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A review by captwinghead
Immortal Hulk, Vol. 1: Or is he Both? by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett
3.0
This is a rough one for me.
Bright spots: I love Bruce Banner, he's a complex character. The art is nice! The set up interested me.
That's about it.
I have no real clue what this story was trying to be? It sets Bruce Banner up as some sort of investigator? But he's not investigator scientific phenomenons... well, not exactly. He's following a trail of destruction across the country and beating up bad guys in the process. It's just such an odd storyline for a character like Hulk, in my opinion.
Anyway, I enjoy stories most when they delve into the emotional and psychological motives of their characters. This book felt like it was trying to do that, but it just never really said anything substantial, in my opinion. There's a part where it starts to talk about Bruce's father and how he clearly worries he has some of his father's worst qualities, but it's such a quick moment and I kept thinking I'd much rather the book focus more on that.
So, it's not a real recommend from me. I understand how others might enjoy this, but it certainly isn't my favorite Hulk/Bruce Banner story.
Bright spots: I love Bruce Banner, he's a complex character. The art is nice! The set up interested me.
That's about it.
I have no real clue what this story was trying to be? It sets Bruce Banner up as some sort of investigator? But he's not investigator scientific phenomenons... well, not exactly. He's following a trail of destruction across the country and beating up bad guys in the process. It's just such an odd storyline for a character like Hulk, in my opinion.
Anyway, I enjoy stories most when they delve into the emotional and psychological motives of their characters. This book felt like it was trying to do that, but it just never really said anything substantial, in my opinion. There's a part where it starts to talk about Bruce's father and how he clearly worries he has some of his father's worst qualities, but it's such a quick moment and I kept thinking I'd much rather the book focus more on that.
So, it's not a real recommend from me. I understand how others might enjoy this, but it certainly isn't my favorite Hulk/Bruce Banner story.