The art in this issue is is nicely textured and visually evocative thanks to its use of color and elements like Benday dots. It bodes well for Mahmud Asrar's role on the relaunched Wolverine and the X-Men series next year, as this issue proves he can handle simple character interaction and wild and crazy superhero showdowns in equal measure. Read Full Review

If you like Hulk and/or Iron Man even a little bit, you'll likely have good time with Indestructible Hulk Annual #1, but even those who have been following the main series won't miss much if they skip it either. Read Full Review

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK ANNUAL #1 definitely isn't a bad comic, but it feels very by the numbers. If you're an avid fan of the series, it doesn't really come off as a mandatory read since there's only a small development with Wolman -- one which could easily be brought up down the road during exposition, anyway. Odds are it won't wow you, but if you really love both characters, then it's certainly an amusing side-mission for you to enjoy and there's a good laugh or two waiting for you. Read Full Review

The story format and length of annual issues can result in strong, self-contained stories or new directions, but too often they offer more length with less substance. "Indestructible Hulk Annual" #1 is a bland story of the latter type, complete with a disposable villain-of-the-week. It is innocuous, derivative and pleasant enough, but without anything that will stick in the reader's memory or have much impact. Read Full Review