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S H E - H U L K S T O R Y B O A R D S | P E R S P E C T I V E 1 0 1 Growing up, I loved the comic book work of writer/artist John Byrne and his take on She-Hulk in the late '80s and early '90s. He didn't take it too seriously and he played it for laughs. She was smart, she was funny and she knew that she was in a comic book. She knew how ridiculous it all was, she was in on the joke and she broke the fourth wall in hilarious ways before Deadpool even existed. She was ahead of her time in more ways than one. So when I got the call to storyboard She- Hulk: Attorney at Law, it really was a dream come true for me and my teenage fanboy self in more ways than one: both as a storyboard artist and life- long comic book fan. But it gets better: I got to work with some of the absolute best storyboard artists in the business like Richard Bennett, Danielle Davenport, Frank Forte, Jeremy Simser and Marc Vena, among others. It's always great to work with people you know and respect. They inspire you to do your best work. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was originally conceived S t o r y b o a r d i n g S h e - H u l k : A t t o r n e y a t L a w W H O S E S H O W I S T H I S ? B Y A A R O N S O W D , S E N I O R I L L U S T R AT O R LEFT: STORYBOARDS BY AARON SOWD WITH PRODUCTION STILLS OF THE FINAL SHOTS. ABOVE: STORYBOARD BY JEREMY SIMSER FOR EPISODE 107. as a 10-episode streaming series on Disney+ by showrunner/creator/writer Jessica Gao, but it was eventually condensed down into nine episodes. We definitely had a Hulk-sized hunk of work cut out for us as storyboard artists. Luckily, we had directors Kat Coiro and Anu Valia to provide their cohesive vision and guide us along the way. But don't take my word for it, let's call our first witness to the stand. Cue the Law & Order theme music. Director Kat Coiro: "I am an avid storyboarder. Even before I started working in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), storyboarding was a huge part of my process. I've made storyboards for pretty much everything I've ever worked on and it's as essential to me as having a great script! On the day I like to devote my attention to the actors one hundred percent (rather than VFX or camera moves or stunts) and to do this I need to be able to have WATCHED the movie or show before I've even shot it.