In Planet She-Hulk #1, Jennifer Walters finds herself responsible for something she wants no part of: an entire world full of chaos.

One of several offshoots from Jonathan Hickman’s recently-concluded Imperial, Planet She-Hulk follows the Jade Giantess as she effectively babysits Sakaar en Nevo, the planet formerly ruled by her cousin Bruce Banner’s son, the deceased Hiro-Kala. What was originally promised to be a short stay soon becomes indefinite when Bruce goes radio silent (I’m sure he’s fine), forcing Jen to play peacekeeper for a chaotic, unruly society. And that’s before a murder plot emerges as the opening salvo for some royal intrigue she can’t punch her way out of. Or maybe she can. She is a Hulk.

Even if this is yet another old Hulk story arc that’s getting Shulkified (see also: World War She-Hulk, Gray She-Hulk, Red She-Hulk, etc.), Planet She-Hulk is at least an interesting premise. Jen is historically one of my favorite Marvel characters, and even if I prefer her in a more “She-Hulk” setup (i.e. sassy girlboss lawyer) I’m always glad to see the editorial team experiment with her status quo. Comic book fans love to complain about creative directions they don’t like regarding their prized blorbos, but it’s always better for a character to be used in a way you don’t love than, say, not at all. (Cullen Bloodstone remains dead in a ditch somewhere probably.) Above all else, this will obviously not be Jen’s permanent status moving forward, so we can just sit back and see what they do with it.

Writer Stephanie Phillips at least presents Jen more or less the way her fans generally prefer, with a sense of humor and self-awareness even if it’s not to the level of literal fourth-wall breaking, which she sometimes does. (Some of the aforementioned iterations jettisoned this aspect of her personality, and that went down about as well as you may expect.) Putting her in this situation makes for some fun moments as she tries to readjust to such an alien —literal and figurative— predicament makes Planet She-Hulk worthwhile. It also helps that Aaron Kuder’s art (colored by Sonia Oback) sort of approximates the aesthetic and vibe of Carlo Pagulayan’s work on the original Planet Hulk story, which makes for some visual continuity between books. For those open-minded Shulkie fans, Planet She-Hulk #1 is a pretty good pickup.