TheCorpulent1
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No one's surprised. A lot of us just think it was stupid.
"I don't know if this has been mentioned yet or not, but I saw a clip of the Hulk vs. Thor animation. As I grew up with Marvel, I know that Thor and the Hulk were supposed to be equal in physical strength. Stan Lee in an interview once said that he thought Thor should be stronger. But in this animation I saw the Hulk pound Thor like he was a punching bag, and in the end Thor was lying unconscious and bloody in the dirt while the Hulk kept pounding away on him. Thor should have been dead after a beating like that."-Tricon7
Sadly, it has come to epitomize Hulk/Thor matchups. Its the darndest thing I've ever seen...multiple times Marvel has made reference to Thor as their top dog, whatever you want to call it, and this latest DVD just puts the exclamation point on the whole thing. I've discussed and read all sorts of conspiracy theories on this subject (Thor's poor showing against Marvel's own Hulk and DC's Superman) on multiple sites; poor writing, popularity of one character over another, editorial sabotage...you name it, I think I've probably read it. Then a no-name from out the blue calling himself the Sentry comes along and forces me to rethink all those theories. Why does Marvel not crown their top dog Thor and write him as such? I don't know. I'm completely lost on the subject...
Excluding Cosmic and conseptual beings, in terms of raw power, Thor.
In termas of strengh, Hercules. Though Really Pissed of Hulk is stronger.
Y'know...ol' Herc does seem to get the short end of the stick sometimes for his strength rep. He really shouldn't..he is...well..HERCULES for one thing! I haven't followed him too much in recent years, but maybe he's due for a power-up?Bias much...
Herc is a joke. He's a B list hero at best, a D list at worst. His strength has always been around The Things.
Oh, right, they're printing Warriors out and selling it in a couple months.Yeah. I thought that was an origin story. Or at least an early one.
WAR OF KINGS: WARRIORS #1 (of 2)
Written by CHRISTOS N. GAGE
Penciled by MAHMUD ASRAR & CARLOS MAGNO
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
A WAR OF KINGS TIE IN!
What shocking event sent Gladiator on his path to becoming the leader of the Shi’Ar Imperial Guard? Christos Gage (AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE) and Mahmud Asrar (NOVA ANNUAL #1) reveal a life-changing moment in the early days of this infamous X-foe! Plus: What is Blastaar’s grand plan, and how far will he go to succeed? Christos and Carlos Magno show you why you will bow to the living bomb blast! Yes, it’s two stories in one issue that spotlights key players in the War of Kings!
40 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99
That's it.
Hercules' power level is just fine. He's at least as strong as the Hulk unless the Hulk is really, really, really, really, really, really angry. In fact, we just saw him stand up to the Hulk in World War Hulk. Yes, he took a pretty intense beating, but 1) he was trying to talk to the Hulk, not fight, and 2) that beating came from what was described as the Hulk at the "strongest he's ever been" and Herc was still standing at the end of it. He killed the head of the Skrull gods. He throws the Sentry through a roof and throws down with Typhon, a Titan who took on entire teams of Avengers on a couple occasions, in the issue of his comic that comes out tomorrow. Hercules is plenty strong. Stronger than the Hulk at the Hulk's normal level is debatable, but he's definitely much stronger than the Thing (who, I should point out, has also gotten a boost in more recent years--he was described in Avengers: The Initiative as being class 100 when, a few years ago, he used to be around class 80 or 90).
Well now that I've got my update on Hercules..can anybody tell me what has been going on with Gladiator lately? He's not one of my favorite characters, (in fact, I think he's kind of a pr*ck actually), but I never minded his overall placement within the Marvel Universe. What's been going on with him? I don't suppose he made a showing against jade jaws during WWH?
LOL...perhaps I've just discovered how this thread is still going...from numbnuts like ME digging for comic information..hahahaha!!
Ghost Rider was sadly more popular than Thor for a pretty long time.