I’ve been deep into writing my book (yay!) so I’ve not posted a new piece for over a month. To help fill the quiet during the book writing process, here’s a piece I wrote but never had the chance to post. Enjoy!
As a character, that Hulk has always fascinated me. When I was a kid he wasn’t a Spider-Man-level favorite nor was he quite at the level of Thor. But he was a strong (heh heh, no pun intended) contender for that third favorite spot, alongside characters like Wolverine or Venom. And if we look at the sheer number of their comics I read, Hulk totally blew Wolverine and Venom out of the water (obviously we’re excluding team comics here because why should my opening anecdote become needlessly complicated with nostalgic rankings?). I began reading The Incredible Hulk amidst Peter David’s legendary eleven year run on the title (1987-1998). While I’d read forwards and backwards from this point, my first Hulk comics were during the period Doc Samson had successfully merged all of Bruce Banner/the Hulk’s personalities. Banner’s intellect was paired with the Grey Hulk’s confidence (and eyes/hairstyle) in a body carrying the Green Hulk’s size, color, and power. It was a good time to be a Hulk fan…because this incarnation of the Hulk skirted a lot of the things about the Hulk that always made me sad.
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