JEN WALTERS MUST DIE Part 2
• SHE-HULK has been kidnapped by THE LEADER!
• And what does the LEADER want with SHE-HULK?
• Well, I don't think our fearless hero is going to like the answer to that question.
Rated T+
Writer Mariko Tamaki has found a balance between the internal struggles of Jen Walters to control Hulk and manage her PTSD while also introducing a plot more standard to superhero stories. Read Full Review
She-Hulk #160 doesn't have much to offer as it gives too much panel time to a lackluster side-villain, and not enough on the hero or main villain. Read Full Review
The Leader's sinister plans for Jen and Robyn finally crystallize. They're wonderfully operatic, but his end goal remains hidden. Jahnoy Lindsay's art is growing stronger in an encouraging way. Unfortunately, just as the visuals get good, Mariko Tamaki weakens the characterization work. She gives Robyn a backstory here, and it's an utterly clichéd "bullied nerd worships a hero in all the wrong ways, becomes an easy pawn for the villain" tale. The nuts-and-bolts storytelling is done well, but take a step back and it's definitely sculpting a mountain out of a way-too-familiar molehill.
Leader cons Doc Robyn into becoming a "Hulk" with She-Hulk's blood and faces her off against Jen in fight to the death. Some jarring dialogue and some boring panels drawn. Very underwhelming ish.