But aside from that, I did enjoy what this comic had to offer. Lots of action and some strong characterization for both Hulks. The art and writing were top notch, and I am real curious where Amadeus goes from here when Marvel Legacy starts up. Read Full Review

A great one-shot story that captures everything good about Hulk. Read Full Review

GENERATIONS: BANNER HULK & TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1 has Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho meeting during the early days of The Incredible Hulk's run. Greg Pak weaves a story of two very different Hulks learning just what they hold inside. Matteo Buffagni and Dono Sanchez-Almara's art adds some powerful fight scenes to a solid issue. Read Full Review

Generation s isn't shaping up to be a particularly groundbreaking series for Marvel. With little background for the premise of this crossover or its ties to Secret Empire and Marvel Legacy, Generations: Hulk simply plays out as a fun, character-driven team-up between two heroes. But for fans of these two characters, that should be enough. Read Full Review

I was not a great believer in the Generations idea when I first heard it. But this book has really turned me around on it. I almost wish that there could be a Hulks mini-series that could take place during one of the many times that General Ross had to be pulled back to the Pentagon to explain how he could lose 100 helicopters and 300 tanks in a "training" exercise or what ever excuse he kept giving. Read Full Review

So, which Hulk is the strongest? Which is the best? That's up for readers to decide for themselves. Will Generations: Banner Hulk & The Totally Awesome Hulk #1 help them make up their minds? Possibly. It's a good read, even if it isn't a great one, and if you've got the cash to spare it's worth adding to your collection. Read Full Review

I do recommend this comic, because it has good action and character moments. However, it's not the epic meeting that I and others were probably hoping for, but it is nice to see Bruce Banner on the page as the Hulk once again and remind everyone why he is the strongest there is. Read Full Review

So Generations: Banner Hulk & Totally Awesome Hulk #1 is not a pointless event comic book, cynically meant to separate gullible fans from their money. The fan can be a reader this time. This is not a great comic book by any means, but it bridges the past and the future in a way that genuinely speaks to what is unique about our favorite incredible, rampaging, rage monster, the Hulk. Read Full Review

There's plenty to like here, especially for fans of the original Hulk. That said, it doesn't feel connected to an overarching story, and it still feels as if the reader is missing some crucial information, whether they truly are or not. Read Full Review

If this really is a precursor to Marvel Legacy, it's not the most inspiring indicator of what's to come. Read Full Review

It brings classic Hulk and new Hulk together, and hints at where we're going in the future. Amadeus may become more like Banner than he ever thought he would which leaves another big question-What will happen to Bruce Banner? Many were hoping this book would pave the way for his return, but it seems more like it made him redundant. With Amadeus seeming poised to take on Banner's usual type of thinking, Will Marvel be able to win back lost fans? It's a bit of a mixed bag, but it intrigues me enough that I want to see where it goes. It's a decent book and a really good character study by one of the best Hulk writers out there. If you're a Hulk fan, like me, don't pass this up. If you're not, it's a definite maybe, since it's not terrible really. It's a decent middle road that i'm interested in following. Read Full Review

A fun issue that feels like a classic Hulk issue, but lacks the intended substance. Read Full Review

This is a weird one that probably will make more sense in a month or two but as is it feels like a one-shot that you're left wondering why it was released other than for a few dollars. Read Full Review

After apromising start to the issue, the story spends too much time repeating the sameevents over and over, making this a pointless one shot with too high a pricepoint to recommend. I still have no idea what Generations is other than randommeetings between heroes I wanted to care more. Read Full Review

Overall: Generations " Banner Hulk Totally Awesome Hulk #1 was an enjoyable read that did not accomplish anything at all that Marvel was attempting to accomplish with this issue. Despite the various positive aspects of this issue, this is still a hard comic to recommend to readers. The main reason is the whopping $4.99 cover price. That is way too much to pay for any comic that does not deliver a superlative story. This issue was fun but it most definitely does not read like a $4.99 comic. I would only recommend Generations " Banner Hulk Totally Awesome Hulk #1 to die-hard Bruce Banner fans who miss his character and want to see the real Hulk in action once again. Read Full Review

Mixing elements from the past and present creates opportunities to explore classic themes while expanding on the dramatic weight that has built up to such a massive extent over the years. Marvel Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk #1 feels like one of those opportunities only partially realized. It does enough to smash all the right things. It just doesn't add enough merit behind the smashing. Read Full Review

The art being spectacular is a huge boost to the issue, but overall, the disappointment from nothing changing in the status quo may affect how you feel about this event moving forward. Read Full Review

Hopefully the other Generation titles will be better. Pak tries to pull on the nostalgia heartstrings but ends up with a boring, strangely designed story. Read Full Review

Ultimately, at the core of Generations: Hulk isn't so much a storytelling problem as it is a production problem - there are certain pairings of writers and artists that work out great, and other pairings that just don't play to each others' strengths. This book is, unfortunately, one of the latter examples, which isn't a great first impression for Marvel's latest event. There's something to be said for nostalgia, and giving readers a glimpse at beloved characters who might have been temporarily pushed off the stage, and to that end, Pak makes a solid attempt - but unless you're a diehard Hulk fan, this one-shot will likely prove a disappointment. Read Full Review

This issue of generations hit the right notes, I loved the representation of the Hulks and the set up for the new status quo for Amadeus was simply brilliant.

A fun one shot

Bruce and Amadeus have interacted numerous times, so like Hawkeye and Nova this is a familiar interaction. It is still as welcome as ever. I enjoyed the art that they chose. There is also some nostalgia in seeing Hulk chased through the desert. The thing that makes me skeptical is that a confident and egotistical Hulk made Amadeus an different character worth following. Giving him the personality of Banner drags us back to the familiar stories that Banner already played out. I liked my new Hulk Totally Awesome so where does this leave me. Fans of a Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde story should be pleased however. There could still be something here, so we will see.

This was a great read that really showed how different the 2 hulks really are. A very entertaining read, This is definitely worth a try. My only complaint is that we have no idea how or why the past is meeting the future.

I am not currently following anything Hulk related at the moment, but I wanted to see what generations was all about so I picked this up. I thought the art was decent. Nothing too spectacular, but nothing bad either. The story was interesting. It was cool to see the Hulk's interact and work together while figuring out their similarities and differences. The first page said this takes place in the Vanishing Point I have been reading about online. Not sure if that will be elaborated on, but an interesting tidbit nonetheless. I will probably get all the generations because, I am such a fan boy, but this was not a bad start.

Amadeus Cho is dropped into a classic Banner Hulk vs. Army brawl in the desert. Swapping ideas with Silver Age Banner leads Amadeus to admit for the first time that his Hulk is, like Bruce's, a curse. This revelation would mean a lot more if I had the slightest iota of confidence in Greg Pak integrating it into Amadeus's ongoing story. Mr. Pak's Totally Awesome Hulk is such a poster boy for "live and don't learn" that I can't see this blast from the past meaning much in the future.

Nitpickety art note: Does Marvel *really* not have anybody in the editorial food chain who noticed or cared that Matteo Buffagni equipped General Ross's Hulkbusters with *Nazi* tanks here?

As a one-shot story, this issue has no introduction or conclusion. We aren't told how Amadeus Cho finds himself in the past with Bruce Banner. Cho himself doesn't even seemed concerned about where he is or how he got there. Or even how he'll get back.

By the end of the story, all we know is Amadeus doesn't treat the Hulk as a gift anymore. Something that could have been covered in a couple of panels in Champions or Totally Awesome Hulk.

Instead we're charged $5 For it. What a waste.

The inevitable Hulk Fight was poorly staged, predictable and dull. The characterization of Banner was a one page recap of him being abused as a child. The charterization of Awesome Hulk throws us the new direction of Cho having anger issues of his own, seemingly out of nowhere, attempting to make Cho more of a copy of the original Hulk. The story was almost pointless. As a fan of the original Hulk,it was a big disappointment.