HERO OR MONSTER? Hulk has finally found the solitude he wanted: no more enemies, no companions, not even Banner. But deep in the Appalachian Mountains, when his peace is interrupted by a young boy in danger, Hulk wonders if Charlie was right about him… COULD he be a hero again after all? Meanwhile: One of Hulk's newfound allies is taken, hinting at an unseen threat emerging! The ramp-up to a shocking new Hulk event begins here!
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I'm not a huge Hulk fan, but the excellent cover and interior art made me want to give it a try. It's really hard to find great art in Marvel comics these days, but Kev Walker's Hulk looks awesome, especially his facial expressions.
Now, when I got to actually reading the issue, I noticed that the artwork does have some aspects I find less ideal. The human figures are very cartoony and abstract, up to a point where I wasn't sure what age the kid the Hulk encounters is supposed to be. His proportions make him look older than his speech pattern does, and this irritation is a problem, because the character is so central to the story.
Ultimately, the issue presents an incredibly effective and well executed tale in the tradition of o more
Art: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Total: 8/10
it's not bad, but I have seen this before, and nothing really "happens" in this book
I’m not even sure what this was supposed to be. They have made this character so uninteresting and they are so desperately trying to capture that horror story feel and continue to run with it but it’s becoming a broken record.
I feel like what’s going on right now is that we are witnessing the difficulty of writing a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story in modern comic books. People want heroes or villains. This whole thing where Hulk is living in the woods on the run is so played out. Literally three decades old.
The war between him and Banner is just exhausting at this point. Nobody cares about this psychosis. Marvel do better and figure out where this character is going.
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