Review: She-Hulk #1
Lawyer. Avenger. Hero. Friend. Jennifer Walters has been called many things – but to most, she’s known only as the She-Hulk! Savior of the world on more than one occasion, Jennifer Walters is embarking on a brand new, and no less dangerous mission – opening a new law practice!
Since it’s announcement, there’s one series that’s been on top of my list that I’ve been looking forward to reading and this is it. Written by Charles Soule with art by Javier Pulido, the series had high expectations by me and thankfully the series met every single one of them.
Mixed with humor and a little action, the series shares more with recent Marvel hits such as Hawkeye and Daredevil than it does with the other superhero comics they produce. There isn’t tons of punching, it’s there, but this is more about She-Hulk/Jennifer’s day to day life more than anything else.
Soule cracked early on during the lead up to the series that She-Hulk will battle her greatest villain, scheduling, and he wasn’t kidding. In this first issue she juggles her career and the fact she’s a green ass-kicking machine, one doesn’t exactly help with the other and it’s not like she can separate the two. That all mixes up resulting in hilarity and entertainment and one of my favorite new comics of the new year.
That’s in part due to Pulido’s art which has a vibe reminiscent of Mike Allred, the artist in the previous series that featured She-Hulk, FF. The look matches the tone of the series, a great match.
Caseloads and kicking bad guy butt is a complicated business and Soule seems to have that down, mixing in humor on top of it all. You can make all the lawyer jokes you’d like, but it’s hard to not like this jade champion of justice. I highly recommend it.
Story: Charles Soule Art: Javier Pulido
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy
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