The official INCREDIBLE Hulk thread........... - Part 1

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[Gamma Goliath]

Gamma fans rejoice—the rumors are true! The INCREDIBLE HULK book returns as an ongoing series written by acclaimed "Planet Hulk" and WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak! Get ready for Bruce Banner as you've never seen him, the Son of Hulk in a whole new world of smash, and an insane new adventure that changes everything for everyone's favorite Green Goliath! With art by Ariel Olivetti (CABLE) and introducing a new, regular bonus backup "Savage She-Hulk" story written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Michael Ryan!

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.8017.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_August_2009_Smashing_Previews

it looks like Hulk's got his "Incredible" back, and red hulk takes over the HULK comic.


if there is already a thread on this, i guess mine can get locked up.

but if not, let the buzz begin!

 

[NightBeetle]

ADVANCE PREVIEW: "Incredible Hulks" #623

 

[WolfCypher]

Threadbot kills yet another thread.

 

[NightBeetle]

maaaaan,f**k Thread Manager

 

[Shockdingo]

Woah at the latest issue.

Spoiler

Okay, so Hulk gets beaten. I mean really beaten. Broken ribcage, collapsed lungs and then he gets the Prometheus treatment with vultures. This was a great issue and while it was mostly fighting, it was another nice reminder of why I prefer this current Hulk. He's got enough intelligence to make things interesting through emotional depth. He has a moment with Hera when she finds out why he's subjecting himself to all this punishment. He's laying down as a sacrifice using whatever means to convince the Olympians to help his family. I've got to hand it to Paul Pelletier, the man draws the most expressive Hulk I've seen in ages. You can just feel the sadness and anguish in his face when he's thinking of his family and wanting them to be rewarded and saved. Overall, it was an entertaining and exciting issue, with a little taste of things to come at the end. A little someone's got something to say about ol' Greenie-kins being back to being intelligent. If I had one complaint, it would be that things went by pretty fast, though if this lingered on, it would be dragging its feet.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I really enjoyed it. Nice seeing Zeus get his hands dirty for once too

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I picked up this week's issue and last week's because I had absolutely no idea Zeus was even back. I haven't read them yet, though.

 

[Shockdingo]

I've never read the stuff with Herc, but holy crap...was Zeus always this strong? Or is this newfound presence and power resulting from Herc's loss of power and Chaos Wars' end? Cause I mean THIS is what I think about when I ponder the power of Marvel Universe Deities; The heroes are mighty, but those Gods and Cosmic characters are a step above the rest.

Spoiler

The real reason I liked Hulk's defeat was that Pak handled it in a way that it would be a moment of character growth and not a pissing contest. I.E. "Mah favooriiite beet uuuuurs!!! Lawl!" I've been a fan of the Hulk forever (according to my mom; me, mom and my sister watched the the Bill Bixby TV show often, and I've seen almost every animated appearance of ol' Jade Jaws) and throughout my time, I've loved the struggle of the character, so I've always been annoyed about how whether or not he's lost has been elevated in past debates here and elsewhere. It's like the notches on his belt mattered more than the character moments. The Hulk has incredible, nigh-infinite strength and is practically unkillable, but that's not what keeps me interested in him. It's that balance of being so powerful, with being human; struggling for love and acceptance, wanting to get the well deserved recognition for saving lives countless times over, being at peace with who and what he is. I think what's rather telling is that all this didn't happen in a guest book where things were most likely tipped in the favour of the book's star, but rather this was written by a writer with a great understanding of the Hulk and in his own book. I think this will only add to Banner& Hulk's depth and make for more moments that move all the Hulk family forward. At this point, regressing to Savage would be a travesty; there's just so much that can be done with a smart Hulk, and for a while now, Pak has been brilliantly showing us that.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Zeus has always been incredibly powerful. He's on Odin's level, and Odin could easily handle virtually any of Earth's heroes. Zeus has consistently kicked Thor's ass too. He's pretty much the only other storm deity who's flat-out trumped Thor in the Marvel universe.

 

[Scourge2099]

I just saw that beat down. Man that was f****** awesome. I don't think Hulk has ever been beaten that badly in his life.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

I just saw that beat down. Man that was f****** awesome. I don't think Hulk has ever been beaten that badly in his life.

Sure he has. He was nearly beaten to death in Tales To Astonish #90

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Ah, back before the Abomination was a total joke.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Ah, back before the Abomination was a total joke.

Yeah....

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I guess he kind of had it coming when they built the fact that he's only temporarily stronger than the Hulk right into his powers. The time it takes for the Hulk to exceed the Abomination's strength shrank pretty quickly.

 

[Obi-Ron]

So did his pants.

 

[Obi-Ron]

Cool article:

How Not to Be Bored By the Incredible Hulk

 

[NightBeetle]

ADVANCE PREVIEW: "Skaar: King of the Savage Land"

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wow, Brian Ching's art looks way more impressive when it's inked.

Who's the blonde? Is that Shanna, or whatever Ka-Zar's wife is named?

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeah, really diggin that art

 

[Docker2.0]

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[Colossal Spoons]

Just read #623. Idk how I feel about this vulnerable Hulk we've got right now. Idk what Zeus did to his healing factor but there's no reason Rick still hasn't fixed the plates that Abom ripped off.

 

[Obi-Ron]

Here's hoping the rest of that blue crap falls off.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

No way dude, A-Bomb 4 lyfe.

 

[NightBeetle]

Incredible Hulks #624 Preview