She's been an FF member, an Avenger and the sharpest attorney in the superhuman halls of justice! Now, see her savage starting point in this complete compilation of her first series! Jennifer Walters takes her first thundering steps into stardom against mobsters, monsters and a super-villain who's his own best team lineup! Featuring the Man-Thing, the Man-Wolf and the Man-Elephant! Guest-starring members of the Defenders! Collects Savage She-Hulk #1-25.
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This review is from: Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 1) (Paperback)
She-Hulk has always been one of my favorite superheroes. What once was a quick knock off of a popular male superhero is now one of the most sensational of all of Marvel's characters. And it's extra wonderful to see Marvel add her original "Savage" days into its affordable line of black and white "Essential" Trades.
In the days of Civil Wars and Crisis these stories may seem a bit silly, but they are a reminder of the days when comics were just that...simple. The character of She-Hulk has evolved into her own green skin, but "Essential Savage She-Hulk" is a great read for those wanting to relive the character's origin or those new to the mythos!
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This review is from: Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 1) (Paperback)
She Hulk never looked better than in her first series and this collection contains all of the issues from her first run. This is quite a bargain and while I would have liked to have these in color it's still interesting to be able to see the original black and white line art. For the price of a couple of new comics you get around 25 issues of classic comics. A great deal imo.
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It's good to have back up copies,
This review is from: Essential Savage She-Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v. 1) (Paperback)
I will just say this. Sure, the concept was half-baked and didn't quite get fully baked enough to shine like many other Marvel legends....and yet, there is that old following rule. When you think no one is a fan of something, there is always a band of geeky rebels out there to keep the lowest of the low alive and popular. I am sure somewhere there is a fan base for all of those Impact comics of the early 90s--heck, even I had interest in The Jaguar(Maria DeGuzman). I did not know that the She Hulk was designed in print in such a hasty way to combat the guys messing with the Hulk TV show. To me, that is a daring and perhaps foolish waste of a potentially great character. The origin issue had promise. And, yes, many of the following issues did not. In fact, it is after issue 12 that she turns on her humanity and takes control of her changes. Right there you lose that emotional uprising/tension that Banner/the Hulk had to face. I was not happy to see her join the Avengers or Fantastic Four(why does she have to wear anyone else's suit to be a member of the team?) nor when she decided to remain as the She Hulk "permanently". It defeated the interest--perhaps a guy thing--in the transformation issues...and if that is what was intended to remain the course, why then do they change the story so she can change once again now? People can't make up their minds, plain and simple. I would like to be behind the recreation of a character like this...if I could get off my shoulder the burden of all the past incarnations/rehashes and start fresh as if this was a new character.
But, when you look at the Sensational series(basically cheezy comedy and pinup art) and the newest incarnation(sort of a Sensational rehash with different artists and even less moral boundaries--sure sleep with a different guy every day, why not...and have a super weird space-age suit made by some hard-to-buy genius to help control body mass and yet look a bit prepackaged worse than the old costume of a torn white slip or a purple unitard), you see a bit of what so many comics are becoming....recycled and reformatted. Comics rebirth themselves so often you feel like you are vomitting stories all mixed up and tasting them again not so nicely. One of these days a new age will have to begin. Until then, there is still a part of me that feels the connection to some of these older comics. No matter how bad the stories were...the original She Hulk comics were her beginning and I liked the little bit of shadiness they gave the comics. Not the weird and evil stuff they tried in the Sensational series...but just the simple emotional tensions, the Hulk fluctuations and struggles, the concept of a lawyer torn between two forms of justice--but without the comical antics of the later series. The clashing with Iron Man in issue 6(when I learned of this combo, I was ecstatic--I had dreams of these two coming together one way or another), the issues with her father, the mobsters on her trail, the changing in dark alleyways or trapped on a bridge in a car in the heaviest of traffic...THOSE moments--I cannot get enough. I don't know what it is, but even though I own some of the original series and many of the later...I still want a back copy in good condition of the originals, and that is what they make these books for. Thanks to whoever is responsible for this reissue.
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