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gargoylekitty (gargoylekitty) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-07-17 19:00:00

Entry tags:

char: she-hulk/jennifer walters, creator: frank miller, creator: john byrne, creator: terry austin, creator: walt simonson, creator: wendy pini

The Sensational She-Hulk #50

The issue starts off with She-Hulk being informed of something about her normal writer/artist of the time, Byrne...

So he's dead and She-Hulk is presented with the task of choosing who will take over. This brings her an amusing bit of variety to choose from(though I only posted a few due to page limits)...

All of them done with a clear bit of self-mockery.
Don't worry though, she's not too keen on this one.

So the search continues!

Apparently Shulkie likes it but she's not a fan of the shape of the word bubbles.
Next!

It packs the punch she wants but she doesn't care for the reused Doom Doom Doom thing which was apparently used in Spider-Man.
Next!

Not quite.
Next!

She-Hulk's quick to bring up the lack of subtly and how her female readers might not like the change.
Eventually she finds something that works(aka the team that takes over after Byrne).

But surprise! Byrne not only isn't dead but has a few changes of his own to propose!

She-Hulk's response?

And so Byrne's run on She-Hulk came to an end.

Note for mods: This issue had 48 pages.

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	volksjager 2009-07-18 12:19 am UTC (link)
	It seems people either love of hate Byrne's run(s) on She-hulk. I think it was a nice change of pace for him and he seemed to really be into it ( unlike many of his projects of the last 10 years where he seems to just be mailing it in). (Reply to this)

	jlroberson 2009-07-18 12:27 am UTC (link)
	I liked She-Hulk. It's Byrne's Ambush Bug. And besides, any opportunity to see Terry Austin indulging his Popeye fetish is great. Also: is it just me or is Byrne only inked effectively when he's at Marvel? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-07-18 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm, you may have something there. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-07-18 01:44 am UTC (link)
	I liked his She-Hulk run too I have to say. Not sure about the inking, I was never struck by the way her black (presumably leather) outfits were drawn (And that was at least partly inkers I'd say). Also, I think the recent posting of his Repulse/Dr Polaris story from Action Comics shows he can be inked well at DC too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	btravage.livejournal.com 2009-07-18 03:15 am UTC (link)
	Can you post a link to that, I tried looking for it but couldn't find it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-07-18 09:05 am UTC (link)
	Here you go. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sandoz_iscariot 2009-07-18 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Ahhh, pre-Photoshop Wendy Pini artwork. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	suzene 2009-07-18 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	shanejayell 2009-07-18 12:29 am UTC (link)
	lol I own that issue! :) The parodies were pretty fun. (Reply to this)

nezchan
2009-07-18 12:54 am UTC (link)

The "DOOM DOOM DOOM" thing makes me laugh, as I remember at the time Simonson was pissed at McFarlane for outright tracing the SFX and panel layout from his Beta Ray Bill intro to use in Spiderman.

I rather liked She-Hulk in that period, although I never really followed her too much after the series ended. The whole "turn the lights out" thing that wrapped up the series (pretty sure that was the same run) was brilliant, and I recall a dig at the endless resurrections of Moon Knight at the same time.

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	pyynk 2009-07-18 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Holy crap! I never knew that. Well, I mean, I knew McFarlane was a cheesy bastard, just didn't know he'd completely swipe a layout. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	neuhallidae 2009-07-18 01:03 am UTC (link)
	The "squoit!" made me lol. (Reply to this)

box_in_the_box
2009-07-18 01:04 am UTC (link)

I miss this John Byrne.

He was fucking awesome.

It's one of the reasons why, when I first heard that he'd be rebooting Spider-Man, I thought, "Well, I don't know about these retcons, but at least the writing and the art will be well-done FUN!"

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA oh god it's not funny it hurts so much inside

P.S. It was so cool of everyone else involved to be such a good sport about playing up their own proclivities.

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	jlroberson 2009-07-18 01:37 am UTC (link)
	It's self-importance that does him in. This was a time when he could still overcome it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	blake_reitz 2009-07-18 01:14 am UTC (link)
	This is wonderful! I really dig the panel layout of the last page. (Reply to this)

	brandiweed.livejournal.com 2009-07-18 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Frank Miller could be kinda funny before his brain snapped. (Reply to this)

	darkknightjrk 2009-07-18 02:21 am UTC (link)
	Oh lord it's so meta it hurts but it hurts so GOOD. :D (Reply to this)

	ashtoreth 2009-07-18 04:41 am UTC (link)
	Bwah-ha-ha Scarlet Witch and Black Widow undercover at a wet t-shirt contest.. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-07-18 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	"What a trooper!" (Love that AH!) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	joysweeper 2009-07-19 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	It's very meta. I like it! (Reply to this)