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She-Hulk by Dan Slott & Peter David
She-Hulk, Volume 5: Planet Without a Hulk
Now that the Illuminati have shot the Hulk into space, who's going to fight all of his bad guys? Enter She-Hulk: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinning out of events from Civil War and Planet Hulk, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is shipping She-Hulk off to Hulk-related hotspots around the globe - where she'll be taking on villains from A-Z Or, in this case, from the Abomination to Zzzax That's right, gamma-fans, it's the Emerald Amazon in her most action-packed adventure ever Plus: "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Awesome Andy but Were Afraid to Ask." Ever wonder how the Mad Thinker's Awesome Android became Awesome Andy? It's the origin you never expected - complete with a bombastic battle against the Mighty Thor And an ending that'll knock your block off.
Collecting: She-Hulk 14-21
Collecting: She-Hulk 14-21
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Dan Slott
1,997 books453 followersDan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.
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May 2, 2025
"You're trouble, need I remind you, She-Hulk? YOU are the first superhero responsible for downing a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier!" -- Sidney 'Gaffer' Levine, S.H.I.E.L.D. gadgeteer & armorer
"What?! That wasn't my fault. You were there. That was because of a bunch of super-intelligent cockroaches." -- She-Hulk, accurately referencing a storyline from 1985 (forty years ago?!)
Although it sort of sputters to its gloppy multiverse conclusion, She-Hulk, Vol. 5: Planet Without a Hulk had a strong core when its title superheroine was teaming with the counterterrorism agency S.H.I.E.L.D. for a number of adventurous missions. Whether it was having a knockdown brawl with the Abomination in the streets of Reno, or partnering with Wolverine (and then propositioning him to grab a beer afterwards - hey-oh!!!) to apprehend a Wendigo up in the 'Great White North,' these brief action-packed and quippy moments occasionally made the volume a lot of fun. However, this seems like a good time to conclude reading this uneven series - for one thing, I don't have access to the next four volumes - because the increasingly soap operatic / sci-fi elements became tiresome.
"What?! That wasn't my fault. You were there. That was because of a bunch of super-intelligent cockroaches." -- She-Hulk, accurately referencing a storyline from 1985 (forty years ago?!)
Although it sort of sputters to its gloppy multiverse conclusion, She-Hulk, Vol. 5: Planet Without a Hulk had a strong core when its title superheroine was teaming with the counterterrorism agency S.H.I.E.L.D. for a number of adventurous missions. Whether it was having a knockdown brawl with the Abomination in the streets of Reno, or partnering with Wolverine (and then propositioning him to grab a beer afterwards - hey-oh!!!) to apprehend a Wendigo up in the 'Great White North,' these brief action-packed and quippy moments occasionally made the volume a lot of fun. However, this seems like a good time to conclude reading this uneven series - for one thing, I don't have access to the next four volumes - because the increasingly soap operatic / sci-fi elements became tiresome.
August 15, 2021
Slott and female heroes are not a good combo - after reading his entire She-Hulk run, that point remains clear. Slott’s a funmeister with comics, but doesn’t have it in him to write female characters with their own agency (unless they’re getting stripped down to way fewer clothes than their male counterparts).
I’m on the fence about the three-panel exchange between Tony Stark and She-Hulk - she asks the question I’ve been wondering all throughout this run - why when a guy like him sleeps around he’s a player, but when Jen sleeps around she’s a skank?
Amazing that he even thought to ask the question. Unfortunately, he uses a conveniently-timed invasion to escape having to address the question, which is exactly under his control - and is a pretty cheap cheat.
Which tells me a lot about Slott’s puerile predilections - he’s been doing the underwear-and-shower-scene stuff enough in each issue that it’s more than (alleged) editorial mandate to “give the readers what they want” (or some other flimsy, made-up excuse) - this is fully into what Dan wants from his female characters. And it’s sad really. A grown man still looking for peek-a-boo thrills in his four-colour panels?
And for me, every time I go right to those panels first, and every time I feel dirty for letting my own Y chromosome get the better of me.
He does do some fun stuff with obscure continuity and characters, and he has a few things to say about the nature of heroism and power and alter-egos - so this series isn’t a total wash.
But sadly, at the end of the run he deus ex machina’s all the interesting and fun changes away, putting Jen right back in the box just like he found her.
With one really confusing detail: in the month between Slott leaving and Peter David taking over, Jen went from can’t-quit-rainmaker for the law firm to “Jen has found herself at a crossroads just in time for mysterious circumstances to lead her to leave her legal practice behind.”
WTF Marvel? How the fuck you gonna drop this little off-page twist and expect us to go along with it? Hell, even when Waid took over the terminally-depressing DD run after the shit-kicking done by Bendis, Brubaker and Diggle, they at least used the first issue to explain the massive turnaround for the character - didn’t just pretend the change didn’t exist.
I’m on the fence about the three-panel exchange between Tony Stark and She-Hulk - she asks the question I’ve been wondering all throughout this run - why when a guy like him sleeps around he’s a player, but when Jen sleeps around she’s a skank?
Amazing that he even thought to ask the question. Unfortunately, he uses a conveniently-timed invasion to escape having to address the question, which is exactly under his control - and is a pretty cheap cheat.
Which tells me a lot about Slott’s puerile predilections - he’s been doing the underwear-and-shower-scene stuff enough in each issue that it’s more than (alleged) editorial mandate to “give the readers what they want” (or some other flimsy, made-up excuse) - this is fully into what Dan wants from his female characters. And it’s sad really. A grown man still looking for peek-a-boo thrills in his four-colour panels?
And for me, every time I go right to those panels first, and every time I feel dirty for letting my own Y chromosome get the better of me.
He does do some fun stuff with obscure continuity and characters, and he has a few things to say about the nature of heroism and power and alter-egos - so this series isn’t a total wash.
But sadly, at the end of the run he deus ex machina’s all the interesting and fun changes away, putting Jen right back in the box just like he found her.
With one really confusing detail: in the month between Slott leaving and Peter David taking over, Jen went from can’t-quit-rainmaker for the law firm to “Jen has found herself at a crossroads just in time for mysterious circumstances to lead her to leave her legal practice behind.”
WTF Marvel? How the fuck you gonna drop this little off-page twist and expect us to go along with it? Hell, even when Waid took over the terminally-depressing DD run after the shit-kicking done by Bendis, Brubaker and Diggle, they at least used the first issue to explain the massive turnaround for the character - didn’t just pretend the change didn’t exist.
April 12, 2021
Gets a full 4 stars due to lasting impact of some of the things showcased here (Amadeus Cho shows up, Jen finds out about Banner's exile to Sakaar, comics as a whole generally get called out for treating female and male protagonists amorous encounters with a double standard, and so on).
Some of the storytelling was a little all-over-the-place, with Mr Zix literally forcing all the main characters into a room with a ticking timebomb to get them to fill in the "missing pieces" of the previous 4 volumes' stories. Still, I'll give the writer lots of the benefit of the doubt as a lot of the story beats were likely constrained by the BIG EVENTS (Civil War and Planet Hulk/World War Hulk that were happening concurrently.
If the geniuses at Marvel Studios can leverage some of these stories for the upcoming series starring homegirl Tatiana Maslany I'm all for it!
Some of the storytelling was a little all-over-the-place, with Mr Zix literally forcing all the main characters into a room with a ticking timebomb to get them to fill in the "missing pieces" of the previous 4 volumes' stories. Still, I'll give the writer lots of the benefit of the doubt as a lot of the story beats were likely constrained by the BIG EVENTS (Civil War and Planet Hulk/World War Hulk that were happening concurrently.
If the geniuses at Marvel Studios can leverage some of these stories for the upcoming series starring homegirl Tatiana Maslany I'm all for it!
September 27, 2016
Aside from Stu's adventures in Duckworld, I liked this book. I find it interesting how Slott approached She-Hulk's "promiscuity". When Jen stands on trial she can't explain why she is a little different in her She-Hulk form and the defense lawyer invokes the number of sexual partners she's had since the blood transfusion. I was a little surprised that a lawyer as smart as Jen was silenced by that when she could have just explained that as She-Hulk she is more powerful and has to be less careful than an average sized woman, or invoke the societal double standard or blame it on the fact that she is constantly at risk on her missions so she may as well enjoy herself while she can. You know, all the reasons Tony Stark and every other man gives.
I liked Dan Slott's run, but maybe Peter David will take the series into a darker, higher stakes direction. We'll see :)
I liked Dan Slott's run, but maybe Peter David will take the series into a darker, higher stakes direction. We'll see :)
January 22, 2016
A little disappointed with how Slott's run ended up, but mostly just because it had been really good. This is mostly ok, with a few good bits, but mostly underwhelming. This is actually a fairly large volume, but it seems like all the events (especially Civil War, ugh) keep getting in the way of the actual storytelling and character development that Slott wants to get done. Which ends up leading to the most ridiculously rushed last couple of issues, with Slott trying to get six issues worth of character growth crammed into two, and much of that in the last five pages or so of the last issue. That said, it's really satisfying to watch Jen call out both Tony Stark and Reed Richards.
January 28, 2025
2.75
Oh, this final volume. There's a considerable dip in quality here. Gone are She-Hulk's quips and wit. Gone are the legal battles and lighthearted adventures. Here, following the events of Civil War and Planet Hulk, She-Hulk is drafted to work as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, an unexpected consequence of registering as a Superhuman.
From the beginning until halfway through this trade, She-Hulk joins the Hulkbusters, a special unit that tracks the Hulk, while also fighting Hulk's rogues and villains. In the second issue, the Abomination is the main mission, later is the Wendigo. Fourth issue is about a fight against Zzzax onboard a helicarrier. There's a funny kind of montage where we see, with a song parody of Ghostbusters, the Hulkbusters capturing other classic Hulk rogues as Toad Men and U-foes. Unbeknownst to She-Hulk, and under orders of Tony Stark, current director of SHIELD, these villains are being captured and experimented as part of Project Achilles.
Halfway through this volume, She-Hulk stumbles upon a Life Model Decoy of Nick Fury that seems to have the answers to what happened to her cousin Bruce.
Outside of She-Hulk as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, we get to come back to Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzburg & Holliway, Jen's old law firm. Here we see Awesome Andy's origin story and his decision to delete all of his memories and reset himself after the Starfox debacle. Mallory Book has lost her reputation and all her clients because she has become a laughingstock, and poor Stu is trapped in Duckworld.
Second half of this volume starts when Jen goes to confront Tony about the Illuminati decision of getting rid of Bruce. While she's winning the fight, Tony injects She-Hulk with a super power inhibiting nanotech. He finally reveals that project Achilles was designed to create a permanent solution against The Hulk. And though he says he's sorry to use it against her, from now on Jen can never become She-Hulk again.
Cut off from her powers, Jen decides to sue Tony. Mallory's comeback plan is representing The Leader. Another gamma-being foe of Hulk. In that trial, she calls Jen as a witness and a deep exploration of Jen's and She-Hulk's psyche takes place in front of the entire audience. Leaving Jen humilliated.
The second to last issue might be the worst of them. A clear reflection of every mistake this volume made when She-Hulk left her lawyering days to become an agent. Using RT-Z9 as a plot device, he's suddenly given an ultimatum and a timer by his mysterious handler to get the information they still haven't collectected from She-Hulk's life. Through flashbacks and confessions we get answers from Jen's personal life. Like the status of her marriage, how she stopped being part of the Magistrati, and how apparently she got to transform into She-Hulk for the last time in World War Hulk (we don't get any other connection to this event).
"That was a pretty big cosmic story you rushed through"
Yup. That's what it felt like. All of Jen's development and personal relationships were rushed through to give space to the Shield adventures and Hulk's rogues.
Last issue of this collection and the last one written by Slott is a weird one. It comes out of nowhere, but apparently there has been a kind of portal built by Reeds in long-ago issues of the F4. Someone found it and created a bridge between parallel worlds. In Earth A, where there aren't any superpowers, there's the option to use an atomic resequencer where a person is beamed across a dimensional threshold to Earth B (616). There, the person's atomic levels are realigned to match their counterpart. This means that Jen from Earth A, or Earth Alpha, who's only a normal woman, can travel through the portal to Earth B and change her body to match that reality's Jen and boom, while on this Earth she gets to become She-Hulk. This is a complete surprise for everyone, given that a bunch of Alphas have been found, but for Jen, it might be the solution. She's been having a tough time knowing this Earth does not have a She-Hulk anymore, so she's willing to make a permanent trade with Jen Alpha. Leave everything behind so this Earth can be protected.
The very last page of this issue is so bittersweet and might be my favorite thing of this entire volume, which, let's face it, didn't have much to offer either.
Ah, this is so sad. I loved this run. The first few volumes were so entertaining. The balance between the law work and the superhero adventures. The humour and the wit of She-Hulk. All kinds of cameos. All of it gone here. I'm trying to give the creative team a little bit of grace, it must have been really constrictive and frustating to have their story be affected by different events. In this volume particularly, the consequences of Planet Hulk and Civil War are really felt.
Still, it's such a disappointment that what was once a vibrant story became such a lackluster tale at the end.
Oh, this final volume. There's a considerable dip in quality here. Gone are She-Hulk's quips and wit. Gone are the legal battles and lighthearted adventures. Here, following the events of Civil War and Planet Hulk, She-Hulk is drafted to work as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, an unexpected consequence of registering as a Superhuman.
From the beginning until halfway through this trade, She-Hulk joins the Hulkbusters, a special unit that tracks the Hulk, while also fighting Hulk's rogues and villains. In the second issue, the Abomination is the main mission, later is the Wendigo. Fourth issue is about a fight against Zzzax onboard a helicarrier. There's a funny kind of montage where we see, with a song parody of Ghostbusters, the Hulkbusters capturing other classic Hulk rogues as Toad Men and U-foes. Unbeknownst to She-Hulk, and under orders of Tony Stark, current director of SHIELD, these villains are being captured and experimented as part of Project Achilles.
Halfway through this volume, She-Hulk stumbles upon a Life Model Decoy of Nick Fury that seems to have the answers to what happened to her cousin Bruce.
Outside of She-Hulk as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, we get to come back to Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzburg & Holliway, Jen's old law firm. Here we see Awesome Andy's origin story and his decision to delete all of his memories and reset himself after the Starfox debacle. Mallory Book has lost her reputation and all her clients because she has become a laughingstock, and poor Stu is trapped in Duckworld.
Second half of this volume starts when Jen goes to confront Tony about the Illuminati decision of getting rid of Bruce. While she's winning the fight, Tony injects She-Hulk with a super power inhibiting nanotech. He finally reveals that project Achilles was designed to create a permanent solution against The Hulk. And though he says he's sorry to use it against her, from now on Jen can never become She-Hulk again.
Cut off from her powers, Jen decides to sue Tony. Mallory's comeback plan is representing The Leader. Another gamma-being foe of Hulk. In that trial, she calls Jen as a witness and a deep exploration of Jen's and She-Hulk's psyche takes place in front of the entire audience. Leaving Jen humilliated.
The second to last issue might be the worst of them. A clear reflection of every mistake this volume made when She-Hulk left her lawyering days to become an agent. Using RT-Z9 as a plot device, he's suddenly given an ultimatum and a timer by his mysterious handler to get the information they still haven't collectected from She-Hulk's life. Through flashbacks and confessions we get answers from Jen's personal life. Like the status of her marriage, how she stopped being part of the Magistrati, and how apparently she got to transform into She-Hulk for the last time in World War Hulk (we don't get any other connection to this event).
"That was a pretty big cosmic story you rushed through"
Yup. That's what it felt like. All of Jen's development and personal relationships were rushed through to give space to the Shield adventures and Hulk's rogues.
Last issue of this collection and the last one written by Slott is a weird one. It comes out of nowhere, but apparently there has been a kind of portal built by Reeds in long-ago issues of the F4. Someone found it and created a bridge between parallel worlds. In Earth A, where there aren't any superpowers, there's the option to use an atomic resequencer where a person is beamed across a dimensional threshold to Earth B (616). There, the person's atomic levels are realigned to match their counterpart. This means that Jen from Earth A, or Earth Alpha, who's only a normal woman, can travel through the portal to Earth B and change her body to match that reality's Jen and boom, while on this Earth she gets to become She-Hulk. This is a complete surprise for everyone, given that a bunch of Alphas have been found, but for Jen, it might be the solution. She's been having a tough time knowing this Earth does not have a She-Hulk anymore, so she's willing to make a permanent trade with Jen Alpha. Leave everything behind so this Earth can be protected.
The very last page of this issue is so bittersweet and might be my favorite thing of this entire volume, which, let's face it, didn't have much to offer either.
Ah, this is so sad. I loved this run. The first few volumes were so entertaining. The balance between the law work and the superhero adventures. The humour and the wit of She-Hulk. All kinds of cameos. All of it gone here. I'm trying to give the creative team a little bit of grace, it must have been really constrictive and frustating to have their story be affected by different events. In this volume particularly, the consequences of Planet Hulk and Civil War are really felt.
Still, it's such a disappointment that what was once a vibrant story became such a lackluster tale at the end.
April 30, 2023
For the sake of my self-anointed reviewer duties, I'll give a plot summary: Jennifer Walters sells out and becomes a SHEILD agent after/during the Marvel Civil War event. Also a failed critique on slut-shaming written by a white guy while also having said female character fight in the Canadian tundra in her underwear.
So I hated this. And not just one glaring aspect of this volume. No, that would've been less painful to read. No. This was systematically terrible in every aspect one could rank and/or categorize when it comes to graphic literature, although this specific collection of volumes could be used as a strong argument that comics are not in fact books and are rotting the minds of the American youth (very pro-comic books, but extremely anti-this volume). From art direction, to writing, to character and plot, hell even art-style and color palette this was layered parfait of bad taste. In summation, run.
That being said, I will probably give this ONE more volume for the sake of knowing the continuity timeline and this time I mean it. But I am very much sick of the Slott run of She-Hulk.
So I hated this. And not just one glaring aspect of this volume. No, that would've been less painful to read. No. This was systematically terrible in every aspect one could rank and/or categorize when it comes to graphic literature, although this specific collection of volumes could be used as a strong argument that comics are not in fact books and are rotting the minds of the American youth (very pro-comic books, but extremely anti-this volume). From art direction, to writing, to character and plot, hell even art-style and color palette this was layered parfait of bad taste. In summation, run.
That being said, I will probably give this ONE more volume for the sake of knowing the continuity timeline and this time I mean it. But I am very much sick of the Slott run of She-Hulk.
June 25, 2023
I'm just realizing how much this cast of characters has grown on me. All of Jen's coworkers at her firm feel fleshed out and it almost feels like an ensemble book. There are a lot of questions that are answered here.
July 7, 2023
7/10:
This collection is rather interesting as it deals with fallout from Civil War while also including precursor and aftermath issues of World War Hulk. Those are two pretty massive events to occur on Earth-616, so seeing their impact on this series has been awesome!
The best portion of this collection is 100% the Planet Without a Hulk storyline as it showcases just what SHIELD and the Illuminati will do in order to protect the planet from gamma-powered threats via the Hulkbusters.
I’m definitely going to be diving into World War Hulk now that I’ve reached that point in She-Hulk’s story, but I’m excited to continue this run as I know she’s got plenty of exciting stories on the horizon!
This collection is rather interesting as it deals with fallout from Civil War while also including precursor and aftermath issues of World War Hulk. Those are two pretty massive events to occur on Earth-616, so seeing their impact on this series has been awesome!
The best portion of this collection is 100% the Planet Without a Hulk storyline as it showcases just what SHIELD and the Illuminati will do in order to protect the planet from gamma-powered threats via the Hulkbusters.
I’m definitely going to be diving into World War Hulk now that I’ve reached that point in She-Hulk’s story, but I’m excited to continue this run as I know she’s got plenty of exciting stories on the horizon!
July 14, 2019
They did some interesting things with the story. They filled in some gaps, probably a little too quickly, but were probably rushed since the next book is the last book. I am still entertained and enjoying the story. On to the last trade!!!!
February 12, 2011
AUGH DAN SLOTT YOU ARE THE WORST PUPPY EVER. This was so not as good as it should have been. I get that with crossovers and events and stuff, sometimes writers can't do their best work with the pacing that is available to them, but this book was not up to the fantastic standards of the previous books. There was like one funny thing about Wolverine showing up, and then a few other sort-of interesting things, but most of what made the book awesome was skipped in an attempt to wrap up the last storyline in half the time. It made me sad and made me a little disappointed in the whole series. I think in the future when I read this again (BECAUSE I WILL) I might stop at volume 4.
April 17, 2011
3.5 stars
One of the better She-Hulk volumes (my opinion, of course). There was crossover stuff from Hulk: Planet Hulk, and I guess Civil War: Marvel Universe, too. Some of it was good, and some of it was silly, but it was certainly better than the She-Hulk, Vol. 8: Secret Invasion crossover.
Still, the end was pretty stupid.
One of the better She-Hulk volumes (my opinion, of course). There was crossover stuff from Hulk: Planet Hulk, and I guess Civil War: Marvel Universe, too. Some of it was good, and some of it was silly, but it was certainly better than the She-Hulk, Vol. 8: Secret Invasion crossover.
Still, the end was pretty stupid.
February 8, 2017
Love this series. Great follow up reading to Ms Marvel, Volume Two. Marvel's mightiest women and their best solo series. Wonderful to find treasure right under my nose. And sweet that I get two such great series in a row too. Sweet book gods have blessed me this month.
September 6, 2020
Finally got around to reading the followup to the 2004 run of She-Hulk! 38 issues long but it could best be separated into 2 distinct phases. The Dan Slott phase, and the Peter David phase so this is a review of the entire first 21 issues aka the Slott phase!
And I liked this a lot! Despite starting less than a year after the conclusion of the 2004 run there's a decent enough status quo change to make it so this run wasn't just an 8 month "to be continued" cliffhanger resolution. Out is Holden Holliway, traveling across the country or the world to find his poorly behaved granddaughter. In with a new boss, Artie Zix, who seems to have mysteriously powerful connections to various entities far above the pay grade of a typical lawyer. But the run starts out much the same, with an absurd over-the top case for She-Hulk to defend someone in. Time travel, universal court, and all sorts of things follow as it becomes just another wacky day in the life of Jennifer Walters, superhuman attorney.
Reading this feels a lot like enjoying a nice sitcom. You know these characters, you know their relationships with one another, and you really get a feeling for how they'll react to various problems they encounter. It's nice, and with a solid amount of humor. That's not to say it doesn't go for some more intense subject matter, though. There's a case where Starfox is accused of sexual assault because his powers involve him granting a sense of euphoria to people, which he's accused of exploiting in order to get women in bed with him. Other goings-on in the Marvel universe involved an event where She-Hulk rampaged through and destroyed an entire town, which she shows up to help with out of a sense of duty to those she'd wronged. And a short arc where She-Hulk marries, and falls out of love with John Jameson.
Unfortunately the snappy writing and overall tone can lead to some of the more serious moments feeling like they're not being given the proper weight given the subject matter. Addressing stories of sexual assault and handling them in a fairly satisfactory manner is good and all, but if the tone doesn't feel like it's giving it the proper weight it can feel disingenuous. For what it's worth I thought the heavier parts were handled fair enough, but I wouldn't fault someone for feeling differently.
Continuity gets played with, is made malleable, and tossed aside all for the sake of jokes that land fairly well for the most part. Upbeat is probably what I would use to best describe this run and if you're up for a lot of fun silly jokes at the expense of superheroics then She-Hulk by Dan Slott is a good one. Though I have to say I feel like the first 12 issues from 2004 made for a better story overall. Doubly so because some of the hanging plot threads at the end of that run are never resolved in 2005 which is just irritating.
But definitely check it out. That's my verdict.
And I liked this a lot! Despite starting less than a year after the conclusion of the 2004 run there's a decent enough status quo change to make it so this run wasn't just an 8 month "to be continued" cliffhanger resolution. Out is Holden Holliway, traveling across the country or the world to find his poorly behaved granddaughter. In with a new boss, Artie Zix, who seems to have mysteriously powerful connections to various entities far above the pay grade of a typical lawyer. But the run starts out much the same, with an absurd over-the top case for She-Hulk to defend someone in. Time travel, universal court, and all sorts of things follow as it becomes just another wacky day in the life of Jennifer Walters, superhuman attorney.
Reading this feels a lot like enjoying a nice sitcom. You know these characters, you know their relationships with one another, and you really get a feeling for how they'll react to various problems they encounter. It's nice, and with a solid amount of humor. That's not to say it doesn't go for some more intense subject matter, though. There's a case where Starfox is accused of sexual assault because his powers involve him granting a sense of euphoria to people, which he's accused of exploiting in order to get women in bed with him. Other goings-on in the Marvel universe involved an event where She-Hulk rampaged through and destroyed an entire town, which she shows up to help with out of a sense of duty to those she'd wronged. And a short arc where She-Hulk marries, and falls out of love with John Jameson.
Unfortunately the snappy writing and overall tone can lead to some of the more serious moments feeling like they're not being given the proper weight given the subject matter. Addressing stories of sexual assault and handling them in a fairly satisfactory manner is good and all, but if the tone doesn't feel like it's giving it the proper weight it can feel disingenuous. For what it's worth I thought the heavier parts were handled fair enough, but I wouldn't fault someone for feeling differently.
Continuity gets played with, is made malleable, and tossed aside all for the sake of jokes that land fairly well for the most part. Upbeat is probably what I would use to best describe this run and if you're up for a lot of fun silly jokes at the expense of superheroics then She-Hulk by Dan Slott is a good one. Though I have to say I feel like the first 12 issues from 2004 made for a better story overall. Doubly so because some of the hanging plot threads at the end of that run are never resolved in 2005 which is just irritating.
But definitely check it out. That's my verdict.
March 28, 2023
Ehh, this was okay I guess.
So the big story here is Shulkie is now an agent of SHIELD post civil war and there are fun stories where she has to fight abomination and capture him, team-up with Wolverine vs wendigo and I like that, and I love their banter and the drama of it all and then the thing with being trapped in the Helicarrier with Tony when Zzzax assumes control and that was the best lol, but when she finds out what the Illuminati did to Bruce (Planet hulk), it makes for one heck of a battle!
Though I wish that story was the main one and rather expanded upon and stretched like 2-3 issues and properly showed the battle and like Civil war tie-in, it was a missed opportunity.
But then there are some other plot lines with the recorder and whatever happened to Stu and Pug is sort of resolved, the big trial of the Leader and how Mallory Book is this big name now is sort of the big highlight though it could have been done in 1 issue but still by the end you see a full arc for Mallory here too and she has become this important component and member of She-hulk's supporting cast and so I give Slott credit for this one!
Overall this run was a fun one and had some great fun moments and really evolved Jen in a way that is intriguing to read about and connected to the marvel continuity in such a good way, the art here though was okay for the most part! So yeah give it a read!
So the big story here is Shulkie is now an agent of SHIELD post civil war and there are fun stories where she has to fight abomination and capture him, team-up with Wolverine vs wendigo and I like that, and I love their banter and the drama of it all and then the thing with being trapped in the Helicarrier with Tony when Zzzax assumes control and that was the best lol, but when she finds out what the Illuminati did to Bruce (Planet hulk), it makes for one heck of a battle!
Though I wish that story was the main one and rather expanded upon and stretched like 2-3 issues and properly showed the battle and like Civil war tie-in, it was a missed opportunity.
But then there are some other plot lines with the recorder and whatever happened to Stu and Pug is sort of resolved, the big trial of the Leader and how Mallory Book is this big name now is sort of the big highlight though it could have been done in 1 issue but still by the end you see a full arc for Mallory here too and she has become this important component and member of She-hulk's supporting cast and so I give Slott credit for this one!
Overall this run was a fun one and had some great fun moments and really evolved Jen in a way that is intriguing to read about and connected to the marvel continuity in such a good way, the art here though was okay for the most part! So yeah give it a read!
November 1, 2022
#14 "Everything You Wanted to Know about Awesome Andy": Awesome Andy gets majorly depressed after he was rejected by Mallory Book, leading him to reset all of his personality subroutines and forget all of the things that made him want to be good. He's back to being the Awesome Android, uh oh. Pretty darn fun exploration of a side character, which I'm always a sucker for.
#15-#18 "Planet without a Hulk": Shulkie becomes an Agent of SHIELD and teams up with the Hulk Busters to bring in Gamma powered villains for experimentation by Stark. Turns out, those experiments teach Stark how to depower She-Hulk, which he does after she finds out that he sent her cousin into space. Was fun, a little uneven/rushed, and then the impact of the big reveal is in another book which kinda sucks. Better read as a prelude to World War Hulk than a standalone story, probably.
#19-#21 various: Mostly wraps up the stuff with Zix being in charge of the law firm. Some fun stuff in there, Howard the Duck references and then obviously Earth two shows up to explain why sometimes characters act weird (which, I mean, that's funny). Slott concludes his run with this massive ret-con/get writers out of jail free card, funny but maybe a little narratively unsatisfying (or maybe a lot narratively unsatisfying).
#15-#18 "Planet without a Hulk": Shulkie becomes an Agent of SHIELD and teams up with the Hulk Busters to bring in Gamma powered villains for experimentation by Stark. Turns out, those experiments teach Stark how to depower She-Hulk, which he does after she finds out that he sent her cousin into space. Was fun, a little uneven/rushed, and then the impact of the big reveal is in another book which kinda sucks. Better read as a prelude to World War Hulk than a standalone story, probably.
#19-#21 various: Mostly wraps up the stuff with Zix being in charge of the law firm. Some fun stuff in there, Howard the Duck references and then obviously Earth two shows up to explain why sometimes characters act weird (which, I mean, that's funny). Slott concludes his run with this massive ret-con/get writers out of jail free card, funny but maybe a little narratively unsatisfying (or maybe a lot narratively unsatisfying).
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February 6, 2022Slott creo que abarca mucho, tal vez demasiado en estos últimos números de su etapa. Sabe cerrar bastante bien su paso por la serie, pero en algunos momentos he tenido un poco de sobredosis de bocadillos por la cantidad absurda de subtramas que maneja y que pretende concluir (al menos hasta cierto punto). Como digo sale bastante bien parado, pero los últimos tres números son para leer despacito para que no te dé una embolia. La caracterización de Jen sigue estupenda, que es lo importante, y aunque Slott no profundiza demasiado me gusta cómo juega con la "doble personalidad" que tiene el personaje y qué diferencia y une a Jennifer Walters y a Hulka. Es imposible salir de aquí y no acabar enamorado de ella.
Además de eso están el muy triste, tragicómico incluso número del Androide Asombroso y el arco muy majo el de Hulka como agente de SHIELD. Los cruces con Planet Hulk y World War Hulk ya tendré más contexto de ello cuando los lea, pero Slott te cuenta lo imprescindible para no perderse, y creo que pocas veces he visto un Tony Stark más hostiable (en serio, en esta época era difícil defender cualquier decisión del Vengador de hierro).
Así que eso, buena etapa. En algún momento le daré a la de Soule y a la de Tamaki, pero antes me pondré con otras cosas.
Además de eso están el muy triste, tragicómico incluso número del Androide Asombroso y el arco muy majo el de Hulka como agente de SHIELD. Los cruces con Planet Hulk y World War Hulk ya tendré más contexto de ello cuando los lea, pero Slott te cuenta lo imprescindible para no perderse, y creo que pocas veces he visto un Tony Stark más hostiable (en serio, en esta época era difícil defender cualquier decisión del Vengador de hierro).
Así que eso, buena etapa. En algún momento le daré a la de Soule y a la de Tamaki, pero antes me pondré con otras cosas.
December 24, 2023
I like Slott but this second run has been really bad. I respect his first run as being an iconic part of She-Hulk’s history but the second one feels like he either doesn’t get She-Hulk, hates the character, didn’t know what to do with her but decided “eh why not?”. The SA storyline and the Marriage with John Arc were so crusty that even removing myself from a 2023 mindset I can’t find things to enjoy. Slott takes time to criticize fans and the industry, to the point where he critiques StarFox. But like it’s done to late and not genuine enough to wipe my tongue from that nasty first outing.
Even the “Defending Supervillain” thing could be really smart and interesting but it’s just convoluted or done to stop superhero legal stories.
Now we’re onto Peter David’s run and I love Peter David sooo.. let’s hope!
Even the “Defending Supervillain” thing could be really smart and interesting but it’s just convoluted or done to stop superhero legal stories.
Now we’re onto Peter David’s run and I love Peter David sooo.. let’s hope!
June 17, 2019
Hmm. Im not sure if slott is bring supa sexist in this comics or if he is trying to expose sexism and double standards in the comic at the end of his run ... but it’s hard to see it as the latter when she hulk is in her unitard with tits up to her ears.
Maybe she can be both a sex symbol and a free equal Pearson but the world around her isn’t - still a mans world most marvel is...
Either way, it’s obvs not really working - its a hard time line to write because civil war and the aftermath messes continuity up completely (as the comic nerds point out repeatedly) and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt because I’ve read a slot of his comics and he seems alright but it’s annoying in this comic and not great writing
Maybe she can be both a sex symbol and a free equal Pearson but the world around her isn’t - still a mans world most marvel is...
Either way, it’s obvs not really working - its a hard time line to write because civil war and the aftermath messes continuity up completely (as the comic nerds point out repeatedly) and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt because I’ve read a slot of his comics and he seems alright but it’s annoying in this comic and not great writing
March 3, 2025
Probably my least favorite issues of the Dan Slott run but I still very much enjoyed them. She-Hulk and Wolverine versus a Wendigo - sign me up. I'm not the biggest fan of series when they have to, or rather feel forced to, collide with larger story lines that are going on elsewhere. For this volume though it made sense. I did enjoy the continued self reflection of the internal struggle between Jen and She-Hulk. Though, the final two issues of Slott's run do feel a little like a cop out in my opinion.
November 26, 2022
2022 Read A Graphic Novel Every Week Challenge - 38/52
A somewhat disjointed end to a run which started strong then dipped in the later middle, largely as a result of crossover events it seems. This volume continues with some of the Civil War fallout, but it's at its strongest when it returns to the law firm stuff before that concludes with another slightly bizarre climax. Oh well, this volume is enjoyable enough and gave me enough of the things I have liked from this run.
A somewhat disjointed end to a run which started strong then dipped in the later middle, largely as a result of crossover events it seems. This volume continues with some of the Civil War fallout, but it's at its strongest when it returns to the law firm stuff before that concludes with another slightly bizarre climax. Oh well, this volume is enjoyable enough and gave me enough of the things I have liked from this run.
September 15, 2017
Marvel universe hole-plugging.
Marvel comics had editorial problems during this time period. The staff of she hulk was on some sort of mission to fix all the continuity problems by discusses some alternate universe crossover theories. Though other than the laborious explanations it's a good comic.
Marvel comics had editorial problems during this time period. The staff of she hulk was on some sort of mission to fix all the continuity problems by discusses some alternate universe crossover theories. Though other than the laborious explanations it's a good comic.
January 6, 2019
Not happy at all how Slott's run with She-Hulk ended.
The S.H.I.E.L.D bit was a mistour and everything just was wrapped up very hastily and with a feel "didn't this was something else few issues ago".
The S.H.I.E.L.D bit was a mistour and everything just was wrapped up very hastily and with a feel "didn't this was something else few issues ago".
September 8, 2022
I enjoyed this a lot, but I will say that there was no need for Jen to spend the S.H.I.E.L.D. fight in her underwear, especially as her uniforms would have still been on the ship, and it would have taken her seconds to put one on.
TW for violence, mind control, needless nakedness, sex references.
TW for violence, mind control, needless nakedness, sex references.
April 12, 2020
A whirlwind of a finish from Slott.
April 4, 2022
This one tied up a lot of storylines. Another excellent GN by Dan Slott.
October 21, 2022
Shulkie is still going strong in this 5th volume as she works for S.H.I.E.L.D. is the after math of Bruce's banishment from Earth.
December 25, 2022
"There's a double standard with it comes to men's vs women's outfits in comic books," She-Hulk tells the reader, before spending half of the comic fighting in her underwear.
February 17, 2023
Issue #21 was just fantastic, and absolutely deserves a place on my top 10 issues of all time.
July 24, 2024
This was a witty, light-hearted and fun series that I actually want to read again someday.
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