Are we there yet

O.k I know I'm falling behind a little bit here, but the big two aren't making it easy as d/c is stalling with these zero books, which is digging into a history that no longer exists as we know it considering life after the 52 and marvel can't seem to put out a book that is worth a shit is one was to see it the other way being that Marvel continues an clever marketing campaign for marvel now, I. That they are making sure their books suck so when marvel now comes out you think it's amazing, what wasn't amazing is the convoluted side kick gone wrong arch to amazing spider-man, the art is typical for where the book has been going, any emotional connection to this alpha kid is non existent.

One of the better book but not as impact full as it has been in the past is Avengers Accademy, they get their powers back and continue to rally against this rich kid. Now in the why do we care category we know most of these kids are getting shipped over into a title called avengers arena , which is a hunger games rip off and if you are keeping score at home then you know the hunger games is a rip off of battle royale, so rip off of rip off story lines where half the characters are supposed to get killed , though I'm sure x-23 will survive.

Mighty Thor takes a sideways turn for all build up and no action to action only no story, and can Surtur really be used lightly after the Simonson incarnation ? Wars rage I. The nine realms but not sure of the point or purpose for you top care about it. And did we resolve the metal kids thread or no not that any one is keeping track of this awful mess.

Hulk 57 , the Mayan reign proved to be a waste of time with out real pay off, sure the alpha flight showed up big whoop, the story didn't go anywhere would have worked better in the defenders. We now know Red hulk is going to be leading is version of the thunder bolts.

Wolverine and the x- men, didn't strike any resounding chords or do much to push the avengers vs x- men forward

The best of the bunch was this vs title, the Hawkeye vs angel fight. Was cool despite me not caring about either character, and black panther vs storm was really a cop out I'm not sure how she could hand with him when it comes to hand to hand combat, but oh well.

The big rumore I'm a little excited about and more so if it proves true is dr. Strange is going to introduced in the Thor sequel. Now while it makes since to bring Majick in this way he is not really some one I consider to be a part of Thors world but I guess an entry point is an entry point, ok you can't stop snickering now.

Hulk Season One : the Graphic Novel

The hulk is hands down my favorite superhero , so while it's. Nice to see him get his own graphic novel, is there really a need for a reselling or re envisioning of this origin story no matte what spin or angle you use?

The art inside is nothing spectacular at times it reminds me of one of the cruder jobs done in the heavy metal comic in the seventies , a big part of this is I. Howthe villian is drawn, and in a retelling to introduce a brand new villian of sorts seems unneeded but then again I'd it didn't have in earth 616 continuity then it didn't happen so it's as useless as far as adding to the characters mythos.

With that said there is a lot of smashing and it is rather fun as the recent issues of banner hulk have been weighed down by the mess Jason Aaron has made. Like a conversation I overheard I the comic book store where a girl lamented she no longer read Wonderwoman as she felt the Wonderwoman who appeared in JLa, was a better representation of the character than how Diana was represented In her own book , is how I am beginning to feel With the past years hulk, so if you are a hulk fan then this graphic novel, might be a good fix to make up for some of the fumbling writing of late.

Who knows what this reboot will bring , Waid has said he is not bringing in any of the classic Hulk villains , which in some ways is what the book needs to ground it the return of the leader, sure abomination is dead but is he really? And amped up Rhino?

Sure those stories have been done before just like even in the remaining here in this graphic novel things change in the periphery but it's a classic hulk story at the heart which is what made it a fun read, I think the classic takes on the hulk cn be given a different angle in continuity, which aside from the d/c earth one competition marvel ight be trying to go for on tho sort of things I'm not sure why some non continuity had to occur.

So if you miss old school and by that I'm mean Kirby era Hulk then you will love this as long as you aren't like me and such a continuity nazi, I liked seeing Betty and thunderbolt when there was nothing red about them, which whenevery one is a hulk then how can being a hulk be that incredible?