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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
been there, smashed that,
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This review is from: Marvel Masterworks: Incredible Hulk - Volume 3 (Hardcover)
Old Greenskin definitely has his ups and downs (and not just when he's leaping across the plains).
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 (Second Edition) introduced the character. This was Lee and Kirby's second attempt at modern superheroics (the Fantastic Four was their first) and you can see them experimenting to see what does and doesn't work. It starts off as a kind of horror comic (Bruce Banner turning into an uncontrollable monster) but whoever heard of a comic book with the monster was the protagonist? After his own title got cancelled, Greenskin shared a title with Giant Man Marvel masterworks The Incredible Hulk From Tales To Astonish Nos. 59-79(#39). With half as many pages to work with, Stan and Jack expand the role of "Thunderbolt" Ross. They introduce "Hulkbuster Base" and the classic villain, the Leader. Hulk's adventures continue into this volume, but don't have quite the same "oomph" as his earlier tales did (and would again when Roy Thomas and Herb Trimpe take over the book). In the first place, there is a hodge-podge of artists: Jack Kirby leaves after a couple of issues, to be replaced by John Buscema for three issues, Gil Kane (four issues) before finally settling on Marie Severin. Buscema's Hulk is actually too handsome. Kane does a fine job on his short run, bringing out the emotional aspects of the characters including General Ross and sidekick Rick Jones. The main problem is the stories. Stan Lee has the Hulk go from fight to fight without any let up. Occasionally he does something heroic and almost gets pardoned, then something screws it up and Hulk goes back to being hunted. There are some memorable moments in these tales: a wounded Rick Jones pleading with the Hulk not to run away; "Thunderbolt" Ross's gradual realization of the true nature of the Hulk, and so on. These stories also introduce a potentially great villain: Boomerang. He's a suave, debonair James Bond-type who works for a secret organization; on the job, his skill with little metal disks make him undefeatable (he even gives the Hulk a run for his money). Unfortunately he is hampered by TWO of the worst costume designs ever to appear in a Marvel book. Still, one has to give Stan Lee credit for trying different things: the Hulk falls into the clutches of the cult the "Living Lightnings," he goes to Asgard, etc. While not the finest stories in the Hulk's career, these are still enjoyable to read.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk 3,
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This review is from: Marvel Masterworks: Incredible Hulk - Volume 3 (Hardcover)
collecting all the masterworks some are very hard to find, it is nice to know i can come to amazon to find the missing ones, this is a wonderful book and series worth collecting for reading or saving for your kids which is what i intend to do.
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