She-Hulk : Issue #18
Genre : Superhero / Comedy / Legal
Showrunner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Writer : Chad Taylor
Based on the Marvel Comics characters
Cast: Jenny Slate, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Reid Scott, Lou Diamond Phillips and Eric Dane
Plot: Mary (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) stares at her phone, having just been hung up on by Jen, who has been drifting apart since becoming a superhero. Contemplating this, she then looks to an address she has written down. After a few beats, she shakes her head yes, puts her jacket on, and heads out the door.
At the safe house, Starfox (Reid Scott) invites Jen (Jenny Slate) inside. The mood is tense as he is his usual laid-back self, which she thinks doesn’t feel right given the circumstances. Realizing this, he addresses the accusations up front and says of course they are false. Yes, he had sex with that woman but she is just feeing scorn because he never followed up. Jen looks to the camera.
Deja vu?
She asks if there is any way they can prove that he is innocent. He tells her he should be assumed innocent and proven guilty. And how is the prosecution going to prove he could do something like this? Given his cocky tone, this is not a comment that exactly instills confidence in Jen. After a brief pause, he tells her he can sense that she doesn’t believe him. This angers her as she realizes that he read her thoughts, which she says he cannot do for the remainder of this case. He profusely apologizes, but just the thought of him reading her mind has her reflecting on her initial worry. So she brings it to the table,
“I’ve got to know: have you used these mental persuasion powers on me in the past? On that island?” she asks. He sits in utter disbelief, unable to come up with an answer. She asks the same question, with an angrier tone and her skin starting to turn green. “Look...look...I explain why you might feel that way. I-”. At this point in his sentence, Jen is in full She-Hulk mode and lets out a primal roar at Starfox, whose eyes are wallowing in fear. She-Hulk charges at him and a full-on fight ensues.
Mary arrives at a nice but innocuous home in Yonkers. She double-checks to make sure the address is correct. She knocks and Walter Hardy (Lou Diamond Phillips) answers. Seeing how she is dressed, he assumes she is a solicitor and says he’s not interested. As he is shutting the door, Mary interjects her hand into the frame, causing the door to slam into her wrist. She briefly nurses it before saying she is not a canvasser or anything. She was sent on the orders of the Hood. He has a nervous look of fear in his eyes and then invites her in, offering to get her some ice for her injury.
She tells him she knows who he is, the famed Black Cat. Well, she didn’t know who he was before she entered the underworld but Hood gave her a rundown. He’s one of the most well-skilled burglars in the United States. “So I assume that means he’s asking you to recruit me for a job? And that he didn’t mention that I’ve retired from that kind of thing?” he asks. Mary says that she did not know that. But fret not: the job sounds rather simple as they just have to steal some documents from the law firm. Hardy laughs at her use of the world “simple”. He says that there is always some sort of catch with the syndicate.
She begs him, saying that her life might be on the line if he says no. He stands up and tours her around the home, showing off some of the valuable things he has stolen over time. He then tells her that none of these are as valuable to him as his daughter. That’s why he’s out of the game. He’s helping her get through college and is content with living out his retirement as a father and not a burglar. As he is talking, Mary notices a pair of diamond earrings that look valuable. He tells her that he is sorry to hear about her predicament but that she is going to need to find some different avenue.
Realizing that she is not going to convince him, she tells him she understands and leaves. As she walks away from the home, she reveals the diamond earrings and smirks at the camera.
Who’s the jewel thief now, eh?
Back with She-Hulk, her fight with Starfox is spreading throughout the New York City streets. He is fighting back while also trying to stop the fight, while she is demanding the truth in between punches. Since Starfox can fly, he tries to get away from her but She-Hulk runs up the side of a build and pushes off from it and catches him in mid-air. As they are falling, he is apologetic and swears that he did not trick her.
Suddenly, their bodies freeze but they continue falling - giving terrified looks on both of their faces. However, we soon learn that is the work of Kallark (Eric Dane), Starfox’s brother, who is more powerful than the both of them. He grabs them both by the collar and stops their fall. He has a stone cold look on his face.
“Enough.”
He shoots towards the sky, bringing them both with him into the stars.
At the safe house, Starfox (Reid Scott) invites Jen (Jenny Slate) inside. The mood is tense as he is his usual laid-back self, which she thinks doesn’t feel right given the circumstances. Realizing this, he addresses the accusations up front and says of course they are false. Yes, he had sex with that woman but she is just feeing scorn because he never followed up. Jen looks to the camera.
Deja vu?
She asks if there is any way they can prove that he is innocent. He tells her he should be assumed innocent and proven guilty. And how is the prosecution going to prove he could do something like this? Given his cocky tone, this is not a comment that exactly instills confidence in Jen. After a brief pause, he tells her he can sense that she doesn’t believe him. This angers her as she realizes that he read her thoughts, which she says he cannot do for the remainder of this case. He profusely apologizes, but just the thought of him reading her mind has her reflecting on her initial worry. So she brings it to the table,
“I’ve got to know: have you used these mental persuasion powers on me in the past? On that island?” she asks. He sits in utter disbelief, unable to come up with an answer. She asks the same question, with an angrier tone and her skin starting to turn green. “Look...look...I explain why you might feel that way. I-”. At this point in his sentence, Jen is in full She-Hulk mode and lets out a primal roar at Starfox, whose eyes are wallowing in fear. She-Hulk charges at him and a full-on fight ensues.
Mary arrives at a nice but innocuous home in Yonkers. She double-checks to make sure the address is correct. She knocks and Walter Hardy (Lou Diamond Phillips) answers. Seeing how she is dressed, he assumes she is a solicitor and says he’s not interested. As he is shutting the door, Mary interjects her hand into the frame, causing the door to slam into her wrist. She briefly nurses it before saying she is not a canvasser or anything. She was sent on the orders of the Hood. He has a nervous look of fear in his eyes and then invites her in, offering to get her some ice for her injury.
She tells him she knows who he is, the famed Black Cat. Well, she didn’t know who he was before she entered the underworld but Hood gave her a rundown. He’s one of the most well-skilled burglars in the United States. “So I assume that means he’s asking you to recruit me for a job? And that he didn’t mention that I’ve retired from that kind of thing?” he asks. Mary says that she did not know that. But fret not: the job sounds rather simple as they just have to steal some documents from the law firm. Hardy laughs at her use of the world “simple”. He says that there is always some sort of catch with the syndicate.
She begs him, saying that her life might be on the line if he says no. He stands up and tours her around the home, showing off some of the valuable things he has stolen over time. He then tells her that none of these are as valuable to him as his daughter. That’s why he’s out of the game. He’s helping her get through college and is content with living out his retirement as a father and not a burglar. As he is talking, Mary notices a pair of diamond earrings that look valuable. He tells her that he is sorry to hear about her predicament but that she is going to need to find some different avenue.
Realizing that she is not going to convince him, she tells him she understands and leaves. As she walks away from the home, she reveals the diamond earrings and smirks at the camera.
Who’s the jewel thief now, eh?
Back with She-Hulk, her fight with Starfox is spreading throughout the New York City streets. He is fighting back while also trying to stop the fight, while she is demanding the truth in between punches. Since Starfox can fly, he tries to get away from her but She-Hulk runs up the side of a build and pushes off from it and catches him in mid-air. As they are falling, he is apologetic and swears that he did not trick her.
Suddenly, their bodies freeze but they continue falling - giving terrified looks on both of their faces. However, we soon learn that is the work of Kallark (Eric Dane), Starfox’s brother, who is more powerful than the both of them. He grabs them both by the collar and stops their fall. He has a stone cold look on his face.
“Enough.”
He shoots towards the sky, bringing them both with him into the stars.
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