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A review by unladylike
She-Hulk Vol. 2: Let Them Eat Cake by Mariko Tamaki
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.