She Hulk # 8 Review
Author: Dan Slott
Art: Paul Smith
Colors: Dave Kemp
Cover: Greg Horn
This seems to be a Marvel week for me so far, well at least reading more Marvel titles than DC this week. I've been enjoying this new She-Hulk series, since she left the Avengers (well to make room for Luke Cage) she needed a place to go. I believe Dan Slott has found a home with his writing duties on this book.
I realize this is a Civil War tie in, but I didn't read it because it was. I read it because it's She-Hulk and it just happens to tie into Civil War. It actually manages to do this quiet nicely. A hate website is up and blaming the New Warriors for the massacre in Stamford. This website reveals the true identities and information about the remaining New Warriors. Instead of taking the fight straight to the man Justice (Marvel Boy) and Rage decide to go to Jennifer Walters and get the Website shutdown through the court system. There is also a great scene with Captain America talking to John Jameson and Doc Strange and Samson try to help Jennifer stabilize her transformations.
During the cross examination of Iron Man we see the twist that is working here. Of course that twist is that She-Hulk is caught in the middle of all this mess. That cover by Horn actually portrays it perfect. As Jennifer Walters is suing to protect the rights of the New Warriors, but She-Hulk is all for the registration act. Which is understandable since her identity is public now.
I really loved this issue. Slott, unlike the actual Civil War comic, treats the New Warriors with respect. There were so many New Warriors guest starring in this issue, it almost made me shed a tear. Slott even reminds us about the problems with revealing the heroes' identities, by going back and reminding us of Rage's grandmother getting killed and Firestar's dad put in a coma. Captain America inspiring J. Jameson to propose to Jennifer was a great idea. On top of that Paul Smith is the artist on this book. I have always been a fan of Paul Smith, hell he drew the first comic I ever picked up (Uncanny X-men 168). His art has changed a bit throughout the years, but he can still deliver some nice clean panel to panel flow. The only complaint I have, is the fact that Hindsight is revealed to be a traitor. I never liked the kid, well when he was just a fat kid with rear view mirrors on his helmet, but it still didn't seem like something he would do. Slott and Nicieza need to relaunch a New Warriors book (they were New, before it was cool to be New!!!!) A-
By the way the name of the website is www.destroyallwarriors.com
