Love it or hate it, the Marvel-industrial complex shows no signs of stopping these days. While I'm far from the biggest fan of Disney's Marvel I ultimately had a great time watching Multiverse of Madness because it dared to be different from your typical MCU entry. I haven't seen it yet but I've heard similarly good things about Moon Knight's weird twist on a superhero story. Hopefully their next Disney+ series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, follows in the same vein.
She-Hulk is the alter-ego of Bruce Banner's lawyer cousin Jennifer Walters, originating in 1980. After recieving a blood transfusion from Bruce she gains a variation of his Hulk powers. She has the super strength and green skin, however unlike Bruce when he first had his gamma radiation accident, Jennifer retains her regular intelligence when in Hulk mode. Other than the usual crimefighting antics, her stories show her attempts at dating and working as an attorney for other superhumans while all Hulked out. She's been a fan-favorite since her introduction and was also out there breaking the fourth wall long before Deadpool was a thing, so any culture warriors wanting to make YouTube rants about the wOkE aGeNdA iN mAhvEl best save themselves the embarrassment.
One of her many spats with writer John Byrne in the nineties
The new live-action series has her played by Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, with Mark Ruffalo reprising his role as Bruce Banner/Hulk from the Avengers movies. It seems faithful enough to her character from the comics judging by the first trailer, with Jennifer trying to live her life while 6'7" and green. Benedict Wong's Wong and Tim Roth's Abomination are also returning, and She-Hulk's similarly muscular rival Titania will appear, played by Jameela Jamil.
What I mainly wanted to talk about in this trailer is representation. Diversity is a huge deal for Disney these days and it's about time people like myself can finally feel represented in the MCU. And I'm not talking about Jennifer or She-Hulk herself here; white women (and green people in general) are already plenty represented in Marvel. I'm talking about this king:
This absolute legend here knows what he wants. He wants a big buff muscle mommy to pick him up and pin him down, and that's a cause I can get behind 100%. I doubt this guy will have much screentime in the final show beyond this one gag but never before have I been able to identify so hard with a character in an MCU property. It also makes it that much more sad that the CGI for She-Hulk herself isn't great. Let's hope they fix that by the time the show is released on Disney+. At the very least, though, Marvel bringing She-Hulk to the mainstream will result in some good, tall, strong R34 material. This meme says it best:
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law will premiere on Disney+ on August 17. Will you be watching it? What do you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments!
