Planet She Hulk… Gone Too Soon…

“All good things must come to an end…” A true statement, some would say. But how can you really know something is “good” if it’s not given the opportunity to prove so…? Come along as we dive into the Planet She-Hulk “limited series” by Stephanie Phillips.

Planet She-Hulk

The on-going turned limited series story of Planet She-Hulk takes place after the Imperial event by Johnathan Hickman. She-Hulk fans were blessed with the selection of Stephanie Phillips to write the story of Planet She-Hulk. From the debut issue through issue number five this story was on a great pace and told just enough story within the pages to leave readers wanting the next issue. The story build-up was so good!

This series starts with Hulk asking She-Hulk to stay on Sakaar and watch over everyone until he returns. Once he leaves, things take a turn! This is when the political struggle takes over Sakaar that She-Hulk wants nothing to do with. But every time she tried to leave, something keeps pulling her back. This story also dabbles in a lover’s quarrel that doesn’t bode well for those involved.

Another fascinating portion of this story is when She-Hulk flips the script on the so-called “new king” of Sakaar by challenging him as a lawyer. Which in turn backfires. She-Hulk is attempting to save the life of a young man, but by order of the king, she must fight to prove his innocence. She-Hulk is all for this, till we learn who her opponent will be…

This is when the story starts to take a path that is informational for readers in regard to She-Hulks past. Her opponent is Jack of Hearts, her previous lover. After being introduced to him, She-Hulk knows that something isn’t right with Jack. That is because he is under some sort of spell or mind control by the king. There is one little detail that the king overlooks in making Jake of Hearts his competitor… The fact the She-Hulk knows his fighting style, and his mindset. She knew moves Jack would make before he made them.

Needless to say, She-Hulk wins, and proves the young man’s innocence. Along with doing that she was able to rescue Jack as well. But she is taken by the leader of a rebel group called The Thousand Eyes. This is when a plan is presented to She-Hulk. In showing no fear when forced to challenge the king of Sakaar, She-Hulk won over the hearts of the people! They want her to become their Queen and dethrone the makeshift king. But She-Hulk doesn’t want to be Queen…

This brings us to the abrupt ending of this series. Issue six sends She-Hulk back to New York to her “normal” everyday life. She has rekindled her relationship with Jack of Hearts as well! But it’s when she gets an interrupted visit from someone from Sakaar that makes things questionable. She-Hulk doesn’t remember this person but after some knocks to the head, her memory returns to her and she recalls Juno. Juno has tracked down She-Hulk to apologize for what she did to her back on Sakaar. Which comes across as strange to She-Hulk. Which leads to a cliff hanger plot twist ending that would typically happen in a story that is ongoing or has a continuation issue following. This series is now hanging in the balance to see what might or might not be in the future.

Gone Too Soon…

As majority of She-Hulk fans know, this series when it was announced by Marvel in November of 2025 was going to be an ongoing series. Which made me excited! Not only because of a different take on She-Hulk, but also because of Stephanie Phillips writing the story. But shortly after its launch, its flight plan took an unexpected and abrupt turn. After being blessed with five very strong and well put together issues of this series, fans are hit with the news of its cancelation…

Stephanie Phillips took to social media to try and provide as best as she could an explanation for the cancelation. In an attempt to bring comfort and some peace to her fans. While I understand the business aspect of this decision, it still rubs me the wrong way. She-Hulk the character hasn’t had a true ongoing story since 2005 (She-Hulk ’05-’09, 49 issues) and 1989 (The Sensational She-Hulk ’89-’94, 63 issues).

I have read the coverage on the reasons for the cancelation of this title by Marvel, and I do not personally agree with their decision. This series by Miss Phillips had all the potential in the world to spark a new admiration for She-Hulk. Some stories can be simple and completed within four to six issues. Unfortunately, that was not the case for this series. Stephanie’s writing and mapping of this story was compounded and growing. Leaving her (Stephanie) to raise anchor and draft a conclusion to a story that I’m sure she didn’t see ending, this soon at least.




I mean no disrespect towards Marvel Comics. I am simply voicing my opinions regarding what myself (a fan) am witnessing. Marvel has had some very good stories come out that end up getting cut short when they haven’t had a true opportunity to express their worth. I keep hearing the popular phrase when it comes to a new book or TV series, “If it doesn’t grab me by chapter/issue two or three, I’m done with it.” I do not feel that this method (if being applied) should be utilized for comic books. Some stories take time to build, extend the cancelation cut off to ten issues. Give these creators a chance to potentially make something magical, meaningful and or memorable…

In the words of the late Michael Jackson, “Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight. Here one day, gone one night. Like a sunset dying with the rising of the moon… Gone too soon…”

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