Absolutely fantastic. The depth to Hulk comic has returned. Howabout some hints as to what to expect in your post#82 issues? The artist at least!!!
Ian
Glad I looked thru it before buying. Pretty pictures but a less than five minute read. I would’ve been hosed. I don’t care who the writer is…I’m NOT putting down good money to scan thru pretty pictures. Unfortunately, that’s been the way of the comic world for a number of years now.
Five minute read? It took me a bit longer than that and I’m not exactly a slow reader.
As for the issue in question, I thought that it was a great issue. Deep psychological insight, action, humor. Just like the old days. It’s good to have you back Peter. Now, is Lee Weeks going to be on the book with you past five issues? I know Jae Lee is doing one issue but what about after that?
Solid issue. Not used to having one Hulk in the book, but two…WOW! Keep Weeks and Palmer!!!
Very interesting, though I have more questions now than when this series began! I am looking forward to seeing how the storyline plays out. I must ask, though I know you obviously can’t give away future storylines: If you continue writing beyond this limited run, is there any chance of reprising the fantastic storyline (the theme escapes me) where Hulk had taken over the island and was receiving visits from a benign future Hulk? I was a very angry man when those storylines were tampered with by the Marvel brass, and I’ve always wondered where you were going with it.
I guess SPOILERS is needed for my post..
Are they on the LOST island? It seems like it could be.
Anyways.. Grey Hulk made a comment about new memories, although that was to something Green Hulk said. Made me wonder if the flashback sequences are new memories that our villain is creating for Banner. Sounds plausible since he seems able to look inside his mind.
Overall.. I enjoyed it. I think it would have been nice if Marvel had started the numbering to follow the issue you left.
Very very good…but it needs more cowbell.
Liked it much better than the last issue as it clearly indicated that something is behind the weirdness. For the new reader, at least now he knows that if he doesn’t get something it’s because it hasn’t been explained yet, NOT because the story doesn’t make sense. (I had faith in that last issue, but I’m afraid any new readers might have been scared off.)
Enjoying the psychological stuff very much. It’s like coming home.
On a related note, Peter: Is there any chance of our message board entries being publishable in the lettercol? The editor said there were only four letters, but many of us who want to comment on your books now come here. Marvel should know that there were more than 4 people reading last month.
Last thing: What was the joke in “Where’s (Who’s) your BANNER now?” Didn’t get it. Was it a joke? Was it a reference?
Eric
“Last thing: What was the joke in “Where’s (Who’s) your BANNER now?” Didn’t get it. Was it a joke? Was it a reference?”
I was thinking of Billy Chrystal doing his Edward G Robinson impersonation from THE TEN COMMANDMENTS–“Nyah, where’s your Moses now, nyah.” but that’s probably just me.
Im enjoying the Hulk again. I thought this day would never come.
Without the drama….Seriously these last two issues have gotten me excited about this series again, and its once again (it hasnt been since Peter left the book) that one book that is going to cause me to get into a car accident because I start flipping through it on the drive home since i cant wait until I get home!
Mike
As I said in my review on my site:
“Hulk vs. Hulk. What’s not to like?”
Crap. I completely forgot to pick this up.
I think only 4 people wrote letters because letters pages are so uncommon these days. Needless to say, I wrote a letter to correct this injustice.
This ish was even better than last month’s. I can’t wait to see what lies in store in the months to come.
Brilliant.
Speaking as someone whose been with the HULK from ~#300, AND as someone who actually *LIKED* most of what Bruce Jones did with the title, I am still overjoyed to have you back, Peter. IMHO, *no one* knows this character like you.
Someone earlier mentioned a desire to see you return to the storyline from “Hulk Island.” While I emphatically encourage you to move forward with brand new stuff to your heart’s content, assuming you do get to remain with the Hulk for a while, I would love to see you revisit some of these old gems from your previous run…
1) Return of the Pantheon. Loved these guys, especially Ajax.
2) Another stint as Mr. Fixit. The “Las Vegas” adventures remain some of my personal favorites.
3) I’ve always suspected you had plans for a lil’ baby Banner; I clearly remember a sinister look in The Leader’s eyes when he realized that Betty (his captive at the time) was pregnant and was convinced for years that her “miscarriage” was part of a ploy / long-term scheme on his part. I realize you touched on the possibility of Banner’s child in the novel “What Savage Beast,” but I would persoanlly love to see this explored “in continuity.”
All for now. Keep up to great work, PAD!
– Michael
Short answer: I really liked the first return issue, and I am even more hooked now.
Long answer: I have never been a real Hulk fan. I started reading PAD Hulk somewhere around the Pantheon era. Best as I remember, either PAD X-Factor crossed over to Hulk or the other way around. That story got me to try PAD Hulk. I liked it even though there was a lot of history I didn’t get.
This time around I don’t feel as confused since I jumped in at the beginning of this particular chapter. Furthermore, the storyline fits the character and has me hooked. Someone already stole my thought, which was that the Hulk landed on the Island from LOST. (Not that PAD stole the idea, just that both have developed a level of mystery that is engaging. Unlike the current season of Alias, which has totally lost all sense of mystery, but I digress.)
Glad I looked thru it before buying. Pretty pictures but a less than five minute read. I would’ve been hosed. I don’t care who the writer is…I’m NOT putting down good money to scan thru pretty pictures. Unfortunately, that’s been the way of the comic world for a number of years now.
I mean this very politely, but if you don’t want pictures, go read a novel. I buy comics because it combines both text and pictures. Pictures can tell a very powerful story.
The first Hulk issue I probably read in 5 minutes. But I then went back and reread it, taking time to let the pictures tell the story. (Of course, I then got in trouble because I didn’t get the part about the shark and said so on this sige, but we will just forget about my being slow on that matter.) I did the same with this one. The pictures (when done well — which is why many complain about some artists) tell the story just as much as the words. As JMS showed with his 9-11 Spider-Man comic, and Joss Whedon showed with Hush, you don’t need words to tell a very powerful story. So it is your loss if you simply judge a book by its cover — or its lack of words.
Iowa Jim
it’s not Madrox, but I like it.
and Joss Whedon showed with Hush
Forgot to note that this was a TV episode of Buffy, not a comic book, but it still showed that “pictures” could be as powerful as actual words in telling a story.
and said so on this sige
I meant to type “site” and didn’t catch it on a quick proofread. Sorry.
Iowa Jim
Love your Star Trek books, can you please let us know when the next new fronter will be coming out we can not get any info on it. thanks
Only the second Hulk comic I’ve ever read. It sure was nifty, though.
“that one book that is going to cause me to get into a car accident because I start flipping through it on the drive home since i cant wait until I get home!”
And then you can sue McPeter! (whoa, flashbacks from the last blog entry…)
I’m really enjoying it, especially the “Hulk as imaginary friend” flashbacks. The mixture of action and complex plot is definitely grabbing my interest.
I thought the issue had some great lines in it. The humorous moments weren’t forced. The characters seemed like characters that would actually make those comments. And I thought the Comment “Who’s your Hulk now?” was simply a play on “who’s your daddy now?” as he gave the Grey Hulk a beat down.
Finally, the one eyed thing reminded me of a mindless one from the realm that Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
I thought the one-eyed thing looked like one of the Mindless Ones from the Dark Dimension as well.
I really enjoyed the Hulk as Banner’s “imaginary” friend aspects. And I can’t wait for the next issue. Haven’t said that in a long time 🙂
This issue is an example of why people want PAD to write Hulk.
Supergoodness.
Finally, the one eyed thing reminded me of a mindless one from the realm that Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
I thought the one eyed thing looked familiar. That would be quite an interesting twist if true.
Iowa Jim
The issue was great, loving the juxtaposition of the two storylines – good mixture of character and some smashie-smashie, which I always love. The look of pure craziness on Hulk’s face when the snapped the neck of grey hulk was my favourite part.
1 quick question for PAD:
was the “HULK IS THE STRONGEST ONE THERE IS – Man, that brought back memories” bit kind of a breaking-the-3rd-Wall moment where you, as the writer, was stepping outside to comment on that?
Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
Dormammu? 🙂
I do not know what is going on, but I am enjoying every minute of it.
I concur with the majority of the board. A much more intriguing issue than Part 1, and one that has me genuinely hooked in a way that the previous installment didn’t. But if the “Big Bad” turns out to be Bruce’s old high school principal, would that mean that his new arch nemesis is going to be, essentially, “Welcome Back Kotter’s” Mr. Woodman? (And, come to think of it, wasn’t there once some goofy character in pre-PAD “Hulk” called the Woodman? Hmmmmm, I’m beginning to see how it all might fit together…)
Imagine that, a Hulk comic book with a good storyline. Haven’t seen that in a while.
I liked it a lot, i worried after Jones left that we might get a hack, but it’s nice to see Hulk in good hands still, been reading hulk since the the issue with crazy-eight i think she was and doc samson, i thought it was starnge to buy a hulk comic and find no hulk..but i stayed with it, that was like 280 something, been reading ever since, only dropped it with the jenkins run.
this story has me hooked, good mystery, good action, funny..what more could you want?
There are more memorable moments in the past two issues than in all of Bruce Jones’ run. And I kinda liked Bruce Jones’ run. The early parts.
Now all we need is to get you on an X-book and a Spidey-book and I’m in geek heaven.
Overall, a good issue, (though I thought the art was a little off kilter, somehow. Maybe it was because a lot off the heads (of teh Hulks anyoway) seemed disproportional.
One problem I did have was Bruce’s “imaginary friend” (or at least the earliest beginings of his MPD/fractured psyche) being called “hulk.” The hulk was a name given to mysterious creature waaay back in issue 1, vol 1. ie “it’s some kind of.. Hulking beast..” etc. I suppose it more sense that the Hulk would use the name “hulk” b/c that what he always called himself — as opposed to some tabula rasa just taking the name b/c someone else thought it fit. (Though that did work for Ben Grimm in FF vol1 issue 1)
Sorry, I must be tired, I hope this post is at least semi-coherent
jim “Spooon” henry — nowhere near iowa
I agree… It definately looked like a mindless one for Dormammu’s Dark Dimension… And the mysterious woman watching it all… perhaps Lilith or Clea or somebody else with connections to that dimension or magic…
But to PAD….
Great Issue… loved the first and this one was even better… I’m intrigued if any of this period in Bruce’s life has been previously explored or is this all totally new? And keep Weeks if at all possible…
Going down the imaginary friend angle as a tangent of the multiple personality is an interesting way of pleasing old readers and not alienating new ones. The whole island thing isn’t really interesting me so far but it has potential. Even though you’ve already said that you want to stay away from your older stuff I would still like to see you at least acknowledge it’s existence at some point in the book. I’m sticking around for the next ish.
I liked it.
I also picked up the trade of your earliest “Hulk” issues. Any word if more of your previous run will be collected?
Rick
Peter! Good issue! I’m not familiar with the “Hulk Island” storyline that some of the others have mentioned on this blog, but I hope that it comes up in a future issue of your Visionnairies TPB.
Hey, everybody! If you haven’t already, pickup a copy of the third book of PAD’s Sir Apropos of Nothing series: “Tong Lashing”. I’m not even done the book yet, and I would already recommend it! The chapter called “Chin Music” I found to be especially moving.
Sweet. Read it at the LCS before I bought it. Will read it again this weekend.
I think I need a new comic store. My store told it hadn’t shipped this week.
First off, I think Studio F is doing a great job with the colouring (and that’s from a pro comic colourist 🙂 ).
I’m really enjoying the heck outta this arc. The art and writing are meshing really well, with enough tidbits and (mis)information to keep me wanting to come back for more.
Gotta love self-deprecating humour as well 🙂
A few people already said this, but this is probably truer for me than 90% or more of the others posting on this board: it felt like coming home again.
Seriously, this was simply great.
A bit of history to put this in perspective.
When I was eight years old (1978) my mother took me to the pharmacy a few blocks from our house. I had gone there many times with her in the past, and I hated it. It was boring, smelled funny, and the building was older than any other I knew. The whole place just smelled old. At that time, I received (if I had done all my chores, which was not a given) three dollars a week allowance. I usually purchased a couple of Matchbox cars at K-Mart or something.
But on this particular summer day of 1978, after the trek to the pharmacy, my Mother told me her prescription was not ready yet, and that I was free to roam the store. Yippee.
But a funny thing happened. First, my three dollars had grown to six, as we did not go to the K-Mart the week before. Second, I found a wire spin rack with comic books on it. Having never read comic books before, I did not get what they were all about. Were they just cheap books about the cartoons I watched on Sunday morning? But no, there were many comic titled and characters I had never seen before, and the one that really jumped of the rack at me was the Incredible Hulk.
I picked that comic, and a few others. When we returned home, I spent the afternoon in a pop-up canvas camper my parents were airing out in the yard in anticipation of an upcoming camping trip. So it was there, in a wet canvas smelling pop-up camper that my eight-year-old self first read the Hulk. And Spider-Man. And the Avengers. And Thor. And that was when I was hooked.
My tastes in comics changed over the years, but some Marvel comics were always on my list. And the one I never missed, from 1978 until 2001 or so, was the Hulk.
Last month, when your return issue came out, I picked it up. And as I said, it felt like coming home. As well as Bruce Jones
Funny, Hulk was on my “no buy” list because of how ticked I got when I bought one; mindless characters did nothing for me. When I started working at Diamond, a co-worker said Hulk was the best thing on the market and I scoffed – loudly.
He made me read one (he was a very strong guy) and that was my introduction to PAD’s run. Hog heaven, and best yet was a damaged Hulk TP I bought for a buck (I wasn’t highly paid at the time…) It was the first time I started looking for a writer’s name instead of a character. And it’s still the only writer’s name I look for instead of a character.
Best part of a wonderful issue had to be the panel in which Hulk is looking at the defeated Mindless One and, behind the Hulk, there rises what looks to be Fin Fang Foom. This story just keeps getting better and better.
I need the feats of strength bring back the feats of strength!Please PAD,please……..Also great issue.
I enjoyed this issue. I have to admit that during the previous writer’s run on the title, I lost my desire to continue buying and reading it. So, I eventually dropped it. I have to say that it’s great to have you back on The Hulk, PAD. Judging from the Grey Hulk turning into a Mindless One, it seems that something supernatural is going on. I’m looking forward to the rest of this storyline.
PAD, any chance of using these characters in the near future? Examples, The Microns, Modred The Mystic, Woodgod, Alpha The Mutant, Machine Man, Devil Dinosaur, The Eternals, Guardians of the Galaxy, and/or Quasar.
I enjoyed the issue a lot and it was a great read even though Lee Weeks isn
Great to have Hulk and Peter back, even though I have purchased each issue since they left, these last two are the first I have read completly and not just thumbed through in about a year.
Thanks
It was Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally got your initial issue yesterday…
For the first time in YEARS, this book is enjoyable again. Thank you for all the past AND future stories that we’ll get to read from ya 🙂
All the best to you on the Hulk and anything else you work on.
• 
Shark Free??? Feh
Absolutely fantastic. The depth to Hulk comic has returned. Howabout some hints as to what to expect in your post#82 issues? The artist at least!!!
Ian
Glad I looked thru it before buying. Pretty pictures but a less than five minute read. I would’ve been hosed. I don’t care who the writer is…I’m NOT putting down good money to scan thru pretty pictures. Unfortunately, that’s been the way of the comic world for a number of years now.
Five minute read? It took me a bit longer than that and I’m not exactly a slow reader.
As for the issue in question, I thought that it was a great issue. Deep psychological insight, action, humor. Just like the old days. It’s good to have you back Peter. Now, is Lee Weeks going to be on the book with you past five issues? I know Jae Lee is doing one issue but what about after that?
Solid issue. Not used to having one Hulk in the book, but two…WOW! Keep Weeks and Palmer!!!
Very interesting, though I have more questions now than when this series began! I am looking forward to seeing how the storyline plays out. I must ask, though I know you obviously can’t give away future storylines: If you continue writing beyond this limited run, is there any chance of reprising the fantastic storyline (the theme escapes me) where Hulk had taken over the island and was receiving visits from a benign future Hulk? I was a very angry man when those storylines were tampered with by the Marvel brass, and I’ve always wondered where you were going with it.
I guess SPOILERS is needed for my post..
Are they on the LOST island? It seems like it could be.
Anyways.. Grey Hulk made a comment about new memories, although that was to something Green Hulk said. Made me wonder if the flashback sequences are new memories that our villain is creating for Banner. Sounds plausible since he seems able to look inside his mind.
Overall.. I enjoyed it. I think it would have been nice if Marvel had started the numbering to follow the issue you left.
Very very good…but it needs more cowbell.
Liked it much better than the last issue as it clearly indicated that something is behind the weirdness. For the new reader, at least now he knows that if he doesn’t get something it’s because it hasn’t been explained yet, NOT because the story doesn’t make sense. (I had faith in that last issue, but I’m afraid any new readers might have been scared off.)
Enjoying the psychological stuff very much. It’s like coming home.
On a related note, Peter: Is there any chance of our message board entries being publishable in the lettercol? The editor said there were only four letters, but many of us who want to comment on your books now come here. Marvel should know that there were more than 4 people reading last month.
Last thing: What was the joke in “Where’s (Who’s) your BANNER now?” Didn’t get it. Was it a joke? Was it a reference?
Eric
“Last thing: What was the joke in “Where’s (Who’s) your BANNER now?” Didn’t get it. Was it a joke? Was it a reference?”
I was thinking of Billy Chrystal doing his Edward G Robinson impersonation from THE TEN COMMANDMENTS–“Nyah, where’s your Moses now, nyah.” but that’s probably just me.
Im enjoying the Hulk again. I thought this day would never come.
Without the drama….Seriously these last two issues have gotten me excited about this series again, and its once again (it hasnt been since Peter left the book) that one book that is going to cause me to get into a car accident because I start flipping through it on the drive home since i cant wait until I get home!
Mike
As I said in my review on my site:
“Hulk vs. Hulk. What’s not to like?”
Crap. I completely forgot to pick this up.
I think only 4 people wrote letters because letters pages are so uncommon these days. Needless to say, I wrote a letter to correct this injustice.
This ish was even better than last month’s. I can’t wait to see what lies in store in the months to come.
Brilliant.
Speaking as someone whose been with the HULK from ~#300, AND as someone who actually *LIKED* most of what Bruce Jones did with the title, I am still overjoyed to have you back, Peter. IMHO, *no one* knows this character like you.
Someone earlier mentioned a desire to see you return to the storyline from “Hulk Island.” While I emphatically encourage you to move forward with brand new stuff to your heart’s content, assuming you do get to remain with the Hulk for a while, I would love to see you revisit some of these old gems from your previous run…
1) Return of the Pantheon. Loved these guys, especially Ajax.
2) Another stint as Mr. Fixit. The “Las Vegas” adventures remain some of my personal favorites.
3) I’ve always suspected you had plans for a lil’ baby Banner; I clearly remember a sinister look in The Leader’s eyes when he realized that Betty (his captive at the time) was pregnant and was convinced for years that her “miscarriage” was part of a ploy / long-term scheme on his part. I realize you touched on the possibility of Banner’s child in the novel “What Savage Beast,” but I would persoanlly love to see this explored “in continuity.”
All for now. Keep up to great work, PAD!
– Michael
Short answer: I really liked the first return issue, and I am even more hooked now.
Long answer: I have never been a real Hulk fan. I started reading PAD Hulk somewhere around the Pantheon era. Best as I remember, either PAD X-Factor crossed over to Hulk or the other way around. That story got me to try PAD Hulk. I liked it even though there was a lot of history I didn’t get.
This time around I don’t feel as confused since I jumped in at the beginning of this particular chapter. Furthermore, the storyline fits the character and has me hooked. Someone already stole my thought, which was that the Hulk landed on the Island from LOST. (Not that PAD stole the idea, just that both have developed a level of mystery that is engaging. Unlike the current season of Alias, which has totally lost all sense of mystery, but I digress.)
Glad I looked thru it before buying. Pretty pictures but a less than five minute read. I would’ve been hosed. I don’t care who the writer is…I’m NOT putting down good money to scan thru pretty pictures. Unfortunately, that’s been the way of the comic world for a number of years now.
I mean this very politely, but if you don’t want pictures, go read a novel. I buy comics because it combines both text and pictures. Pictures can tell a very powerful story.
The first Hulk issue I probably read in 5 minutes. But I then went back and reread it, taking time to let the pictures tell the story. (Of course, I then got in trouble because I didn’t get the part about the shark and said so on this sige, but we will just forget about my being slow on that matter.) I did the same with this one. The pictures (when done well — which is why many complain about some artists) tell the story just as much as the words. As JMS showed with his 9-11 Spider-Man comic, and Joss Whedon showed with Hush, you don’t need words to tell a very powerful story. So it is your loss if you simply judge a book by its cover — or its lack of words.
Iowa Jim
it’s not Madrox, but I like it.
and Joss Whedon showed with Hush
Forgot to note that this was a TV episode of Buffy, not a comic book, but it still showed that “pictures” could be as powerful as actual words in telling a story.
and said so on this sige
I meant to type “site” and didn’t catch it on a quick proofread. Sorry.
Iowa Jim
Love your Star Trek books, can you please let us know when the next new fronter will be coming out we can not get any info on it. thanks
Only the second Hulk comic I’ve ever read. It sure was nifty, though.
“that one book that is going to cause me to get into a car accident because I start flipping through it on the drive home since i cant wait until I get home!”
And then you can sue McPeter! (whoa, flashbacks from the last blog entry…)
I’m really enjoying it, especially the “Hulk as imaginary friend” flashbacks. The mixture of action and complex plot is definitely grabbing my interest.
I thought the issue had some great lines in it. The humorous moments weren’t forced. The characters seemed like characters that would actually make those comments. And I thought the Comment “Who’s your Hulk now?” was simply a play on “who’s your daddy now?” as he gave the Grey Hulk a beat down.
Finally, the one eyed thing reminded me of a mindless one from the realm that Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
I thought the one-eyed thing looked like one of the Mindless Ones from the Dark Dimension as well.
I really enjoyed the Hulk as Banner’s “imaginary” friend aspects. And I can’t wait for the next issue. Haven’t said that in a long time 🙂
This issue is an example of why people want PAD to write Hulk.
Supergoodness.
Finally, the one eyed thing reminded me of a mindless one from the realm that Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
I thought the one eyed thing looked familiar. That would be quite an interesting twist if true.
Iowa Jim
The issue was great, loving the juxtaposition of the two storylines – good mixture of character and some smashie-smashie, which I always love. The look of pure craziness on Hulk’s face when the snapped the neck of grey hulk was my favourite part.
1 quick question for PAD:
was the “HULK IS THE STRONGEST ONE THERE IS – Man, that brought back memories” bit kind of a breaking-the-3rd-Wall moment where you, as the writer, was stepping outside to comment on that?
Domoromu..uh.. Dormomu.. no..Dormumumu.. dang it.. from the realm that the flame head guy from Dr.Strange rules.
Dormammu? 🙂
I do not know what is going on, but I am enjoying every minute of it.
I concur with the majority of the board. A much more intriguing issue than Part 1, and one that has me genuinely hooked in a way that the previous installment didn’t. But if the “Big Bad” turns out to be Bruce’s old high school principal, would that mean that his new arch nemesis is going to be, essentially, “Welcome Back Kotter’s” Mr. Woodman? (And, come to think of it, wasn’t there once some goofy character in pre-PAD “Hulk” called the Woodman? Hmmmmm, I’m beginning to see how it all might fit together…)
Imagine that, a Hulk comic book with a good storyline. Haven’t seen that in a while.
I liked it a lot, i worried after Jones left that we might get a hack, but it’s nice to see Hulk in good hands still, been reading hulk since the the issue with crazy-eight i think she was and doc samson, i thought it was starnge to buy a hulk comic and find no hulk..but i stayed with it, that was like 280 something, been reading ever since, only dropped it with the jenkins run.
this story has me hooked, good mystery, good action, funny..what more could you want?
There are more memorable moments in the past two issues than in all of Bruce Jones’ run. And I kinda liked Bruce Jones’ run. The early parts.
Now all we need is to get you on an X-book and a Spidey-book and I’m in geek heaven.
Overall, a good issue, (though I thought the art was a little off kilter, somehow. Maybe it was because a lot off the heads (of teh Hulks anyoway) seemed disproportional.
One problem I did have was Bruce’s “imaginary friend” (or at least the earliest beginings of his MPD/fractured psyche) being called “hulk.” The hulk was a name given to mysterious creature waaay back in issue 1, vol 1. ie “it’s some kind of.. Hulking beast..” etc. I suppose it more sense that the Hulk would use the name “hulk” b/c that what he always called himself — as opposed to some tabula rasa just taking the name b/c someone else thought it fit. (Though that did work for Ben Grimm in FF vol1 issue 1)
Sorry, I must be tired, I hope this post is at least semi-coherent
jim “Spooon” henry — nowhere near iowa
I agree… It definately looked like a mindless one for Dormammu’s Dark Dimension… And the mysterious woman watching it all… perhaps Lilith or Clea or somebody else with connections to that dimension or magic…
But to PAD….
Great Issue… loved the first and this one was even better… I’m intrigued if any of this period in Bruce’s life has been previously explored or is this all totally new? And keep Weeks if at all possible…
Going down the imaginary friend angle as a tangent of the multiple personality is an interesting way of pleasing old readers and not alienating new ones. The whole island thing isn’t really interesting me so far but it has potential. Even though you’ve already said that you want to stay away from your older stuff I would still like to see you at least acknowledge it’s existence at some point in the book. I’m sticking around for the next ish.
I liked it.
I also picked up the trade of your earliest “Hulk” issues. Any word if more of your previous run will be collected?
Rick
Peter! Good issue! I’m not familiar with the “Hulk Island” storyline that some of the others have mentioned on this blog, but I hope that it comes up in a future issue of your Visionnairies TPB.
Hey, everybody! If you haven’t already, pickup a copy of the third book of PAD’s Sir Apropos of Nothing series: “Tong Lashing”. I’m not even done the book yet, and I would already recommend it! The chapter called “Chin Music” I found to be especially moving.
Sweet. Read it at the LCS before I bought it. Will read it again this weekend.
I think I need a new comic store. My store told it hadn’t shipped this week.
First off, I think Studio F is doing a great job with the colouring (and that’s from a pro comic colourist 🙂 ).
I’m really enjoying the heck outta this arc. The art and writing are meshing really well, with enough tidbits and (mis)information to keep me wanting to come back for more.
Gotta love self-deprecating humour as well 🙂
A few people already said this, but this is probably truer for me than 90% or more of the others posting on this board: it felt like coming home again.
Seriously, this was simply great.
A bit of history to put this in perspective.
When I was eight years old (1978) my mother took me to the pharmacy a few blocks from our house. I had gone there many times with her in the past, and I hated it. It was boring, smelled funny, and the building was older than any other I knew. The whole place just smelled old. At that time, I received (if I had done all my chores, which was not a given) three dollars a week allowance. I usually purchased a couple of Matchbox cars at K-Mart or something.
But on this particular summer day of 1978, after the trek to the pharmacy, my Mother told me her prescription was not ready yet, and that I was free to roam the store. Yippee.
But a funny thing happened. First, my three dollars had grown to six, as we did not go to the K-Mart the week before. Second, I found a wire spin rack with comic books on it. Having never read comic books before, I did not get what they were all about. Were they just cheap books about the cartoons I watched on Sunday morning? But no, there were many comic titled and characters I had never seen before, and the one that really jumped of the rack at me was the Incredible Hulk.
I picked that comic, and a few others. When we returned home, I spent the afternoon in a pop-up canvas camper my parents were airing out in the yard in anticipation of an upcoming camping trip. So it was there, in a wet canvas smelling pop-up camper that my eight-year-old self first read the Hulk. And Spider-Man. And the Avengers. And Thor. And that was when I was hooked.
My tastes in comics changed over the years, but some Marvel comics were always on my list. And the one I never missed, from 1978 until 2001 or so, was the Hulk.
Last month, when your return issue came out, I picked it up. And as I said, it felt like coming home. As well as Bruce Jones
Funny, Hulk was on my “no buy” list because of how ticked I got when I bought one; mindless characters did nothing for me. When I started working at Diamond, a co-worker said Hulk was the best thing on the market and I scoffed – loudly.
He made me read one (he was a very strong guy) and that was my introduction to PAD’s run. Hog heaven, and best yet was a damaged Hulk TP I bought for a buck (I wasn’t highly paid at the time…) It was the first time I started looking for a writer’s name instead of a character. And it’s still the only writer’s name I look for instead of a character.
Best part of a wonderful issue had to be the panel in which Hulk is looking at the defeated Mindless One and, behind the Hulk, there rises what looks to be Fin Fang Foom. This story just keeps getting better and better.
I need the feats of strength bring back the feats of strength!Please PAD,please……..Also great issue.
I enjoyed this issue. I have to admit that during the previous writer’s run on the title, I lost my desire to continue buying and reading it. So, I eventually dropped it. I have to say that it’s great to have you back on The Hulk, PAD. Judging from the Grey Hulk turning into a Mindless One, it seems that something supernatural is going on. I’m looking forward to the rest of this storyline.
PAD, any chance of using these characters in the near future? Examples, The Microns, Modred The Mystic, Woodgod, Alpha The Mutant, Machine Man, Devil Dinosaur, The Eternals, Guardians of the Galaxy, and/or Quasar.
I enjoyed the issue a lot and it was a great read even though Lee Weeks isn
Great to have Hulk and Peter back, even though I have purchased each issue since they left, these last two are the first I have read completly and not just thumbed through in about a year.
Thanks
It was Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally got your initial issue yesterday…
For the first time in YEARS, this book is enjoyable again. Thank you for all the past AND future stories that we’ll get to read from ya 🙂
All the best to you on the Hulk and anything else you work on.