*** (three of five stars)
Summary
Summary
After bolting from the Avengers during the "Red Zone" story arc, Jennifer Walters is on the lam in Idaho, coincidentally near where the Hulk has recently been spotted. The arrival of Cap, Iron Man, and the Scarlet Witch triggers her transformation (since it's caused by fear, not rage) to a now-mindless She-Hulk. Hawkeye appears (yay!) and successfully leads her from the city. Bruce Banner arrives on the scene, but the arrival of the U.S. military at his heels results in his transformation into the Hulk. (Actually, Hawkeye shoots him, but let's just go with the U.S. military doing it to keep it short.) Ant-Man frees Jack of Hearts early from the Zero-Room, and Jack flies to Idaho to unleash his energy. She-Hulk regains control over her transformed persona. Banner leaves town quickly, and She-Hulk feels guilt over the fact that he will be blamed for the destruction and ponders how he handles it.
The Good
The Good
1) The art was pretty great.
2) I always felt like She-Hulk’s dislike of her “Jennifer Walters” self was a lot more compelling narrative than Hank Pym's self-esteem issues (see previous post).
3) Despite my whole annoyance with his fighting with the Jack of Hearts (again, see previous post), I always liked Ant-Man’s struggle with trying to fit into the Avengers. It’s been a trope we’ve seen frequently used in the “Avengers” over the years, but I always thought his struggle was one of the more believable iterations of it.
4) Oh, Clint Barton. You are sex on an arrow. The She-Hulk/”Arrow Man” flirting has always been great, and it’s even better here with Jen as the mindless version of She-Hulk.
5) This series is actually kind of funny. I mean, Hawkeye always provides a certain level of comic relief, but other parts are funny, too. The scene where Hawkeye and Cap look at each other blankly after the Hulk catches Cap’s shield is pretty hilarious. Iron Man asking Hawkeye, “What did you do, Clint?” Pretty funny.
6) The meditation on Bruce Banner and him dealing alone with the nature of the Hulk and the devastation he leaves in his wake is pretty powerful. I've never been a huge Hulk fan, but even I was moved.
The Bad
2) I always felt like She-Hulk’s dislike of her “Jennifer Walters” self was a lot more compelling narrative than Hank Pym's self-esteem issues (see previous post).
3) Despite my whole annoyance with his fighting with the Jack of Hearts (again, see previous post), I always liked Ant-Man’s struggle with trying to fit into the Avengers. It’s been a trope we’ve seen frequently used in the “Avengers” over the years, but I always thought his struggle was one of the more believable iterations of it.
4) Oh, Clint Barton. You are sex on an arrow. The She-Hulk/”Arrow Man” flirting has always been great, and it’s even better here with Jen as the mindless version of She-Hulk.
5) This series is actually kind of funny. I mean, Hawkeye always provides a certain level of comic relief, but other parts are funny, too. The scene where Hawkeye and Cap look at each other blankly after the Hulk catches Cap’s shield is pretty hilarious. Iron Man asking Hawkeye, “What did you do, Clint?” Pretty funny.
6) The meditation on Bruce Banner and him dealing alone with the nature of the Hulk and the devastation he leaves in his wake is pretty powerful. I've never been a huge Hulk fan, but even I was moved.
The Bad
1) Again with the Ant Man and Jack of Hearts fighting. Boring! If it hadn’t been the mid-'90s, I would’ve assumed they were using the fighting to build sexual tension and we’d eventually see the two of them in bed together, mussing each other’s hair. Maybe we’d have some antics in rushing to get Jack back in his containment unit because they...um...lost track of time. Without that explanation, though, it still makes no sense to me why so much ink was spilled detailing their mutual dislike.
2) I'm not 100% sure why, when Jack of Hearts releases his energy (boy, that sounds dirty), Jennifer is now able to control She-Hulk again. Shouldn't it just suck the radiation from her, turning her into Jennifer? Actually, more specifically, why did Jack initially draining her radiation cause her to lose control over She-Hulk? I kind of just accepted it the first time I read it, but now I'm somewhat confused.
2) I'm not 100% sure why, when Jack of Hearts releases his energy (boy, that sounds dirty), Jennifer is now able to control She-Hulk again. Shouldn't it just suck the radiation from her, turning her into Jennifer? Actually, more specifically, why did Jack initially draining her radiation cause her to lose control over She-Hulk? I kind of just accepted it the first time I read it, but now I'm somewhat confused.
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