In my mind 'Infinite' has always meant 'We haven't found a cap yet'. I just can't imagine Hulk punching out the Beyonder or Eternity... Maybe Galactus when he's hungry or Hulk's furious...
Which is perfectly fine with me.
Hulk has had SOOOO Many spectrums that there is plenty of room to play around with. I just hate when each writer needs to one up the one before... and it's not just directed about Hulk, but all superheroes in general. Suddenly that super insane wild unheard of power we saw before... is mundane now compared to the REALLLY REAL powerup!
I like a Hulk who is the strongest one there is... but I also like when there are challenges. He's always been stronger than Ben or Piotr... but with the right leverage or wrestling moves they could hold their own for a little while.
My point of reference has always been seeing both sides of the coin. I see people blasting Superman all the day because THIS...
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Is just way too powerful and unrealistic and impossible to write a challenge for.... but then I come here and This....
This is just a stepping stone to his evolution and he'll totally get more powerful.
I loved Maestro in his first appearance. Anything after that I thought had seriously diminished returns. Much like Bane and Doomsday... the unstoppable awesomeness that this villain had... couldn't really capture the magic after that.
And again, that's cool. This conversation wasn't really about Ewing's run in particular. I was just bringing up power levels vs. lasting stories. He's been bumped and lowered so many times over the years... I'm glad that Ewing will keep him a bit more grounded.