Bits and PiecesThor #26 clarifies the intent of the Banner Of War mini-event by making it as plain as possible – Who would win a fight? Thor or Hulk. There's no deep pathos or emotional depth. This arc is strictly designed to answer that one question and do it with as many fun, entertaining, wow moments as possible. The art's excellent, and the last-page development could lead to interesting developments in the future. Read Full Review

Thor #26 delivers the penultimate issue of the Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War crossover event. Readers get to see just what a Hulked-out Thor can do against the genuine article but the story doesn't stop moving as Donny Cates delivers some big action-packed moments illustrated by Martin Coccolo. Fans will enjoy the final moments in this comic as the event reaches its final issue. Read Full Review

Thor #26 continued the epicness Hulk vs Thor: Banner of War has been known for the entire time of this crossover event. Martin Coccolo and Matt Wilson absolutely knocked it out of the park with incredible artwork putting over how this is truly a story that's all about a clash of two of the most powerful Marvel characters. How things escalate to a higher level has me even more excited to find out how Donny Cates, Martin Coccolo, and Matt Wilson plan to end this event. Read Full Review

This story still has one more issue to run but it is still worth following as I would like to see just how they can actually top it at this point. Read Full Review

Coccolo delivers some great visuals. The story is steeped in action and thrills and the art brings those to life beautifully. Read Full Review

This is just entertaining madness from start to finish and it's clear everyone involved is having a ball. That includes the readers. Read Full Review

Thor #26 continues "Banner of Wars" endless fight scene. Its a fast read and apristine-looking comic, but its story is only surface deep. Read Full Review

It's fun. Just... fun. And that's all I want to be.

I think if I was just reading it as a Thor fan, I would be rather underwhelmed. But it's not the case! Hm, I'll definitely come back to this series one day.

Another fun installment for Banner of War as we head into the final issue. A good chunk of this storyline has been a lot of nonsensical craziness, but it's been a lot of fun as well. After Thor was exposed to a boatload, and then some, of gamma radiation in the last issue, things get even more insane here as Hulk is able to wield Mjolnir. This crossover is just crazy fun.

I guess this means Odin can change who is allowed to lift the hammer now?

This is just mindless entertaining fun that may break the rules. Maybe thats true. But the art makes up for it.

It's got some cool visuals, some absurd fun and a big fight. Other than that, not much else.

Rather underwhelming. Readers deserved a lot more - except the ones who loooove 2,000-page slugfests, cuz it totally reads like one.

The art is nice, though. :P

(Bytheway, the whole "Space Ship Hulk" thing still fails to grab me. Maybe a 2 or 3 year Hulk-Hiatus is in order to give poor Bruce some R&R time after everything he had to go through in the "Immortal Hulk" run?)

This is the weakest issue I've read so far in the Banner of War crossover. I really liked the idea of a Thor-Hulked version and how was it introduced in the previous issue but, this was not a good issue, neither battles scene were so exciting. Almost no dialogue at all, nor a clear story, this was really just punching (and in previous issues was done much better).

Another weak point in this issue is how Hulk is drawn. It really reminds me the one present in the movies, a version which I do not like at all for its "smart" look.

I really hope that the last issue could be better, specially now that we also have a Hulk-Thored piloted by Banner and the All Father.

This is the best or the worst thing I've read in a while.

He destroyed the Bifrost by... holding on to the ground REALLY hard?! Sweet Christmas, this is bad.

Full disclosure: I'm not following Thor. I read this as a Hulk tie-in, and will be reviewing it as such.

The art is not great. There are almost no backgrounds, the figure work is sketchy, and Martin Coccolo's usual facility with facial expressions is noticeably absent. He appears to be doing an impersonation of Ryan Ottley, which is hilarious because Ottley is off the Hulk book now. The coloring is dull and muddy, Matt Wilson is doing nobody any favors. Both artists have done much better work. The book looks rushed, and incomplete. It reminds me of an early 90's issue of Brigade.

Speaking of terrible stories... yeah, Donny's back to smashing action figures together in the sandbox. This comic has plumbed new depths of absurdity. To start with, Thor is now a hulk - which looks great on the cover (Thanks to Gary Frank for giving me something to be positive about.), but falls on its face in practice. Thor-Hulk and Hulk hit each other. A lot. Then Hulk becomes Thor, because... why not? Then Thor-Hulk breaks the Bifrost, the magical bridge that transports people to Asgard, by holding on to the ground REALLY, REALLY hard! Banner, somehow, Knows all about Titan (whatever that is) despite %$#$-all having been explained about it in either series. The comic ends with the Thor-Hulk and Hulk-Thor punching each other hard enough to make a planet explode.

There is no character development. There is no plot. There's barely any setting, judging from the art. I'm thoroughly disappointed, and I can't wait for this to be over. more

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Psycamorean - Jun 8, 2022

Titan was explained. Titan was revealed at the end of the first arc of Hulk as the Betty in Bruce's head. Bruce always knew about Titan. Titan caused El Paso to happen. TItan is the impetus for the entire run. Titan is why Bruce made Hulk into a spaceship and tried to leave forever. This was explained in this very crossover.

maljoss - Jun 8, 2022

Thanks. I went back and re-read before responding, just to make sure. "Evil Betty" never refers to itself as "Titan", that's a description used by someone reporting to Ross. Banner had no way of hearing that, so he produced that name out of thin air in this issue. It's also not clear that "Titan" is controlling the people in the bar in El Passo - just Bruce - so that tidbit comes out of nowhere too. I get the premise for the series, I just don't like it, or think it's been written well.

Ultimate Goblin - Dec 30, 2023 (edited)

Okay, I can understand not liking the story, but the art is really great. What backgrounds you would like to see, when there's just space and scorched ground? It's action-packed either way, so the focus is not on any backgrounds anyway. Oh, and by the way, there were tons of backgrounds during the Bifrost scene, so...

maljoss - Jan 12, 2024

@Ultimate Goblin. If you're satisfied with the art, and feel like you got your money's worth, that's great. I'm glad somebody liked it. 17 out of 83 panels in this comic suggest a background (20%), the rest have only speed lines and crackle effects. There is lots of action, but without backgrounds, it has no context. For me, that's a storytelling failure. I would say the Asgard portions of the comic had adequate backgrounds, for example .Again, if you liked it, cool, mileage varies, after all.

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