She-Hulk is Officially The New 'Hulk' in Avengers Comics
Warning: Minor spoilers for Avengers #43 below!
Marvel Comics' miniseries Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing brings a significant alteration to the pre-established moniker of Marvel's foremost superhero lawyer, Jennifer Walters a.k.a. She-Hulk. Bruce Banner may be the first name to be associated with the Hulk mantle, but he certainly won't be the last.
The entirety of Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing's opening issue, written by Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, The Unexpected) with art by Francesco Mobili (Daredevil, Morbius), credits Avengers member and Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters with the moniker of Hulk, rather than She-Hulk. This is not simply an editing mistake on Marvel's part, but a natural evolution of the character's arc, which can be read in the current run of The Avengers by writer Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men, PunisherMax) and artist Luca Maresca (Asgardians of the Galaxy, Marvel's Spider-Man: The Black Cat Strikes).
The Avengers are currently not only dealing with Man-Thing but the all-powerful cosmic deity, the Phoenix Force. Aaron and Maresca's latest issue of their Enter the Phoenix event, Avengers #43, depicts an uncontrollable Jennifer (influenced by the Phoneix) battling former Avenger and Valkyrie Jane Foster. It's in this battle, part of the overarching Phoenix tournament, that Walters loses her human qualities and begins to embrace the raging monster within, lacking the specialty that makes her She-Hulk and much more akin to the original Green Goliath. It was several decades in the making but it finally occurred. This isn't the first time She-Hulk has lost control and let her rage get the better of her, but Avengers #43 is certainly one of the most potent acts of destruction She-Hulk has exemplified.
Walters has been associated with the She-Hulk moniker since her comics debut in 1980. At the time of her inception, She-Hulk was mainly conceived by Marvel as a way to retain the ownership rights for a character who had yet to even exist. Fearing the inevitable development of a live-action She-Hulk TV series, Marvel made a move to introduce a female Hulk to the comics, thus She-Hulk was born. There was never a profound effort to progress the stagnant moniker of the superhero for the modern age. Today, the name of She-Hulk has even translated to television shows and video game adaptations featuring the character, likely to drive a distinction between her cousin's male counterpart for general audiences.
Throughout her tenure in comics, She-Hulk has demonstrated an excess amount of worthy feats that put her in league with her cousin. She-Hulk is not only worthy on the battlefield but in the courtroom as well. While She-Hulk may not be as powerful as the original variation, it is Jennifer who has managed to form an ideal combination of human emotions and raw strength. It remains to be seen if that has been completely lost now that she has become an unruly monster. This development is unlikely to carry over to the upcoming Disney+ She-Hulk series, but in the comics She-Hulk has finally become the one true Hulk.