A bit done there, been that… wait…

Smashing

Nuff Said!

When Marvel announced the original heroes returning for the Fresh Start relaunch, Bruce Banner got the least amount of enthusiasm. A lot of readers even doubted how many good stories there were left to tell about the character. Three years later, Al Ewing and Joe Bennett conclude one of the most acclaimed series in all of comics.

Excellent ending to a fantastic, legendary run. I was never a reader of Hulk ( I've been reading comics since I was 6 yrs old) the character to me was one dimensional and too predictable: get angry, smash things and then feel sorry about it all. This run made me a Hulk reader moving forward.

Great issue.
The only disappointment I had is Green Scar and Devil Hulk not present here.
I liked one thing very much.
Instead of trying to give more powerful Hulk, Al Ewing tried to give a balanced Hulk. Balance Hulk System. Banner, Savage Hulk, Joe Fixit at peace. I think Al Ewing really adores Peter David run on Hulk. Peter David also tried to give a balanced Hulk by merged Hulk which later retconned into Proffessor Hulk persona by Paul Jenkins. Al Ewing did in much better way than David. Al Ewing here is just great.
Though I think Ewing uses so much expositional dialogue in most of his work but here it is not much and also it works. more

Gonna be honest. Not a fan of Al Ewing, think he's overrated and his crossover events and 80 percent of his other comics are not that good and are lazy.

But this series? Yeah, its definitely on the same league as Geoff John's Green Lantern, Brian Michael Bendis Avengers, and Hickman's Fantastic Four. Great art, great concept, and great plot and pacing. It's also really smart and it's very weird how Hulk's ending was MUCH more satisfying than Nick Spencer's Spider-Man.

Overall, I think this is one of the greatest comic book series of all time, and I'm sad to see it go. It's a near masterpiece that anyone should read and have a good time. more

A really great run with a very good last issue. While I liked this I felt like the One Below All was handwaved like he was nothing so that was a slight disappointment. Bennett was absolutely stellar here, say what you want about him, without his gorgeous art Ewing wouldn't have created this masterpiece (the same can be said about Al), there were times when the writing wasn't that great but Joe saved him. From now on in my mind the characters in Hulk's world will always be represented in this artstyle. more

I've been trying to collect my thoughts on this issue since Wednesday because this run was so dark and exciting and full of allegory and Hulk history, that it was admittedly dense. I've loved it since the very beginning and after reading #50, its safe to say Ewing absolutely stuck the ending.

Ewing has outright referenced the Book of Job numerous times throughout the run and the parallels to that story are clearly apparent here, but handled in such a thoughtful way that it really, really works. I love that the answers the One Above All gives are too big in scale for Joe to comprehend and that all he can end up concluding is that the choice about Sterns is Savage Hulk's to make, which really demonstrates Joe's growth during the run.

The way Savage Hulk closed the loop of violence by forgiving Sterns, thus erasing the Cain and Abel-esque sin that created the green door was absolutely brilliant too. It really made the opening flashback work perfectly for me and the little touches, like the Left-handed fist on the cane, to the skull in the lab, just showed how much care was put into even this small part of the story.

Even the ending was perfect and cyclical, going back to the very 1st issue as Bruce looks horrified into the mirror and asks "Am I a good person?". Instead, in #50, we get a more confident, more in touch with himself Banner. The Hulk personalities have forgiven one another, are working in tandem and I'd love to see that character growth stick around for a while as we move into Cates' run.

I'm not sure that we'll see anything quite like this at the Big 2 for quite some time and I'm gonna miss it. more

I didn't know what to expect of this. How would Ewing end this all?

Very well it seems. I have no problems with this. Everything just feels... nice. Good. Great.

I just liked this so much. It feels very definitive ending to Ewing's run and I quite like it.

I will miss this series, but I'm glad that it got the ending it deserved.

But it's nice to have a so good feeling after the series had ended you know? To say, I'm content after finishing it. more

Hulk's Bible Stories: the Finale!

Mercy = Strength.

What a great ride.

This ending was fucking great. I know some people might be a little... confused or disappointed by the ambiguity of the issue. And, ambiguity is being used for lack of a better word here, I just don't know what else to call it. I remember way back during the Hulk in Hell arc, there were a lot of people who turned their nose up to the Judaism mythology present there. So, if those people even make it this far, I wonder if they'll dismiss this too. Hulk is essentially the Job of the Marvel universe here. The One Above All created him as a test. Either he becomes a hero, and becomes Geburah (Good), or he succumbs to all the suffering and he becomes Golachab (Evil). Luckily, in spite of issue 25's dire predictions, he is not broken, and therefore he's Geburah. And from there, it's all about the balance of Geburah and Chesed. Either Hulk becomes the left hand of God, embracing strength, and therefore the breaker of worlds. Or he becomes the right hand, embracing mercy, and doesn't smash everything. I'm simplifying the ideas here, but nonetheless, this is a very smart way to end this book and I can't help but get that needling feeling in the back of my neck that too many people will not appreciate it. This is one of best Hulk runs ever. It deserves all the praise it gets, if not more.

I have no idea how Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley are going to transition from this to what they're doing. It's going to be very different, it's probably going to turn some people off, and I just hope there isn't nonstop comparisons between that run and this run. That won't be good for anyone. Seriously, if Al Ewing never writes another issue of comics, he's left an indelible mark on not just Hulk, but Marvel, and the wider industry. I guarantee that, much like with Hickman's Avengers into Secret Wars, there will be attempts to capture this lightning in a bottle again by other creators on other properties. I just hope they're successful. We need smart comics. They're always written by people from the United Kingdom, it seems. Maybe the rest of the world can get in on this at some point. more

Not as good as previous issues n art was hard to read at times but still great dialogue n the ending was wild.

Jesus

Alright, all that build up (which was probably the most enthralled I've been with Hellblazer yet) leading up to the conservatives literally fucking Albion, the personification of Britain, was great. It gave me a much needed laugh. For the thousandth time, it is a shame that this series is canceled.

Provavelmente a melhor coisa que já foi feita com o Constantine da década, uma história Fantástico que merece o seu interesse

Another terrific issue with solid writing and excellent, atmospheric art. This whole series has been of the highest quality right from the start. With the sad news of its cancellation still ringing in fans' ears, we can only hope next month's final issue goes out with a satisfying bang.

Amazing as always.

Spurrier's take on Constantine continues to be legendary. This whole issue drips with dark political relevance without feeling on the nose or preachy. The page showing John's reaction to what he finds below Parliament is absolutely beautiful, too. This run stands with ease next to Delano's old Vertigo stuff, and is, in my opinion, head and shoulders above Ennis'.

I really really enjoyed this issue. Recommend

Old Man Constantine pulls a Kindred to get the plot moving along. Knowing what this is, I'm very concerned about how well the last two issues will wrap up this series. I'm starting to get the feeling there won't be a clean wrap up here... But for now, this was a very enjoyable issue, as always.

This series never disappoints.

Another great issue

I love this so much. How can this comic make me love a story featuring Old Man Constantine? I don’t know. But here we are.

God save the Queen

I get the sense Spurrier wants to get rid of the monarchy.