Writer Rainbow Rowell and Andrés Genolet's Eisner-nominated work on She-Hulk will continue this October in the pages of The Sensational She-Hulk #1.
Throughout their smash hit run, the creative team has shaken up Jennifer Walters' life in bold ways with a new love interest in Jack of Hearts, new villains like Scoundrel, and some of the craziest cases a Marvel Universe courtroom has ever seen.
Next, the lawyer/superhero will dust off her signature adjective and embark on an exciting new era packed with bigger challenges, deadlier villains, and hotter guest stars. Throughout the opening issues of the series, she'll come face to face with her cousin, The Incredible Hulk, and engage in a conflict with a new threat called Anatheme.
Meanwhile, the Avenger will also try to prevent an intergalactic war when she and Jack's romantic space getaway goes horribly wrong!
Marvel Comics will release a version of The Sensational She-Hulk #1 with a foil variant cover, beautifully illustrated by acclaimed artist Adam Hughes. This surprisingly risqué piece of imagery shows a scantily clad Jade Giantess "giving her gorgeous green muscles a much-deserved rest before her unmatched strength is needed once again" (according to a press release).
Despite being a little more "NSFW" than what we'd typically see from the Disney-owned Marvel Comics, this is very much in line with what we saw from the character in the '80s and it's a, well, sensational piece of work by Hughes.
"For me, the word 'sensational; brings to mind John Byrne's run on the original Sensational She-Hulk," Rowell recently told Newsarama. "We've definitely been inspired by the character-first focus of that book, with Jen front and center and sparkling, the star of the show."
"I think we've also been inspired by that Sensational She-Hulk vibe - the feeling that anything could happen. Things get a little weirder and wilder than they did in the last volume."
The writer also teased The Hulk's planned cameo, saying fans can expect "mayhem" and "some tenderness."
"One of things that bugged me when I was re-reading old She-Hulk comics was the way Jen always shows up for Bruce to support him in his stories - but he rarely makes an appearance in her book. I understand the larger realities of that, and how it fits into their respective publishing histories. But as a narrative, it's still sad. Jen has defended Bruce and grieved for him. She's made some serious sacrifices for her cousin."
Check out this new variant cover for the first issue of The Sensational She-Hulk below.