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
By: Donny Cates, Martin Coccolo
Released: Jun 8, 2022
"BANNER OF WAR" PART 4
Thor and Hulk's epic rivalry continues in the fourth installment of the characters' 60th Anniversary crossover celebration! Thanks to Odin, Thor now realizes the gravity of Banner's situation - and its connection to that mysterious, violent incident in El Paso. But when Iron Man's interference causes more harm than good, ...
It felt less than it could have been but it was still better than average. I should have taken off a little more than I did for the price but I guess I was just feeling generous since it's a new pocket universe I'd like to see do well. That's what I'll go with lol.
More than fair. Thanks.