[unkn0wnx]

I didn’t know some of them. Marvel bored me so bad, I have not read their books in decades.
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[TC2]

It’s that time again!

So in Issue 5, did She-Hulk finally make an appearance as I predicted?

NO!

In fact, as soon as I saw that the first page was a flashback to Jen waking up in the hospital, I knew these mother fuckers were going to draw it out for one more issue.

I guess what annoys and frustrates me the most about this comic and maybe the comic book industry in general, is that the end of comic is always left as a cliff hanger. You’re always forced to pick up the next issue to find out where it’s going and that bothers me, a lot.

When a book ends a chapter in a cliff hanger, that’s acceptable. You know why? Because when I pick up the book again I can continue reading until I get resolution to said cliff hanger. When a comic leaves me in a cliff hanger, I have to wait A FUCKING MONTH before I get to the part that I want to see!

So Issue 5 of Hulk is just one giant lead up to the Hulk. And granted, the first time we get a preview of Jen’s transformation is super tantalizing and the panel of her throwing heavy equipment against a hospital wall while everyone is yelling code green in the flashback is awesome. It makes her seem like a threat, it makes her seem powerful, it makes her seem like a Hulk.

So Issue 5 is the build up to 6 where we definitely will see Hulk because the last page is of Jen’s eyes turning green. I’m disappointed they didn’t get to this sooner, but they have me for one more issue. If they fuck this up, my subscription to this nonsense will be over.

[smitty]

Thanks for ruining it for me. I was going to give it a look when I got home from work. 😉

[philip]

I wonder if that Marvel Legacy event is going to affect this Jennifer Walters book?

[TC2]

Thanks for ruining it for me. I was going to give it a look when I got home from work. 😉

Heh heh, sorry man. Issue 6 will definitely bring the hulkster out, I just hope the transformation will be worth it.

[TC2]

Well, well, well, it is time. The moment we have all been waiting for. Issue # 6 is going to be it right? We’re finally going to get to see She-Hulk Right?

…Right?

RIGHT!?!?!?

YES!

And my reaction to seeing She-Hulk for the first time is UNSUBSCRIBED!

Wow, fuck this comic series!

I waited 6 months. 6 months to see if Jen’s transformation into She-Hulk would be worth it. Six months of incredible comic covers teasing of this massive, grey goliath who is struggling to control her inner demons. Six months of the writer teasing, alluding, implying that Jen’s transformation would be a chaotic one.

Was it chaotic? NOT ONE FUCKING BIT! You ready to find out what happens? Here we go.

Panel 1, side shot of Jen’s glowing green.
Panel 2, front shot of her face turning grey with the scar across the nose.
Panel 3, Jen is out of view as the beast surrounds her.
Panel 4, Jen bursts out in Hulk form and the Hulk is MOST UNIMPRESSIVE.

The Hulk is scrawny and scrambles around on all fours like a gorilla or a wolf. It is the embodiment of a female version of the Hulk and to be honest, the artwork and mannerisms the artist gave her are really good. She looks like a monster, acts like a monster, and moves like a monster. However, there was a distinct lack of MUSCLE and a distinct lack of HULK in her body. She looks nothing like the covers and the transformation was not worth the price of admission.

What kills me about this comic is that it does things really well. The artwork is stellar, Jen looks great and sexy, the Hulk looks like a monster. But the story is pure, utter garbage. Throughout these 6 months the writer implies that Jen is afraid of transforming into the Hulk because she’s savage and crazy and out of control. But in Issue 6, Jen is mostly in control of her Hulk form and maintains enough intellect to rescue the person who was trying to hurt her in the first place.

There was no conflict between her and her Hulk form. There was no struggle, no attempt to resist, no strained transformation. She appeared and disappeared in a whimper. The weakest part of this series is the story. The writer is trying to tell a story she clearly has no idea what to do with. Yeah, PTSD, great, I got it. You don’t need to fucking repeat in every comic issue how Jen misses Bruce. WE GOT IT!

I expected more conflict, I expected more stakes. I expected the Hulk to want to KILL the person who wanted to hurt her, not save her life. I wanted Jen to be at odds with Hulk, I wanted there to be a reason to care. Instead, this comic series has become a typical comic series. Repeat character’s backstory, inch the plot forward, end the issue on a cliffhanger. Repeat the backstory, hit the climax which is a fight with a villain, inch the plot forward or resolve the story.

I can forgive this Hulk series not having a detailed transformation. It is, after all, not catering to us. But I can’t forgive how utterly boring this series is and how contrived and corny it feels. I was so disappointed that I’ve now canceled my subscription. I will wait for someone else to spend their money and post screen caps of the transformation, but I’m not longer giving a single fucking cent to this comic. If it dies, oh well, should have brought on a better writer and editor because this series FUCKING SUCKS.

[FlakBait]

Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to calm down

and just breathe into this paper bag

[AlexG]

So, I’m assuming here that you’re unfavorably disposed . . .

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“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[TC2]

Ha, ha, ha, sorry boys. It’s just that the comic felt like it was going to have a lot of potential. The artwork is beautiful and the premise was really intriguing, but it sadly failed to deliver.

[unkn0wnx]

Ha, ha, ha, sorry boys. It’s just that the comic felt like it was going to have a lot of potential. The artwork is beautiful and the premise was really intriguing, but it sadly failed to deliver.

That’s how I remembered. Marvel sometimes has good art work, other times sucked. However, most writers and stories sucked. One of the reasons I stopped reading comics.

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