the hulk 610

hopefully hulked out heroes are gone but judging from the trade solicits i have seen - not betting on it as they have cap vs wolverine and spidey vs thor - fights i would like to see in their normal incarnations not in this sill shit, the pumpkin head cho was amusing , doc sampson's death was not -nor modoks's transformation i guess in fall of the hulks was a misnomer as leader takes his normal route home, the biggie being the return of the green in a two page spread worth the price of the book, not sure if it was as big of a pay off as the hype suggests -is it ever ? now if the hirom arc dosen't bore me to death i will be surprised as there doesn't seem to be any explanation for his powers and is a character who needs to be really fleshed out have no sort of feel for him and i have skimmed through his books in the past- i have more faith in pak than bendis as pak has brought some pretty kick ass hulk moment , him pounding the surfer into the dirt being one -why are we waiting til 8'11- that sucks

update

not sure what i have reviewed and what not would go back into the blog and check but there is going to be some movie ranting -number one savvy comic fans have all now seen the thor clip from entertainment tonight - odin looks good , everything else weeeeeeeeeeeeeelll- to much of thor running around in street clothes for my tastes , if this is consistent with the rest of movie - i will take a long walk out of a short film , also there's alot of jabber and that is what it is about race switching - i think all that needs to be said in this forum and this is my final word about all comic adaptations is stick to the source material - if the source wasn't great then it would not have made the transition to screen in the first place - safe to say no rom movies or great lakes avengers ,
any ways books i have skimmed - the last one i bought was the savage she hulks and think i have made it clear what i think about the hulked out heroes story line, in previews for solicits there is a lack of the red hulk- which by the point is fine by me not going to get a red hulk vs sentry fight any ways -more green hulk at least and a story arc involving the other son hirom , not really even sure what his power is , i'm sure a variation of old power , not the biggest fan of the marvel cosmic thing so hoping it takes place on earth- f.f can go into space , i guess my top ten space based characters would be
1-beta ray bill
2-sliver surfer
3-gladiator
4-drax
5-nova
6-adam warlock
7-medusa
8-moondragon
9- sersi
10-firelord
took a little more thinking - have yet to peek in realm of kings or any of the sort other than online previews - seems inhuman heavy maybe a team of the bottom six might be interesting
diverting from the hulk obviously - shadow land -eh who cares if dare devil is a bad guy or not , he's just a human

here's the hype

thor pics work for me the pic of the cap america movie do no not- avenger prime - did not buy it but was mediocre - how did cap fight a room full of dark elves and trolls - how drunk were they and can't most lift 30 tons ? - the enchantress comes back -shock me shock me lazy writer-
- hulk looks like it's getting better - and avenger academy has promise but seem very similar to this young allies series they are doing as well -

week of comics

continue to overspend with the hope of a junkie one will hit the spot - though there were moments it was hit or miss - can't wait for the new artist to step in on thor - as this weeks thor was marred by bad art work as was the latest in the return of bruce wayne- thor's money shot was the destruction of ragnarok the clone created by reed richards and tony stark during the civil war - now thor confronted tony stark but why not reed -? the f.f didn't come help out in siege , nor did the xmen - it was teased they would in early preview for siege -the fall of the she hulks -the anime art i like ting for the story which is being goof and cartoonish as hell- the hulked out heroes thing should have happened in another time line how does it even synch in - continuity another thing is where is dooms continuity in this as he was in lateveria weraing destroyer armor, captured by modok, and in wakanda all at the same time -secret aengers - is being hyped and they will try to tell nothing really happens there is one fight scene against hydra leel guys with guns - you it's the best thing since slice beard -well the plus is the set up they throw u in and you put the pieces together so no long build - kudos to this , though war machine did nothing - ebeat not much either though he continues to be relegated out of the action- though he is more powerful than a character like ronin or iron fist though iron fists power set has increased over the years
war of the super men - did not follow through with the real time pacing promised and super boy shows up in super friends fashion with a negative zone projector- and the wiggle out of the chance to kill krypto off

marvel or dc

this is from something i wrote for comic book resources

i am a marvel guy- thought i like some of dc characters - they on pedestals removed from where i am and what i can identify with - my favorite character is the hulk- though as a child i also grew up watching spider man-- i often find myself when talking to kids about these characters having to explain the difference between cartoons and comics - cartoons are part of the cannon -so they are not real in terms of the characters mythology-which is what these character have become the mythos of the 20th century westerner - so asking why you follow one rather than another is as simple as asking an ancient greek why they worship Athena instead of Freya -the answer is because it is a part of their culture- i like smallville- i know the super man myth but it doesn't seem to be as much a part of me as the life of Bruce Banner who i have been following for thirty years -the Hulk book sucks now but it's a thirty year relationship, my mom has sucked for years at a time but we have maintained the relationship despite our differences - is the Hulk real to me -go read the Velveteen Rabbit and it should answer this question

this might take some time

having not picked up anything last week - i still had war of the supermen waiting for me

i spent more on comice this week than i think i have since i was a teenager - or buying hulk back issued some of those get a little steep- the bonus here is most of them were satisfying - siege 4 - which you are repeatedly told to read before any of the other ties - in- ended with little surprise but was a fun read none the less- i saw sentry dying a mile away- just when i grew to like him-with loki its like well- how dead is he ? as a god not very- so big changes for thor-who of course killed - him - i don't see the thunder god being so composed during any of this is my take- it doesn't line up with nose mythology or the temperament of a god who controls thunder a wild and destructive force of nature- if i were writing thor - i would want to make him more viking less superman- come on he looks shocked to see asard go down - that he let it happen in the first place is one ting i have a problem with but - i digress- i had fun this is more of a problem with the writer not finding the proper voice for thor- i don't think he is a character most of the current stock of writers really get - this could be why he has been absent in bendis earlier incarnations- i think he works better with cap

ok dark avengers probably my fave book of the week- the art was superb - bendis really worked best in this formula-he is much more suited for character on the 2nd which - in his world he sees as first tier -he took different turn with bulls eye, and Osborne, then took moonstone and fleshed her out so she was more 3 dimensional- daken i care about more -than cage ,or the hood -

the the sentry fallen sun- one shot -decent but could have lived with out it -

ok the hulks - pak continues to do better work than loeb- he is going to be the first to tackle the green guy again- and though his hulk voice is a lil off his books pay off where loab writes foolishly- the red hulk stumbles through the hulked out heroes - still the dumbest thing ever- red shulk- who we find out is a short lived betty banner or ross - drained the red hulk of thunder bolt - now here's the questions did she drain him like red hulk drained banner are we free of red hulk now ? and i guess next issue the pull a memento and tell us how it started and why we though ross was dead- it will be a decoy now doubt - lmd is the get out of jail free card for bad writing -
paks hulk - like the idea of dooms magic being able to transcend the science minds - but making him dumb they already played that card a few issues ago-- then skaar runs red she hulk through wit her sword - so we are to believe this happens before the loeb hulk issue? the whole hulked out heroes is screwed for continuity any ways

npw c - bruce wayne returns - was good -like the superman/green lantern - cameo - the joker reference was a lil odd - sure this will be explained - there were a few missteps here nad there the end - was random and where the cthullu thing comes from much less the sword is a good question as is was batman weakened from the whole death time travel things where he was only on par with cavemen physically the called him man -god but why? the art was bland but i have seen this style employed with batman before-
war of the supermen- the art lack luster still superman ho some times looked middle aged from certain angles - need to re read these and maybe they will click have not been following it much up into this point - was not blown away i think marvel dominates dc at the moment - i could car less about green lantern or flash -books seem blah and typical

state of the union

this week saw a lukewarm free comic book day but hey you get what you pay for - iron man Thor was a particular disappointment , nova /iron man was slightly more entertaining the war of the super man - was the most alluring - while i plan to pick up war of the super men this - and next week's return of bruce wayne - dc has a little more sway recently- even though i am not a fan of geoff johns per- se the aqua man brightest day looks appealing as well- in marvel- awaiting siege four and the last dark avengers which has been spoiler ridden due to marvels fucked up shipping- will pick up the new avengers titles - the hulk books are dropping down to the two titles -and we keep hoping for the green hulk's return to the status quo-
will more than likely just down load iron man two - the hype really burned me out on it