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By Marc Strom
The Red Hulk may have just met his match.
Debuting in October's HULK #16, Red She-Hulk will begin her rampage through the Marvel Universe in a not-to-be-missed story.
"She was always in the mix," writer Jeph Loeb reveals of the character's conception. "The success of the Jen Walter's She-Hulk-one of my favorite characters-opened the door to do a counterpart. But we didn't do it to just do it. [INCREDIBLE HULK writer] Greg [Pak] and I worked it out so she will play an integral role in what's to come. She might even be the most important character in the upcoming [World War Hulks] epic."
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"That would be telling," Loeb teases. "But, what I can say is her origin is critical to everything we've been doing."
Just as the Red Hulk has made a lasting mark on the larger Marvel Universe, Loeb hopes that the character's female counterpart will stick around for a long time to come.
"We've been very careful with the creation of this character," the writer explains. "We wanted to make sure she didn't come off as silly-my memory of the introduction to [the original] She-Hulk-before anyone had read a page. But the character was a completely different take on the Hulk, a Hulk we'd never seen before. Jen is a wonderful character. Our intention is [that] Red She-Hulk will make an equally important impression on the Marvel Universe.
"Red Hulk could've been a character who appeared for a few issues, like Harpy or Rick Jones' 'Teen Hulk,' [but] Red has stuck. Our hope is that Red She-Hulk will be around for some time too."
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"That's part of what's to come," hints Loeb. "The way Greg and I have laid it out, our hope is that just when you figured out what we've been up to-and, more specifically, what Red She-Hulk has been up to-you'll be very surprised."
Once again, Loeb promises fans that the new Red She-Hulk will be "at the core" of the larger ongoing storyline, and that she will surprise more than a few readers.
"She's quite feral in a way. Super into what she's getting to do. I think of her as Kathleen Turner's character in 'Body Heat,' Maddy Walker. Just when you think you know her-it's too late. You're dead."
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Whoa.
I am beginning to believe the conspiracy theory of DC sending Loeb to destroy Marvel. They need to fire this man....... from a cannon.
This is garbage on top of the garbage that marvel has become. I'm so sick of this SH#%.
[i:26519d1a07]"The success of the Jen Walter's She-Hulk-one of my favorite characters-opened the door to do a counterpart. But we didn't do it to just do it."[/i:26519d1a07]Yeah right. That's why Jen Walter's series keeps getting canceled. Seriously. If they have trouble fitting one She-Hulk into the publishing line-up why did they create two more?!! Why not focus on the character you already ...
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[i:26519d1a07]"The success of the Jen Walter's She-Hulk-one of my favorite characters-opened the door to do a counterpart. But we didn't do it to just do it."[/i:26519d1a07]Yeah right. That's why Jen Walter's series keeps getting canceled. Seriously. If they have trouble fitting one She-Hulk into the publishing line-up why did they create two more?!! Why not focus on the character you already have and try to make them successful?And as for "we didn't do it to just do it" – THAT'S ALL YOU EVER DO LOEB!!! Everything is a re-hashed idea of something else that was previously good until you come along and ruin it! [b:26519d1a07]LOEB, DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND GO BACK TO DC![/b:26519d1a07][i:26519d1a07][/i:26519d1a07]
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This is a fantastic idea! Thanks Jeph! The MU can never have too many She-Hulks! I just wish the fans would support her in her own title--Red or Green! As for the name, Rulka and She-Rulk are both good!