Bruce Banner: The Hulk Appreciation 2019

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

Probably around 30-40 issues. Ewing has confirmed to have written up to #25 so far, but I dunno if he wants to be one Hulk forever.

I just hope it's not going to result in another #1 relaunch if or when he leaves....

[McFarlane's Green Hulk]

Incredible Hulk #228
Cover Date: October 1978
Sale Date: July 18th, 1978
Writer: Roger Stern and Peter Gillis
Artist: Sal Buscema
Inker: Bob McCleod
Letterer: Bruce Patterson
Colorist: Phil Rache
Editor: Bob Hall

“Bad Moon on the Rise!”

Guest Stars/Supporting Cast: Doc Samson, Jim Wilson, General Ross, Spad McCracken, Betty Talbot, Kropotkin.
Villain: Moonstone
Synopsis: We open to the Hulk man-handling a 6-ton press and nearly killing Jim Wilson (and maybe hurting Doc Samson). General Ross and Clay Quartermain are up above monitoring the situation and Ross seems especially temperamental about the situation. The Hulk climbs out of the wreckage and mistakenly believes that Samson has hurt Jim, but is quickly calmed down with some positive re-enforcement. Outside, Ross runs into Spad McCracken, eager to leave Gamma Base, and before he can ramble on about his military past, Spad points him in the direction of some press cameras setting up shop. Turns out that Kropotkin has started rumors about a 12-city tour with the Hulk to the press. Ross breaks it up, but not before the ugly meltdown is broadcast across the country and seen on TV…where his estranged daughter Betty is watching and contemplating her situation. Next door, a Dr. Carla Sofen has set up a meeting with Doc Samson and has volunteered her services to help rehabilitate the Hulk. We soon find out that her intentions are less than noble and while attempting to break Gammavator components, she runs into a restless Hulk who has wandered the hallways. She turns into Moonstone and the two exchange words and blows. Moonstone overplays her hand when she tells the Hulk that Jarella hated him. This sets off the brute and the final page shows the Hulk holding an unconscious Dr. Sofen and raging about how much of a monster he can be.


Commentary: Yeesh…when I first read this, I thought Moonstone was a b*tch. And no matter how many times I’ve re-read it, and read her appearances in Stern’s Avengers run…and Thunderbolts…she’s still a b*tch. McCleod meshes well with Sal’s pencils.

[Immortal Hulk]

Probably around 30-40 issues. Ewing has confirmed to have written up to #25 so far, but I dunno if he wants to be one Hulk forever.

Not really. He (and Bennett) have said they have really long plans for this book, and that they want to stay as long as marvel wants them to stay.

[Immortal Hulk]

Solicitations from May 2019


IMMORTAL HULK #17

AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
MARVEL BATTLE LINES VARIANT COVER BY HEYJIN IM
• Bruce Banner is trapped inside Shadow Base Site A —
powerless and hunted by their top assassin.
• He can’t run forever. He can’t change form. He can’t survive...without THE IMMORTAL HULK.
• But not the one you think.




IMMORTAL HULK #18

AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
MARVEL BATTLE LINES VARIANT COVER BY JONGJU KIM
• Shadow Base has declared total war on Bruce Banner — and one by one, death is touching everyone he ever knew...
• ...except for one. The one monster who never dies — who returns, again and again, to hate and destroy.
• But it’s not the IMMORTAL HULK
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

[Hypestyle]

Solicitations from May 2019


IMMORTAL HULK #17

AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
MARVEL BATTLE LINES VARIANT COVER BY HEYJIN IM
• Bruce Banner is trapped inside Shadow Base Site A —
powerless and hunted by their top assassin.
• He can’t run forever. He can’t change form. He can’t survive...without THE IMMORTAL HULK.
• But not the one you think.




IMMORTAL HULK #18

AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSS
MARVEL BATTLE LINES VARIANT COVER BY JONGJU KIM
• Shadow Base has declared total war on Bruce Banner — and one by one, death is touching everyone he ever knew...
• ...except for one. The one monster who never dies — who returns, again and again, to hate and destroy.
• But it’s not the IMMORTAL HULK
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

the corridor is drawn to resemble an Alien/Xenomorph hive. I suspect this is on purpose, but why?

[PlatinumThorns]

Sounds like TOBA might make a return?

[Immortal Hulk]

the corridor is drawn to resemble an Alien/Xenomorph hive. I suspect this is on purpose, but why?

Good eye! It's totally on purpose. If you pay attention to Bennett's work in this book, there are a lot of references from 70s and 80s sci-fi/horror movies.

Bennett has referenced movies such as An America Werewolf in London, The Thing, The Fly, Robocop, and more to come (like Clash of Titans).

[your_name_here]

Alex Ross and his crazy good covers strike again.

[your_name_here]

Issue 18...do you think they’re talking about The Abomination?

[Immortal Hulk]

Issue 18...do you think they’re talking about The Abomination?

Yup! And considering that Bennett has said he was coming back, I presumed it wouldn't take too long until he came back.

[Immortal Hulk]

Immortal Hulk #1 Goes to Fourth Printing

Immortal Hulk has to be one of Marvel’s big hits of the past year. By Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, it has now gone back to the printing mills another time for a fourth printing of the first issue that took a monstrous superhero comic and turned it into a monster book instead…

[nj06]

Issue 18...do you think they’re talking about The Abomination?

I hope so. I hope he comes back more powerful then before and acts as a serious threat to the Hulk as well as other Marvel heroes.

[Immortal Hulk]

I hope so. I hope he comes back more powerful then before and acts as a serious threat to the Hulk as well as other Marvel heroes.

Yeah, I hope that, kind of like in the past, his base strength is several times that of the Hulk. And maybe some new abilities too.

[Immortal Hulk]

Bennett being more and more grotesque (and awesome)!

[Cth]

the corridor is drawn to resemble an Alien/Xenomorph hive. I suspect this is on purpose, but why?

Knee jerk reaction?

Just something to ramp up the subtle on-going body horror.

Bushwacker growing things out of his body, etc. If the walls are "alive" it fits too.

#17 solicit suggests another incarnation and Ewing did say we'd see more of them..

#18 - I didn't know about Abomination's return.. can someone post a link? Brian was my first thought reading the solicit. He did return, however with Chaos War, and since Brian returned (and Ewing made it clear he read that series) it's not out of the realm of possibility. And it would make sense if Ewing is rebuilding the book bringing back staples like Betty, Rick, Brian, Samson.. all that's left is the Leader who Pak's using in Weapon H.