposite. A world full of forced-supers is not what it needs. Mercs with abilities will not end the tide that is the rage & fury of hulk-persons. Ross knows this and wants to ensure it doesn't happen. But at least her heart is in the right place.
side note: I like how the females are always in better control of their hulk persona when compared to the males - peace versus chaos anyone? :-)
June 30, 2021
Betty Ross gets her own title with mixed results. Her Red She-Hulk persona is tough and visually stunning but this seemed more like a vessel for X-51, Machine Man than anything else. He gets more time to shine than Betty. While Betty's actions against the military make sense, albeit redundant, Jeff Parker pukes out unnecessary exposition half-way through that over complicates everything. The art by Carlo Pagulayan and Wellington Alves was very good. I wished the book focused on Betty but it was still a decent read.
August 17, 2019
I wanted to like this but so much of it I couldn't take seriously. I like some of the art but everyone has the same body type. So I guess it's just like typical classic bad comic art. Throwing Jen in at the end is a dick move bc of course I'm going to read the second volume now. This book is so frustrating bc like no one is bothering to give her the benefit of the doubt, the only guy who is is almost as cheesy as techno Tesla, and it can't get enough military dick to suck.
February 3, 2022
I thought this was a Red She-Hulk miniseries, but it's a continuation of the Hulk series, so I'm probably missing some context.
This story is actually narrated by Machine Man as he pursues and then helps Betty Ross. Red She-Hulk is trying to stop a military super soldier program. The reasons are revealed slowly, but by the time of the actual explanation, we've already pieced it together.
Given that this is Betty's first solo series, I would have liked something more character focussed.
This story is actually narrated by Machine Man as he pursues and then helps Betty Ross. Red She-Hulk is trying to stop a military super soldier program. The reasons are revealed slowly, but by the time of the actual explanation, we've already pieced it together.
Given that this is Betty's first solo series, I would have liked something more character focussed.
December 28, 2025
Red-She-Hulk finally gets more characterization under Jeff Parker, who previously did the same for her father - Red Hulk. Betty dealing with her new monsterous nature as she battles against weaponized super-humans in the military is interesting and on-par with her famous husband's classic struggle. The downside is, of course, the insanely silly plot of future visions and super computers that is overwrought and unemotional.
February 23, 2019
It's weird. This is almost a Machine Man book. Machine Man gets treated all sorts of different ways, I guess.
This Red She-Hulk seems like an interesting character. It's too bad she's saddled with Hickman's Tesla and a specific command to save the world. I think seeing her find herself would be a better story.
This Red She-Hulk seems like an interesting character. It's too bad she's saddled with Hickman's Tesla and a specific command to save the world. I think seeing her find herself would be a better story.
July 25, 2019
Betty Ross goes up against the Echelon that tries to produce superhumans with the help Machine-Man
July 15, 2023
I enjoyed this book. The story was entertaining and the artwork was excellent.
March 3, 2021
It's Betty vs. the Avengers! I probably wouldn't have sought this out if I hadn't already being reading the Red Hulk series that this morphed out of. Still, there was some fun, Hulky nonsense happening and I had a good time.
Fore more on this tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyYpV...
Fore more on this tune in to Comic Book Coffee Break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyYpV...
November 28, 2013
Red She-Hulk was an odd book to produce during the first Marvel NOW! reboot but it was an interesting one as it was renumbered and spun out of the former Red Hulk comic. It was a good book, and whether or not you had read any of the previous run or had any previous knowledge of the character, Jeff Parker made the title accessible for the new reader. Simply put, Betty Ross, the former wife of Bruce Banner is now a She-Hulk and she is red. Also, she carries a giant sword.
During the run, Betty is out to stop a government project named Echelon by any means. She has seen the future and has found that if they are allowed to continue what they are doing, humanity will be pushed out of the way and cease to exist. Joining her in her journey, first as an adversary and then as a partner is Aaron Stack – the Machine Man. Also in the book, coming as a complete surprise is Nikola Tesla and the original incarnation of SHIELD featured in the Jonathan Hickman penned series of the same name. We also get appearances by the Avengers and Man-Thing who is quite simply, awesome!
The great thing about the series is that it told a single story consistently as if there were no pauses in it whatsoever, so when reading it in a single sitting it flowed from issue to issue. It also featured one of the greatest characters to not have an ongoing title currently, in the form of Machine Man. Machine Man should be on an Avengers team at the very least if he does not have a title of his own as he has an excellent design and has been one of the best android characters in the Marvel Universe for the last thirty years. He is consistently entertaining and is one of those characters that bring a smile to the face when he shows up. The same arguments also apply to Man-Thing who is actually quite hilarious in the book.
The artwork is top-notch by the always dependable Carlo Pagulayan and his pages on the book are some of his best. His facial characteristics are stronger than they have ever been and his pencils have tightened up from some of his earlier work on Incredible Hulk and Agents of Atlas. He also makes Betty and her alter ego very distinct from each other in body size and presence yet still retaining some aspects of Betty in Red She-Hulk without seeming like a larger carbon copy drawing. The man is now ready for the big leagues and should be on one of Marvel’s top tier books.
The inclusion of the Brotherhood of the SHIELD was an excellent addition to the story and fit perfectly in Parker’s tale. Nobody else seems to be doing anything with the characters or storyline, including Hickman at the moment, so to see it turn up in one Marvel’s third tier books was pretty incredible. Hopefully Hickman will get around to finishing the tale, or at the very least let someone else finish it for him. Perhaps Mr. Jeff Parker who wrote this very book?
The worst part of the book though had to be the title and the titular character’s name – Red She-Hulk. It has always seemed like Marvel handed down an edict saying ‘we need more Hulks but they must have Hulk in their name to make them accessible’. Red Hulk, Red-She Hulk, this Hulk, that Hulk and so on. Whether it was Marvel or just the well having run dry on character names is unknown, but they should have tried a little harder.
All in all, a great book but sad to see it end with only ten issues under its belt. It had everything it needed for success on every front but just failed to find an audience. Hopefully Betty Ross finds her way back into a book somewhere down the line as she has proven to be a strong female character worthy of more.
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During the run, Betty is out to stop a government project named Echelon by any means. She has seen the future and has found that if they are allowed to continue what they are doing, humanity will be pushed out of the way and cease to exist. Joining her in her journey, first as an adversary and then as a partner is Aaron Stack – the Machine Man. Also in the book, coming as a complete surprise is Nikola Tesla and the original incarnation of SHIELD featured in the Jonathan Hickman penned series of the same name. We also get appearances by the Avengers and Man-Thing who is quite simply, awesome!
The great thing about the series is that it told a single story consistently as if there were no pauses in it whatsoever, so when reading it in a single sitting it flowed from issue to issue. It also featured one of the greatest characters to not have an ongoing title currently, in the form of Machine Man. Machine Man should be on an Avengers team at the very least if he does not have a title of his own as he has an excellent design and has been one of the best android characters in the Marvel Universe for the last thirty years. He is consistently entertaining and is one of those characters that bring a smile to the face when he shows up. The same arguments also apply to Man-Thing who is actually quite hilarious in the book.
The artwork is top-notch by the always dependable Carlo Pagulayan and his pages on the book are some of his best. His facial characteristics are stronger than they have ever been and his pencils have tightened up from some of his earlier work on Incredible Hulk and Agents of Atlas. He also makes Betty and her alter ego very distinct from each other in body size and presence yet still retaining some aspects of Betty in Red She-Hulk without seeming like a larger carbon copy drawing. The man is now ready for the big leagues and should be on one of Marvel’s top tier books.
The inclusion of the Brotherhood of the SHIELD was an excellent addition to the story and fit perfectly in Parker’s tale. Nobody else seems to be doing anything with the characters or storyline, including Hickman at the moment, so to see it turn up in one Marvel’s third tier books was pretty incredible. Hopefully Hickman will get around to finishing the tale, or at the very least let someone else finish it for him. Perhaps Mr. Jeff Parker who wrote this very book?
The worst part of the book though had to be the title and the titular character’s name – Red She-Hulk. It has always seemed like Marvel handed down an edict saying ‘we need more Hulks but they must have Hulk in their name to make them accessible’. Red Hulk, Red-She Hulk, this Hulk, that Hulk and so on. Whether it was Marvel or just the well having run dry on character names is unknown, but they should have tried a little harder.
All in all, a great book but sad to see it end with only ten issues under its belt. It had everything it needed for success on every front but just failed to find an audience. Hopefully Betty Ross finds her way back into a book somewhere down the line as she has proven to be a strong female character worthy of more.
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May 15, 2013
I really want to give this book a 5 out of 5.
Red She-Hulk is an awesome character, Jeff Parker crafted an awesome story, and Carlo Pagulayan is an awesome artist.
So why am I not giving this book a 5 out of 5? The presentation.
Marvel's quality is wishy-washy. Some books get the star treatment and some go out practically unfinished. In Red She-hulk, there were several pages where the artist's notes were still written on the page. One would imagine that the colorist, Val Staples, would have noticed the words "GLOW HERE" coming out of Iron Man's hands and feet. Well, Iron Man is falling to the ground, because his thrusters didn't fire. (One look at the picture and it was the first thing I noticed, so how did they miss it?) The coloring is the typical digital fare, but it would have definitely helped to get a better polish on the art. (Another thing I want to mention is how dirty the pages appear. There is pencil debris still on the pages from when they were scanned on. Small corrections like this are easily noticeable and easily fixed before sending them off to the colorist (or to the printer). I'm honestly surprised the editor let some of this stuff fly.
Some things I would like to mention about volume one. The main enemy is the U.S. Military rather than a stock supervillian. It seems like the U.S. Military is becoming the stock supervillian. The reasoning behind Red Shulkie's quest is a bit far fetched as well, but Nikola Tesla is in it, so it's all good. It just reminds me of Matt Fraction's
Defenders by Matt Fraction - Volume 1, where the "Black Hulk" was really just a Dues ex machina for the story. Red She-hulk's regenerating costume is interesting... I may have missed it in a previous volume. I really like her costume, but she sometimes has magically appearing pants with little explanation. (All you had to say was "Unstable Particles" and I would have been cool with it. Too much to ask?)
Expect a decent amount of Machine Man as well, who returns to the Red She-Hulk's side to help her out. He makes a very good side-character, although he does steal some of the limelight in the middle. I like how he is written as an "Arrogant Android."
For those who were wondering, her Big-@$# Sword from Fear Itself and The Defenders is missing through most of volume. Pay attention to Red She-Hulk's reason for the quest, versus the reason her Betty Ross persona gives. Small details like that in the story make it really worth it.
I pre-ordered Volume 2, because I'm keen on seeing this story continue. Hopefully the small art mistakes are fixed, because they honestly shouldn't have made it to trade like this. Kudos to Parker and Pagulayan for doing a great book.
Red She-Hulk is an awesome character, Jeff Parker crafted an awesome story, and Carlo Pagulayan is an awesome artist.
So why am I not giving this book a 5 out of 5? The presentation.
Marvel's quality is wishy-washy. Some books get the star treatment and some go out practically unfinished. In Red She-hulk, there were several pages where the artist's notes were still written on the page. One would imagine that the colorist, Val Staples, would have noticed the words "GLOW HERE" coming out of Iron Man's hands and feet. Well, Iron Man is falling to the ground, because his thrusters didn't fire. (One look at the picture and it was the first thing I noticed, so how did they miss it?) The coloring is the typical digital fare, but it would have definitely helped to get a better polish on the art. (Another thing I want to mention is how dirty the pages appear. There is pencil debris still on the pages from when they were scanned on. Small corrections like this are easily noticeable and easily fixed before sending them off to the colorist (or to the printer). I'm honestly surprised the editor let some of this stuff fly.
Some things I would like to mention about volume one. The main enemy is the U.S. Military rather than a stock supervillian. It seems like the U.S. Military is becoming the stock supervillian. The reasoning behind Red Shulkie's quest is a bit far fetched as well, but Nikola Tesla is in it, so it's all good. It just reminds me of Matt Fraction's
Defenders by Matt Fraction - Volume 1, where the "Black Hulk" was really just a Dues ex machina for the story. Red She-hulk's regenerating costume is interesting... I may have missed it in a previous volume. I really like her costume, but she sometimes has magically appearing pants with little explanation. (All you had to say was "Unstable Particles" and I would have been cool with it. Too much to ask?)
Expect a decent amount of Machine Man as well, who returns to the Red She-Hulk's side to help her out. He makes a very good side-character, although he does steal some of the limelight in the middle. I like how he is written as an "Arrogant Android."
For those who were wondering, her Big-@$# Sword from Fear Itself and The Defenders is missing through most of volume. Pay attention to Red She-Hulk's reason for the quest, versus the reason her Betty Ross persona gives. Small details like that in the story make it really worth it.
I pre-ordered Volume 2, because I'm keen on seeing this story continue. Hopefully the small art mistakes are fixed, because they honestly shouldn't have made it to trade like this. Kudos to Parker and Pagulayan for doing a great book.
April 10, 2015
2.5 stars
I've never read a Hulk comic before. I've only recently watched the Hulk film. I have no prior knowledge of any of the Hulks or how they came to be, and honestly, I have no interest in finding out.
I am, however, interested in Marvel NOW! and so when I saw the first volume of Red She-Hulk I thought it would at least be worth a shot. Maybe I'd enjoy it and start understanding the many Hulks - and Marvel comics in general.
Unfortunately, that was not the case. There was little back story about Red She-Hulk in Hell Hath No Fury which meant I didn't have a clue about how Betty came to be Red She-Hulk, or why she was on a mission to destroy the Echelon project. The other characters (mainly the Avengers) also had little explanation, and as a new comic reader, I was very confused. I know who Thor and Iron Man are, but Captain America and Captain Marvel and Machine Man I am basically clueless about. I know this volume follows Red She-Hulk, but a bit of clarification of the other characters would have been appreciated.
That being said, I did really enjoy the artwork, and found it to be very consistent, vibrant, and easy to follow. It certainly has peaked my interest in some of the other characters (albeit in a way that confused me first) so I'll probably pick up some of their story lines as well.
I might even continue with Red She-Hulk. Just not in the near future.
I've never read a Hulk comic before. I've only recently watched the Hulk film. I have no prior knowledge of any of the Hulks or how they came to be, and honestly, I have no interest in finding out.
I am, however, interested in Marvel NOW! and so when I saw the first volume of Red She-Hulk I thought it would at least be worth a shot. Maybe I'd enjoy it and start understanding the many Hulks - and Marvel comics in general.
Unfortunately, that was not the case. There was little back story about Red She-Hulk in Hell Hath No Fury which meant I didn't have a clue about how Betty came to be Red She-Hulk, or why she was on a mission to destroy the Echelon project. The other characters (mainly the Avengers) also had little explanation, and as a new comic reader, I was very confused. I know who Thor and Iron Man are, but Captain America and Captain Marvel and Machine Man I am basically clueless about. I know this volume follows Red She-Hulk, but a bit of clarification of the other characters would have been appreciated.
That being said, I did really enjoy the artwork, and found it to be very consistent, vibrant, and easy to follow. It certainly has peaked my interest in some of the other characters (albeit in a way that confused me first) so I'll probably pick up some of their story lines as well.
I might even continue with Red She-Hulk. Just not in the near future.
May 24, 2013
Jeff Parker's Red Hulk run was excellent, full of clever stories and managing to make me care about a character I had previously written off. He brings this same quality to Red She-Hulk.
Betty Ross' story is engaging, even more so when you realise the lengths Parker has gone to tie it into the Marvel Universe as a whole, involving concepts and characters from Jonathan Hickman's SHIELD series, and repercussions from Bendis' Avengers series. This volume leaves everything hanging, so hopefully the second and final volume will tie it all up nicely.
There's a nice sense of continuity with the previous Hulk series, thanks to the continued use of events from it, such as the Zero/One conflict, and General Fortean and Machine Man as supporting characters (though Aaron tends to steal the limelight whenever he's around).
The art from Pagulayan and Alves is serviceable, but nothing particularly special, and there are some poor errors in presentation such as artist notes left on the page which should never have made it into the trade.
Overall, Parker's excellence with the Hulk characters continues here, but revitalizes the characters and plot for those who haven't read anything previous. The art could be better, but doesn't do anything offensive.l either.
Betty Ross' story is engaging, even more so when you realise the lengths Parker has gone to tie it into the Marvel Universe as a whole, involving concepts and characters from Jonathan Hickman's SHIELD series, and repercussions from Bendis' Avengers series. This volume leaves everything hanging, so hopefully the second and final volume will tie it all up nicely.
There's a nice sense of continuity with the previous Hulk series, thanks to the continued use of events from it, such as the Zero/One conflict, and General Fortean and Machine Man as supporting characters (though Aaron tends to steal the limelight whenever he's around).
The art from Pagulayan and Alves is serviceable, but nothing particularly special, and there are some poor errors in presentation such as artist notes left on the page which should never have made it into the trade.
Overall, Parker's excellence with the Hulk characters continues here, but revitalizes the characters and plot for those who haven't read anything previous. The art could be better, but doesn't do anything offensive.l either.
August 18, 2013
Public library copy.
The story was all right, serviced with decent art work. I thought writer Jeff Parker did a commendable job with Machine Man. I've not read any of the stories that lead up to this Red She-Hulk series so I can only evaluate the story based on its own content. I assume it branched off from the (male) Red Hulk series based on its legacy numbering #58-62. It was the first time I'd witnessed a raging Red She-Hulk. I was amused that in the gutter art of the first issue in this collection there was a note at the bottom of the page for the production department which stated: "Pls put glowing perspective grid lines." Obviously this error was neglected by many hands between Marvel editors, their freelancers, and the print shop.
The story was all right, serviced with decent art work. I thought writer Jeff Parker did a commendable job with Machine Man. I've not read any of the stories that lead up to this Red She-Hulk series so I can only evaluate the story based on its own content. I assume it branched off from the (male) Red Hulk series based on its legacy numbering #58-62. It was the first time I'd witnessed a raging Red She-Hulk. I was amused that in the gutter art of the first issue in this collection there was a note at the bottom of the page for the production department which stated: "Pls put glowing perspective grid lines." Obviously this error was neglected by many hands between Marvel editors, their freelancers, and the print shop.
March 9, 2016
I've never really been a fan of the Hulk concept (well, that's a simplification. The basic concept of the Hulk is solid, but it's a finite story and can't be supported for as long as it has been), and I certainly never believed that we needed a family of Hulks running around the Marvel universe. However, Jeff Parker turns out a very entertaining superhero story. Perhaps my biggest problem with it is that I don't feel that he spends as much time on the title character (although we do get some insight into her character) as he does with X-51, who he seems to clearly like, and indeed is more interesting here than I've ever seen him. I'd certainly read more, if only to follow up with Machine Man.
April 28, 2013
I have never really read many Hulk comic books but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The art was consistent all through the story arc called Hell Hath No Fury.
It had a very interesting plot as Red She-Hulk, also known as Betty Ross, goes to destroy a military base conducting project Echelon which converted humans into superhumans like Captain America. An unexpected event happens at the end of the first issue that sends Machine Man, aka Aaron Stack, and the Avengers after her.
I felt that Hell Hath No Fury was an excellent jumping-on point for new readers. I would recommend this to anyone who was looking to get into Red She-Hulk.
It had a very interesting plot as Red She-Hulk, also known as Betty Ross, goes to destroy a military base conducting project Echelon which converted humans into superhumans like Captain America. An unexpected event happens at the end of the first issue that sends Machine Man, aka Aaron Stack, and the Avengers after her.
I felt that Hell Hath No Fury was an excellent jumping-on point for new readers. I would recommend this to anyone who was looking to get into Red She-Hulk.
March 4, 2014
I like Parker's "Agents of Atlas" stuff and there are some fun ideas here, but it sometimes comes off feeling overstuffed with a somewhat-worthwhile additional main character (X-51) doing large chunks of narration and getting more time dedicated to him than Red She-Hulk herself. Having X-51 be around as much as he/it is helps in how the story approaches what RSH knows, but that also made me feel like I had to catch up on something that was potentially part of an earlier story.
July 10, 2013
I had hoped that with the format change of this series from Red Hulk to Red She-Hulk Parker would rekindle the spark that had been lost by the end of the previous character's run. As it stands, this first storyline is...full of neat ideas but the execution seems uninspired. I'll probably sample the next storyline but the prognosis is not good for continuing with this book.
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