The story outlines Jennifer’s grieving process and uses her legal client, Maise, as a medium to show what happens when someone doesn’t recover from a traumatic experience while Jennifer struggles with her own. Now while it’s inspiring to see a character who never breaks under pressure, it can be even more powerful to see such a character fall and get back up again (insert Batman quote). Considering Jennifer Walters is a character who represents the epitome of a strong female character alongside the likes of Captain Marvel, some readers were upset at the character change and viewed the arc as a sign of weakness. That’s not to say Jennifer is helpless in a damsel sort of way, but rather undergoing a trauma-induced depression that many readers can empathize with or even relate to. It’s a strong storyline about mental health and recovery in which Jennifer’s client parallels her own feelings of helplessness and loss. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!ĭeconstructed is an apt title for the story arc because now that the dust has settled on the Civil War, Jennifer attempts to regain some semblance of normality by starting with the basics and returning to the legal field.
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