She-Hulk #2 – Review

By: Charles Soule (story), Javier Pulido (art), Muntsa Vicente (colors)

The Story: Jenn makes some potentially brilliant/disastrous hiring decisions.

The Review: In reviewing the debut issue of She-Hulk, Kelly Thompson of Comic Book Resources observed an unbalance between Jennifer Walters, superhero, and Jennifer Walters, esquire, noting it could turn off devotees of traditional superhero books.  Being more of a DC man myself, it’s awkward for me to be in the position of Marvel apologist, but once again, I’m going to respond to this seeming criticism of one of Marvel’s newest titles.

You see, I’m of the mind that the superhero genre already confines itself too much to spandex-clad action sequences, pitting hero versus villain in various scenarios of moral difficulty.  I find nothing wrong with (and even encourage) a superhero title that places more emphasis on the hero than the super.  It certainly shouldn’t be a reason to criticize a series, although it’s a perfectly good reason for certain people to find another series to read.