Mallory Book
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Mallory "Mal" Book is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is depicted as a lawyer who is a rival of She-Hulk, and later the secret supervillain chairwoman of Fourth Wall Enterprises. The character first appeared in She-Hulk #1 (May 2004) and was created by Dan Slott.
The character made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), portrayed by actress Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Fictional character biography
Mallory Book is a lawyer employed by
Mallory further mocks Jen when their boss Holden Holliway implies that she serve as a "baby-sitter" of sorts for his granddaughter
However, Mallory has been spited by Jen. One example being when while representing Hercules, who had caused considerable physical damage to Constrictor, Jen had suggested that Hercules just simply pay for the damages which he took over Mallory's suggestion of pleading insanity by stating that he was not the son of Zeus.[5]
Mallory is critically injured during Titania's rampage, but survives.[6]
When the firm is rebuilt, Mallory is in a wheelchair and is shown defending
Mallory is ultimately revealed to be the supervillain chairwoman of Fourth Wall Enterprises, seeking to bring an end to all metafictional beings. Having gained Jen's respect, Mallory elects to temporarily shut down the She-Hulk Project due to the cancellation of the ongoing She-Hulk title, with her board speculating she will resume her plans once a new ongoing She-Hulk series featuring her is commissioned, lest "Book's cancelled" become a reality.[8]
In other media
Renée Elise Goldsberry appears as Mallory Book in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).[9] She is a lawyer who works in the same law office as Walters. In the series, Book is simply stern and shows no malicious intent, even slowly becoming friends with Jen when she declares her as her best friend.
References
- ^ She-Hulk #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk #9. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk #11-12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk Vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk Vol. 2 #38. Marvel Comics.
- ComicBook.com. Archivedfrom the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
External links
- [1] at Marvel Wiki