Hulk #1

[informationgeek]

Entertainment Weekly: What does Jen consider her relationship with her Hulk side? What does turning into the Hulk mean for her now?

Mariko Tamaki: In the past when she is the Hulk, there’s no part of her that goes away. She’s fully conscious when she’s in her Hulk form, and she’s worked as a lawyer in her Hulk form, and she’s gone about her life. So for now, it’s become this thing that used to make her feel powerful that has now become this more alien thing and become connected to trauma. So now, thinking about the things that have happened to her is connected to changing into the Hulk. Like Mark said, it’s a scary, terrible thing, because Hulk is who she is. In a way, it’s a metaphor for trying to suppress your feelings. You can try to ignore the feelings that you have, but ultimately, there’s no way around it. If you have had a traumatic event, that thing is just going to keep surfacing inside you until you face it. Right now, at the beginning of the story, Jen is in a place where as much as it feels horrible and unnatural, she’s trying to be just in her human form. But it is a part of her, and to ignore all this Hulk stuff is to ignore the past, and you can’t really do that.

Editor Mark Paniccia: In many ways, this is a classic Hulk story. Woman versus monster.

Mariko Tamaki: All stories are woman versus monster.

- From an interview at Entertainment Weekly

Story By: Mariko Tamaki
Art By: Nico Lean








Jennifer arrives at her old law firm... whatever she was at before Civil War II: Catching Fire and meet with her new assistant Bradley, who lets her know she has a new client waiting for her, a Miss Brewn who is an inhuman.








Jen promises to check into this landlord and the meeting goes well. Later that night when she reaches her apartment though...







It feels like I'm dying all over again. Every time I hear his name. Every time I time about - Hawkeye. Thanos...

However, she doesn't She-Hulk out and that's that.


Our issue ends with this moment...

Brewn: I saw a lawyer today. She seems smart. I wish Lawyer Fred was still around. Fred was good when the bad thing was around.



Unknown voice in the shadows who is taller than her: Yes.

Comments

[randyripoff]

This is not what I want from She-Hulk.

[mizerous]

#NotOurHulk?

[thehood]

Then read Totally Awesome Hulk.

It makes sense they would try something different with She-Hulk and it makes sense that Banner's death and her personal trauma would affect her.

[randyripoff]

I am reading Totally Awesome Hulk and enjoying it for the most part.

I can buy Jen having issues with recent events, but I cannot buy her moping about it. I don't see her wallowing in angst, at least not outwardly as she's doing here.

[thehood]

Then you should read up more on Jen, because this isn't the first time.

And she's not wallowing in angst or moping. She's dealing with trauma and anxiety, but she's clearly not letting it affect her job.

[randyripoff]

That's really insulting. Really.

I've read every single one of her solo series issues, her entire Fantastic Four run, her entire Avengers run and most of her other guest appearances. IN MY OPINION, the character depicted in these scans is not Jennifer Walters, certainly not the one I'm used to. IN YOUR OPINION, she's being accurately depicted. You're entitled to your opinion of course, but it's an utter and complete dick move to say that I "need to read up more on Jen". Utter and pure BS.

If you want to make accusations like this you need to get your facts straight.