You’re Never Gonna Keep Me Down
I’ll admit, I started reading this comic because of the Greg Horn covers. She-Hulk was hot, so sue me.
Chauvinism aside, I’m glad I picked up this title.
In a universe where everything matters, writer Dan Slott reminds us of that. Some consider Robert Kirkman (Marvel Team-Up, Irredeemable Ant-Man) the king of continuity, but Dan Slott delivers in a way only a fan boy can. Slott is not just a comic book writer, he is a comic book reader.
She-Hulk works to bring back obscure characters, like Howard the Duck, White Rabbit, the Awesome Android; and introduce new ones, like Crimson the mystic agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Cauldron. His other mini-series, Thing: Idol of Millions and the Great Lakes Avengers: Missassembled, as well as the on-going Avengers: Initiative work to remind us of the brilliance and stupidity of comics.
With Dan Slott slated to write Amazing Spider-man three times a month has me as giddy as a school girl.
What Slott does, especially in She-Hulk, is work to clean up other writer’s messes. This volume alone rectifies errors in Daniel Way’s Incredible Hulk, Punisher: War Journal, Blade, Black Panther, House of M, and even his own Avengers series. The Ultimate Universe, Marvel’s cleaner, grittier version of their super heroes, even makes an appearance… sort of.
The comic book department at She-Hulk’s law firm is used to comment on the modern comic book medium, criticizing the canonical nature of the Power Pack and trade paperbacks.
And this volume features the story of Stu the Human, trapped in the Duckworld he never made.
The highlight of this volume would be the critique of the Marvel Universe itself. Is it relevant?
She-Hulk tells us:
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“[…] I have no idea how long I argued point after point. That our home wasn’t convoluted, it was legendary. That it wasn’t confusing, it had character. And the most important point of all: we’re fun.”
This series, all five trade paperback volumes, is brilliantly idiotic and charming. In short - it’s fun.
Images courtesy www.marvel.com
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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(Posted January 26th, 2008 at 8:40 pm)
[…] had about the registered/fugitive status of the Young Avengers was apparently answered (sort of) by She-Hulk Vol. 5. All but Stature were given amnesty and so long as they don’t use their powers, they can […]
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My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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(Posted January 13th, 2008 at 10:50 am)
[…] a Hulk-sized handgun (let’s ignore the fact that She-Hulk apprehended the Abomination is She-Hulk Vol. 5). Leonard Samson, She-Hulk, Maria Hill the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Man the current […]