RETRO REVIEW: Immortal Hulk
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Marvel; $3.99 per issue
In 2018, the Hulk received a new starring series in Immortal Hulk. With Bruce Banner believed to be dead, both Bruce and the Hulk attempt to keep a low profile – which doesn’t work. He is confronted with opportunities to be heroic (that often go badly), catching the attention of a police detective and a reporter, followed by longstanding friends and enemies.
For his interpretation in Immortal Hulk, writer Al Ewing has taken a gothic literary approach to tell the story. The Incredible Hulk has always been a character of dual identities: the scientist and the savage, the monster and the tortured soul. This title portrays him as a character who despite a brutish exterior, has a well of emotion, à la Frankenstein’s Monster. The art focuses on the more frightening side of the Hulk with some intimidating and truly scary renderings of the powerful character.
Written with such eloquence and partnered with the dark, moody art, makes this a meaty entry for the Hulk and readers who want some pathos with the smashing.
–Amanda Sheriff
