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3 reviews for:
The Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 3
Jeff Purves, Steve Englehart, Keith Pollard, Peter David, Alex Saviuk
3.47 AVERAGE
3 reviews for:
The Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 3
Jeff Purves, Steve Englehart, Keith Pollard, Peter David, Alex Saviuk
3.47 AVERAGE
Little weaker than last two volumes.
The two parter Spider-Man story wasn't great. The thing vs hulk though was a nice surprise. I also liked the ending and wondering how much worse it'll get for Bruce.
A 3.5 out of 5.
The two parter Spider-Man story wasn't great. The thing vs hulk though was a nice surprise. I also liked the ending and wondering how much worse it'll get for Bruce.
A 3.5 out of 5.
I really don't care much for Joe Fix-It. I just want the Hulk to be doing Hulk things. Peter David started out great with his first couple of issues, all leading up to the Leader. That was stuff I enjoyed reading. The only times I really enjoyed this volume were the two issues the Hulk ends up fighting the Thing. Those issues have the energy and fun I want in a Hulk story, but none of the Las Vegas business I'm bored with.
I also am having a hard time believing people are not recognizing the Hulk just because he's gray. But then, I never care that no one knows that Clark Kent is Superman so maybe I'm being unfair. Either way, I just hope the series changes direction soon and goes back to something that reads a little more like the Hulk. I'm one for changing things up, but this is not working.
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I also am having a hard time believing people are not recognizing the Hulk just because he's gray. But then, I never care that no one knows that Clark Kent is Superman so maybe I'm being unfair. Either way, I just hope the series changes direction soon and goes back to something that reads a little more like the Hulk. I'm one for changing things up, but this is not working.
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The most curious thing about this volume - the inclusion of an issue of Web of Spider-Man (written by PAD) and Fantastic Four (written by Steve Englehart). Sadly, the crossovers aren't very good either - Spidey and the Hulk spend two issues fighting robot soldiers who have wargames in various parts of the country. Dippy.
Then, the FF and Hulk spend two issues being manipulated by Doc Doom, which is just an excuse for a big Hulk vs. Thing battle. Most bizarre of all, after Hulk wins the battle, the exhausted Thing is just left lying next to a lake in Central Park. So apparently Doom just wanted to humiliate Ben, rather than doing something bad to him. (Also, man, I have no FF history apparently, because who on Earth is the lumpy, orange female Thing wannabe??!!)
Follow that up with a few "Jarella's world" chapters and some more Vegas action, and honestly, this still wasn't one of PAD's better efforts. There's some moments - Hulk and Banner baiting each other in the later chapters, but it feels empty. The mafia/casino stuff doesn't really go anywhere and ends with a silly "betting" joke, and the Jarella's world stuff is just a cop-out explanation for how the Hulk survived the gamma bomb explosion. And Jeff Purves art is oddly inconsistent and ugly.
Very disappointing, especially considering how much I enjoyed the first two volumes and PAD's later Hulk stories.
Then, the FF and Hulk spend two issues being manipulated by Doc Doom, which is just an excuse for a big Hulk vs. Thing battle. Most bizarre of all, after Hulk wins the battle, the exhausted Thing is just left lying next to a lake in Central Park. So apparently Doom just wanted to humiliate Ben, rather than doing something bad to him. (Also, man, I have no FF history apparently, because who on Earth is the lumpy, orange female Thing wannabe??!!)
Follow that up with a few "Jarella's world" chapters and some more Vegas action, and honestly, this still wasn't one of PAD's better efforts. There's some moments - Hulk and Banner baiting each other in the later chapters, but it feels empty. The mafia/casino stuff doesn't really go anywhere and ends with a silly "betting" joke, and the Jarella's world stuff is just a cop-out explanation for how the Hulk survived the gamma bomb explosion. And Jeff Purves art is oddly inconsistent and ugly.
Very disappointing, especially considering how much I enjoyed the first two volumes and PAD's later Hulk stories.