Walt Simonson's larger-than-life art is as excellent as always here. There's something different about it, though. Not a criticism, just an observation. Maybe it's the colors? The inking? I don't know. You can still tell it's him, though. Very cool art, particularly during the Utopia scenes. While I wish there had been a little more action, I did enjoy this introspective issue very much. It's always nice to know what drives a character and Bendis depicts that very well here. I give this issue an 8.5/10. Read Full Review

Give the creative team credit - they crafted a story about a character I don't like - and despite myself, I enjoyed it! Read Full Review

This issue also features some great art from Walt Simonson with a huge boost from Scott Hanna on inks and Jason Keith on colors. With the way that Bendis wrote this issue in a slightly more prose style for half the issue, Simonson is getting the chance to really show what he can do as a storyteller. This issue just proves why Simonson is a true master and one of my very favorite artists ever. Read Full Review

With this one issue it makes The Hulk look like a threat to the X-Men and despite him possibly holding the only answer to stopping them the rest of the Avengers may not be so willing to co-operate. While I like the change of pace it wont surprise me that #29 will probably go back to the norm. Read Full Review

It's a simple issue and unlikely to be an important part of the overall Avengers Vs. X-Men event. But at the same time, it's a pretty good issue. Bendis keys in on a cast member of Avengers that has gotten the short end of the stick for most of the series so far and shows a really solid grasp of that character. For Hulk fans, this is definitely one worth reading. I hope Bendis continues with similar character-centric tie-in issues, because they're honestly the best parts of these prolonged events. Read Full Review

Ultimately, a story like this is always limited by the need to fit within the confines of the main event. And so there's little in the way of consequential plot progression or character growth. But if nothing else, Avengers #28 proves that Red Hulk still has a place among Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Read Full Review

In the midst of all this seemingly never-ending Avengers Vs X-Men madness, Bendis delivers a story that is all about character. A single character, in fact. Focusing on Red Hulk, the issue is largely an internal monologue, laid out in a largely dialogue-less format that continues to play with the format, just as Bendis did with the Fear Itself issues last year. Read Full Review

In the end, this book is a solid issue focusing on the Red Hulk. Non-fans of the character won't find much in this one, nor is it essential reading for Avengers Vs. X-Men, but it is a decent comic in its own right. Read Full Review

A possible point of criticism is that it hasn't been that long since "Dark Reign," when every tie-in book followed a failed-assassination-attempt plot. However, deployed in isolation, the concept holds up. You wouldn't want every tie-in to be like this, but one is actually not so bad. Read Full Review

Cover-1.5/5
Writing-3.5/5
Art-2/5
Story-0.5/5