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"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." - Plato
GROUNDBREAKING DOUBLE-SIZED ISSUE!
• You've never read a Hulk comic like this before. You've never read a Marvel comic like this before.
• The heat death of our universe has come and gone. The Hulk is finally dead. Now, billions of years later, the Ninth Cosmos cowers...
• ...before the BREAKER OF WORLDS.
Rated T+
This is the terrible magic of The Immortal Hulk, providing a poignant story that touches on modern fears while constructing a terror that only the comics medium could deliver. Bravo. Read Full Review
It takes the reader on a mind-bending journey, masterfully toying with their mental state at every turn and forging a bright path for the series going forward. Read Full Review
Above everything else, Immortal Hulk #25 is a cautionary tale. Ewing and Garcia dare to ask the ultimate question - what will happen once Hulk obtains the Cosmic Purple Pants? Read Full Review
The narrative is sharp on colors by Chris OHalloran and Paul Mounts relating physical laws of the universe. The artwork by German Garcia, Joe Bennett, and Ruy Jose fills each page with elaborate details, forcing the reader to hang on every aspect of this crafted alien story. Read Full Review
Gorgeous. Strange. Fresh. In an already defining series, the creative team has crafted a gem for the ages. Read Full Review
Immortal Hulk #25 is, simultaneously, a critical step in the Hulk's ongoing story and a unique digression into an incredibly alien world. The creators' efforts toward both goals are wildly successful. The alien viewpoint is challenging, but it offers rewards of its own as well as dramatic revelations regarding the Hulk. Read Full Review
#25 requires some patience. It unravels at its own pace. But overall, take the four Hulk tenets above and expand them exponentially. Immortally. Across the universe, over billions of years. When your mind catches up with Ewing's scripting, you're looking at a new designator for Hulk: Creation Breaker. Read Full Review
With a horrifying audacity in its script and doubly horrifying surrealist quality in its artwork, Immortal Hulk #25 delivers yet another monster issue for the lauded series, one that takes an unexpected yet tonally sound track heading into the title's final act. Read Full Review
All of the art is fantastic. The story has to be visually stunning to compensate for the slowness of the plot. Read Full Review
Overall, this issue breaks up the steady pace and momentum that Ewing has had going, but it does so with purpose. Some wont appreciate the break, but this chapter seems to be setting up the next leg of Ewings epic, so it should be worth it in the long run. Read Full Review
At the end of all things, the Breaker of Worlds breaks. Read Full Review
I don't want to knock this issue too much because a lot of this story feels purposeful on Ewing's part. However, by the end of this issue, it doesn't quite feel like the pieces make sense once it's over. It might down the line in further issues and the ending seems to indicate as such but it's a frustrating experience that just leaves the reader feeling lost and unfulfilled with so many unanswered questions. Read Full Review
If you love mind-blowingly freaky, possibly hallucinogenic, out of this world storytelling with back words dialogue, made-up names, incomprehensibly futuristic beings, and a cliffhanger that really made no sense to what you just read, this issue is entirely for you. The issue is way too deep and too heavy for this reviewer to understand its purpose, intent, and its significance to the overall narrative. Read Full Review
Hulk finally gets what he’s always wanted: to be left alone
I'm speechless.
To be honest I'm sick of all of the cookie-cutter comics out there. This is some next-level writing by Al Ewing. I also really love the last panel of the book, which was fantastic. I can't wait to keep reading!
Fantastic storytelling elements and art. Easily amongst the best issue of the series.
It's not meant for casual readers.
Well, that was something
This book is on another level.
There is a lot going on here. How it pertains to the current story, if you're wondering (as some seem to be) is that in this ninth iteration of the cosmos, the One Below All has finally made a husk of the Hulk. That time fly has all the knowledge there is about the ninth cosmos and the World Breaker. It goes back in time to the current cosmos and is discovered by The Leader. We see the One Below All's plan and the only one who can stop it is the Leader.
But yeah, this is great. Very Morrison in style, almost. I think it's just a very weird and cool story, but it has a purpose. I think it's so weird and different from everything else that that is causing some division among readers. It shouldn't. If you've been following the book, more
Where it falls short of perfection is that -- as you can see from the ratings spread here -- it's still possible (and legitimate) to dismiss the storytelling style as post-modern "weird for the sake of weird." You miss some awesomely imaginative stuff if you do so, though.
The Immortal Hulk #25 captured an echo in time and space that faded obsolete - cold and infinite blackness from particles so atomic that humanity itself is nothing but a tear yet to weep from an demodex folliculorum’s strand of matter.
The character has come a long way from the cold night of the midwestern desert from which he was born, and the final touch that harked back to his humble beginnings as he moved with unbelievable stealth for one so ponderous, storming closer to his destination...until at last, a dim memory from the brain of Bruce banner tells him ..”..Joe...is that you? Are you there? I need help....”
Al Ewing is bringing an eeriness to one of the greatest comic book characters of our time and ex more
Man, what I wouldn't do to flesh out this setting more! As it stands, while melancholic and heavy as fuck, it could have been better. Hulk's design is too "Basic" but those Splash pages (YOU KNOW THE ONES) more than make up for it. Overall, just amazing!
I get it but I don’t love it, you know?
" I'M THE ONE ABOVE ALL WITH THESE HANDS I BREAK WITH THIS MOUTH I HOWL I DEVOURED THE SELVES THAT WERE HERE IN A TIME LONG PAST NOW THERE HE IS I AND ONLY I I AM ALL POWERFULL AND MY WEAPON IS HATE I HAVE MADE OF THIS A THING OF HATE A HOLLOW SHELL A HULK THE MYSTERY FRIGHTENS AND DISGUTS ME I WILL KILL IT MAKE ALL HOLLOW AS I DEAD AND DARK AS I AND I WILL BE ALONE "
- ONE ABOVE ALL
It is just so odd and so good at the same time.
Ewing is killing it in his run.
Damn! SOmething Huge is coming!
THE GOOD:
-This was crazy, bold, different and interesting. Really well done, especially for an extra sized issue from a mainstream publisher.
-Ewing's writing was really good. I did think it got kind of pretentious at times with the narration but, overall a strong job.
-Par%l was surprisingly compelling despite everything about hir appearance and lack of real character. God, I feel like I had so many typos there, but I didn't.
-There's just great imagery here. Love it.
-The One Below All is a great villain. I also love, love, love the look of the Hulk husk. This thing would've made Fortean shit his abomination pants.
-That coda was really neat and I cannot wait for more more
I dig the writing and the art as Ewing and Garcia delivered a great story that set up a whole world worth exploring but is it truly an Immortal Hulk story connected to what I read for 24 issues? I guess yes obviously but I'll hold judgement until further issues explain more.
P.S. I did enjoy that Galactus skirt/shorts ? on Hulk.
At first I thought I would hate it and fall asleep. But surprisingly it wasn't that bad. I mean, it really wasn't bad at all. I understand all the red reviews, it makes sense, this issue is a huge setback for the series, plus it's literally HUGE and there's another guest artist once again... But visually it's near to a masterpiece for me, very good-looking and colorful (yeah) pictures.
The story is pretty pointless. It's just the outcome of the post-credits scene from the previous issue and Immortal Hulk #20. I really personally think it wasn't that necessary. Yeah, The Leader of Earth-616 somehow gets that insect from that abominable egg and gets some cosmic artifact of another universe from that. Ewing really could show it in a more
Skirts the line between imaginative and pretentiously perverse (à la Grant Morrison). The diverse mix of scores indicates that how much you enjoy this issue will depend on your personal preferences and proclivities. Aw
Visually beautiful..I like this issue but damn was it wordy. For sure my least favorite episode of this incredible journey.favorite part? Literally every page was gorgeous even if it wasn't interesting
This is a very difficult comic to review.
The writing was amazing and so was the art, but I don't know if I enjoyed reading the comic.
"All is broken"
This was... odd.
Would have been much more effective for me if it would have been written in a "normal" manner. And while I appreciate the effort this just came across as too smart for its own good. At least for me. The art was great.
That was so weird. I honestly don't know how it ties to the rest of the series, and the last couple of pages felt even more out of left field. But the art was great and I give Ewing credit for trying to stretch his talents into pure SF.
Damn, that was... odd. I understand what happened but something felt off. Don't know what.
I wish it was as good as it pretends to be. But I am pretty sure I will enjoy it more in a second reading.
The art ruined what would have been great if Bennett was penciling.
Maybe I’m took dumb
It feels like someone's college art project before World Breaker Hulk appears.
This issue is way to pretentious and trying to be something it's not. Very very strange issue.
RUS: Видимо я слишком тупой.....
You guys like insects too much
This issue was boring as hell. I stopped reading about 8 pages in. I skimmed the rest but there was nothing interesting in this comic. I was looking forward to a good Hulk comic and instead got this trash fire.
WTF was this? It was like terribly written fan fiction and had nothing to do with the main storyline. 2.5 for the story, minus a point for the pretentious way it was told.
Al Ewing said I had to pick this book up. So I did. I'm now 6 dollars poorer and likely to never buy another issue of Immortal Hulk. I've kept up with the basic story so far by listening to reviews, but this issue had nothing to do with any of that. It's an end time story, but not really. It's a Hulk story, but not really. 3 points for good art, -2 points for the overpriced and oversized issue, 0 points for a story that doesn't make sense or seem relevant to me.
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