She-Hulk #9

Its refreshing to see Jen break the fourth wall with the kind of strength that shes exhibiting in the ninth issue of the series, but theres some delicate finesse that seems slightly out of reach for the creative team. Maybe the sudden turn to the fourth wall feels a bit too sudden. Maybe there should have been a little more of a lead into the big confrontation. Something is missing in the flow of action from beginning to end. Its not quite clear what it is. Whatever it is, its enough of a jarring shift in energy that it feels more clunky than it should, given the overall sophistication of Rowell, Miyazawa, and Renzis story. Read Full Review

While She-Hulk #9 doesn't reinvent the wheel, it reminds readers that this She-Hulk series is very aware of what came before and why these storytelling structures can become frustrating over time. It will be fascinating to see how it addresses that particular conflict as it moves ahead. Read Full Review

She-Hulk #9 finally gives the languishing series some much-needed momentum. until the comic stops with a bizarre creative choice in the third act. A choice that doesn't make sense for the scene, the story, or the context. This comic had potential but flops hard in the end. Read Full Review

This issue raises the stakes a whole bunch, but not in any particularly compelling direction. Read Full Review

Going forward I am not sure if I am going to keep reviewing this particular title as I have picked it over other things I should have maybe looked at instead. This will not be as bad when it is part of a trade paperback but just on its own give this a miss. Read Full Review

SAKK

Jun 11, 2025

I made an account here to specifically review this book. I've been loving this book so far, not usually a slice of life guy but it works so well here and the writing is top notch, but this issue has to be my favorite so far. I really enjoy the plot of the villians here, its not one of hate but one of love. she wants to solve this problem for not just herself but for her husband. She wants to be this confident woman she hulk is and have her husband join her. But because of their judgement being clouded, it leads them to hurt. Wonderful plot. Jack taking in his powers again is also really intresting. He has been shown to be paranoid about his powers, he's been completely normal for a few issues now, but he takes it back not to hurt she hul k, but to truely protect her. It's a romeo and juliet type sacrifice. It's really touching. And She Hulk too, shes not the most prominant in this issue, but the fourth wall break, I think, is really wel done here. It's not something done out of goofyness, or comedy. It's done out of distress. She's only broken the fourth wall once before this and it was an incredibly minor detail. So her speaking to the reader, getting upset the drama had to turn out in a way to hurt Jack, who has gotten so incredibly close to her, it made me really upset. It's a good way of working the slice of life into superheroing. It works so well. I really really love this comic, but it is not for everyone, hence why i'm not giving it a 10, but I think people misunderstood it in reviews here so this is my 2 cents more

Lock

Dec 31, 2022

I still don't get the complaints that this book is a romance book and not a superhero one. Like I get people not liking the book for some weird creative choices and bad storytelling and sometimes it is the case here but still that kind of complaints are dumb. Should marvel only allow stories that have the superhero aspect be the main one? My answer is absolutely not. That would be fatal.

Psycamorean

Mar 06, 2023

It's extremely dumb to act like genres such as Romance have no place at Marvel. The reason Marvel was so successful as comics to begin with, and as movies much later, is because the characters were relatable, at least in a way that hadn't really been seen before. Marvel has always pushed the boundaries of what ought to make a superhero comic. That was its brand. And even more specifically, a lot of the ways these heroes were humanized was with the soap operatic influence of the 50s romance genre.

Screaming Enigma

Apr 25, 2023

While I will say that the 4th wall break kind of came out of nowhere (yes I know she did it before Deadpool in the late 80s, but she hasn't done it in this run yet, so it caught me a little off-guard), this issue was still good, as usual. One specific thing I liked was that they never directly said that April and Mark were the ones to abduct Jack, as they more-so showed us with the broken chamber and April's powers. Overall, this was a good read that really changes things for Jen and Jack for the future of this run.

Jawsh

Jan 04, 2023

A creative, powerful moment doesn't quite stick the landing considering the previous 8 issues we've gotten and the themes (lack of?) explored. Rowell's Shulkie run needs a bit of an overhaul even though I'm still really liking a lot of what she's doing and the artwork. This tale isn't as strong as it should be.

CrazyforRAMU

Sep 02, 2023

This is a perfectly cromulent climax (or the start of one), hampered by the fact that its slow build-up in previous issues didn't build enough tension. And this issue's big surprise--Jen doing That Thing for the first time in a long time--seems to miss the mark. The feelings are there, but the target is unclear. Was this a hit or a miss? Personally, I think an ambiguous result is the same as a miss. I still love this series, thus my maybe-charitable score. The art's strong and the dialogue is sparkly enough to forgive minor sins like April un-ironically monologuing the first act away.

Williamflipper

Mar 06, 2023

I loved this she-hulk until the previous issue but clearly the artist had just 8 pages of material to fill up this particular issue. The art is rushed and small panels are enlarged to fill up pages. Even the captions are enlarged. I'm not joking, you can clearly see how small panels are used as full pages.

fzanca

Dec 30, 2022

WTF is this shit? Is this even a story or a whole bunch of stuff just thrown at a wall to see if anything will stick? I have no idea why people are rating this so high. I had high hopes for this series and it's just gotten continually worse as it went along. It's not even a superhero book, it's a romance title, which has no space in Marvel. That's not to say that there can't be romance in comics. There very much is: the triangle with Black Cat/Mary Jane & Spider-man for example. The power couple of Aquaman and Mera (my favorite). Rogue and Gambit, etc. But with all of these examples, the romance is the C story. With She-Hulk it is the A story and Jack of Hearts isn't even a likable character and he and She-Hulk have absolutely no chemistry. They don't complement each other in the least. This writer apparently saw the TV show and said to herself - damn I have to put that ending in the comic I'm writing. It feels so forced and out of place it made me roll my eyes and groan. The villains here are the same as the villains from TV show with the stealing of blood and gama. It's just crap writing. I'm going to continue with it until issue 12, and if it doesn't change direction or writer I'm out. Not wasting any more money on this. more