I was almost reluctant to post this after the whole David-Goyer-continues-to-prove-why-he-is-a-horrible-choice-to write-superhero-movies fiasco a little while back.  For lots of reasons, I wasn’t sure that the best way to argue that Jennifer Walters was a fascinating, mufti-dimensional character built on empowerment in an era when few female heroes were was by posting pictures of her and discussing my libido.  Also I saw no reason to participate in the debate because it wasn’t so much of a debate as he said something very stupid (that again revealed why a man who hates superheroes and holds them in contempt probably shouldn’t be one of the driving voices behind some of the greatest heroes ever) and the rest of the world pointed out he was stupid.  They did it better.  And that is that because the last thing the world needs is another thing written about a woman that is really about some guy more than it is about the woman.  There is a lot of irony in that right there but we’ll push right past it and say that the new She-Hulk series is excellent and does a great job of showing just why She-Hulk is awesome.  I mean, I love that she’s a lawyer and the fact that this one is written by a Lawyer is even better, it is great but besides that she fills the role of everywoman pretty well in comics and always has.  It seems odd to say about a a woman who is almost 7 feet tall, is the cousin of the most powerful moral ever, and has been a member of two of the biggest deal superhero teams ever but she is.  She is smart and confident and capable but also has her doubts, her troubles, and is extremely funny in a wry, self aware way.  She is pretty awesome and I have actually been a fan since childhood.  It’s nice she has a book again that i can easily relate to and appreciate.  And it’s nice that I didn’t have to sift through quite as many horrible fetish pictures as I assumed I would (you people know who you are.  I have never understood why you have targeted She-Hulk for this because it is just not in keeping with her character at all. You know what I am talking about!)  Anyway, I have nothing else to say except maybe check out her new series and today I want to fuck She-Hulk.

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