Book Review: Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – The Art of the Series
February 27th 2025
She-Hulk got her introduction to the MCU in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law in August of 2022. The show introduced new characters and bought some favourites back too, so I was looking forward to adding another artbook to the collection with their designs. Almost 3 years later, Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – The Art of the Series finally locked in its March 4th release date.
It’s hard for me to do a review without mentioning to disaster of a release this book has had. If you’ve stumbled onto this book and review, you’ve been spared from the anticipation of expecting it back in February of 2024, only to have it delayed over and over again. This book had at least 6 date changes, with no indication of why. The show didn’t have the best viewing numbers for a Marvel production either, meaning potential buyers of the book would already be limited and these delays would only reduce that number, as people move on very quickly with more MCU content always around the corner. I hope at some point this will change as the last 22 books have had delays, with one seemingly cancelled.
But, is this book worth picking up after such a long wait? I’ll go through my usual 5 points with my thoughts on each; build quality, content, credits, use of space and value.
Build Quality
As already mentioned, this book was heavily delayed, so does not come in the new format with a slipcase and lithographs, as seen in the artbook for Deadpool & Wolverine. The delays created a crossover, so keep that in mind if you’re expecting extras or wondering why it is cheaper to buy.
Regardless, the build quality here is great as expected from a Marvel Studios’ book and I’ve yet to have an issue with any of them in this format. It comes with a hardcover, the now standard 224 pages and a great print quality. The pages are not as thick as you would get in most artbooks, but the pages are long, so the flexibility helps. It’s a good size at 11.54 x 9.66 inches (29.31 x 24.54 cm) and the binding is also very solid again too.
Content
Keeping consistent in the content as well, you’ll find art here for the characters, costumes, key moments and locations. Marvel Studios has always had some of the best artists in the industry and many familiar names return for She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. These names include Ryan Meinerding, Jackson Sze, Wesley Burt, Imogene Chayes, Rodney Fuentebella and Jana Schirmer. Their work is superb and those that have bought previous artbooks will know what to expect from them. I personally love the art and more is always welcome.
This book leans heavily on character and costume art, as expected. The show didn’t feature strange locations or lots of technology, so the art naturally focuses more on the people and moments in the story. She-Hulk herself gets a lot page space, though expected, she has more than other characters that have headlined projects. You’ll find plenty of art exploring how Jennifer Walters would look after transforming into her alter-ego, as well as what she would wear for different moments in the series. Fans of the character will have a lot to enjoy.
The volume of art for other characters is mixed, however. Hulk, for example, is featured in key art, but his own concepts are less exciting, there’s not much for him and it’s all in one pose with different clothing. Titania doesn’t get much either considering she had a bigger role in the show and Daredevil gets only one spread. He has his own series coming though, so more art may be on the way in another book.
In contrast, characters with smaller roles sometimes get more pages, like Leapfrog who get six pages and Porcupine who gets four. I would have liked to have seen more for Daredevil and Titania, maybe for Wong and Madisynn (who is completely absent) too. Other characters get a better showcase though.
I like that there is a section toward the end highlighting the watercolor art seen in the credits by artist Kagan McLeod. It was a nice feature of the show, so I was happy to see it being included here too.
I feel the art delivered in this book, it has some fun concepts depicting Jennifer’s life as She-Hulk and covers the big moments of the show. It also doesn’t suffer from the dark prints seen in many of the previous books in the series, which is a welcome improvement.
The text throughout highlights the story beats, design choices, inspirations and character motivations. A lot of the information comes from the showrunners and artists, offering their own personal thoughts and goals for the art and show. It even includes comments from actors too, including Mark Ruffalo and Charlie Cox. None of this surprises me though and that’s not a bad thing. The books have always done this well in my opinion, offering good insights without becoming a novel. I particularly like hearing what look the artists were trying to achieve, as well as how they worked off the back of each other, as well as the comics the show is based on.
Credits
Marvel Studios has always done right by their artists and designers, putting their names on every page, so you can see who did what. This book also lists their names in the back again, with the page numbers they are featured on (seen in the slides above). This should be the standard for all artbooks, so this is always a win for these releases.
Use of Space
For all of the previous MCU artbooks, I could write the same thing about how well they utilize space. They don’t waste any and the layouts are clear and readable. This book does all those things, but falls flat on something I’ve not had an issue with before, which is images crossing the centre fold. Other books do this of course, but there are instances here where an image isn’t fully displayed as the centre fold has swallowed some of it. It’s noticeable early on and you can see an example of this below. It doesn’t happen a lot, but it’s a shame for the times it does.
Value
As this is the old format, you won’t be stung with a $100 RRP to include a slipcase, which I do prefer. This full retail price for this book is $60/ £54, which is a little more than you would pay for most artbooks. Many would be around $50/ £45 and often with higher quality paper and more pages, but this is not unusual for Marvel. The only defence I can give for this is that the consistent high quality of the books creates less risk that you will receive a bad product.
I use Amazon for reviews to stay consistent and have seen in both the US and UK, the book already has price reductions. At the time of writing this, the book is still up for pre-order, so it’s likely you could find this a little cheaper, which is not unusual. £45/ $50 feels like a good price for one of these books, so might be worth shopping around to save some pennies.
Verdict
I think this is a great book for fans of the show and character, it offers a lot of insights and great art many will enjoy. Fellow collectors of the series will be happy too, as it maintains the high standard of the previous books and makes for a nice addition to the shelf. The centre fold issue and choices on quantity of art for some characters is a minor pain, but the book has also avoided the dark print problem. It delivers on many of the things I look for and if you find a slightly reduced price, you can’t go wrong on this one.
It’s a shame the release was delayed over a year, as it’s a book I would recommend to MCU fans, but the number of people interested has likely dwindled. Can I see where all the extra time has gone in this book? Not at all, as there’s nothing out of the ordinary here to indicate why it took almost 3 years after the show aired to arrive. I just hope Marvel does better in the future, because it is worthy of being seen by more people and could have been while the show was still fresh in everybody’s mind.
For those interested, you can order Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law – The Art of the Series here;
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