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She-Hulk by Dan Slott & Peter David #6-9
She-Hulk by Peter David Omnibus
Gamma-powered HULK scribe Peter David crafts a whole new direction for the lean green fighting machine as the world’s most dangerous lawyer takes on the world’s most dangerous job! But why has Jennifer Walters become a bounty hunter? What happened to her once thriving legal career? And what startling secret is her new partner Jazinda hiding? Okay, Jazinda is a Skrull — but what’s her other secret?! As Shulkie tracks down criminals and wrestles with justice, she’ll face the Absorbing Man, alien enforcers, a Celtic god and the might of the Man-Elephant! But will She-Hulk’s allies the Lady Liberators cause an international incident or a cosmic crisis? And when the Skrulls launch their Secret Invasion, where will Jazinda’s loyalties lie? Collecting SHE-HULK (2005) #22-38, SHE-HULK: COSMIC COLLISION, X-FACTOR (2005) #33-34, SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #12 and material from SHE-HULK SENSATIONAL #1.
552 pages, Hardcover
First published May 17, 2022
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Peter David
3,569 books1,358 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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January 27, 2024
To be honest I picked up this omnibus just because I enjoyed the show on Disney+ & I knew Peter David due to his Star Trek writings. Well that proved a wrong choice, the stories are all over the places and have Little cohision. Jennifer Walters is no longer a laywer, disbarred, is now a bounty Hunter and the friend she travel with is actually a Skrull.
So we have adventures with weird opponents being Superskrull, elephants , supervillains from the D or F level.
Sometimes the stories made sense but mostly not, or it was me failing this Marvel title. I guess I stick to the Disney show that was a hoot and a half and never outstayed its welcome.
This book also failed me in the writing of Peter David who showed me hé is not half as funny as hé thinks hé is.
A big dissapointment and not a fan of She-Hulk her outfit either.
So we have adventures with weird opponents being Superskrull, elephants , supervillains from the D or F level.
Sometimes the stories made sense but mostly not, or it was me failing this Marvel title. I guess I stick to the Disney show that was a hoot and a half and never outstayed its welcome.
This book also failed me in the writing of Peter David who showed me hé is not half as funny as hé thinks hé is.
A big dissapointment and not a fan of She-Hulk her outfit either.
August 9, 2022
Awesome!!! This was my favorite out of the She-Hulk omnibuses. The book starts off with big action from the jump. Jen is no longer practicing law but now she a bounty hunter chasing down criminals who have skipped bail. What a fun idea. The person she is chasing first has a relative, Creel, the absorbing man. Something happens to Jen here that had me scratching my head like wait, what?? Shortly afterwards you learn the twist that happened. Pretty cool! Also, great fight with Creel. Jen is also working with a partner who has some of her luggage that comes calling later on. A few different artists in this one and they all do a good job. The book is action packed and remains great as we get into the Secret Invasion tie in stuff that also crosses over with Peter David’s X-Factor. There were a couple of different serious as hell story beats that Peter David gets into. From some people in this foreign country dealing with a natural disaster where their dictator won’t help and has been hoarding all the supplies and aid that has been sent. Or the bit where Jen’s friend gets captured and Jen has to chose on letting out a big secret in order to help her. It was great seeing some of the Lady Liberators show up along with the other cameos. I wish this series went on longer. I could def read more adventures with She-Hulk as a bounty hunter. Great book, definitely recommended.
July 29, 2022
She-Hulk by Peter David was better than expected even if it feels a little uneven and cut short.
She She-Hulk has lost her license to be a lawyer. She's not on the road trying to work with a Skrull name J as they become basically bounty hunters. As they continue their adventure of hunting down people, including almost getting killed, landing in prison, and eventually dealing with the Skrull invasion during secret invasion, there's plenty of plot points to view.
I really like Peter David's characterization on Jennifer. She's self aware she has issue. She's also known to be a little...horny all the time. Aren't we all though? No? Okay then just me and Jen then. But she's also a good person with a good heart, willing to do whatever to help friends in need. It also helps she's pretty damn funny too.
The art is mostly great (Save those X-Factor issues...ew) with lots of fun fights and character designs. I was impressed with almost all the art in here, and there were a few different art styles to be counted.
Overall, if like She-Hulk and like Peter David's style of writing (Though a bit wordy) with some great art. This is worth checking out. A 3.5 out of 5 but I'll bump it to a 4.
She She-Hulk has lost her license to be a lawyer. She's not on the road trying to work with a Skrull name J as they become basically bounty hunters. As they continue their adventure of hunting down people, including almost getting killed, landing in prison, and eventually dealing with the Skrull invasion during secret invasion, there's plenty of plot points to view.
I really like Peter David's characterization on Jennifer. She's self aware she has issue. She's also known to be a little...horny all the time. Aren't we all though? No? Okay then just me and Jen then. But she's also a good person with a good heart, willing to do whatever to help friends in need. It also helps she's pretty damn funny too.
The art is mostly great (Save those X-Factor issues...ew) with lots of fun fights and character designs. I was impressed with almost all the art in here, and there were a few different art styles to be counted.
Overall, if like She-Hulk and like Peter David's style of writing (Though a bit wordy) with some great art. This is worth checking out. A 3.5 out of 5 but I'll bump it to a 4.
September 17, 2022
(Zero spoiler review)
Take yourself back a few decades, and think about the big bands of the time. It was a fairly common occurrence for them to release a slew of strong albums, then to suddenly go off the rails and release an absolute train wreck of an album. This book is that album. It's aimless, meandering, bland and disappointing, and probably a few other adjectives as well. I have no idea what on earth happened here, cause Peter David is a talented writer. I just can't fathom why this is so bloody terrible. This almost makes the She Hulk television show look somewhere in the vicinity of watchable. Ok, I'm exaggerating, nothing could make that show watchable.
The fact that we got two She Hulk omni's and they were both lacklustre affairs, tells me this character hasn't gotten a lot of quality over the years in her solo title (John Byrne aside). I was initially on board for the premise hinted at in the opening issue. Jennifer Walters is a bounty hunter. Cool, Ok, I can get behind that. But this thing goes off the rails so fast and so hard, that a crash investigation unit wouldn't be able to put the pieces of this disaster together. Only occasionally remembering what the initial premise was in the first place enough to pay some tacit lip service to it before it goes off on another unnecessary and unappealing tangent.
I didn't care about anyone in this book, and had no idea of who Jen was as a person. She Hulk's model varied from page to page. The art was passable despite this, I suppose, but the lack of inking and some fairly flat colourisation didn't do it any favours. There really isn't anything redemptive about this at all. It's a tired, tropey, poorly executed mess, and I want nothing more to do with it.
Oh, and don't tell me the two covers for these books weren't intentionally picked for being the least feminine and 'sexy' of all the other covers available. More modern Marvel at work. Just rerelease the John Byrne omni and scour this from your memory. 2/5
OmniBen.
Take yourself back a few decades, and think about the big bands of the time. It was a fairly common occurrence for them to release a slew of strong albums, then to suddenly go off the rails and release an absolute train wreck of an album. This book is that album. It's aimless, meandering, bland and disappointing, and probably a few other adjectives as well. I have no idea what on earth happened here, cause Peter David is a talented writer. I just can't fathom why this is so bloody terrible. This almost makes the She Hulk television show look somewhere in the vicinity of watchable. Ok, I'm exaggerating, nothing could make that show watchable.
The fact that we got two She Hulk omni's and they were both lacklustre affairs, tells me this character hasn't gotten a lot of quality over the years in her solo title (John Byrne aside). I was initially on board for the premise hinted at in the opening issue. Jennifer Walters is a bounty hunter. Cool, Ok, I can get behind that. But this thing goes off the rails so fast and so hard, that a crash investigation unit wouldn't be able to put the pieces of this disaster together. Only occasionally remembering what the initial premise was in the first place enough to pay some tacit lip service to it before it goes off on another unnecessary and unappealing tangent.
I didn't care about anyone in this book, and had no idea of who Jen was as a person. She Hulk's model varied from page to page. The art was passable despite this, I suppose, but the lack of inking and some fairly flat colourisation didn't do it any favours. There really isn't anything redemptive about this at all. It's a tired, tropey, poorly executed mess, and I want nothing more to do with it.
Oh, and don't tell me the two covers for these books weren't intentionally picked for being the least feminine and 'sexy' of all the other covers available. More modern Marvel at work. Just rerelease the John Byrne omni and scour this from your memory. 2/5
OmniBen.
November 23, 2022
Loved the themes of friendship throughout this! Jazinda and Jen were great together and the emotional moments w them rly hit. And the Lady Liberators were simply amazing.
I also thought Mallory Book was really interesting in this, and need to know where that plot twist goes.
There were some rly fun moments in this book as well like the lil parody comic, the Christmas Carol parody, and the last issue w/ she-hulk’s movie. I just love when She-Hulk has fun, silly stuff bc I think that’s something important to Jen’s character.
I also thought Mallory Book was really interesting in this, and need to know where that plot twist goes.
There were some rly fun moments in this book as well like the lil parody comic, the Christmas Carol parody, and the last issue w/ she-hulk’s movie. I just love when She-Hulk has fun, silly stuff bc I think that’s something important to Jen’s character.
November 29, 2022
This was less of a slay
November 26, 2022
I was sure this 'She-Hulk' omnibus would be a disaster for me at first.
It gets quite convoluted, jumpy and cringey, with confusing character motivations and actions. The storylines by Peter David are post-'Civil War', so I was expecting the dark, "edgy", "realistic" and troubled period in Marvel's history, where the heroes barely act like heroes anymore and no one trusts one another, and often unfortunately for good reasons. In 'She-Hulk', the stuff with Bran Murphy, Arthur Moore, the Behemoth, and the X-Men group, the X-Factor - containing mutants I'd never heard of, nor care about - during a Skrull invasion of earth, baffled and bored me more than anything else; especially 'The Darwin Awards' X-Factor issues. Behemoth was set up as a gigantic threat to She-Hulk in one tiny issue, 'Beasts of the Field', but then he doesn't appear until much later on down the line, and predictably, his ultimate plan and subsequent defeat are rushed, quick and underwhelming. What was the point of him?
Is it standard for comics like these to set up villains who then are seemingly forgotten about until it is too late and the readers have either forgotten them as well or have ceased caring, and their final appearance is tacked on and rushed anyway? I've seen this in other 'She-Hulk' omnibuses.
She-Hulk herself has become very cold, bitter and disillusioned (fitting that the starting storyline is titled 'Jaded', I love multilayered meanings), though for understandable reasons. There's the 'Civil War' garbage and baggage, and through some more superhero/supervillain/legal issues BS she's lost her job as a lawyer, and is now a bounty hunter for villains skipping bail.
But I kept going. I kept reading and wow, in my opinion, it is worth it.
She-Hulk had been slowly but surely recovering and growing back into the hero we know and love, striving to do the right thing no matter what, because it's the right thing and it's what heroes do. She saves lives with no hesitation, at the cost of herself. The part in 'Fathers and Daughters' where she is falling from the sky and briefly transforms back into Jen Walters to avoid an impact with a plane full of passengers has to be one of my favourite moments from her. She also gets an impoverished Black single mother, who has been though the worst trauma throughout her entire life, out of jail.
There're Skrull battles, father-and-daughter issues and the mammoth, intergalactic drama from that, and then there's the girl power! She-Hulk teams up with Valkyrie, Sue Storm and Thundra - together they are the (Lady) Liberators. Later we see Storm/Ororo (who admittedly is barely a presence), Gamora, Mantis (all the green Marvel heroines!), Lyja and Quasar/Phyla-Vell (whoever they are). All sorts of heroics are done, especially political and in regard to foreign warfare and disasters, and the women are friends who care for each other. They respect and trust each other. What a relief!
The omnibus includes fun little issues in the mix, too, like 'What the Hell is Going On with Her Comic Book', which harkens back to her John Byrne fourth wall breaking/smashing era in the eighties and nineties, and a 'Sensational She-Hulk' anniversary special, described as 'The She-Hulk Story That's a Riff on Christmas Carol', and that's what it is. Spider-Man and Stan Lee are in it, and Weezie from the John Byrne days makes a one panel cameo. It's comical, existentialist, and pays homage to the different eras of She-Hulk's comics history.
Despite initial gripes, I ended up really liking 'The Whole Hero Thing' and 'Friends in Need' connected storyline. Each issue ended great, satisfactorily. 'Jaded' has fun and exciting moments. Right from the get-go, it's She-Hulk vs Crusher Creel and Titania.
The final issue is the 'Sensational She-Hulk' fill-in story from 1990, 'She-Hulk: The Movie', also by Peter David. I'd read it before in another, classic 'She-Hulk' omnibus containing John Byrne's stuff. Cartoony comedy antics, spoofs, gags, successful copyright license uses, and fourth wall breaking are here. It's an homage and love letter to Mel Brooks. And it's so cute that back in those days superhero films were thought to never be able to reach $200, million in the box office - "Isn't that the most absurd thing you ever heard?". This is the funniest thing in the whole issue, but only in hindsight, and I don't think it was meant to be a joke at the time.
Interweaving throughout the whole omnibus is She-Hulk/Jen's complicated relationship, and growing deep and devoted friendship, with the Skrull runaway Jazinda. I was fond of their development. They really came to love and care for one another. Female friendship, companionship, and support is strong in this comic!
I swear Mallory Book is female J. Jonah Jameson.
The art is fantastic in every issue. Varied with different styles depending on the artist, of course, but all beautiful and lovely. What gorgeously striking colours! Though I wasn't sure about She-Hulk's red-rimmed eyes in the beginning. I guess it does stand out against her green skin, and it reflects where her character is at the moment. I LOVE the covers. One of them, for 'She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision', is done by none other than Stjepan Šejić!
It seems that every 'She-Hulk' comic omnibus I've read, both classic and in the 2000s, has to contain several or at least a few or just one instance where She-Hulk is suddenly naked. The comic creators don't even try to hide how inappropriate and exploitative (and a couple of times solely gross) they're being. A strong superheroine is more than whatever sex appeal she has! A moment in the middle of the Peter David omnibus is especially egregious, where Jazinda accidently zaps away Shulkie's clothes when trying to transport her into her spaceship. This happens right after Jen saves a bunch of people who were the Skrulls' prisoners on a "herding" vessel. Those same people are now cheering and jeering at her naked and humiliated form. Her badass, defiant and character defining act of heroism is undermined, just like that. What tossers these male writers and artists are. I'd call them wankers but that would be too on the nose and obvious.
This is also the second 'She-Hulk' omnibus I've read that features a Black villain who uses dark magic and voodoo, or a similar practice. Both men are very ruthless, sadistic, manipulative, sneaky and evil. To say this is in bad taste and what the hell were they thinking would be a massive understatement.
Jen remains guy-crazy and open for sex whenever she can. However, she's become self-conscious, concerned over if she can love anyone anymore, and isn't really a proud, sex positive feminist, calling herself a "sexual pinball". And was Peter David seriously in for slut-shaming Jazinda, for having thirty-seven partners in her life (that's nothing, dude, plus she's an alien, and who knows how old she is), even though Jazinda herself clearly doesn't care? WTF was that about?
But I still had good thrill and laugh with the comic, all the same. It's a rocky start and middle, but it's over halfway in when it really has fun and remembers what superhero comics are supposed to be; what they represent. It gets feminist, heartfelt, heartbreaking, and funny and awesome.
I know Jen will be a lawyer again in the future. She's already proven she's not lost her hero's touch, no matter what she's been through and how much she denies it.
She-Hulk - starting to smash the patriarchy!
She-Hulk - saving lives in a myriad of ways, as her amazing self.
'She-Hulk by Peter David' - an Artemis Cresent recommendation for She-Hulk fans.
Final Score: 3.5/5
It gets quite convoluted, jumpy and cringey, with confusing character motivations and actions. The storylines by Peter David are post-'Civil War', so I was expecting the dark, "edgy", "realistic" and troubled period in Marvel's history, where the heroes barely act like heroes anymore and no one trusts one another, and often unfortunately for good reasons. In 'She-Hulk', the stuff with Bran Murphy, Arthur Moore, the Behemoth, and the X-Men group, the X-Factor - containing mutants I'd never heard of, nor care about - during a Skrull invasion of earth, baffled and bored me more than anything else; especially 'The Darwin Awards' X-Factor issues. Behemoth was set up as a gigantic threat to She-Hulk in one tiny issue, 'Beasts of the Field', but then he doesn't appear until much later on down the line, and predictably, his ultimate plan and subsequent defeat are rushed, quick and underwhelming. What was the point of him?
Is it standard for comics like these to set up villains who then are seemingly forgotten about until it is too late and the readers have either forgotten them as well or have ceased caring, and their final appearance is tacked on and rushed anyway? I've seen this in other 'She-Hulk' omnibuses.
She-Hulk herself has become very cold, bitter and disillusioned (fitting that the starting storyline is titled 'Jaded', I love multilayered meanings), though for understandable reasons. There's the 'Civil War' garbage and baggage, and through some more superhero/supervillain/legal issues BS she's lost her job as a lawyer, and is now a bounty hunter for villains skipping bail.
But I kept going. I kept reading and wow, in my opinion, it is worth it.
She-Hulk had been slowly but surely recovering and growing back into the hero we know and love, striving to do the right thing no matter what, because it's the right thing and it's what heroes do. She saves lives with no hesitation, at the cost of herself. The part in 'Fathers and Daughters' where she is falling from the sky and briefly transforms back into Jen Walters to avoid an impact with a plane full of passengers has to be one of my favourite moments from her. She also gets an impoverished Black single mother, who has been though the worst trauma throughout her entire life, out of jail.
There're Skrull battles, father-and-daughter issues and the mammoth, intergalactic drama from that, and then there's the girl power! She-Hulk teams up with Valkyrie, Sue Storm and Thundra - together they are the (Lady) Liberators. Later we see Storm/Ororo (who admittedly is barely a presence), Gamora, Mantis (all the green Marvel heroines!), Lyja and Quasar/Phyla-Vell (whoever they are). All sorts of heroics are done, especially political and in regard to foreign warfare and disasters, and the women are friends who care for each other. They respect and trust each other. What a relief!
The omnibus includes fun little issues in the mix, too, like 'What the Hell is Going On with Her Comic Book', which harkens back to her John Byrne fourth wall breaking/smashing era in the eighties and nineties, and a 'Sensational She-Hulk' anniversary special, described as 'The She-Hulk Story That's a Riff on Christmas Carol', and that's what it is. Spider-Man and Stan Lee are in it, and Weezie from the John Byrne days makes a one panel cameo. It's comical, existentialist, and pays homage to the different eras of She-Hulk's comics history.
Despite initial gripes, I ended up really liking 'The Whole Hero Thing' and 'Friends in Need' connected storyline. Each issue ended great, satisfactorily. 'Jaded' has fun and exciting moments. Right from the get-go, it's She-Hulk vs Crusher Creel and Titania.
The final issue is the 'Sensational She-Hulk' fill-in story from 1990, 'She-Hulk: The Movie', also by Peter David. I'd read it before in another, classic 'She-Hulk' omnibus containing John Byrne's stuff. Cartoony comedy antics, spoofs, gags, successful copyright license uses, and fourth wall breaking are here. It's an homage and love letter to Mel Brooks. And it's so cute that back in those days superhero films were thought to never be able to reach $200, million in the box office - "Isn't that the most absurd thing you ever heard?". This is the funniest thing in the whole issue, but only in hindsight, and I don't think it was meant to be a joke at the time.
Interweaving throughout the whole omnibus is She-Hulk/Jen's complicated relationship, and growing deep and devoted friendship, with the Skrull runaway Jazinda. I was fond of their development. They really came to love and care for one another. Female friendship, companionship, and support is strong in this comic!
I swear Mallory Book is female J. Jonah Jameson.
The art is fantastic in every issue. Varied with different styles depending on the artist, of course, but all beautiful and lovely. What gorgeously striking colours! Though I wasn't sure about She-Hulk's red-rimmed eyes in the beginning. I guess it does stand out against her green skin, and it reflects where her character is at the moment. I LOVE the covers. One of them, for 'She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision', is done by none other than Stjepan Šejić!
It seems that every 'She-Hulk' comic omnibus I've read, both classic and in the 2000s, has to contain several or at least a few or just one instance where She-Hulk is suddenly naked. The comic creators don't even try to hide how inappropriate and exploitative (and a couple of times solely gross) they're being. A strong superheroine is more than whatever sex appeal she has! A moment in the middle of the Peter David omnibus is especially egregious, where Jazinda accidently zaps away Shulkie's clothes when trying to transport her into her spaceship. This happens right after Jen saves a bunch of people who were the Skrulls' prisoners on a "herding" vessel. Those same people are now cheering and jeering at her naked and humiliated form. Her badass, defiant and character defining act of heroism is undermined, just like that. What tossers these male writers and artists are. I'd call them wankers but that would be too on the nose and obvious.
This is also the second 'She-Hulk' omnibus I've read that features a Black villain who uses dark magic and voodoo, or a similar practice. Both men are very ruthless, sadistic, manipulative, sneaky and evil. To say this is in bad taste and what the hell were they thinking would be a massive understatement.
Jen remains guy-crazy and open for sex whenever she can. However, she's become self-conscious, concerned over if she can love anyone anymore, and isn't really a proud, sex positive feminist, calling herself a "sexual pinball". And was Peter David seriously in for slut-shaming Jazinda, for having thirty-seven partners in her life (that's nothing, dude, plus she's an alien, and who knows how old she is), even though Jazinda herself clearly doesn't care? WTF was that about?
But I still had good thrill and laugh with the comic, all the same. It's a rocky start and middle, but it's over halfway in when it really has fun and remembers what superhero comics are supposed to be; what they represent. It gets feminist, heartfelt, heartbreaking, and funny and awesome.
I know Jen will be a lawyer again in the future. She's already proven she's not lost her hero's touch, no matter what she's been through and how much she denies it.
She-Hulk - starting to smash the patriarchy!
She-Hulk - saving lives in a myriad of ways, as her amazing self.
'She-Hulk by Peter David' - an Artemis Cresent recommendation for She-Hulk fans.
Final Score: 3.5/5
January 22, 2024
This was fine.
Have a read digitally. Not worth buying.
Have a read digitally. Not worth buying.
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June 5, 2024Better than I thought it would be. She-Hulk is a character that is cool enough to transcend even the tremendous drag that is the 00’s male gaze.
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