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She-Hulk by Dan Slott & Peter David
She-Hulk, Volume 4: Laws of Attraction
She-Hulk's firm is dealing with their first superhuman sexual assault case. Their client? Eros of Titan, the space-faring Avenger called Starfox And when emotions get over-heated at the office - expect a love triangle or two to finally come to a head What will this mean for Pug, She-Hulk and John Jameson? And who (or what) is Awesome Andy falling for? Plus: Civil War threatens the rights of every American super hero. So whose side will Marvel's top superhuman lawyer fight for? And how can she possibly choose, when she feels one way as She-Hulk, and another as Jen Walters?
Collecting: She-Hulk 6-13.
Collecting: She-Hulk 6-13.
185 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Dan Slott
1,998 books448 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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March 6, 2025
"That it! I call shenanigans!" -- She-Hulk, mirroring my opinion on this volume
Maybe it's fatigue from reading several back-to-back volumes starring our green-skinned, gamma-contaminated super-heroine. Or possibly it's the ick factor storyline involving a superhero colleague who uses his special romantic wiles to basically urge women into bed with him. (Which certainly plays much worse now in 2025 than apparently it did in 2007 . . . but really it should've been just as objectionable back then.) Whatever the reason, Vol. 4: Laws of Attraction seemed like it could not strike and/or settle on the right tone throughout with its revolving narratives - in addition to there being a dearth of the expected humor - leading to it being the first disappointment for me in this series. About the only bright spot was the return of humbly honorable supporting character of Two-Gun Kid, that late 19th-century sharpshootin' cowpoke-type saddled up in modern-day Manhattan alongside our title character in a manner occasionally reminiscent of the 70's TV series McCloud.
Maybe it's fatigue from reading several back-to-back volumes starring our green-skinned, gamma-contaminated super-heroine. Or possibly it's the ick factor storyline involving a superhero colleague who uses his special romantic wiles to basically urge women into bed with him. (Which certainly plays much worse now in 2025 than apparently it did in 2007 . . . but really it should've been just as objectionable back then.) Whatever the reason, Vol. 4: Laws of Attraction seemed like it could not strike and/or settle on the right tone throughout with its revolving narratives - in addition to there being a dearth of the expected humor - leading to it being the first disappointment for me in this series. About the only bright spot was the return of humbly honorable supporting character of Two-Gun Kid, that late 19th-century sharpshootin' cowpoke-type saddled up in modern-day Manhattan alongside our title character in a manner occasionally reminiscent of the 70's TV series McCloud.
December 27, 2015
This volume starts with a very interesting and bold premise. Ever hear of Star Fox? He's been an Avenger in the past, and he's related to Thanos. Which isn't particularly relevant for this story. What is relevant is his power set: he has the ability to induce feelings of euphoria, romantic love, and lust in anyone around him. Yes, that's an almost identical set of powers to Alias's deeply creepy main villain, The Purple Man. Yes, Star Fox is a hero for using those same powers in roughly the same way- but for good! Which makes him no less creepy to me. And I assume that's why the first couple of issues, which do focus on his powers as inherently creepy and problematic, were written. Unfortunately, the whole issue gets swept away, partly by having to tie into Civil War and partly by a cheap storyline that tries to defuse Star Fox's creepiness. I guess we're supposed to entirely forgive the character for the times he's intentionally manipulated people's minds because it wasn't entirely under his own control lately? Yeah, not really. It's such a weird end to a story that starts so well, and it's greatly disappointing.
January 27, 2025
3.5 stars
This volume is all over the place and for seven out of the eight issues collected here I was having so much fun. Until the last few pages that were an absolute disappointment and a cheap cop-out to a very important storyline.
(Mild spoilers ahead)
So, the first two issues are about a sexual assault case. By a superhero. By an Avenger. By Eros of Titan, aka Starfox. The storyline is dark. I was taken aback by the beginning, introducing Eros as the charming ladies' man, and then the next page Starfox is walking out of a woman who wakes up confused asking him if something happened between them and is left crying in the dark asking herself what did she do. So, I had to take a second because 1. That's rape, that's non-consensual but also 2. this is a 20 year old comic written by a man. Was this going to be addressed? Luckily, the next page introduces the sexual assault case against Starfox. Not so luckily, he goes to Jen who's been very unhappy lately with her work defending only villains, so she accepts immediately. Uh, a really uncomfortable situation. What follows is Jen trying to defend Starfox's character asking fellow Avengers to act as character witnesses. Also, her defense is built around proving that the sexual encounter was actually consensual. It's... not her best moment. At all. But in all this time, whenever she's feeling doubts about the case, or even about her current relationship with John Jameson, Starfox is there to suddenly give her joy and conviction... Anyway, the ending of this mini arc was deserving and yet frustrating, when Mentor of Titan, Eros's father, beams his son out of Earth.
Next issue is a Civil War tie-in. Man, I forgot about events tie-ins and about Civil War to be honest. In the main storyline She-Hulk is pro Superhuman Registration Act, yet in this issue, She-Hulk decides to defend two former members of the New Warriors. There is a website that is doxxing the Warriors and also hosting dead pool of the remaining members. It's dark stuff. So even though Shulkie is pro revealing their secret identity to the government, she's defending their right of anonymity to the public. This tie-in actually works great in this volume. It's all about a legal issue stemming from a new superhero law. Perfect for She-Hulk. Also, in here she's still experiencing Starfox's love powers and she's absolutely infatuated with John Jameson which leads us to the most surprising moment: The Proposal.
Fourth issue collected is a hilarious first dinner with Shulkie's in-laws, J.Jonah Jameson and his wife. Ridiculous moments and a funny ending that provides a well earned break from the drama so far. Next storyline is all about John becoming Man-Wolf again. An old enemy takes revenge bringing back his old curse, this leads to him becoming a star-god... And because of the shenanigans of Jen's colleagues, the love hex is turned off and Jen realises she does not love her now lupine husband.
Last two issues takes us back to Starfox.
When a trial is held on Titan to clear Eros's name, the Magistrati appear to interrupt this sacred ritual called "the Shao-lom mind trial". Given that the nature of the charges are from offworld crimes, they summon their Earth agent, She-Hulk, to act as an impartial observer. Witnesses are brought forward, Mentor, Pip the Troll and She-Hulk herself. But order turns to chaos when Thanos arrives to give testimony for his brother Starfox. And that's when everything set up and built in the beginning of this volume, the discussion about the creepiness of Eros's powers, the accountability for his actions, they are all pretty much absolved and I'm reminded yet again that you can barely, if at all, trust a male author with these kind of topics. Like, I'm sorry but... oh, the disappointment.
Anyway, I was actually loving this trade. The rating would've been so much higher if not for the cop-out at the end that pretty much nullify all that I enjoyed from the beginning. All the interesting discussion about Starfox's pleasure powers, he's even called a walking roofie by one of Jen's co-workers for fuck's sake, all that to waste.
Leaving that aside, this volume suffers a lot by the lack of a recurrent artist. It's quite inconsistent, quite disappointing at times. There's also less and less time with Jen working at her firm and around her regular cast of characters and I am missing that setting a lot.
This volume is all over the place and for seven out of the eight issues collected here I was having so much fun. Until the last few pages that were an absolute disappointment and a cheap cop-out to a very important storyline.
(Mild spoilers ahead)
So, the first two issues are about a sexual assault case. By a superhero. By an Avenger. By Eros of Titan, aka Starfox. The storyline is dark. I was taken aback by the beginning, introducing Eros as the charming ladies' man, and then the next page Starfox is walking out of a woman who wakes up confused asking him if something happened between them and is left crying in the dark asking herself what did she do. So, I had to take a second because 1. That's rape, that's non-consensual but also 2. this is a 20 year old comic written by a man. Was this going to be addressed? Luckily, the next page introduces the sexual assault case against Starfox. Not so luckily, he goes to Jen who's been very unhappy lately with her work defending only villains, so she accepts immediately. Uh, a really uncomfortable situation. What follows is Jen trying to defend Starfox's character asking fellow Avengers to act as character witnesses. Also, her defense is built around proving that the sexual encounter was actually consensual. It's... not her best moment. At all. But in all this time, whenever she's feeling doubts about the case, or even about her current relationship with John Jameson, Starfox is there to suddenly give her joy and conviction... Anyway, the ending of this mini arc was deserving and yet frustrating, when Mentor of Titan, Eros's father, beams his son out of Earth.
Next issue is a Civil War tie-in. Man, I forgot about events tie-ins and about Civil War to be honest. In the main storyline She-Hulk is pro Superhuman Registration Act, yet in this issue, She-Hulk decides to defend two former members of the New Warriors. There is a website that is doxxing the Warriors and also hosting dead pool of the remaining members. It's dark stuff. So even though Shulkie is pro revealing their secret identity to the government, she's defending their right of anonymity to the public. This tie-in actually works great in this volume. It's all about a legal issue stemming from a new superhero law. Perfect for She-Hulk. Also, in here she's still experiencing Starfox's love powers and she's absolutely infatuated with John Jameson which leads us to the most surprising moment: The Proposal.
Fourth issue collected is a hilarious first dinner with Shulkie's in-laws, J.Jonah Jameson and his wife. Ridiculous moments and a funny ending that provides a well earned break from the drama so far. Next storyline is all about John becoming Man-Wolf again. An old enemy takes revenge bringing back his old curse, this leads to him becoming a star-god... And because of the shenanigans of Jen's colleagues, the love hex is turned off and Jen realises she does not love her now lupine husband.
Last two issues takes us back to Starfox.
When a trial is held on Titan to clear Eros's name, the Magistrati appear to interrupt this sacred ritual called "the Shao-lom mind trial". Given that the nature of the charges are from offworld crimes, they summon their Earth agent, She-Hulk, to act as an impartial observer. Witnesses are brought forward, Mentor, Pip the Troll and She-Hulk herself. But order turns to chaos when Thanos arrives to give testimony for his brother Starfox. And that's when everything set up and built in the beginning of this volume, the discussion about the creepiness of Eros's powers, the accountability for his actions, they are all pretty much absolved and I'm reminded yet again that you can barely, if at all, trust a male author with these kind of topics. Like, I'm sorry but... oh, the disappointment.
Anyway, I was actually loving this trade. The rating would've been so much higher if not for the cop-out at the end that pretty much nullify all that I enjoyed from the beginning. All the interesting discussion about Starfox's pleasure powers, he's even called a walking roofie by one of Jen's co-workers for fuck's sake, all that to waste.
Leaving that aside, this volume suffers a lot by the lack of a recurrent artist. It's quite inconsistent, quite disappointing at times. There's also less and less time with Jen working at her firm and around her regular cast of characters and I am missing that setting a lot.
July 1, 2019
I liked this one. It’s always interesting to see how comics address real world issues in superhuman contexts.
September 12, 2023
So, Starfox is back. Rightfully given the chance to prove in court he is not using his power to seduce well everyone. I remember the whole non-consensual sex with She-Hulk thing back in the day. Unfortunately there is no resolution or consequences for StarFox as he was yoinked by his daddy to Titan in order to escape justice.
Then there are a couple of issues from a Civil War event, remember the Marvel Civil War? I would rather no be reminded of this stupid event, but even worse this is Civil War 2. The comics from the Civil War 2 tie-in issues are just bad as She-Hulk sides with the registration act and attacks a bunch of her friends and teammates.
With that stupidity done, we return to Titan and StarFox is on trial(?) by his people. At which point I'm like I thought that Thanos had killed them by now. StarFox is being tried for something... I don't know at this point. Thanos does show up. Turns out Dan Slott thought he would just Retcon away StarFox being the rapists and the girls (and boys) like She-Hulk really just throw themselves at the cool kid ignoring all the actual events of the past. It really is disturbing watching a modern era post 2000 with such a rampant "Boys will be Boys" attitude toward sexual assault.
Then there are a couple of issues from a Civil War event, remember the Marvel Civil War? I would rather no be reminded of this stupid event, but even worse this is Civil War 2. The comics from the Civil War 2 tie-in issues are just bad as She-Hulk sides with the registration act and attacks a bunch of her friends and teammates.
With that stupidity done, we return to Titan and StarFox is on trial(?) by his people. At which point I'm like I thought that Thanos had killed them by now. StarFox is being tried for something... I don't know at this point. Thanos does show up. Turns out Dan Slott thought he would just Retcon away StarFox being the rapists and the girls (and boys) like She-Hulk really just throw themselves at the cool kid ignoring all the actual events of the past. It really is disturbing watching a modern era post 2000 with such a rampant "Boys will be Boys" attitude toward sexual assault.
November 5, 2014
Starfox (6-7). Wow. I can't believe they went there—not only going after Starfox for sexual assault, but also offering metacommentary on the comics and readers of the time. An interesting if somewhat icky arc with harsh results [7+/10].
Civil War (8). Nice to see a legal take on the Civil War and Registration, even if it does sort of flounder out at the end by leaving behind the very principals the story is based on [7/10].
Man-Wolf and Bride (9-11 + Two-Gun). The three issues focusing on the marriage of Jen and John are a nice dovetailing of various topics to date, with some rather clever surprises, but the extended fights with Man-Wolf are pretty dull, as is the Two-Gun special [6+/10].
The Titans (12-13). The final two issues soften the Starfox story by a large amount, which I'm not a fan of, but it's a fun look at Eros, Thanos, and Mentor in their natural environ [7/10].
Overall, a good arc of the comic that nicely maintains a few different threads.
Civil War (8). Nice to see a legal take on the Civil War and Registration, even if it does sort of flounder out at the end by leaving behind the very principals the story is based on [7/10].
Man-Wolf and Bride (9-11 + Two-Gun). The three issues focusing on the marriage of Jen and John are a nice dovetailing of various topics to date, with some rather clever surprises, but the extended fights with Man-Wolf are pretty dull, as is the Two-Gun special [6+/10].
The Titans (12-13). The final two issues soften the Starfox story by a large amount, which I'm not a fan of, but it's a fun look at Eros, Thanos, and Mentor in their natural environ [7/10].
Overall, a good arc of the comic that nicely maintains a few different threads.
November 11, 2018
Slott's run with She-Hulk is constantly good. Even the law bits are interesting but the relationships between characters is way much more interesting in than the superhero action in this one. So high on drama and so touching and interesting.
Sadly, the art does not quite follow the higness of the story. Especially Rich Burchett does not deliver. Bad, simplistic and squarey art. I did not like that at all.
Sadly, the art does not quite follow the higness of the story. Especially Rich Burchett does not deliver. Bad, simplistic and squarey art. I did not like that at all.
July 31, 2014
This series is fantastic and I certainly did not find this volume to be a disappointment. I love the inclusion of lesser known heroes and an appearance by Thanos is always exciting.
April 9, 2023
In my review for the previous volume, I said that "I find myself rooting for a romantic pairing between [two characters], but the creators keep dancing around it." Well, my request was honored in spades here. There's plenty of romance in this one. There's a lot that happens in this volume. It's kind of all over the place, but there is a little bit of an arc. I don't know if I could even summarize everything that happens. This takes place during the Marvel Civil War, but thankfully the story doesn't get sidetracked too much. I'll keep reading.
The artwork changes with each issue, which is unfortunate. I wish it was consistent.
The artwork changes with each issue, which is unfortunate. I wish it was consistent.
July 6, 2023
7/10:
Despite a really strong start of holding superheroes accountable for their non-heroic deeds in the form of Starfox, this collections devolves into explaining away the sexual assault problems that Starfox has previously committed. I don’t like that they took this storyline and made it all an elaborate ruse created by Thanos.
I really appreciated the conversations surrounding the Superhero Registration Act and other events of Civil War, but we needed more of She-Hulk in that space to fully see her work with the legalities of it.
Despite a really strong start of holding superheroes accountable for their non-heroic deeds in the form of Starfox, this collections devolves into explaining away the sexual assault problems that Starfox has previously committed. I don’t like that they took this storyline and made it all an elaborate ruse created by Thanos.
I really appreciated the conversations surrounding the Superhero Registration Act and other events of Civil War, but we needed more of She-Hulk in that space to fully see her work with the legalities of it.
August 15, 2021
By this point Slott has eased into the deep end of his ridiculous sense of humour.
But god damn do he and the artists like to make sure to take Jen down a peg or three for being a woman. Whether it’s prurient jokes at her expense, Saran Wrap costumes over bolt-on boobs, or a ridiculous sub-plot about her being uncontrollably in love SK desperate for affection, it’s like something out of the 50’s around here.
But god damn do he and the artists like to make sure to take Jen down a peg or three for being a woman. Whether it’s prurient jokes at her expense, Saran Wrap costumes over bolt-on boobs, or a ridiculous sub-plot about her being uncontrollably in love SK desperate for affection, it’s like something out of the 50’s around here.
September 1, 2022
This one was a hard-hitting read, really liked seeing Jen dealing with everything!
TW for rape, rape trials, emotional manipulation, control of emotions through superpowers, forced love, arrest, trials of law, violence.
TW for rape, rape trials, emotional manipulation, control of emotions through superpowers, forced love, arrest, trials of law, violence.
November 4, 2020
Uncomfortable. Did they seriously just tell a story where a guy with date rape super powers gets off? Maybe it'll address it more in the next issue but the fuck?
March 28, 2023
This was a pretty long read but my god it was something quite dramatic and in the midst of Civil war which is insane. The first 2 issues are Starfox and Jen well fighting against sexual assault accusations on him and the way Slott manages those topics is quite well done.. sort of and then Jen realizing what he might have done to her and maybe she is a victim too and his escape and what she does next. Coming back to it in after a few issues, we have Civil war happening and the MU is in chaos and both John Jameson and She-hulk are caught up in the middle of it.
While she has to save her client, he has to deal with hunting the heroes and its a tense issue and you see her deal with New warriors who are the highlight of the event at the time and then the way it concludes is something but then the sudden marriage of John and Jen which was a surprise but there maybe complications in that too and the twist was so good and yes its a lengthy read but my god its a dramatic story and Slott pulls it off really well here and again great use of continuity.
There is this funny panel sequence with Jonah and Jen which was hilarious and worth it all for that and then the werewolf curse coming and yeah.. its meh. The trial of Eros in the last 2 issues was so awesome omg the drama there has got to be the best part and how Thanos is involved makes it even better, and idk how to feel about the conclusion but you see how evil Thanos truly is and its a complicated one, also for Jen as she finds out what happened to her and even to Eros and whats going to happen with her and John next...
Its a story filled with so much drama and twists set in the most problematic times of marvel continuity aka Civil war that it elevates any story and Slott does well to filter a lot of stories through it and some drama there like I said which could also be something some may not like.
But for me it worked for the most part and it makes for an intriguing read!
While she has to save her client, he has to deal with hunting the heroes and its a tense issue and you see her deal with New warriors who are the highlight of the event at the time and then the way it concludes is something but then the sudden marriage of John and Jen which was a surprise but there maybe complications in that too and the twist was so good and yes its a lengthy read but my god its a dramatic story and Slott pulls it off really well here and again great use of continuity.
There is this funny panel sequence with Jonah and Jen which was hilarious and worth it all for that and then the werewolf curse coming and yeah.. its meh. The trial of Eros in the last 2 issues was so awesome omg the drama there has got to be the best part and how Thanos is involved makes it even better, and idk how to feel about the conclusion but you see how evil Thanos truly is and its a complicated one, also for Jen as she finds out what happened to her and even to Eros and whats going to happen with her and John next...
Its a story filled with so much drama and twists set in the most problematic times of marvel continuity aka Civil war that it elevates any story and Slott does well to filter a lot of stories through it and some drama there like I said which could also be something some may not like.
But for me it worked for the most part and it makes for an intriguing read!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2022
She-Hulk finds herself representing the defendant for a superhero sexual assault case... which in hindsight, that in itself should've been a giant waving red flag. The 2000s were not a time with the most enlightened views on consent or accountability. But I knew this storyline was important in terms of continuity and I've read many a dumb things for the sake of continuity.
There is also some minor tie-ins to Civil War but there wasn't much in terms of context or quality when it came to how the subplots connected to the cross-over event. The writers could've really taken Jen and the whole firm to some interesting places in terms of the legal and ethical dilemmas that came about with Civil War, but they chose to go for the cheap laugh instead. At this point I can unequivocally say I am not a fan of this series or of Jen. The plots are too messy and while the concept of "Superhuman Law" drew me in, the continued failed execution has detracted me from continuing with this.
There is also some minor tie-ins to Civil War but there wasn't much in terms of context or quality when it came to how the subplots connected to the cross-over event. The writers could've really taken Jen and the whole firm to some interesting places in terms of the legal and ethical dilemmas that came about with Civil War, but they chose to go for the cheap laugh instead. At this point I can unequivocally say I am not a fan of this series or of Jen. The plots are too messy and while the concept of "Superhuman Law" drew me in, the continued failed execution has detracted me from continuing with this.
December 24, 2022
She-Hulk, tackling superhero sex crimes one year before The Boys did.
Gotta be honest, I'm not too warm on the way they capped Eros' sexual assault storyline. From what I understand, yes he used his magic seduction powers to take advantage of a bunch of women, but it's not his fault because Thanos messed up with his mind and because of that his power had a tendency to fire up on its own or something? And because of that he just assumed that every encounter was consensual? I don't know how to feel about it, and it does not make me eager to see Eros join the MCU.
Artwise, I prefer the earlier issues in this volume, with Will Conrad's style. The later issues by Rick Burchett and Cliff Rathburn are, hum, less to my tastes. Which is puzzling because they're both rather talented and have done great work in other series.
I don't know, overall I'd say I've been a bit underwhelmed with the art direction in the 2004-2005 She-Hulk series.
Gotta be honest, I'm not too warm on the way they capped Eros' sexual assault storyline. From what I understand, yes he used his magic seduction powers to take advantage of a bunch of women, but it's not his fault because Thanos messed up with his mind and because of that his power had a tendency to fire up on its own or something? And because of that he just assumed that every encounter was consensual? I don't know how to feel about it, and it does not make me eager to see Eros join the MCU.
Artwise, I prefer the earlier issues in this volume, with Will Conrad's style. The later issues by Rick Burchett and Cliff Rathburn are, hum, less to my tastes. Which is puzzling because they're both rather talented and have done great work in other series.
I don't know, overall I'd say I've been a bit underwhelmed with the art direction in the 2004-2005 She-Hulk series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2022
2022 Read A Graphic Novel Every Week Challenge - 37/52
Having really enjoyed volumes 1-3 of Dan Slott's She-Hulk run, this volume lost me somewhat. While it retains a lot of the fun and smart characterisation of the main characters, there were three problems. Firstly, having an Avenger accused of sexual assault, even if he didn't view it as such, was a really interesting plot line and one I hoped would go somewhere thoughtful. Alas, it was the mid-2000s and we get a cop-out on that story. Secondly, the Civil War issues disrupt the flow of the story, which isn't the fault of anyone involved in Shulkie but is still disruptive. And finally, I just found the art style change (from Juan Bobillo's lovely thicc characters to a succession of perfectly fine but not as interesting artists who are more trad Marvel in style) was a let-down.
Having really enjoyed volumes 1-3 of Dan Slott's She-Hulk run, this volume lost me somewhat. While it retains a lot of the fun and smart characterisation of the main characters, there were three problems. Firstly, having an Avenger accused of sexual assault, even if he didn't view it as such, was a really interesting plot line and one I hoped would go somewhere thoughtful. Alas, it was the mid-2000s and we get a cop-out on that story. Secondly, the Civil War issues disrupt the flow of the story, which isn't the fault of anyone involved in Shulkie but is still disruptive. And finally, I just found the art style change (from Juan Bobillo's lovely thicc characters to a succession of perfectly fine but not as interesting artists who are more trad Marvel in style) was a let-down.
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February 6, 2022Slott se pone un poco más serio a la hora de desarrollar el juicio de Eros y lo que implican sus poderes, y aunque no profundiza demasiado en el asunto aprovecha para tratar el tema con respeto y para sacar alguna que otra carcajada con un par de giritos que no me vi venir.
Está siendo una serie muy maja que brilla gracias a su protagonista y elenco de secundarios. Me gusta mucho cómo Jen Walters puede ser tan competente y seria y al mismo tiempo tan descacharrante. En el número de la cena con Jameson Slott está sembrado.
Hay un par de revelaciones bastante interesantes que no sé adónde irán, pero después de tantos números fijo que Slott sabrá cerrar su etapa.
Pd: las breves escenas meta donde Slott aprovecha para romper la cuarta pared siguen siendo oro.
Está siendo una serie muy maja que brilla gracias a su protagonista y elenco de secundarios. Me gusta mucho cómo Jen Walters puede ser tan competente y seria y al mismo tiempo tan descacharrante. En el número de la cena con Jameson Slott está sembrado.
Hay un par de revelaciones bastante interesantes que no sé adónde irán, pero después de tantos números fijo que Slott sabrá cerrar su etapa.
Pd: las breves escenas meta donde Slott aprovecha para romper la cuarta pared siguen siendo oro.
March 2, 2025
I didn't really care for the crossover subplots with the Civil War event but overall, these continue to be incredible storytelling from Dan Slott. There is almost a Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law vibe to this volume. I really loved the way it evolved into the insanity of werewolves and the eventual crossover with Thanos. These issues went into places I wasn't expecting and honestly couldn't put them down.
April 10, 2020
I paid for She-Hulk. Why did I get a whole issue dedicated to the Two Gun Kid and his history with wolf-men? Yawn. Also the marriage between She-Hulk and John earns an eye roll for being ridiculous.
That being said, I enjoyed the legal battles of superheroes needing to be registered. I guess I preferred the Jennifer Walters arc.
That being said, I enjoyed the legal battles of superheroes needing to be registered. I guess I preferred the Jennifer Walters arc.
October 17, 2022
Shulkie is still going strong in this fourth book. The book itself suffers a little bit from continuity gaps, since some of the chapters are separated from each other by events covered in other titles. Additionally, the book does deal with issues of sexual assault which may trigger some readers, especially since the final resolution is a long time coming and is not completely satisfactory.
July 24, 2024
Issues 6 and 7 have excellent artwork by Will Conrad, and Ron Frenz pops in on Issue 9, but most of the artists and colorists on this series are sub-par. I was thrilled to see the return of the Man-Wolf, as I have been a sucker for him since my friend had Amazing Spider-Man No. 189 when I was 6 and showed it to me.
December 20, 2017
I'm marking this read because I've read it, but there seem to be two distinct versions (not editions, versions) on here, and this keeps coming up to me as unread. But I read it already. So there, GoodReads.
October 4, 2022
Another good She-Hulk volume in which they deal with the after effects of Star-Fox's love spells he unwittingly places on people. It culminates with a trial on Titan where She-Hulk is attending as a representative of The Living Tribunal, including a battle inside the mind of Thanos!
April 2, 2022
Another excellent addition to the She-Hulk story by Dan Slott. I'm loving this run.
June 4, 2015
One of the problems with these two volumes is the existence of comic events. Civil War happens in the middle of Vol 4 and completely throws out the most interesting arc in this run. In fact, the epilogue of said arc, which I'll talk more about shortly, gets pushed into #14 and Vol 5. As well as the Civil War — which does at least fit in with the concept of She-Hulk being a lawyer fairly well — there seem to be Hulk/She-Hulk on a rampage stories which are told in other books, I think? I don't exactly mind missing out on these, but it's a bit weird when no apparent time has passed in the story line and yet She-Hulk has found time to go on a rampage or something. I know it's kind of the nature of comics, but it really disrupted the flow for me.
Especially the Star Fox arc, which was potentially the most interesting. I say potentially because it didn't quite live up to it's potential, although it wasn't as dire in the end as I feared. The background is Star Fox's powers include the ability to make people fall in love temporarily. Or, as someone put it, he's a walking roofie. He's brought up on sexual assault charges and Jen is forced to represent him because her firm's been getting into some questionable stuff. (Side note: I would kind of like to know how that back story pans out, but not enough to keep reading, unfortunately.) Just as the trial gets interesting... the Civil War starts and it gets ignored for several issues. I actually didn't think we were going to come back to it at all which was kind of infuriating because it left Jen to run off and marry her boyfriend that she was about to break up with before Star Fox zapped her! And then when she finds out what was happening it's kind of completely glossed over. Like one minute she's realising she doesn't love him and the next... it just was not handled well. The one good thing is that Star Fox did eventually get justice... but there was this weird bit with Thanos (supervillain) which had me excited for a few pages before they doubled back. To summarise, the idea of Star Fox being put on trial was good, but the execution was lacking (I will admit, it could have been worse, though).
Then there was all the objectification of She-Hulk. Mainly this was in the artwork — the covers above are by a different artist, but that should give you an idea. Gratuitous side boob and almost-nudity are just icky and unnecessary. And there was one point where a troll ran under She-Hulk's skirt and commented on her "going commando", in a context where she didn't even get to dress herself, no less! Ugh.
It took me a lot longer to get through these two volumes than it did the first run. The spark that made the first run memorable got old and I just lost interest. Most of the internal art was OK, but there were not-sufficiently-occasional objectifying shots of She-Hulk which were very off-putting. As was some of the plot. I wouldn't say don't read it, but don't get your hopes up if you loved the first run.
3.5 / 5 stars
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Especially the Star Fox arc, which was potentially the most interesting. I say potentially because it didn't quite live up to it's potential, although it wasn't as dire in the end as I feared. The background is Star Fox's powers include the ability to make people fall in love temporarily. Or, as someone put it, he's a walking roofie. He's brought up on sexual assault charges and Jen is forced to represent him because her firm's been getting into some questionable stuff. (Side note: I would kind of like to know how that back story pans out, but not enough to keep reading, unfortunately.) Just as the trial gets interesting... the Civil War starts and it gets ignored for several issues. I actually didn't think we were going to come back to it at all which was kind of infuriating because it left Jen to run off and marry her boyfriend that she was about to break up with before Star Fox zapped her! And then when she finds out what was happening it's kind of completely glossed over. Like one minute she's realising she doesn't love him and the next... it just was not handled well. The one good thing is that Star Fox did eventually get justice... but there was this weird bit with Thanos (supervillain) which had me excited for a few pages before they doubled back. To summarise, the idea of Star Fox being put on trial was good, but the execution was lacking (I will admit, it could have been worse, though).
Then there was all the objectification of She-Hulk. Mainly this was in the artwork — the covers above are by a different artist, but that should give you an idea. Gratuitous side boob and almost-nudity are just icky and unnecessary. And there was one point where a troll ran under She-Hulk's skirt and commented on her "going commando", in a context where she didn't even get to dress herself, no less! Ugh.
It took me a lot longer to get through these two volumes than it did the first run. The spark that made the first run memorable got old and I just lost interest. Most of the internal art was OK, but there were not-sufficiently-occasional objectifying shots of She-Hulk which were very off-putting. As was some of the plot. I wouldn't say don't read it, but don't get your hopes up if you loved the first run.
3.5 / 5 stars
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April 22, 2008
Starfox(!) stands front and center in this volume. An Avenger from way back, the alien from the moon Titan has, as it says on Marvel's official website, the power to stimulate the pleasure centers in the brains of others. Yeah... he was created in the early 1970s.
She-Hulk represents Starfox(!) when he's the defendant in a sexual assault case. The case is never decided, but Starfox mucks up She-Hulk's relationship with John Jameson (who's sometimes Man-Wolf). After a brief Civil War interlude, She-Hulk and Man-Wolf end up eloping to Vegas. While She-Hulk tries to figure out why they rushed so quickly (Starfox!), she gets transported to another trial for Starfox(!), this time on his native Titan. Starfox's brother Thanos shows up and She-Hulk gets drawn deeply into the brothers' case.
Dan Slott keeps up his great balance of humor, obscure Marvel continuity, and compelling character growth. I was bummed that the regular artist Juan Bobillo didn't draw any of these issues, though Smith and Burchett both do quite well, though Burchett's Thanos just looks wrong.
She-Hulk represents Starfox(!) when he's the defendant in a sexual assault case. The case is never decided, but Starfox mucks up She-Hulk's relationship with John Jameson (who's sometimes Man-Wolf). After a brief Civil War interlude, She-Hulk and Man-Wolf end up eloping to Vegas. While She-Hulk tries to figure out why they rushed so quickly (Starfox!), she gets transported to another trial for Starfox(!), this time on his native Titan. Starfox's brother Thanos shows up and She-Hulk gets drawn deeply into the brothers' case.
Dan Slott keeps up his great balance of humor, obscure Marvel continuity, and compelling character growth. I was bummed that the regular artist Juan Bobillo didn't draw any of these issues, though Smith and Burchett both do quite well, though Burchett's Thanos just looks wrong.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 8, 2012
I would give this a 4-star rating, but it lost a star for losing Bobillo, thereby losing the delightfully soft and squishy Jen I loved for being so unusual in the superhero world. I started reading the series in single issues after I finished this collection, and once Slott stopped writing it only took a couple of issues for me to stop reading. All it took was a staff change for Marvel to destroy one of the few smart, funny, female-friendly characters/titles out there in mainstream comics. Shame.
May 27, 2015
Aww, Awesome Andy. :( Love him. The plot about Starfox sexually and romantically manipulating people around him was interesting and frustrating and sad. I never super loved the art of the first three trades, but it was a definite style that I associated with the run and it was a little jarring to get the new artist. Everyone's a little more realistic now, which shook up my reading of them a little bit. Still not a fan of Pug. I'd like to read the more recent Shulky run and see if I like it better than this one.
February 12, 2011
I do not like John Jamison or Eros of Titan. I also do not like that Juan Babillo did not do the art for this book. However, it was still a fun read because Jen is my new BFF and we like to go out to eat together and punch out bad guys together and go bowling together and do each other's hair and drive very fast down the highway singing songs very loudly and things like that. At least that's what I would do if Jen would be my BFF.
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