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trike's review against another edition
2.0
This book is... okay, I guess.
It suffers from two main problems: S.H.I.E.L.D. uses Hulk to solve their problem du jour and the Hulk is indestructible. So each story feels the same and the Hulk is literally never in danger. Douse him in magma? No problem. Have a super-strong mythic beast which can digest anything swallow him whole? No problem.
That just leads to boring storytelling.
The idea is interesting: Banner has become tired of trying to cure himself of the Hulk and decides to instead treat Hulk like a chronic disease that needs to be managed. He also wants to be a famous scientist/inventor like Tony Stark and Reed Richards, rather than being known as the guy who smashes everything.
But Waid makes Banner a super-savant who is good at everything, which again just becomes boring. Characters are far more interesting when they have limitations, but Waid's version of this character removes the intellectual and emotional limits on Banner and the physical limits of Hulk. (Exemplified by the final shot of Hulk picking up Thor's hammer.)
You know what? I've talked myself out of 3 stars and into two.
It does have some decent lines ("You wouldn't like it when I'm happy.") and cool set pieces, but they aren't enough to overcome the inherent problems.
It suffers from two main problems: S.H.I.E.L.D. uses Hulk to solve their problem du jour and the Hulk is indestructible. So each story feels the same and the Hulk is literally never in danger. Douse him in magma? No problem. Have a super-strong mythic beast which can digest anything swallow him whole? No problem.
That just leads to boring storytelling.
The idea is interesting: Banner has become tired of trying to cure himself of the Hulk and decides to instead treat Hulk like a chronic disease that needs to be managed. He also wants to be a famous scientist/inventor like Tony Stark and Reed Richards, rather than being known as the guy who smashes everything.
But Waid makes Banner a super-savant who is good at everything, which again just becomes boring. Characters are far more interesting when they have limitations, but Waid's version of this character removes the intellectual and emotional limits on Banner and the physical limits of Hulk. (Exemplified by the final shot of Hulk picking up Thor's hammer.)
You know what? I've talked myself out of 3 stars and into two.
It does have some decent lines ("You wouldn't like it when I'm happy.") and cool set pieces, but they aren't enough to overcome the inherent problems.
zlwrites's review against another edition
5.0
Never much in to Hulk. This treated him more like Banner said, a missile. Hulk barely spoke, proving Banner can get his life back a little from the green man. I want to read the next volume
i_dream_of_books's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
I didn’t hate this by any means and at times thought it was funny and interesting, but it just wasn’t for me. I would like to continue and see what else they have in store for this storyline.
I didn’t hate this by any means and at times thought it was funny and interesting, but it just wasn’t for me. I would like to continue and see what else they have in store for this storyline.
civreader's review
3.0
Started very strongly, but then wandered off into Meh Territory. Dialogue took a dive in final issue, too. A pity. Will probably still read (at least) volume 2.
theresidentbookworm's review
2.0
I am a huge fan of Phil Coulson and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and so when I went with my friend Grace to Motor City Comic Con (which was completely amazing) I bought the first S.H.I.E.L.D. comic. I really wish I could have liked it more, but it just couldn't compare to the amazing TV show. It felt like a who's who of superheroes, and there was too much going on plotwise. Phil Coulson being fantastic nerdboy Agent Coulson gives the comic an extra star (and the monkey card Fitz apparently has and gets punched when he's good which is now my headcannon for the show), but overall I wouldn't recommend the first one. Not sure if I'll continue with the series.
booknooknoggin's review
4.0
Great use for the Hulk. Definitely made an interesting story. The ending was a little bland,but I would read further into this series.
ctgt's review
3.0
I enjoyed the story but had a few problems with the art, specifically the coloring. The pencils seemed pretty good but there were pages where the coloring seemed stark with no transitions between lines or colors. Maybe it was intended that way, if so, it's not for me.
alemanita's review
3.0
Para ser el primero de la saga, está bien. Habrá que pillarse un par de números más para ver si merece la pena seguir esta serie. Y como apunte, es increíble la cantidad de superhéroes que hay y que no conozco.
esperata's review
4.0
"Hulk breaks, Banner builds." This is the new way of attempting to deal with Bruce's Hulk problem by working with SHIELD. Its always interesting to see Banner and Hulk trying to balance their existence and generally get left in peace. Its good to see both their skill sets being utilised as well as more of Banner's dry humour.
A very promising series beginning.
A very promising series beginning.
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