Given this is a 25 cent issue that presumably is designed to capitalize on the wave of fans who will descend upon the comic stores in the aftermath of the Hulk movie, I guess I should judge this issue with the newer fans in mind. It's a somewhat enjoyable, if decidedly slow start to what has been promised as an action heavy arc, as the Absorbing Man is exercising a never seen before ability, that is rather awkwardly explained. However, based on the cover image for next issue, I fully imagine we'll see the Hulk fall victim to this power, and my fingers are crossed that the possessed Hulk will come into conflict with the various heroes of the Marvel Universe, as frankly we're about due for a throw-down between the Hulk & the Avengers. Now the absence of the Hulk that is characteristic of the early chapters of Bruce Jones' arcs might leave some of the newer fans a bit curious/dubious, but I fully expect things will pick up in the next issue, and hopefully we'll end up with a memorable Hul Read Full Review

Um... An old villain gets a new imbalanced power all of a sudden. Only for a one story arc, I believe... And wtf, the Bruce is weird here. That scene in the restaurant was soooooooooo dumb... The new artist is fine, I guess, but not that good. Not a bad comic overall, but not a great one either.