She-Hulk #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Dan Slott
Pencils: Juan Bobillo
Inks; Marcelo Sosa
Price: $2.99

Ratings: 2 stars

I have a really weird complaint about She-Hulk #1. That complaint is that there was almost too much going on in the issue. Another small problem is that she was portrayed in a cartoony style that I wasn?t expecting. From an incredibly artistic portrait of She-Hulk on the cover to the almost delicate creature shown within the pages, I was in shell-shock most of the time reading the issue the first time through. Time two reading this, it was easier to reconcile, but I was slightly taken aback by the wordiness and sheer volume of things that kept occurring. I also learned that She-Hulk is promiscuous!!

From Jennifer Walter?s humble, friendless years in law school to her wild antics as She-Hulk, it is evident that the writer Dan Slott has found a reason for why the woman is so careless and hyper today. She-Hulk is making up for lost time with party after party and man after man, without caring what anyone else thinks of her. To me as a reader, this is extreme and makes the character look shallow as hell. Maybe that is the reaction Slott was going for, but I am not thrilled to have a character I enjoy become unlikable to me.

I have seen Juan Bobillo?s art before, and have appreciated it for the delicate beauty it brings to the women, and the added humor value he brings to his work. I just don?t care for it on this title. I honestly had expectations of an Ivan Reis or an Ed Benes type style of larger then life characterization, so that is as much my problem as anything. It just didn?t mesh with my mind?s eye view of how the character should be portrayed.

She-Hulk is a book with potential, which is why I will pick up the second issue. My husband and I have a rule that we try to give each title a three issue try, money permitting, if it has a feel of improvement. I think She-Hulk does, and am interested to see if the book slows down now that the courtesy introduction is done. I would prefer to see more She-Hulk and fewer Avengers as well, unless it is a cameo like Janet Van Dyne shopping with Jen for a new outfit. The thing I will be looking for is to see if Jen has an epiphany as a result of this first issue and shows character growth, not just the caricature I saw here.

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