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crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
Some of the best Secret Invasion tie-ins have involved a Skrull who is fighting against the invasion. John the Skrull from MI-3, the skrulls in Avengers The Initiative, Lyja in the Fantastic Four, and She-Hulk's Jazinda.
I wish the story had focuse more on her. Instead, after she gives She-Hulk a briefing on the impending invasion, they get pulled into a crossover with X-Factor, which contains some of the worst art Marvel has put out in the 21st century. Artist Larry Stroman makes Rob Liefeld look like Alex Fucken Ross. I can't imagine the embarrasment of having him assigned to a book you're writing.
Once the X-Factor crossover cools off, we're thrown into Jazinda The Skrull vs her father the Super Skrull, with She-Hulk as a psychotherapist. It's a little overwrought, and could definitely have used a few issues to build to it instead of throwing in all in one issue, but it's certainly not the worst issue in the Secret Invasion tie-ins. It's not even the worst issue in the book.
Overall, this is a mediocre tie-in story with more potential than actuality. If you like She-Hulk, or you're loving the Secret Invasion storyline, it's worth checking out. It's not good enough to stand on its own, however. And much of that is the fault of Larry Stroman, not Peter David.
I wish the story had focuse more on her. Instead, after she gives She-Hulk a briefing on the impending invasion, they get pulled into a crossover with X-Factor, which contains some of the worst art Marvel has put out in the 21st century. Artist Larry Stroman makes Rob Liefeld look like Alex Fucken Ross. I can't imagine the embarrasment of having him assigned to a book you're writing.
Once the X-Factor crossover cools off, we're thrown into Jazinda The Skrull vs her father the Super Skrull, with She-Hulk as a psychotherapist. It's a little overwrought, and could definitely have used a few issues to build to it instead of throwing in all in one issue, but it's certainly not the worst issue in the Secret Invasion tie-ins. It's not even the worst issue in the book.
Overall, this is a mediocre tie-in story with more potential than actuality. If you like She-Hulk, or you're loving the Secret Invasion storyline, it's worth checking out. It's not good enough to stand on its own, however. And much of that is the fault of Larry Stroman, not Peter David.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes you luck out and read a book in enough of the right order to appreciate it. Like this one. I've read the preceding X-Factor books. And I know enough about Secret Invasion. And I've read the last few She-Hulk books. And this one was a hoot. Mostly because of the Jennifer/Jazinda relationship AND how interesting the X-factor characters are. So instead of a random chance encounter in Detroit, this book came off well thought out and interesting. Almost by accident. With good enough art.
tabman678's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.75
just_fighting_censorship's review
3.0
First off this is NOT a straight She-Hulk collection of issues; it contains She-Hulk #31-33 AND X-FACTOR #33-34 forming a somewhat alternating pattern. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and artwork of the She-Hulk issues however; the same cannot be said of X-Factor. The X-Factor issues lacked personality especially when paired with a character bursting with it. The X-Factor issues were just kind of boring really.
The other big issue for me was the artwork; the differences between the two were jarring. She-Hulk artwork was fluid and soft and elegant and detailed while the X-Factor art was hard, jagged, inconsistent, and frankly ugly.
From a story standpoint I loved all the Skrull action, don’t get me wrong, and a battle with Super Skrull is always fun but I’m missing the mean green jurisdiction machine. The lawyer aspect of the comics made it something really special, without it the comic is good but not great.
The other big issue for me was the artwork; the differences between the two were jarring. She-Hulk artwork was fluid and soft and elegant and detailed while the X-Factor art was hard, jagged, inconsistent, and frankly ugly.
From a story standpoint I loved all the Skrull action, don’t get me wrong, and a battle with Super Skrull is always fun but I’m missing the mean green jurisdiction machine. The lawyer aspect of the comics made it something really special, without it the comic is good but not great.
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