The Avengers The Official 'Hulk in Avengers' thread. - Part 1

[DarthDaveBanner]

I just think its a funny bit of meta-humour that Hulk is misunderstood as a character by the general audience just as he is misunderstood in the comics as being just a mindless monster.

The same thing is true for Frankenstein's monster, which of course is one of the inspirations for the Hulk: most people think of the grumbling and lumbering Boris Karloff version whereas in the novel the creature was very intelligent and articulate.

 

[wobbly]

I just think its a funny bit of meta-humour that Hulk is misunderstood as a character by the general audience just as he is misunderstood in the comics as being just a mindless monster.

The same thing is true for Frankenstein's monster, which of course is one of the inspirations for the Hulk: most people think of the grumbling and lumbering Boris Karloff version whereas in the novel the creature was very intelligent and articulate.

At least I've seen adaptations of Frankenstein where they have made the monster intelligent.

 

[BigThor]

Edit: Post I responded to was deleted.

Why was it deleted?

 

[wobbly]

Why was it deleted?

It was a spam post (nothing but links to whatever sites the clown was trying to get click money from).

 

[Herolee10]

So assuming of course that the picture of the Hulk presented in the recently released poster is entirely accurate as to how he'll look like, I assume that everyone is happy with what we eventually got, especially compared to what some of us were thinking that he may have looked like based on the comments made by Mark?

 

[jadejaws]

It's a tough pic to judge too much on, but I'm pleased for the most part. Maybe the angle is just off, but I'd like the Hulk to have more hair.

 

[ArtTeacher]

First impression: Relief! I love it!

Here's the positives:

* I love that he looks like he has even more muscle mass than in 2008, yet still has amazing muscle definition and is really "cut". He still has lots of rippling muscles and I see veins (which is good), but he doesn't have too many muscle striations (which sometimes made the 2008 Hulk's skin look tissue-paper thin).

* I love that he has hair on the sides of his head!

* I love his skin color! The marketing images for the 2008 Hulk had a greenish-gray color (even though in the actual movie itself the Hulk's color was much more comic-accurate).

* I love that it appears like he's got ripped pants!

* I L-O-V-E that he has NO visible body hair!!!!!!!!!!! Woooo hooo!

* I love his size! He doesn't seem too big *whew*. He seems to be in proportion to the other characters; he's huge, but not to the point that human interaction would be stretched.

Here are the negatives:

* I wish his hair was longer & wilder. I hated 2003 Hulk's George Cloonyesque hair. I loved 2008's comic-accurate Savage Hulk hair. If his hair was exactly like 2008's hair, I would have no problems at all with it. It seems weird, too, because Ruffalo has the most Hulk-like hair of anyone that's every played Banner. It seems weird if they gave the Hulk less hair than in 2008.

* While I like the Hulk's face here...I loved 2008 Hulk's face. If it was exactly the same in Avengers, I would love it...plus, it would add a feeling of continuity with the previous movie (since Ed Norton's absence does not).
(To see the Hulk face that I'm talking about, see here: http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?p=20239421#post20239421)

* And, am I the only one that would love to see the Hulk in some ripped pinkish-purple pants?!

Final consensus:

I love it. I'm very glad that they didn't change a bunch of things and that he looks like, you know, the Hulk! The negatives I mentioned aren't big enough to warrant a complaint; I can't complain, he looks great! Yes, I realize this is all scrutiny over one snapshot of a possible marketing pic, but based on that, I wrote the above.

Here's a side-by-side of 2008's Hulk and the Avengers image:

 

[Iceman]

Looks fine, the pic is just a bit blurred to be 100% sure.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I want an official one to be released asap. I really hope sdcc shows full body design for all of them.

 

[BigThor]

I must say, I'm thoroughly impressed and satisfied with Hulk's design in that picture, even tho I'm a Thor fan, Hulk's design was one of my biggest worries about this film.

They didn't stray far away from 2008's design at all, they just added a few minor changes and still looks very close to TIH's Hulk so I love it!!!

 

[Obi-Ron]

Looking OK to me.

 

[Vartha]

You can't get the Hulk to look more like the Hulk, than the above screen caps.

THAT tho was one thing I DIDN'T like about TIH. Hulk looked liked Liefield's Hulk...Sorry I just don't like Liefield's work. That POINTY chin makes him look like some leprechaun. I prefer a BROAD chin.

 

[Marvel Spider]

Here's the clearer version:

I loved the '08 look, but this look is just plain awesome. He looks even more like a savage. Hopefully it translates well to the screen.

 

[marcvader]

This one looks the most comic accurate so far imo.

 

[Kirmit]

Looks good, hair looks a good length in this clearer pic, not over doing it on the muscles and size in general is good, eager to see the full cg model now, though that's a long way off.

 

[Vartha]

Maybe not Kimit. They could have started last year after SDCC's announcement.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

When did ruffalo himself start filming?

 

[Kirmit]

Maybe not Kimit. They could have started last year after SDCC's announcement.

I really hope so .

 

[Vartha]

When did ruffalo himself start filming?

To be Honest I have no idea, but he was signed by SDCC last year because he was in the Avengers Cast line up.

 

[Doc Samson]

As is customary in regards to Hulk promo material, especially a poster, I'll reserve judgement. For TIH, he actually did wind up resembling pretty closely most of the promo stuff that came out first, so it's probably safe to assume at least body-wise, he'll be close to this. (Facially could be a whole different story, if you remember, the finished product looked nothing like the concept art for the face, which I thought was actually better than what wound up in the movie)

We all love different aspects of the character, and while I prefer the more bulky, not so defined '03 Hulk design, I recognize most people like the Dale Keown, zero bodyfat bodybuilder version from '08. This poster seems to be finding some sort of balance between the two, as he looks considerably thicker, while still retaining the ripped look. Just have to wait to see how it really plays out.

 

[Spider-Vader]

Looks like Hulk to me so I'm fine! I really doubt Marvel would of added body hair or something weird like that. Hulk is a very iconic character, there's no reason to mess with his design.

 

[Vartha]

I'm actually fine with that look on the poster, the chin's fine

 

[terry78]

Is he not wearing pants?

 

[Spade]

Right under Thor's cape at Hulk's knee, there's a dark area. I think the pants just hang really low. Or maybe the cape's there to cover Hulk's third leg. Whichever.

I have no complaints if this is the new movie Hulk. More definition than Lee's and less lean muscle than Leterrier's = a perfect Hulk for me.

 

[Gamma Ra]

THAT tho was one thing I DIDN'T like about TIH. Hulk looked liked Liefield's Hulk...Sorry I just don't like Liefield's work. That POINTY chin makes him look like some leprechaun. I prefer a BROAD chin.

Liefeld sucks...blehhhhh. Hey to each his own, but I don't see the Liefeld connection??? It looks like Sal's Hulk to me.

I think they subtly tried to give the 2008 Hulk some of Norton's facial features, you can see it in Hulk's expressions, his nose, mouth and mole.

As far as Hulk in the Avengers poster, if that's what he'll look like...Whedon has gone from -10 in my Hulk book to 0. If he doesn't eff up Hulk in the movie, he may make the positive side of my grade system.