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lberestecki's review
emotional
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
unladylike's review
2.0
The plot of this skinny TPB of 5 issues sounds really adorable and potent: Jen Walters aka She-Hulk loves watching a super-gay YouTube show about baking cakes. While eating a pre-made matcha cake (green, duh) on a livestream, the beloved host suddenly transforms into a huge, green monster, thanks to a couple asshole cameramen pulling a prank in hopes of selling the uncut footage online. Hulk must attempt to stop and save the victim of this drugging. Sounds great on paper, and it looks good when I flip back through the book later!
Everything in this series is being developed as metaphors for Jen's struggle with PTSD and control, and I'm a fan of Tamaki examining these topics that are hardly ever examined in superhero comics. Unfortunately, her writing just is not doing "IT" for me in general. I found this volume rather boring even though I wanted to like it.
Everything in this series is being developed as metaphors for Jen's struggle with PTSD and control, and I'm a fan of Tamaki examining these topics that are hardly ever examined in superhero comics. Unfortunately, her writing just is not doing "IT" for me in general. I found this volume rather boring even though I wanted to like it.
libeerian's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this She-Hulk, but Mariko Tamaki doesn't seem like a good fit to write a superhero comic.
mazloum's review
5.0
Jennifer Walters continues to live with her transformed alter-ego, trying to understand it as her feelings become personified in the form of the celebrity baker turned unwitting monstrosity.
jagussow's review
5.0
I foolishly started this without having the last volume because it ends on a cliffhanger and I need more now. Although I am saddened knowing it is the final volume in this run. Jen enjoys watching baking videos to keep calm which takes a dark turn when a baker becomes a monster during a show. It was a somber but still fun story about what makes a monster. Then Jen goes on a date in a very fun story. Tamaki is extremely versatile in the stories she tells and it is an absolute delight to see her switch tones and themes on a dime while keeping a consistent framework for the overall story.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
The backup story was annoying. Well actually the breaking the wall and talking to the reader and the romance channel announcer was annoying - the actual story wasn't horrible. But the main story. It's like the hint of who Jen Walters is, is inescapable. And makes for an interesting story whether she's lawyering or trying to save a gay cake cooking youtube star. It just came across off as interesting and heartfelt and real plus monster juice.
angelofmine1974's review
medium-paced
3.0
I liked this one more than the first book. Finally got the humor back and her breaking the fourth wall. In this story, a social media chef ingests something bad and turns him into a monster. Yes this was done on purpose by his film crew. What happens after that is just a cat and mouse game trying to find him before he gets worse. Wonderful graphic and good story.
m0thermayi's review
2.0
2.5 stars | I have so much love for the first volume in the series, so of course I had high expectations going into it, but this second installment was simply not good. The story-arc is all over the place and it lacks the dept the first one has (there are barely any mentions of her ptsd). The only redeeming quality is the Jen's friendship with Hellcat and even then...the last issue was super dumb and cheesy.