Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Incredible Hulk #3
Marvel Comics
Aaron, Silvestri & Gho

Yikes, this relaunch is shaping to be a real misfire. The third issue continues to tell a very slow story but it adds a lot of fighting to make it appear like something is happening. This series is beginning to remind me a lot of Jeph Loeb's Hulk series except the Hulk is fighting monsters this time around instead of Marvel super-hero guest stars. I understand Aaron is trying to build up Hulk as his own entity (without Banner) and give him some purpose for getting involved with Banner again, but this story is just not dense enough. This is another disappointing issue.

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Incredible Hulk #1
Marvel Comics
Aaron, Silvestri & Gho

Marvel's big re-launch of the Incredible Hulk brings a high profile creative team and a new direction. All of which makes for good criteria for a re-launch. With DC Comics rebooting and launching their entire line in September I find myself comparing this number one with the likes of those number ones but that may not be totally applicable because the history of the character remains intact. In any case I found this issue to be lacking in many areas. Essentially this issue doesn't provide much story and I'm not sure the slow burn approach is the way to go with a high profile first issue as this one seems to do.

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Incredible Hulk #635
Marvel Comics
Pak, Pelletier, Grummett, Miki, Hamscher, Hollowell & Aburtov

The five plus year run of Greg Pak on the Incredible Hulk wraps up with an issue that further explores what makes Banner and the Hulk tick. As you might guess, it wouldn't be a conclusion to any Hulk arc without a lot of fighting. Overall, this issue is a solid read containing a main story, an epilogue, afterword, interview and a cover gallery of the seventy or so issues that Pak was written. The conclusion to the arc, though, I found to be only so-so. Either way, if you are fan of Pak's take on the Hulk then this is a definite to pick-up.

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Incredible Hulks #634
Marvel Comics
Pak, Pelletier, Miki, Hollowell & Aburtov

The penultimate chapter in the Greg Pak, Incredible Hulk saga hits with issue 634. The issue has a tremendous amount of action and it brings about some of the most bizarre plot twists I think this arc could have conjured up. Overall, the issue's focus is on giving away some of the "wishes" that have driven the plot to this point and the fighting is a companion to those wishes. This is a fun issue that leaves for an ending that could go in so many directions. I enjoyed this issue and found it to be cover to cover fun.

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Incredible Hulks #620
Marvel Comics
Pak, Pelletier, Miki & Mounts

The Chaos War wraps up its tie-in to the Hulk(s) with this issue as the Hulk battles the undead, monstered-up, incarnation of his father. As you might guess the issue is heavy on the action and displays it with some amazing artwork. The issue has some interesting character work and gives a good window into the overall point of the Chaos War mini event. It's a fun issue all around.

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Incredible Hulks #618
Marvel Comics
Pak, Pelletier, Miki & Mounts

This issue of the Incredible Hulks is a Chaos War tie-in which provides a good test for this reader as I haven't read one single issue of the Chaos War event….assuming it is an event. I found the issue to blend in perfectly with the larger scheme of the Hulk universe while also informing the reader of what exactly the Chaos War is. I liked the issue and I even thought the backup was good too. All around, this was a good comic book.

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Incredible Hulks #614
Marvel Comics
Pak, Kitson & Hanna

As Earth, as a whole, becomes aware of the sudden appearance of a planet in our solar system a couple of different factions begin to mobilize and plan for a defensive. Hulk's newly discovered son, Hiro-Kala, is riding in a fleet of ships towing a planet towards Earth to destroy it. It's not entirely clear how everyone on Earth understands this is an attack, but the gravitational pull resulting from the new planet is creating some weather issues. Banner knows better as one of his other kids, Skaar, lets him know that there is this other son out there and he is presumably out to kill him, if not everyone. This issue significantly picks the story up and the action. This was a solid read.

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Hulk #25
Marvel Comics
Parker & Hardman

Red Hulk (I guess we can just call him "Hulk" now but it still doesn't feel right) has a new driver at the helm starting in this issue as Jeff Parker takes over. As you might expect this is a jump on point for new readers as much of the issue is the set up for the new status quo for the Hulk. It's a good issue and does a lot of explaining for the newer reader as opposed to being action heavy as it was in previous issues. It's definitely a different comic book now with a new creative team.

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