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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780785114437
ISBN number: 0785114432
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 136
Printing Date: November 24, 2004
Publishing house: Marvel Comics
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Studio: Marvel Comics
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Single Green Female, outgoing, intelligent, great sense of humor. Enjoys clubbing, dishing with gal-pals and saving the universe. Ready to put old issues behind and make a fresh start. Contact Jen W. at Avengers Mansion. That's right...everyone's favorite Jade Giantess, She-Hulk, has returned for tons of fun, both on and off the field of battle! Collecting SHE-HULK #1-6.
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She-Hulk has been described often as a character who turns convention on its head - a strong, self-possessed female character (best drawn and written by John Byrne in the late 1980s and early 1990s), she revels in the fact that she is a superhero and tries to show that, yes, it actually is pretty easy bring green. In many respects, she is the exact opposite of the Hulk. That, however, was before this volume. Dan Slott takes an insightful (and, I suppose, postmodern) look at She-Hulk. Splitting time between her work as a lawyer and member of The Avengers, Slott starts out by portraying Shulkie as a party girl who has let her celebrity and joie de vivre for superheroics get the best of her - to the detriment of her reputation as both a lawyer and a superhero. Turning the John Byrne model of She-Hulk on its head, Slott paints her as a woman whose superheroism is more a liability than a benefit.
And this is where the fun begins - hitting rock-bottom, Shulkie is offered a job in a legal firm dealing in (as a later volume so aptly puts it), "superhuman law" - but only if she can hack it as her alter-ego, Jennifer Walters, not as the jade giantess. Cases hilarious and poignant comes across her desk, and Slott seems never to tire of taking Busiek-like liberties with the mechanics of the superheroic. And all the while Jennifer must deal with the fact that maybe, just maybe, the superpowers she thought were giving her an edge might just be holding her back.
The only thing holding this volume back is the art. The issues in this volume (and in volume #2) are split between a more conventional (and, to my taste) preferable illustration style and one that is more impressionistic in its interpretations of beloved Marvel characters. To each his own, but I would have preferred that they picked an artist and stuck with them. All in all, however, this is a great addition to anyone's graphic novel library - fun, fresh, and often hilarious, "Single Green Female" is not to be missed.
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She-hulk is one of the sexiest characters around her stories are fun.
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In the superhero universe, Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk, has always lurked somewhere in the periphery of my attention. For long decades, I've regarded her as a second rate, female version of her cousin, the Hulk, and I felt no need whatsoever to follow her adventures. But, partly on a whim and partly because of Adi Granov's art cover, I put money down on SHE-HULK: SINGLE GREEN FEMALE. I'm so glad I did!
Marvel Comics' SHE-HULK: SINGLE GREEN FEMALE reprints the very first six fabulous issues of our jade giantess's 2004 series. The very first issue isn't very kind to our girl. It reveals how She-Hulk's endless partying finally causes her to be kicked out of the Avengers' mansion and also how her superhero lifestyle gets her terminated from her law firm. But, in her bleakest moment, Jennifer is offered a place in the most prestigious firm on the east coast, Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg, & Holliway. The caveat presented to her is that, in the offices of the firm, she must, at all times, be in her civilian guise. Jennifer, who always prefers to be in her She-Hulk form, nevertheless, accepts.
The following issues go on to reveal that Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg, & Holliway isn't your average law firm but, rather, one which specializes in "superhuman law" and boasts the credo: "When the laws of reality are broken, we shall find solutions thru the laws of man." Jennifer is initially concerned (she wanted to work in a "respectable" firm) but gradually comes to appreciate the odd and unpredictable intricacies of her new job.
The cases themselves are decidedly not of the run-of-the-mill variety. Plenty of guest stars here as Jennifer finds herself hobnobbing with Dr. Strange, the Thing, Dr. Pym, and the Avengers. Her work cases number, among others, a ghost who demands his day in court and Danger Man, a disgruntled radioactive man who wants to file a class action suit against the company that gave him his superpowers. The funniest story here is when Spidey decides to sue J. Jonah Jameson for libel - this issue cracked me up all way through. And I'll tell you what, when the last two issues of SINGLE GREEN FEMALE decided to focus more on a massive supervillain prison breakout instead of the litigating aspects, it actually disappointed me.
In the course of these six issues, She-Hulk gathers about her a cast of eccentric supporting characters: Ditto, the jokey resident shapeshifter; Stu Cicero, nerdy master of the long boxes (more on that later); fellow attorney Augustus "Pug" Pugliese; and the very cool Awesome Andy (formerly super baddie, the Awesome Android). On the romantic side, a certain man-wolf/astronaut enters the picture while a hunky co-worker harbors a secret crush. Of course, Jennifer only sees the co-worker as a friend. Figures.
But it ain't all roses for She-Hulk. Sure, she now has job satisfaction and has even become more accepting of her drab, non-powered identity, but saddled with that is her ongoing rivalry with Mallory Book, the "barracuda lawyer with supermodel looks." Additionally, it turns out that Jen may not have been hired solely for her ability to make an argument. When the firm's boss's super villain granddaughter, Southpaw, is finally brought into custody, Jen learns the underlying reason.
Now, about those "long boxes." This is a pretty neat conceit thought up by writer Dan Slott and, in a way, is consistent with the She-Hulk's past habit of breaking down the fourth wall. The attorneys of the "superhuman law" branch of the firm rely greatly on research done via comic books, which are kept in long boxes. Apparently, most of the superheroes have licensed Marvel Comics to narrate their exploits in comic book format. Now, Marvel comic books before 2002 carry the seal of the Comics Code of America, which is a federal agency. Thus, Marvel comics are admissable in any court of law.
I haven't read She-Hulk's prior series incarnations, so I can't compare writer Dan Slott's superb work here with any of her other chroniclers. With regards to Mr. Slott, the man has a deft and light storytelling touch; he makes his court room scenes as much fun as his pages depicting the supervillain beat downs. He takes the time to delve into Jennifer's psyche and shows the reader that there's so much more beyond our heroine's shallow party girl image. Here, it's clear early on that She-Hulk's normal alter ego, Jennifer Walters, will play a very key role and that the big focus of the series will be on her vocation of attorney. Mr. Slott maintains a nice balance in shifting back and forth between Jennifer's more human side and her more extroverted, super strong persona.
Juan Bobillo's delicate and distinctive artistic style perfectly complements the breezy touch of the narrative; sadly, Paul Pelletier comes in for pencilling duties for the last two issues and gums up the works with his heavier handed artwork. Paul's ... Read More
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I decided to give the very first collection a try. I am so glad I did! These stories go against all of the current trends in comics today. Where other comics are mostly dark,
After hearing a lot of positive word of mouth about the new She-Hulk book I violent, and depressing, the stories in She-Hulk are creative, hopeful, and genuinely funny. Instead of getting one long, padded out story, you get one story after another in She-Hulk. I really felt like I got a lot of value for my money.
I've been reading comics for some time, but I've never really been interested in She-Hulk as a character. She always seemed very one note to me, just a big, green, female superhero. In this collection I was amazed to see how much character She-Hulk (and her alter-ego, Jen Walters) really had. She's a really fun and fleshed out person who lives in a fantastical, over the top world.
The main thrust of this series is that She-Hulk isn't just a superhero, she's a superhero-lawyer. And the fun comes from watching her work on cases that could only take place in a superhero world. There's a ghost who wants to testify at his own murder trial. There's an adventure that takes place at a dollhouse sized prison where they shrink supervillians. And in one of the funniest comics I've read in years, She-Hulk helps Spider-Man sue the Daily Bugle for all the times they've slandered him. I can't think of any other comic I've read that has been crammed full of so many different and clever ideas!
The art in this book is by two different artists. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. I liked the humour and weird approach of the very first artist, and the more traditional comic book style of the second artist. But I think I might have liked it even more if just one artist did the art straight through the entire book.
If you enjoy a good read and you like fun in your comics, you owe it to yourself to buy this book!
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She-hulk has always had bad luck with writers.
First David Anthony Kraft's earnest, derivative stories, then John Byrne's ludicrous hijinks and now Dan Slott's "funny" melodrama.
I was appalled at how bad this book was, especially after hearing that it was allegedly a "phenomenal" book.
The book aspires to be a hybrid of comedy and drama, and fails at both miserably, particularly when it over-indulges in stale jokes and soap-opera contrivances.
Quirky? More like annoying and groan-inducing.
And it takes up too much time obviously trying to be hip in a retro way (if that makes sense)and trying to wring laughs out of
tired comic book cliches, when it should be telling solid stories and building up the character of the protagonist.
And that's another problem...the protagonist feels like an afterthought, especially when the courtroom drama and the cool guest stars seem to overpower the She-Hulk's presence.
It's as if the writer was only allowed to use the She-Hulk character, but damned if he is not going to bring his favorites into the mix. (The Spider-Man appearance was horrible...it literally read like a Spider-Man book in which She-Hulk had a cameo)
The book at times (many times) feels like a super-powered mix of Ally McBeal and LA Law, without any of the charm, strong characters or intelligently constructed jokes.
If this is what passes off yesterday as good comic book stories, then I'll pass.
The art is the only thing that is memorable.
Everything else, from the contrived tone, to the trite comedy to the "cute" dialogue, is forgettable and not worth the money spent.
1 star out of five
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