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Great news that PAD will be doing this book. I vote for a return of fave Hulk villian MADMAN!
Long may PAD write this. I was going to drop oit, but no chance now!!!!

Great news that PAD will be doing this book. I vote for a return of fave Hulk villian MADMAN!
Long may PAD write this. I was going to drop oit, but no chance now!!!!

Interesting. I've been hearing good things about the Single Green Female.

Doesn't sound bad.
She-Hulk comics need a good balance between being humoristic and serious.
From what i have read in FNSM and X-factor, PAD seems to have the necesary skills to do so.

I just hope that having to write another famous series will not lower his work on the others.

In the end i just hope that Southpaw will make an apearance later.

Well-- at least I know what is going to replace FNSM on my pull list.

Well-- at least I know what is going to replace FNSM on my pull list.

Not sure if Peter will be going through the Ask the Wife a Question post, so I will put the question I had for him regarding his move to She-Hulk here as well.

Following the announcement at Philly Wizard Con regarding your being the new writer of She-Hulk and your statement - "She-Hulk has the potential to be our Wonder Woman" (I'm taking this from the interview on Newsarama.com .. if you didn't actually say that then I apologize for making a point of it) is two-fold. First ... what is your interpretation of Wonder Woman. By that I mean how do you see the character? Second, how do you define She-Hulk to match that perception? I ask this because I see them as such vastly different characters. Though they may have some of the same key values ... the things that make Wonder Woman such an iconic character (to me at least ... and I would hope/imagine for a lot of other people) seem to some degree beyond who She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters is/has shown to be (and for purposes of record, She-Hulk is my fifth or sixth favorite Marvel character all-time -- behind the likes of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Rogue, Hawkeye, and possibly Steve Rogers -- so she is held in high regard as far as I am concerned).
Let me give sort of a stupid illustration.
I'm a big sports fan (never played college ball though). I always hear/see these claims of guys who would run through walls for their coach (I'm sure you've seen them as well --- you know what I'm talking about). Those guys (the coaches) are obviously special people. They inspire a lot from their players (and you have to appreciate that to some degree).
That is how I see a character like Wonder Woman.
If I were a comic book character, I would run through walls for Wonder Woman (and this has nothing to do with her being some amazing female specimen and me being a male --- it is all based on the principle of who she is and what she stands for).
I wouldn't automatically run through a wall for She-Hulk. At least not on an undefined face-value. If the situation were right, then yes, I would.
But if it was just as simple as Wonder Woman saying she wanted me to do something (dangerous) and She-Hulk saying she wanted me to do something (dangerous), I would do it without question for Wonder Woman but I would be more likely to ask She-Hulk why I had to do that before I would engage in the action.
Wonder Woman is a special character.
She is the equivalent of what/who Superman is.
And I say this being Much Much more of a Marvel fan than a DC fan.

I have been enjoying Dan Slott's run on this title so I was disappointed when I heard that he would be leaving it. Anybody that brings back the Two Gun Kid, you have to admire for being a true comic book geek.

On the otherhand, if Dan had to leave the book, the selection of Peter David to take over the title is a great one.

Similar to Hutch above, I'd like to question the Wonder Woman comparison.

I simply can't remember the last time DC had a writer who (in my opinion) GOT Wonder Woman, and wrote her accordingly. (The last storyline I think I liked was when she published her book/manifesto)

The current revamp of the title seems to almost exclusively focus on Circe AGAIN. It's tired and not a little crap, IMO. Making WW just another muscled hero.

If it was anyone other than Peter, I'd be worried that the reference to Titania would bode a similar line of thought for the She Hulk series.

But maybe PAD said that tongue-in-cheek. Looking forward to it either way.

I'm still hoping he still writes Spider-Man. If its going to come out three times a month, I'm sure its going to take more than one writer/artist to do it. I wonder if they are thinking of doing 3 issue story arcs.

Will Rick Jones be in it?

This is gonna be great!

Peter can now retcon some of John Byrne's writings and Byrne can go off again!

Glad to hear it as She-Hulk is one of my favorite characters (ever since she donned that playboyesque uniform in Byrne's graphic novel). This piece of news is commented by ADLO today in their own personal way here: http://blog.adlo.es/2007/06/cualquier_tiempo_pasado_fue_mejor.html

ADLO stands for Asociacion de Defensa de Liefeld y Otros... that meaning Liefeld and Others Defense Association, or as Warren Ellis once said, spanish crap sense of humour. But I translate the four pannels for you.

Panel 1

Dan Didio: Hello Joe, I am glad you came. I wanted you to be the first to know I am relaunching Flash with Mark Waid at the script.

Joe Quesada: Wow, how original... only you could think on making Waid write Flash... no wait, that already happened in 1992! By the way, Peter David is She Hulk new writer.

Panel 2

DD: You are an hypocrite! you criticize me for recovering Waid for Flash and you do the same with Peter David

JQ: It's not the same! Peter worked in Hulk, not She-Hulk. There are differences... two good differences

Panel 3

DD: Oh yeah? Then...then I... I am going to hire Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster for Superman

JQ: HA! You cant, they've been dead for over ten years. But instead I...

Panel 4

JQ: ...I can bring back Stan!

DD: I hate you Joe, I hate you so much

Stan: Excelsior! Does Jack still work here?

This is incredible news. When I heard Slott was leaving the book -- which is really sad -- the first thing I thought was "Hey, PAD's leaving FNSM -- dare I hope?" but I didn't think the universe loved me that much, so I didn't dare hope.

I think it's a shame that PAD has said he's going to move away from the humour that we'd all expect from him, but the character doesn't have to be played for laughs and I can't imagine better hands for Jen to be in. Do we know who's on pencils yet?

Good to read that PAD is the new writer. She-Hulk is one of the main titles that I follow from Marvel.

1 envy you youve had my two dream jobs now well actually writing she0-hulk is my dream job though i like spidey more that fanbase is the hardest to please lucky you and i look forward to a action she-hulk book woo hoo.

Re: She-Hulk being in a new situation that Peter says evolved naturally from what's gone before...

Dare we hope for "Judge Jenny"? Starring in "Super-People's Court"?

My oldest sister is an extroverted lawyer and recently ended a career working for an insurance company. That was a job that sent her out to several different states to manage other lawyers, not actual trial work. So this idea of Jen travelling the country in a new capacity is very appealing to me.

Responding to John's comment, It has not been that long since DC had a writer who "got" Wonder Woman. Greg Rucka was fantastic on the book. DC has made a number of errors in judgement over the years. Two of them were not giving Peter David a regular gig, thus forcing him to work exclusively for Marvel, and also forcing Rucka off WW for the relaunch of that book. Here is a review of his run on the book:

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/05/13/190748.php

I HIGHLY recommend Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia. I believe this was the first Wonder Woman project Rucka wrote and is one of my favorite graphic novels. Fortunately, DC has realized the monumental error they have made with Diana's new series and writer extraordinaire Gail Simone will be taking over soon. I'm sure she will return Diana to the greatness she deserves.

Hey Jose' DeArmas, I may not have named him, but I thought it was clear from what I wrote (that the last storyline I dug was when WW wrote the book of essays/beliefs/manifesto thing)

Who was the author? Only the one you cited as having "got" Wonder Woman.

I was saying that no writer has since then has got her. That probably could have been worded better, since Rucka wrote the book up until the Infinite Crisis debacle. It just seems like an age has passed since then.

::sigh:: and now my internal debate must start: Do I spend the extra 3$ per month?

I'm already broke Peter...

Stop trying to make me spend more money!

One of my favorite comic writers, one of my favorite comic characters. I'll miss "FNSM," but it doesn't get much better than this.

Woot! I hate to lose Dan Slott on She-Hulk, but if someone has to replace him, you can't do much better than PAD. *happy dance*

Dear Mr. David:

You probably don't remember this, but many years ago (when the prospect of a new She-Hulk book seemed as likely as the return of major league baseball to Washington---GO NATS!) I asked you if you would be interested in writing a She-Hulk solo book. At the time, you said, "no." What made you change your mind?

Also, somebody pointed out that many of your comic book runs (Hulk, Supergirl, Captain Marvel) end on downbeat notes. I guessed that this was probably due to the fact that the books were either being cancelled or that you were leaving the book involuntarily. Am I right or wrong?

Let's assume that She-Hulk is a hit and sales remain comfortable throughout your tenure as writer. How long would you like to remain on this book?

Finally---although the answer to this question is undoubtedly NDA---will we just be seeing She-Hulk in the book or will we regularly see her alter ego Jen, as well?

Thank you very much from a long time She-Hulk fan!

Congrats PAD, dammit. :)
My comic collecting became a zero sum game as I expected it to. I replace ASM and FNSM with Thor and She Hulk.

As for the She Hulk/Wonder Woman comparison, I just figured with the two companies you have iconic characters.

DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash

Marvel: SpiderMan, Captain America, ???, Fantastic Four, X-men (Wolverine) and to their own extent Iron Man, Hulk, Daredevil

The ??? is where She Hulk could go. Who is the leading female character of the Marvel U? It could be She Hulk.

Until later
John

I couldn't be happier with this news.

I second a vote for the return of Madman, but I'm also hoping that Peter expands on She-Hulk's woeful rogues list. I love Titania, but she's kind of alone.

The Leader

I would like to vote for not breaking the fourth wall please.
Cant wait for the stories to start.

It's very hard for me to risk jumping onto a comic just because of the writer. But I love X-Factor, and I especially love how well characterized everyone is. I've heard good things about the current She-Hulk series, and I could see her being an interesting character, but I wasn't ready to risk it.

Well, yesterday I added She-Hulk to my pull list at my local shop. Don't disappoint me, Mr. David. :)

Congrats on She-Hulk. I am for the 4th Wall. Reading PADs Captain Marvel and throwing in Red Raven was humorous. I've heard that they are trying to build up Ms Marvel as the #1 female lead / Wonder Woman for Marvel but I can always get behind Shulkie, razor jokes and all.

Well, I remember waaay back on the hulk when She hulk guest starred. (they fought the bi-beast, i think) and jen started talking to the reader.....it was then that i thought "hey peter david should do the she hulk since byrne left!"

I've been one of Dan Slott's detractors for the run of She-Hulk, sticking with it because she is one of my favorite characters at Marvel. When it was announced that Dan was leaving I was happy hoping that they would replace him with a writer who'd undo some of the damage I perceived. She was always a strong, confident fun loving character even when Byrne broke the 4th wall with her. In recent books she has been the butt of jokes and a neurotic wreck. It was strange to see her marginalized in her own book. The book wasn't all bad but it was rapidly falling down my list of comic priorities.

Definitely make MadMan return!
Glad to hear about a departure from humor. Although I like the humour on the book, I feel volume one benefitted from it being absent. It's been way too long since SheHulk was done the way it began.
No forth wall, ever!

Definitely make MadMan return!
Glad to hear about a departure from humor. Although I like the humour on the book, I feel volume one benefitted from it being absent. It's been way too long since SheHulk was done the way it began.
No forth wall, ever!

Congrats, PAD. Glad to see that out of the 3 books on my pull list, your name will be on one of them.

Everybody has had their opinion regarding the way to take She-Hulk. Now here's mine. Bring in some of her old foes like Titania. But, continue the human interest storylike. I kinda enjoyed Pug crushing for her.

Jen needs a decent relationship. A guy that will love both Jen/She Hulk. I'm hoping it's not a hero. Just your "Joe Average". It could happen. Remember way back when Shulkie hd a thing for Zapper???

Just puting it out there.

Later.

BTW, Did your Mets enjoy their trip to Motown? Hope they come back REAL SOON! :-D

Darrin