Peter David's mastery of all the different layers of Hulk are in full force as Bruce Banner takes on... himself! It's Joe Fixit versus the Hulk versus Bruce Banner with Spider-Man trying to keep it all from imploding!
Rated T+
Joe Fixit #3 depicts Spider-Man a bit out of character but shines in its breakdown of the Hulk. The art team does a great job bringing the classic aesthetic to life with Hulk popping off of each page. Read Full Review
After focusing on Spider-Man for a few issues, Joe Fixit finally gives some time to the eponymous Avenger, and it's all the better for it. Read Full Review
Enjoyable enough, even if we don't get much movement on the main arc here and the focus feels a bit all over the place in terms of the flashback, the suddenly resolved (at least for now) storyline, and the inner battle within Banner's mind. Read Full Review
This is a sneak Spider-Man miniseries, and Greg Land isn't drawing it, so I can't complain. Hulk does get more focus here, and probably will continue to in the miniseries' latter half, but that works just as well as the Spidey stuff. It is Peter David, after all.
Another strong issue, though this continues to be more of a Spidey story than a Hulk story. Which is not a bad thing. We all know PAD is one of the three or four best Hulk writers, but do we underestimate him on Spidey?
Sadly, we might not be seeing many more PAD comics due to his health. But if this is where we stop for now, it's not a bad coda.
The story moves very slowly. Almost nothing happened here for the story. And it was more, than month of waiting... But yeah, it's still has many cool moments. I just wish it could last longer. I literally read it in a few minutes and I'm the one who reads comics patiently...
Although the big-picture pace remains problematic, this issue is a definite uptick from the last one. The scenes are tighter and more fully formed, there's some nice wit and insight in the dialogue, and the art remains clear and clean with a distinct retro flavor.
I still wish things were happening a bit faster, though.
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