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Friday, November 2, 2012

Incredible Hulk: End of the Aaron Era






Issue 15 of Incredible Hulk marks the end of the rather bland run Aaron had with the character, there was supposed to be a shocking earth shattering change at the end which according to the press would change the way we read the character from now on and what was it?...Hulk and BAnner share the same body once again, like this merger isn't common place in their on again off again relationship , this has been happening since the smart hulk of the nineties.

So what did he do not a lot the whole vs crazed banner was long and drawn out then a feud with dr doom of sorts and then the whole stay angry arch which where really did that go but wrap the story started 15 issues ago. Sure the thing, wolverine, punisher and kraken the hunter put in appearances as well, it broke up the whole hulk family mess, though I liked the issue Red She Hulk appeared in I had the feeling he did not have a good grasp of Betty Banner and feel he avoided the use of the characters most crucial to the Hulk Mythos as he was not familiar with and was afraid to write them as this would show up in his inability to write in their proper voice.

Pak and David despite their faults contributed to the mythology and left behind the pasts the built where , Aaron just played in the sand box too carefully tolerate a mark, while the positive of this is he didn't create an absurd mar on continuity where we would be ashamed it happened in continuity, his contribution in the fifteen issues was almost non existent aside from creating a feud with dr. Doom, which just happened previously in Thor so now Doom has not stone un turned in the marvel universe ,as smart move for a monarch.

So looking ahead we know , the Hulk in marvel now will be working for Sheild and answering to Maria Hill, wearing some sort of a suit so Banner can control him and the little ball floating around him in all the picture I wouldnt be surprised if thats Banners camera to keep an eye on him.

The best Hulk book going now is the Red She Hulk, it continues the red hulk Hulk series numbering. She is an anti hero going up against general Fortean and the army, this is going to put her at odds with the avenges, so will be a hulk vs the world theme which is where any Hulk works best... that is not working for sheild, the art is alright and story is action that still tells a story and moves plot along un like the Everything burns arch with Thor which fet jumbled like a d/c book. Thor make second favorite superhero is going to now be written by Jason Aaron, so I am cursed to read his books, doubt he will do much better.

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