Incredible Hulk Vol. 1: Return of the Monster
Incredible Hulk Vol. 1: Return of the Monster
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars where is the hulk?
this book has 144 pages and of those 144 pages, 9 or 10 pages
(not including the covers)shows the hulk, the rest is banner and his struggle . the plot is bad , by reading the other reviews, is what made me buy this book. now that i read it, i’m wondering if i bought the wrong title, no it was the right book, it just the other reviewers don’t know what they’re talking about. the art is beautiful, that is the only thing i can say that good about this trade back. the book reads like an X-files episode , meaning the creature (the hulk) stays in the shadows only showing up briefly. the plot really stinks. bruce jones’s ideal of a battle with the hulk is to send out 2 hired guns to defeat him (to kill or bring to justice, i’m not sure which) there are some of things that are weak in the writng, for instance why are people who have been shot in the head still walking or thier odd behavior afterwards, the author gives no explaination. to me the hulk should be bigger than life,in the marvel universe ( and ours as well) the hulk is known world wide, he is hunted by the miltary , he is hounded by the the super human teams,( avengers, fantastic 4,, etc..)he is feared by humans, He is a weapon of mass destruction, but he is NOT a sulking figure that hides in the shadows and suppressed by weak knee wimp like bruce jones, ( opps! i mean bruce banner). the book stinks, it reads stupid, do yourself a favor and skip this one
4 Stars Pretty Good
This book is a great read but I feel it’s not as good as the second one by a little bit and that’s why I gave it four stars. That being said it is still very well written with great artwork to follow it up. I’m just beginning to get into The Incredible Hulk and I find these books to be great. I’d reccomend them for anyone that’s just starting out like me or any long time Hulk fan.
5 Stars Downright Frightening. One Of The Best Hulk Stories Ever
Reprints #s 34-39 of the current ongoing “Hulk” series, featuring the debut of Bruce Jones, and a great jumping-on point for anyone who hasn’t read the series in a long time, or an ultimate treasure for longtime fans.
Without giving too much away, Bruce Banner is on the run from just about everyone, with the Hulk accused of killing a child in a rampage. The trouble is, the evidence that this ever occured is in short supply, and ulterior motives seem to abound. The six comics reprinted here are all absolutely top-notch (and include one issue from Marvel’s “Nuff Said” event, where the comics unfolded entirely without words. I don’t know about all the others, but this one worked incredibly well, and blended into the larger story seamlessly) Flawless dialogue, stunning art (including the stunning reprinted covers from the original issues) and a somewhat different incarnation of the Hulk than we’ve seen before. The thing about the Hulk is that it’s been established many years ago that the Banner/Hulk split cracks in more than 2 directions (remember Joe Fixit?) so you can do stuff like this without contradicting continuity.
One of the very best Trade Paperbacks on the market. If you’ve never read a comic book before, or you haven’t read one in decades, this book alone could hook you into the wonderful world of comicdom.
5 Stars welcome bruce jones
This TPB includes Incredible Hulk 34-39 and the new team are Bruce Jones -a veteran horror writer-, the art of John Romita Jr-the son of the legendary Spider Romita and a legend for his previous works Starbrand , Thor etc- and the inks of Tom Palmer
5 Stars It all starts here
The beginning of Bruce Jones fantastic conspiracy run of the Hulk starts here with one of my favorite artists, John Romita, JR. Blamed for the death of a small boy while rampaging as the Hulk, Bruce Banner tries unravel a mystery while eluding mysterious agents that are after him.
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