She-Hulk #3

Writer: Dan Slott
Pencils: Juan Bobillo, Paul Pelletier, Scott Kolins,
Mike Vosburg,
Amanda Conner, Ron Frenz, Mike Mayhew, Don Simpson, Lee Weeks, Eric Powell, Tom Grummett
Inkers: Marcelo Sosa, Rick Magyar, Jimmy Palmiotti,
Joe Sinnott, Sal Buscema, Gary Erskine
Colors: Dave Kemp

In this landmark 100th issue (celebrating 100 issues of She-Hulk solo comics including Savage She-Hulk, Sensational She-Hulk and last years critically acclaimed adjective-less She-Hulk series) She-Hulk is put on trial by the Time Variance Authority for mucking about with the timestream in issue 2. In order to save her from being erased from history the law firm where She-Hulk works sends the very best lawyer to represent her and character witnesses are pulled from every point in She-Hulk’s past to testify on her behalf.

It’s rare to see a big, celebrated anniversary issue these days. It’s even more rare to see a big anniversary issue fall on such an odd number, being that this is only the third issue of the new She-Hulk mini-series. But if you add up all of She-Hulk’s solo comics from the Savage She-Hulk, the Sensational She-Hulk, the 12 issues of Dan Slott’s critically acclaimed previous She-Hulk series and the three issues of Slott’s current series you indeed get 100 issues.

And Slott celebrates the anniversary in grand style with an oversized issue packed with guest appearances, flashbacks and glimpses of the future. It’s a true celebration of the character, complete with nods to all her various incarnations, explaining just why She-Hulk is such a unique and irreplaceable character. This issue is also packed with a ton of amazing guest artists providing their unique take on the character throughout her long history.

One of the things that makes She-Hulk a particular favorite of mine is the way Slott weaves the grand history of the Marvel Universe into each and every story while managing to keep each story from alienating new readers. No issue of the series better exemplifies his ability to do so than this one. If you haven’t jumped onto the bandwagon with this gem of a comic series there’s really no better time to do so than with issue 3… or is it 100?

Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance preview books for review purposes.

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