She-Hulk #6Marvel Comics
Written by Dan Slott
Art by Paul Pelletier & Roland Paris
Review by Fletcher Adams
The Least You Need to Know The senior partner at She-Hulks law firm cons the jade giantess into taking custody of his super-villain granddaughter. When She-Hulk picks her up from The Big House (an experimental prison where all the inmates have been shrunk down by Pym Particles), our heroine unwitting helps a microscopic jailbreak.
The nice thing about this incarnation of She-Hulk, is that it finds a good middle ground (not a straight super-hero book like Savage She-Hulk, but no where as absurd as Byrnes book). This issue is decidedly lighter than the previous as the She-Hulk fight[s] small-time losers making wacky banter. Slott seems to really cut loose and have fun with the issue, even borrowing a page from Byrnes tricks as the law firm submits old issue of Marvel Comics ( all verified by the Comics Code of America) as evidence that Pym Particles are dangerous. While I do miss the more dramatic elements of previous issues, Slott offers up a fun romp, with a few clever ideas thrown in (such as the manner in which She-Hulk defeats first mini-Absorbing Man and later, pint-sized Tiger Shark and Electro). As always, there are many in-jokes for readers ranging from the Excelsior Apartments, the Timely office building and a cameo by Damage Control.
Hands down, the most intriguing cast member is Awesome Andy the former Awesome Android of the Mad Thinker. Having taken a go-for job at the law firm, readers see this perennial C-list character actually become a sympathetic character, as he struggles to live a normal life. The appearance of the Mad Thinker adds an interesting wrinkle, as Andy faces a true moral dilemma one that appears will have ramifications further down the line.
Pelletiers art services the story well. He has a good sense of how to convey physical humor and emotion (especially well evidenced with the mute Andy). His She-Hulk appears suitably feminine, but retains a bulk and mass fitting for a true Hulk.
The Bottom Line While I did miss some of Slotts dramatic subplots (the Pug/Jen relationship), he turns out a honest-to-goodness fun comic book.
