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Give these guys doom patrol next.
Or the flash.

This is how you stick a landing.
Hopefully we get a deluxe hardcover of these 12 issues.
And a sequel!

Good lord. What a book. I love this series. What an ending that does just an outstanding job encapsulating not just so many themes from this book, but the thesis of the Absolute Universe as a whole. Camp & Rodríguez completely stick the landing here with one of the book's best issues, if not its very best. There isn't really more I can say other than that, if you haven't read this series, you need to. Just a beautiful work of art.more

The closest to Moore and Veitch we've had in DC for many years.

I didn’t know who Jose Luis Soares was but damn can he draw a comic.

Odd artist choice for the issue, causing some flaws in execution.
But the idea is fun.

I understand it’s not for everyone, but I’m really enjoying this book.
The shifting from sub plot to sub plot reminds me of the Batman comics from the early 80s.
For me this is a great relaunch, and it has more in common with Conway and Wein than it does Zdarsky, Tynion, King or Snyder.
And the art is fantastic.

This was a reall god issue. I love Jorge Jiminez art, and how Matt Faction is making Batman have short, quick adventures. While it is true that this series is more slower paced compared to the bombastic Zdarsky, Tynion and King's run, the writing for most characters are very solid. I really do like the action in this issue as well, and it does take a couple of re-reads for me to understand what's going on but overall I appreciate it more.more

Not as good as the prior issue due to excessive exposition, but still enjoyable.
Lemire is leaving. We will see if it gets canceled.
He didn’t do a great job with this series: a bloated, overlong first arc and then an origin story second arc.
This current story is the best of the bunch. But it’s too late.

Nice to see this after such a long time.

Didn’t get much out of this issue.
It’s a very modern approach to comic telling, with very little happening in a $5 issue.

I picked this one up because Banners back in this issue. The book works better with Banner in it.

Plot
Infernal Hulk has kidnapped Multiple Man and Glob of the X-Men to revive another monster, The Gardner. His plan is to continue resurrecting monsters.

Bruce Banner speaks with Tony Stark and Reed Richards, revealing that his blood no longer contains gamma radiation. The Eldest completely removed Hulk from his body. Banner asserts that the only way to defeat Infernal Hulk is by creating another, more powerful Hulk.

Bruce and the Avengers head to one of the areas Infernal Hulk has created—a bleak and gloomy paradise. They go to Skaar, Hulk's son, who reveals an interesting weapon: a plant called God's Blood, which repels evil and heals wounds.

Bruce doesn't trust this plant to be the solution and seeks out Doctor Voodoo to use his magic to carry out a mysterious plan: returning to the Soul Cage where he previously trapped Hulk.

Betty Ross is upset because Bruce has abandoned her again, and she sets out to find her father, General Ross.

The Infernal Hulk has become an unstoppable force of nature and cosmic power whose strength continues to grow. This is cosmic terror amplified by gamma radiation!

Art
It's very somber, with more lines that give it a different, organic dynamism.

Summary
A new hope emerges, but Bruce Banner seeks another solution.more

Not my favorite art style but it’s serviceable and I’m enjoying the story.

The best of the absolute universe continues.
For me this is superior to absolute Batman (which just isn’t for me).


This issue is great.

I just don’t get it. It might just not be for me.

Good issue. For those who were upset about Kate being out of character in earlier issues, the twist was obvious.

I don’t love the art but I like the story a lot.

Just a fun, creative and great comic.