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Immortal Hulk Vol. 5 by Al Ewing

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albertico66's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved the volume... not sure what or how to feel about that last issue though (might be a tad too heady for me).

scam_likely's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

murphyc1's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this volume slightly less than its predecessor. The plot was a little harder to follow, and issue 25, at the back of the book, was too gimmicky. For instance, Ewing uses non-alphabetical symbols in both the narration and diaogue to lend an air of alieness to the far future-set story, but I don't really appreciate that. One character's name is "Par%l". I found myself becoming distracted from the plot every time I encountered this, wondering what sound a "%" represents. Still, quite good.

dantastic's review against another edition

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4.0

Immortal Hulk: Breaker of Worlds collects Immortal Hulk #21-25.

Here we are, volume five of the best Marvel comic going today. The Immortal Hulk, Red She Hulk, Doc Samson, the Absorbing Man, Titania, and what's left of Gamma Flight go up against General Fortean for the last time for the foreseeable future. It's just as big of a smackdown as you would imagine.

I cannot stress how good this comic is. It combines great super hero action with some philosophical concepts, reminding me of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run, as I've probably said in the reviews of volumes 1-4. Ewing is this generation's Alan Moore, only without the eternal grumpiness. Joe Bennett is more than up to the task of depicting Immortal Hulk's adventures, channeling Bernie Wrightson, Gene Colan, and some of the other greats of the past.

The final volume of the collection was a departure from the rest but a masterful story, a story set billions of years in the future when the Breaker of Worlds is sweeping up the last of the mess. Bennett shows he can do a mean Jack Kirby in this tale, which I won't spoil further.

As I've said before, Al Ewing's horror take on the Hulk feels like a natural progression for the character and I can't believe no one has done in it in the past 50+ years. Immortal Hulk is so good it's almost tiresome coming up with ways to describe how good it is. 4.5 out of 5 Gamma irradiated monsters.

surfmonkey01's review against another edition

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4.0

Probably the worst volume/arc of the series yet, but still pretty good. Not sure what the point of the the last issue was, beyond the last-page reveal. Very curious to see where things go from here, the series is officially half-over and there seems to be much more violence and horror to come