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She-Hulk by Dan Slott & Peter David
She-Hulk, Volume 6: Jaded
It's a new direction for the lean, green fighting machine as longtime Hulk writer Peter David takes the helm of the world's most dangerous lawyer as she takes on the world's most dangerous job. Be here now...or She-Hulk Smash.
Collecting: She-Hulk 22-27
Collecting: She-Hulk 22-27
144 pages, Hardcover
First published May 21, 2008
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About the author
Peter David
3,567 books1,364 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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June 10, 2021
Gorgeous art and, as we've come to expect, Peter David's writing has a little more edge, though it can still be pretty humorous when called for.
Also, who doesn't like seeing Jen doing Sensational Things like this?
Definitely coming back for the next volume!
Also, who doesn't like seeing Jen doing Sensational Things like this?
Definitely coming back for the next volume!
April 7, 2011
This was much better than some of the earlier volumes that I read. I think I prefer Peter David's take on She-Hulk. It also didn't hurt that I like the artwork better in Jaded than in some of the previous books. I'm not a fan of the soft look, so the new style suits my personal taste a little more.
July 24, 2022
Way more entertaining than I thought it be. Watching Jen try to deal with not being a hero anymore, get pulled into a mess, watching people she's trying to save die. It's all compelling with closing out with a court room case which you know I love. Good stuff!
May 25, 2020
This comic is funnier that most I've read recently, so it's a welcome change. Jen's life has taken a dramatic change. She embraces it with the same enthusiasm as before and welcomes a new ally. The volume is made up short stories featuring her new occupation. I would have preferred a longer arc, but it's ok, mostly thanks to the spectacular artwork and the few twists in the story.
Jennifer Walters has left her life as a lawyer behind for that of a bounty hunter working for Freeman Bonding Inc. - or FBI which I'm sure won't cause any confusion. Her latests bounty is Rockwell Davis, a thief who has light manipulation abilities in his suit. She traces the guy and gets her neck broken by Rockwell's cousin Carl Creel the Absorbing Man. But then She-Hulk comes out of a van and fights Absorbing Man. So, wait, there's two of them now?
An alien named Cazon who is irradiated with Gamma radiation similar to She-Hulk's asks her for help. He is being accused of being a mass murderer. Jen isn't willing to get involved. She doesn't want to be altruistic like in her rocky past.
Jennifer Walters has left her life as a lawyer behind for that of a bounty hunter working for Freeman Bonding Inc. - or FBI which I'm sure won't cause any confusion. Her latests bounty is Rockwell Davis, a thief who has light manipulation abilities in his suit. She traces the guy and gets her neck broken by Rockwell's cousin Carl Creel the Absorbing Man. But then She-Hulk comes out of a van and fights Absorbing Man. So, wait, there's two of them now?
An alien named Cazon who is irradiated with Gamma radiation similar to She-Hulk's asks her for help. He is being accused of being a mass murderer. Jen isn't willing to get involved. She doesn't want to be altruistic like in her rocky past.
July 24, 2017
A bit of a let down after Dan Slott's masterpiece run. And the transition to the new status quo doesn't really make any sense. Very forced. And not a success.
September 27, 2016
Urgh, I'm not sure I'll ever like Tony Stark again, even after this book, but overall, I'm on board with this new direction. I hope Jen gets back to the firm as soon as she's ready.
July 19, 2019
Rubbish..I will not waste my time with a review because they did not take the time to put together a decent book. Disappointed. ☹️☹️👎👎
July 14, 2023
6/10:
A pretty interesting collection showcasing She-Hulk after the events of World War Hulk, being disbarred, and swearing off being a hero. We see her leading a life as a bounty hunter and encountering strange aliens on a daily basis. There’s some cool fights featuring Titania and the Absorbing Man, but this is certainly a weaker collection than those previous.
A pretty interesting collection showcasing She-Hulk after the events of World War Hulk, being disbarred, and swearing off being a hero. We see her leading a life as a bounty hunter and encountering strange aliens on a daily basis. There’s some cool fights featuring Titania and the Absorbing Man, but this is certainly a weaker collection than those previous.
January 23, 2019
David bought so much fun and action to She-Hulk and put her in the middle of new premises. Really good read.
But the art was dreadful here and there. How hard it can be to draw lips?
But the art was dreadful here and there. How hard it can be to draw lips?
February 29, 2016
I remember Peter David's Star Trek books fondly for their loose good humor, but then, I read them in high school. Thinking back, they had more than a bit of fic-proper about them. (For instance, I think there was a book called Q-in-Law where, at one point, Lwaxana is beating up Q, and Troi asks Worf, "What should we do?" and he responds "Sell tickets." Funny! But all the way at the silly, dressing-up-like-Robin-Hood end of TNG, and maybe even a little past it.)
The quips are funny, and the meta-bit tagged onto the first episode is on point. Still, I prefer Jennifer Walters, Badass Lawyer to whatever road-movie scenario is playing out here. Sure, new writers, new arcs, in medias res, but it just doesn't work for me. And I'm gathering that in superhero comics, that's the only standard that matters at all. There's a lot to like about She-Hulk/Walters, and I hope there's more of her to come down the road. (Ideally? MCU Netflix series. The character's perfect for the procedural form. She's a trial lawyer!)
The quips are funny, and the meta-bit tagged onto the first episode is on point. Still, I prefer Jennifer Walters, Badass Lawyer to whatever road-movie scenario is playing out here. Sure, new writers, new arcs, in medias res, but it just doesn't work for me. And I'm gathering that in superhero comics, that's the only standard that matters at all. There's a lot to like about She-Hulk/Walters, and I hope there's more of her to come down the road. (Ideally? MCU Netflix series. The character's perfect for the procedural form. She's a trial lawyer!)
April 27, 2019
Great series within a series. Peter David's writing is always fine by me. He's written better, but this is probably the first time I've read his work on She-Hulk outside of The Incredible Hulk series.
The book is graced with excellent artwork. Jen Walters, Jazinda, Crusher Creel, Hi-lite, Iron Man, etc. are all portrayed with style.
It was a nice read to follow the She-Hulk novel The She-Hulk Diaries with (although Jaded never mentions Nicholas Tesla or the law firm of QUIRC). But this sequence does get inside Jen's head a lot and explores her feelings and beliefs about life and being superhuman. Like everything else being a superhero has its downsides.
The stakes in the story seem a little bit higher especially after a normal human character dies. Another character is accused of murder, and his future is thrown into uncertainty because there aren't corroborating witnesses present to tell what actually happened.
It's a fun read; imaginative, humorous at times, and suspenseful. Good tension build-up keeps the pages turning.
The book is graced with excellent artwork. Jen Walters, Jazinda, Crusher Creel, Hi-lite, Iron Man, etc. are all portrayed with style.
It was a nice read to follow the She-Hulk novel The She-Hulk Diaries with (although Jaded never mentions Nicholas Tesla or the law firm of QUIRC). But this sequence does get inside Jen's head a lot and explores her feelings and beliefs about life and being superhuman. Like everything else being a superhero has its downsides.
The stakes in the story seem a little bit higher especially after a normal human character dies. Another character is accused of murder, and his future is thrown into uncertainty because there aren't corroborating witnesses present to tell what actually happened.
It's a fun read; imaginative, humorous at times, and suspenseful. Good tension build-up keeps the pages turning.
March 16, 2018
Peter David is a master at taking a much maligned superhero and making them into a character very much worth reading. The B story in this book is absolutely amazing, and I cannot recommend you read this volume of "She-Hulk" enough.
November 2, 2022
Overall, this does a successful job of grounding the character again and focusing more on the emotional content of She-Hulk and less on the gags. This is a welcome change that comes probably not a single issue too soon, because as much as I enjoyed Dan Slott's run you could feel the joke starting to get just a little bit tired toward the end (though some of that also has to do with the unevenness of the story content there).
#22-24 "Jaded": She-Hulk is now a bounty hunter, teamed up with a Skrull named Jazinda who mostly takes on the appearance of Shulkie's alter ego Jennifer Walters. They hunt down a con, who turns out to be the cousin of Crusher Kreel (the Absorbing Man). A Big fight happens, they win, but while celebrating Shulkie meets an Irish guy named Bran at a bar who hits on her, then detonates a bomb blowing up an entire city block.
#25-26 "The Whole Hero Thing": She-Hulk and Jazinda head off in pursuit of Bran, but en route they run into an alien named Cazon, who is being pursued by a Badoon bounty hunter. Cazon tricks our heroes and murders Jazinda and a nearby camper. She-Hulk captures Cazon before he is able to flee and Jazinda, who we learn can come back from the dead, kills him.
#27 "Friends in Need": Our heroes head to Allentown, where the husband of the camper that Cazon murdered is on trial for the crime. She-Hulk calls in favors to Mallory Book and Iron Man in order to prove the man's innocence, even though she hates them both. Back on the road, we learn that Jazinda can come back to life because of a power that she stole, and that means she will live the rest of her life being hunted.
#22-24 "Jaded": She-Hulk is now a bounty hunter, teamed up with a Skrull named Jazinda who mostly takes on the appearance of Shulkie's alter ego Jennifer Walters. They hunt down a con, who turns out to be the cousin of Crusher Kreel (the Absorbing Man). A Big fight happens, they win, but while celebrating Shulkie meets an Irish guy named Bran at a bar who hits on her, then detonates a bomb blowing up an entire city block.
#25-26 "The Whole Hero Thing": She-Hulk and Jazinda head off in pursuit of Bran, but en route they run into an alien named Cazon, who is being pursued by a Badoon bounty hunter. Cazon tricks our heroes and murders Jazinda and a nearby camper. She-Hulk captures Cazon before he is able to flee and Jazinda, who we learn can come back from the dead, kills him.
#27 "Friends in Need": Our heroes head to Allentown, where the husband of the camper that Cazon murdered is on trial for the crime. She-Hulk calls in favors to Mallory Book and Iron Man in order to prove the man's innocence, even though she hates them both. Back on the road, we learn that Jazinda can come back to life because of a power that she stole, and that means she will live the rest of her life being hunted.
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April 5, 2022
There was a serious drop in enthusiasm for me between Dan Slott and Peter David. The whole tone and dynamic of the She-Hulk storyline changed so sharply between the last plot and this one that I have whiplash. Seemingly out of nowhere, She-Hulk is no longer a lawyer at the firm, has been disbarred, and is now a bounty hunter with a Skrull partner. She lives in a trailer park. She-Hulk is a trailer park-living bounty hunter. WTF. There is no setup to any of this between She-Hulk Vol. 5 and 6 but I understand there will be an explanation in Vol. 7. That, my friends, is no way to run a railroad. I also was not fond of the art style. I miss the old She-Hulk: The lawyer by day who specializes in Superhuman Law and the Hero in the afternoon. I guess they were trying to shake things up but I'm not so sure I like what's fallen out of the tree. Also, it is apparent that a lot has happened in other comics concerning Civil War and World War Hulk that only gets mentioned in passing in She-Hulk's own comics. I feel like this is just giving me more homework to do. I'm hoping the series can dig itself out of the hole it has made for itself.
March 29, 2023
This was an okay volume, certainly a massive change from the last run as we see Jen being a bounty hunter now along with her pal and we slowly get to find about them over the course of the story in which Jen has to fight against the absorbing man and Titania (small one) which was a cute story, then some story with a guy named Cazon coming to seek refuge/asylum with Shulkie from some inter-galactic bounty hunter "Kaldor" but that has its own twists which was okay, but made for an intriguing story which tests Jen's moral side and brings some drama in the book and truly challenges her skills as a bounty-hunter and I really like her dynamic with her partner and the good cop/bad cop stuff they have going on and also their secrets which over the book makes it compelling and with the event thats to come in MU, it will test their friendship for sure so yeah do give it a read!
September 21, 2022
I really was enjoying She Hulk, but the switch in writers was a let down for me. It feels like all of the character development that happened when Slott was writing went out the window and the art style is sliding downhill along with the story line. I don’t think Peter David’s run on this book is for me.
October 21, 2022
Shulkie is still going strong as she starts a new career as a bounty hunter alongside Jazinda the Skrull. Expect some above average villainy from Titania and Creel along with some buddy cop road trip zaniness and a huge smash up at the Mall of America
NOTE: The reason for Shulkie's radical career change is not covered in this volume and will remain a mystery until the next one.
NOTE: The reason for Shulkie's radical career change is not covered in this volume and will remain a mystery until the next one.
December 31, 2022
So many things happened between volume 5 and 6 that it almost feels like this is a reboot or something, especially with the new writer/artist team. She-Hulk got disbarred!? And now she's a bounty hunter working for a new organisation? And she has a skrull buddy!? And she lives in a trailer in a trailer park??
I must've missed some event comic or something.
I must've missed some event comic or something.
September 16, 2017
I've always loved the alien races of marvel.
This magazine portrays the start of she hulk as a bounty hunter. Her alien sidekick is enjoyable. The baddoon looks a little off, they originally looked like cobra men. The four page parody is a waste of ink.
This magazine portrays the start of she hulk as a bounty hunter. Her alien sidekick is enjoyable. The baddoon looks a little off, they originally looked like cobra men. The four page parody is a waste of ink.
July 9, 2021
tfw no Jen Walters gf
I wish the art was better in this, but it picks up slightly in the last issue with the change in artists. Nothing beats her ‘80s look, but beggars can’t be choosers. Anyway, the Absorbing Man fight is fun and the highlight of the TPB.
I wish the art was better in this, but it picks up slightly in the last issue with the change in artists. Nothing beats her ‘80s look, but beggars can’t be choosers. Anyway, the Absorbing Man fight is fun and the highlight of the TPB.
September 8, 2022
The Jen and Wolverine team up was fantastic, but I will say that there's a part where Native characters are ignored when talking about how to look after their own land, so be warned about that.
TW for Natives being ignored about caring for land, violence, kidnapping, human experimentation.
TW for Natives being ignored about caring for land, violence, kidnapping, human experimentation.
December 29, 2023
i cannot get over how the artist for this decided to use lucy lawless as a face reference for she hulk for real she looks like xena in every panel with the bangs and cheekbones and everything hahhahaha
April 13, 2020
It's good if you don't think about it being a continuation of Slott's work.
April 12, 2021
A master writer takes the reins to attempt to deal with the the character immolation, and tosses in not just fourth wall breaks but even a vignette for comedic resurrection
December 31, 2025
Good pacing, story is ok so far.
January 1, 2021
Dnf at issue 3? I think? So between the last issue of the previous collected edition and the start of this one, Jen has just randomly thrown away her legal career and is a bounty hunter??? Why is this even a part of the same series?
Also I really wanted to see tony stark get taken to court for what he did to Jen in the last volume, but it doesn't seem like that's gonna happen here.
Also I really wanted to see tony stark get taken to court for what he did to Jen in the last volume, but it doesn't seem like that's gonna happen here.
March 9, 2025
I'm interested to see the direction Peter David takes the character. These first two story arcs were a decent start but the idea of She-Hulk as a bounty hunter just isn't as entertaining as Jennifer Walters, Attorney at Law. Shawn Moll's art here is among some of the best in the run. It has a beautifully defined look to it that still exists within this whimsical science fiction bubble. While also being this grounded personal struggle story.
March 26, 2011
Like Alias and The Pulse, this probably would have been more entertaining if I hadn't read Dan Slott's amazing She-Hulk first. Sadly, I think Dan Slott has attained the pinnacle of comics (for me) so pretty much everything else will be found wanting. Too bad Dan Slott is a jerk.
I don't mind Peter David's characterization, but I don't love it either. He seemed to take all of She-Hulk's joy away, and he doesn't actually explain why in this book. Shulkie spends some time feeling sorry for herself for being betrayed and lamenting her previous lifestyle (the phrase "sexual pinball" is used, which feels a lot like slut-shaming), even when she's kicking ass and making really sensible choices. The art is crap, as usual. Big names are never going to get to draw She-Hulk, because the book isn't important enough, so instead they get artists who focus on T&A at the expense of, y'know, proportion.
Aside from the problems, the stories are pretty enjoyable and I'm vaguely interested in Shulkie's new sidekick. Well, only sorta. Plenty of the jokes we expect from Peter David, including a short at the end that exists merely to break the fourth wall a lot.
I don't mind Peter David's characterization, but I don't love it either. He seemed to take all of She-Hulk's joy away, and he doesn't actually explain why in this book. Shulkie spends some time feeling sorry for herself for being betrayed and lamenting her previous lifestyle (the phrase "sexual pinball" is used, which feels a lot like slut-shaming), even when she's kicking ass and making really sensible choices. The art is crap, as usual. Big names are never going to get to draw She-Hulk, because the book isn't important enough, so instead they get artists who focus on T&A at the expense of, y'know, proportion.
Aside from the problems, the stories are pretty enjoyable and I'm vaguely interested in Shulkie's new sidekick. Well, only sorta. Plenty of the jokes we expect from Peter David, including a short at the end that exists merely to break the fourth wall a lot.
July 16, 2014
Ok this was WAY better than the first She Hulk volume. There were NO weight jokes or fat jokes! The character of She Hulk and of Jen were both totally different. Gone was the bimbo personality and the party girl. Instead you had a grown up character. There was also a LARGE number of women characters besides She Hulk. It was really impressive how gender equal this comic was. They'd clearly put a lot of thought into trying to be more inclusive.
However, it was still a superhero comic. There were fights in every issue. She Hulk didn't really feel like a She Hulk at all, in fact she could have been any woman superhero and the themes she was dealing with were things that had been dealt with a million times in other superhero comics (great power blah blah blah).
It was a definite improvement though and I've decided to get the next Peter David collection from the library and see if it gets any better.
However, it was still a superhero comic. There were fights in every issue. She Hulk didn't really feel like a She Hulk at all, in fact she could have been any woman superhero and the themes she was dealing with were things that had been dealt with a million times in other superhero comics (great power blah blah blah).
It was a definite improvement though and I've decided to get the next Peter David collection from the library and see if it gets any better.
September 21, 2009
She-Hulk's always been more of a comedic book, but Peter David's comedy is much more dialogue-based than Dan Slott's run on the book, which had much more character-based humor and development. She-Hulk's moved off to the sidelines of superhero battles--she's in New Jersey and Ohio while all the real heroes are in New York, and is trying to make a go of it as a bounty hunter. The scenario seems like it could work, but most of the book is flat but tolerable. David has some nice gags towards the beginning of the book--he uses Skrulls in a way far different than most Marvel comics of the moment--and wraps up the volume nicely toward the end with a humanizing Iron Man cameo, but it feels like a step down from older volumes.
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