The Hulk really deserved it after so many controversial runs.
Immortal Hulk #21
| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | Joe Bennett |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
As the smoke from last issue clears, General Fortean makes a fateful decision. There can be no more half measure. No weapon is off the table. Force must be met with equal force. This is a war without rules... and SHADOW BASE is going to win.
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS
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ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Jul 17, 2019It's an excellent single issue, one that perfectly encompasses why The Immortal Hulk is the strongest superhero comic there is. Read Full Review
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Comic Watch - Nicolas Duncan
Jul 24, 2019Each issue we learn something more about a character and The Immortal Hulk #21 intrigues the reader enough to be excited for what Ewing will bring next for our favorite green goliath. Read Full Review
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Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Jul 17, 2019If youre hearing about THE IMMORTAL HULK now, youre a little late to the party. Lucky for you, everyones welcome! Read Full Review
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AIPT - David Brooke
Jul 17, 2019Immortal Hulk is an impressive series as it seems to impress in so many different ways. This issue is no different. Witness the struggle of a man who wants to control chaos and pays for it. Read Full Review
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You Don't Read Comics - Christopher Landers
Jul 17, 2019Even though Ewing slowed down a bit to fill you in on the background of his chief antagonist, this issue still has plenty of excitement to keep your eyes glued to the pages. Hulk may be all but absent, but Ewings signature creepy storytelling, and attention to character, are still present, so you wont want to miss this one. Read Full Review
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9.0
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jul 17, 2019Ryan Bodenheim does an excellent job with the art in this issue. It keeps the dark overall tone of the story and fills the page with glorious detail in both the characters and the backgrounds. Read Full Review
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Multiversity Comics - Shamus Clancy
Jul 22, 2019The perils of what it's like to become the monster you've always hated have never been so frightening as they are in "The Immortal Hulk" #21. Read Full Review
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Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze
Jul 17, 2019Its time to fight fire with fire! So to speak. Immortal Hulk #21 was the perfect issue taken to allow everyone to reintroduce themselves to who General Fortean is, and the depths to his madness. One would have thought Thunderbolt Ross/Red Hulk was the greatest threat to anyone with gamma running through their veins, but then here comes General Fortean saying, "Hold my Beer". Read Full Review
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Black Nerd Problems - Chris Aiken
Jul 20, 2019Another one in the books for one of the best Marvel stories on the shelves. It's an insightful issue with some interesting visuals. This time Ryan Bodenheim takes up the reigns for art duties. The way his art pops out on the page, like an old 60's comic about an alien invasion. I imagine it was to highlight the sci-fi elements of this issue alongside the flashback scenes of Fortean's history. He doesn't do gruesome and horrifying as well as Joe Bennett, but Bodenheim sure does feature some eye-catching visuals. Read Full Review
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8.0
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Corey Patterson
Jul 17, 2019A brilliant humanization of one of the stories main antagonists. One actually feels sympathy for the character who's been trying to destroy Bruce Banner. Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - Matthew Sibley
Jul 26, 2019Ewing's script here is more clinical than grotesque, yet still manages to include one heck of a body horror concept that's sure to come back in a future issue. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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That's what happens when you try to control chaos.
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Incredible!
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Every time i see a news saying Immortal Hulk outsells Batman, i wonder how it's possible. And then I read the newest issue
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Another One!!! DJ Khalid voice
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I just love the writing.
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General Fortean makes a brutal solo strike against Gamma Flight, spacing out the action with flashbacks to some of his formative moments. The balance between forward motion and retrospective insight is perfect, and the character spotlight is appreciated. Ryan Bodenheim's guest art is a best-case scenario. It has an appealing style of its own while still linking closely to the title's established character designs.
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Loved the narration and backstory here
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Best guest artist yet
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Reg Fortean is an idiot. Al Ewing is not.
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They all fall down! Love how a guest artist like Bodenheim doesn't take away from the story but works well. Legit stuff!
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"I thought that was order. I thought i could rules over chaos. I did know what chaos was."
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Great issue, as always.
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Puck!!!
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If you didn't know the big bad guy before you do now...classic get to know this character issue but done very well with some beautiful art. Ties things together nicely if you ask me. I loved that last page artistically so badass and really made the villain come to life seeing him rocking that husk!
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One of the best comic books on shelves.
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Good Fortean issue. The conclusion is weird and Samson is dead again, but at least this guest artist is cool. For the first time in the series, really.
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THE GOOD: -Damn, the script was good. Al Ewing is an incredibly talented writer. -This issue is yet another example of just how dark mainstream comics can get. -Hm, this issue actually made me care about General Fortean, which means it's effective because I never did before. -Damn that ending was trippy, weird and unexpected. THE BAD: -Ugh, the guest artist was killing me. This issue would have been sooo good if Joe Bennett had illustrated it.
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"And so, I learn..." Well, that ending took me by surprise. Didn't see that coming. If anyone wasn't that interested in Reggie Fortean before, I think they might change their mind after this one. I can't wait to see how it will unfold. And the guest artist did a really fine job helping Al Ewing flesh out the character of the general.
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General Fortean is a good villian for this arc. This preps us for the big showdown im assuming will be next issue.
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Really great backstory stuff for Fortean, although the ending was simultaneously cool and stupid
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Gamma-spawn don't stay dead. It is the main theme of this series. So, what was Fortean's "endgame" going to be? Admittedly, the ABOMINATION's stomach-acid proved to be a formidable weapon, but gamma-spawn don't stay dead...especially THE IMMORTAL HULK. Finding out how a man who claims to be instilling order ends up becoming a full-blown pawn of chaos is revealing. Fortean's successful sneak attack on Gamma Flight is vicious, and he piously condemns Walter Langkowski, but who holds Fortean accountable for Marge's death (shot in the head in # 19, by Fortean's mercenary strike force)? More importantly, how does shooting Marge in the head "contain" the situation? Because now there's a dead woman with a bullet in her head, a dead cab driver more
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