But Instead of not buying the comic ,..I'll just plead with the artist on social media because the writer is never gonna budge about her stories
the_collector_2 wrote: 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 1.
Was it chaotic? NOT 1 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.