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The Immortal Hulk (Collected Editions)
Marvel Premiere. El Inmortal Hulk 10 Del infierno y de la la muerte
¡El gigantesco final! Hulk busca entre los fantasmas del pasado la respuesta a todas sus preguntas. Aquel Que Está Debajo de Todo, La Puerta Verde, Samuel Sterns, Jackie McGee y Bruce Banner. Todo ha conducido a esto. ¡El último y gigantesco tomo de El Inmortal Hulk!
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 7, 2021
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April 20, 2022
All good things must come to an end.
Or so they say.
Hulk is back with Donny Cates at the helm of the title, and I'm very hopeful from reading my friends' reviews that it is a continuation of goodness.
Still, Ewing's run is over.
And I really thought this had a pretty lovely ending.
However, I thought there was a lot of unwanted/unneeded padding in there about characters and storylines that no one actually gave any real fucks about. I think it honestly would have been better without the introduction of the new characters. I didn't hate either the scientist or the journalist, but I didn't think they added much besides sucking up panels that could have been devoted to Bruce or one of his alter egos. More Betty. More Rick Jones. Less of some of these other guys.
Still.
This is the best (to me) Hulk comic yet, and the only new Marvel title I was still interested in reading for quite a while, so I'm not going to quibble too much over a few imperfections.
Definitely going to add this run to my collection shelf.
Highly Recommended.
Or so they say.
Hulk is back with Donny Cates at the helm of the title, and I'm very hopeful from reading my friends' reviews that it is a continuation of goodness.
Still, Ewing's run is over.
And I really thought this had a pretty lovely ending.
However, I thought there was a lot of unwanted/unneeded padding in there about characters and storylines that no one actually gave any real fucks about. I think it honestly would have been better without the introduction of the new characters. I didn't hate either the scientist or the journalist, but I didn't think they added much besides sucking up panels that could have been devoted to Bruce or one of his alter egos. More Betty. More Rick Jones. Less of some of these other guys.
Still.
This is the best (to me) Hulk comic yet, and the only new Marvel title I was still interested in reading for quite a while, so I'm not going to quibble too much over a few imperfections.
Definitely going to add this run to my collection shelf.
Highly Recommended.
December 13, 2021
Immortal Hulk finally hits it's finale and...it was okay.
Here's the thing. I enjoyed Immortal Hulk. Especially the middle section like volume 3-6 or 7. But then it got pretty disjointed closer to the end.
Here we have Hulk being defined with who he is and what he is. Before we get into the internal struggle with the one below and the one above, we have to deal with a big brawl with the Avengers. Hulk is looked at as a monster, which all makes sense in the end. I mean look what he's done in this run alone. But can he actually be redeemed?
This was a weird ending. And not in the sense where I'm like "I'm confused what happened" ending, but in a more "Oh...that's...it...okay..." type ending. There's moment of slowdown with Betty that worked really well and I enjoyed some of the other moments of Hulk's internal monologue and end to his mission. But the very ending, the one above all or the one under, didn't really work for me. It dragged on FOREVER. Joe Fix was one of the better parts but even that felt muddled at times.
Overall. I feel this run would benefit from reading it in one long sitting instead of through years. To fully feel the story. As it stands it's a okay ending. A 3 out of 5.
Here's the thing. I enjoyed Immortal Hulk. Especially the middle section like volume 3-6 or 7. But then it got pretty disjointed closer to the end.
Here we have Hulk being defined with who he is and what he is. Before we get into the internal struggle with the one below and the one above, we have to deal with a big brawl with the Avengers. Hulk is looked at as a monster, which all makes sense in the end. I mean look what he's done in this run alone. But can he actually be redeemed?
This was a weird ending. And not in the sense where I'm like "I'm confused what happened" ending, but in a more "Oh...that's...it...okay..." type ending. There's moment of slowdown with Betty that worked really well and I enjoyed some of the other moments of Hulk's internal monologue and end to his mission. But the very ending, the one above all or the one under, didn't really work for me. It dragged on FOREVER. Joe Fix was one of the better parts but even that felt muddled at times.
Overall. I feel this run would benefit from reading it in one long sitting instead of through years. To fully feel the story. As it stands it's a okay ending. A 3 out of 5.
December 8, 2021
Immortal Hulk: Of Hell and Death collects Immortal Hulk 46-50.
Well, Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk run has reached its conclusion. Hulk and Ms. McGee head to hell using the Forever Gate and bring the metaphysical epic to its conclusion.
The art and writing were superb but my first thought upon finishing it was "That's it?" I guess Ewing's run was more about the journey than the destination. I was hoping for a big fight or something but to paraphrase something Red Hulk says in this volume "Sometimes, walking up and punching things doesn't work."
The last couple volumes were kind of a letdown but Ewing set the bar a little too high for himself during the 35-40 issues of the series. Still, Immortal Hulk is one of the better Big Two runs of the last 10-15 years.
Immortal Hulk: Of Hell and Death brings the series to a somewhat underwhelming conclusion. Three out of five stars.
Well, Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk run has reached its conclusion. Hulk and Ms. McGee head to hell using the Forever Gate and bring the metaphysical epic to its conclusion.
The art and writing were superb but my first thought upon finishing it was "That's it?" I guess Ewing's run was more about the journey than the destination. I was hoping for a big fight or something but to paraphrase something Red Hulk says in this volume "Sometimes, walking up and punching things doesn't work."
The last couple volumes were kind of a letdown but Ewing set the bar a little too high for himself during the 35-40 issues of the series. Still, Immortal Hulk is one of the better Big Two runs of the last 10-15 years.
Immortal Hulk: Of Hell and Death brings the series to a somewhat underwhelming conclusion. Three out of five stars.
July 7, 2022
I loved this horror twist on the Hulk from the start. I can't help but feel that Ewing whiffed on the ending though. Ewing spins the wheels for the last few issues with the Avengers holding off any kind of answers for the final issue. Those answers felt very unsatisfying though. Couple that with the unnecessary and kind of stupid binding of two of the characters' histories and this is a bit of a letdown. Still, the series as a whole was fantastic. I guess this was about the journey, not the destination.
December 25, 2024
A great end to a fantastic series. Open ended enough to allow the series to continue with other writers.
November 18, 2022
So.....
It's over.
This was a fantastic series. But sadly, I can't help but feel ultimately disappointed by this last volume. Really what made this volume for me was the touching moments between Betty and Joe.
But everything else was just kind of meh in my opinion. The beginning fight with the Avengers, was cool. But it had already been done in volume two. So instead of "Wow! That was great!", it was:
And then the ending. Well where do I even start...
Listen, I get that this is supposed to be "It's not about the destination, it's the journey.", but it really didn't work for me. And the problem? I can't give this any less than 3 stars. Because it's Immortal Hulk! It's a great series! It's just a shame that the ending kind of sucked. (go read this series though)
It's over.
This was a fantastic series. But sadly, I can't help but feel ultimately disappointed by this last volume. Really what made this volume for me was the touching moments between Betty and Joe.
But everything else was just kind of meh in my opinion. The beginning fight with the Avengers, was cool. But it had already been done in volume two. So instead of "Wow! That was great!", it was:
And then the ending. Well where do I even start...
Listen, I get that this is supposed to be "It's not about the destination, it's the journey.", but it really didn't work for me. And the problem? I can't give this any less than 3 stars. Because it's Immortal Hulk! It's a great series! It's just a shame that the ending kind of sucked. (go read this series though)
February 20, 2022
Fifty issues so the author can whip out one of Marvel's stupidest and most obscure characters for a four-page fold-out spread? And why not throw in a stupid long-lost blood relation connection between a couple long-standing characters to boot? OMOAA.
This was definitely one of those "it's the journey, not the destination" series. And the journey is only good if you're into body horror. Lots of body horror. Like Rick Jones as a penis, which thankfully seems to be his new status quo.
This was definitely one of those "it's the journey, not the destination" series. And the journey is only good if you're into body horror. Lots of body horror. Like Rick Jones as a penis, which thankfully seems to be his new status quo.
October 19, 2021
It would have taken an almost Shakespearean feat of writing to satisfyingly wrap up the insanity that was the Immortal Hulk run, but Al Ewing didn't quite get there. A few pointless giant battle scenes and a whimper rather than a bang of an ending helped this volume just hit the "ok" mark.
November 29, 2021
Bruce Banner's Alters try to save themselves from the Leader, and then prepare for the final battle with the true master of the Green Door, the One Below All.
Al Ewing's masterpiece hits all the right marks in this final volume. It ties into ongoing plots in other books such as Avengers and Fantastic Four, while making sure that what's occurring here wraps up almost everything that's been left hanging since the earliest issues of the book. The final issue is a little bloated, with a framing sequence that feels a little out of nowhere (even if it makes sense in retrospect), and there's a sense of 'putting all the toys back where they came from' for the next creative team, but thus is the nature of comics. Don't mourn that it's over and we're back to the status quo, just enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Joe Bennett's on art for the most part. The less said about him the better at this point - the art's great, but that's all we're going to say.
Immortal Hulk goes out with a smash. It's not a perfect ending, but it's damn well close.
Al Ewing's masterpiece hits all the right marks in this final volume. It ties into ongoing plots in other books such as Avengers and Fantastic Four, while making sure that what's occurring here wraps up almost everything that's been left hanging since the earliest issues of the book. The final issue is a little bloated, with a framing sequence that feels a little out of nowhere (even if it makes sense in retrospect), and there's a sense of 'putting all the toys back where they came from' for the next creative team, but thus is the nature of comics. Don't mourn that it's over and we're back to the status quo, just enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Joe Bennett's on art for the most part. The less said about him the better at this point - the art's great, but that's all we're going to say.
Immortal Hulk goes out with a smash. It's not a perfect ending, but it's damn well close.
May 29, 2022
Not the best finale that this fantastic Immortal Hulk run could've had but still decent enough to close off a wild and supernatural journey filled with introspection and horror-goodness.
March 9, 2022
What a series. I don't think I ever understood more than 50% of what was going on in Immortal Hulk, but the gruesome art and high-brow storytelling always kept me engaged nonetheless. This conclusion starts with a big battle between the Hulk and his allies and the Avengers and only gets more monumental from there. The vast conclusion in Hell even features a fold-out spread, so you know it's good (though mine was inserted in the wrong location in the book - oops!).
So Of Hell and Death was an exciting, bombastic read, yes, but was it good? Did it successfully wrap up the series? Um, maybe?
If you followed every inch of Immortal Hulk and also have a firm grasp on Hulk and Leader's backstories, you'll probably get a lot of satisfaction out of the conclusion. I was more baffled than satisfied, which I guess is par for the course for the series. It all looked very cool and seemed very cool, but I couldn't for the life of me tell you why it was very cool. Sorry, Immortal Hulk, you were just too cool for me.
So Of Hell and Death was an exciting, bombastic read, yes, but was it good? Did it successfully wrap up the series? Um, maybe?
If you followed every inch of Immortal Hulk and also have a firm grasp on Hulk and Leader's backstories, you'll probably get a lot of satisfaction out of the conclusion. I was more baffled than satisfied, which I guess is par for the course for the series. It all looked very cool and seemed very cool, but I couldn't for the life of me tell you why it was very cool. Sorry, Immortal Hulk, you were just too cool for me.
July 19, 2022
Brilliant series, decent ending. Worth recommending to anyone, Hulk fan or not. Just the craft (writing, illustration) in this series alone were worth the trip.
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November 1, 2021After so many Al Ewing books cut down in their prime - for too long he couldn't get past Volume 2 without at least a rename or renumbering - it's a delight just to get to a Volume 10 and a planned conclusion. Especially when this particular journey was also disrupted by a pandemic shutting down the whole US comics industry, with disruptions rippling on to this day. Not to mention a widening political gap with main series artist Joe Bennett, the two of them nevertheless deciding to put their differences on hold for the sake of their large green child before going their separate ways (a solution I endorse, but then I'm a terrible old centrist). So, aside from being glad that the series even made the landing, did they stick it? Well... mostly. Part of what made Immortal Hulk the most compelling Marvel series since Unbeatable Squirrel Girl wrapped was the way it took Hulk back to being a horror character, always a better fit than superheroics - and then the sheer variety of subgenres it could tie into that. That continues here, with body horror, identity horror, cosmic horror woven around and through each other as we reach the final confrontation. Yes, a couple of strands have been shelved by this point - the political horror is taking a bit of a back seat, likewise the environmental horror it brings in its wake - but there can't help but remain a political component when right to the end this is so much a story about toxic masculinity, a theodicy of the Hulk which understands quite what browbeating bullshit the rejoinder to Job was. And yet also one which, let's be clear, does feature a satisfactory amount of smashing. The resolution is necessarily provisional - this is corporate comics, after all, and there's a new Hulk #1 within the month. But if you ignore that, as I plan to, we end on a moment of hard-won peace after the gamma storms. Maybe not quite an ending up with the series' best moments, but certainly not an anticlimactic one either, and confirmation that this will be remembered as one of the great Hulk runs.
March 26, 2022
The best series comic of the past four years, at least in my library. Writer Al Ewing and Joe Bennett have produced a masterpiece of comics lore, theology, and philosophy without ever losing the sheer joy of a good “Hulk Smash!” battle. What begins as a “Hulk as horror comic” series ends with Hulk asking the same questions Job did in the Hebrew Bible, with some of the same results. It’s brilliant. I wish I could teach it in my comics seminar, but it’s a course unto itself, a mad intertextual weave of the Hulk’s history, Shelley’s Frankenstein, the book of Job, Kafka, and 1980s body-horror movies like The Thing. It was a fun ride to be on, right from the first wonderfully dark issue all the way to its brokenly redemptive conclusion.
August 29, 2022
Ick, more filler. It is the final issues and more filler. The grand finale is just an issue.
But lets talk about how the Avengers just go in punching - AGAIN - in the middle of NYC in a tiny bar. While trying to prevent the Hulk from causing damage, but all they do is make the Hulk mad. It is just like the dumbest use of the Avengers or are they all just stupid mind controlled (again). Because fighting for 3 issues and then nothing happens as a result is useful? no the other thing annoying.
Also, what is with the flashbacks to 1900? sigh.
This was such a great series and just meh at the end.
But lets talk about how the Avengers just go in punching - AGAIN - in the middle of NYC in a tiny bar. While trying to prevent the Hulk from causing damage, but all they do is make the Hulk mad. It is just like the dumbest use of the Avengers or are they all just stupid mind controlled (again). Because fighting for 3 issues and then nothing happens as a result is useful? no the other thing annoying.
Also, what is with the flashbacks to 1900? sigh.
This was such a great series and just meh at the end.
March 9, 2022
This is the first time I read immortal Hulk and I felt like I didn’t get it. I can’t describe how it ends because I’m not sure. I do know I’m going to miss it.
July 5, 2022
Not really sure this sticks the landing (even with the gatefold pullout spread near the end), but it's still pretty remarkable to have such uniformity of vision in one title for such a stretch. The way they rotate artists in and out of most titles these days, it's somewhat amazing that this kept the same team throughout its 50 issue run. Glad I read it and I will miss having this to look forward to. Hopefully, Al Ewing will have something else equally amazing in mind for his next project(s). And, hopefully, Donny Cates won't mess things up as he takes the reins going forward.
June 29, 2022
4.25
That was a character defining, seminal run. I love really great, self-contained character arcs like this. But also...it was getting old (and a bit repetitive) and was ready to end.
That was a character defining, seminal run. I love really great, self-contained character arcs like this. But also...it was getting old (and a bit repetitive) and was ready to end.
January 29, 2023
Immortal Hulk Vol 10 Of Hell and Of Death collects issues 46-50 of the Marvel Comics series written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett.
The epic conclusion of The Hulk and Brainiac is here and the meeting of The One Below All.
The last arc goes out with a bit of a thud. It isn’t bad but I was left wanting more. The book also just kind of ends with no resolution to many of the side characters (Namely Betty Ross/Harpy and Rick Jones) that appeared in the book. Overall the series was fantastic superhero/horror hybrid that added a lot of character depth to various incarnations of The Hulk. I was glad to see that Al Ewing was allowed to tell his story without any crossover events in the main title. I tried to read some of the tie-in one shots (Immortal Hulk Vol. 11 Apocrypha) after finishing this last volume, but I just couldn’t invest myself. They just felt tacked on and didn’t fit with the overall story.
The epic conclusion of The Hulk and Brainiac is here and the meeting of The One Below All.
The last arc goes out with a bit of a thud. It isn’t bad but I was left wanting more. The book also just kind of ends with no resolution to many of the side characters (Namely Betty Ross/Harpy and Rick Jones) that appeared in the book. Overall the series was fantastic superhero/horror hybrid that added a lot of character depth to various incarnations of The Hulk. I was glad to see that Al Ewing was allowed to tell his story without any crossover events in the main title. I tried to read some of the tie-in one shots (Immortal Hulk Vol. 11 Apocrypha) after finishing this last volume, but I just couldn’t invest myself. They just felt tacked on and didn’t fit with the overall story.
February 20, 2022
What a nice run.
¿Qué aprendimos de todo esto? Bueno, que dios es un desgraciado.
Aunque ya lo sabíamos.
Este volumen? 4.1/5
La manera en que todo cierra? 5/5
¿Qué aprendimos de todo esto? Bueno, que dios es un desgraciado.
Aunque ya lo sabíamos.
Este volumen? 4.1/5
La manera en que todo cierra? 5/5
May 24, 2022
Depois de dez volumes de qualidade incontestável chegamos ao fim desta incrível saga de terror que o escritor Al Ewing e o desenhista bolsonarista brasileiro Joe Bennett brindaram os leitores com a ajuda de outros talentos artísticos da indústria dos super-heróis. Neste volume a mitologia judaico-cristã do céu e do inferno e dos seus habitantes se amplia, com direto, inclusive até a uma página óctupla para representar Aquele Que Está Acima. Todos os personagens da saga do Imortal Hulk retornam para esse fechamento, tendo inclusive a participação especial dos Vingadores e do Quarteto Fantástico na porradaria desnecessária/necessária dos quadrinhos de super-heróis. O clima de terror, a esse ponto da narrativa, para quem acompanhou toda a saga até aqui, já não causa tanta surpresa e estertores nos leitores, por isso, acredito que foi uma sábia decisão das pessoas envolvidas com a feitura da HQ que encerrassem a fase neste volume. Mas que jornada incrível e recompensadora para os leitores que tivemos com O Imortal Hulk! Meus cumprimentos a Al Ewing por bolar todas essas reviravoltas e tornar o Hulk um personagem complexo e interessante outra vez!
March 12, 2022
The exciting conclusion? I guess. There is a big quest to defeat the Leader and get Bruce Banner back.
But so much of this volume feels _perfunctory_, like Ewing suddenly realized he has to stop. So there's all this neat stuff about The Green Door and the horror underpinnings of the Hulk mythos. And it feels not only like we never got a full explanation of them, but they're dropped on the floor, with "the green doors closed" as if we're never going to hear about them again.
And the final fight against the Leader is pretty much the definition of perfunctory.
And it's not (at all) that Ewing's story ended too soon. It increasingly felt rambling in recent volumes, like he didn't know what to do with these neat concepts he'd set up. And now they're just done.
But so much of this volume feels _perfunctory_, like Ewing suddenly realized he has to stop. So there's all this neat stuff about The Green Door and the horror underpinnings of the Hulk mythos. And it feels not only like we never got a full explanation of them, but they're dropped on the floor, with "the green doors closed" as if we're never going to hear about them again.
And the final fight against the Leader is pretty much the definition of perfunctory.
And it's not (at all) that Ewing's story ended too soon. It increasingly felt rambling in recent volumes, like he didn't know what to do with these neat concepts he'd set up. And now they're just done.
January 27, 2022
This has been one hell of a ride. The final issue is tricky. There's a secondary narrative that only really makes sense when it's over, and the ending is quieter than I'd expected. It did work for me, though, and I closed the book feeling satisfied.
October 22, 2021
No sé si merece 5 estrellas este volumen, pero la serie completa sí. Y esta es su valoración.
March 31, 2022
I’ll need to reread to get a sense of where some of the parts fit the whole but, yeah, terrific stuff.
May 1, 2025
A great end to a run that I honestly didn't always understand. Very different from the Hulk I had in mind, with large chunks of lore that are missing from my culture, but that's on me. And despite everything, I stuck with it, out of fascination, out of the intuition that Al Ewing was giving birth to something different.
This run is absolutely NOT new reader friendly, which can be a real brake on reading. However, it is nonetheless fascinating. It's clever, twisted, graphic and sometimes unhealthy, but always breathtaking.
This run is absolutely NOT new reader friendly, which can be a real brake on reading. However, it is nonetheless fascinating. It's clever, twisted, graphic and sometimes unhealthy, but always breathtaking.
April 8, 2022
A satisfying end for an excellent and wholly unique run on the Hulk.
January 13, 2025
I just read this entire run in a 5 hour binge, and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever read in my life.
February 19, 2023
Una conclusione notevole per una delle run migliori del 2019!!! Semplicemente pazzesca dall'inizio fino alla fine
December 5, 2022
Oh man, did this finale ever stick the landing. I had incredibly high expectations for this ending after the previous volumes and this did not let me down in any way. This volume features the final confrontation between Hulk and the Leader/One Below All where we learn why there has to be a Hulk. This Al Ewing run has been one of those rare runs that completely redefines a character, expertly building off of what came before while adding so many new things to the character's overall mythology that other writers will be building off of what Ewing did here for decades.
There are so many memorable emotional moments in this volume, but my favorite is probably the conversation that Joe Fixit and Betty Ross have in a New York hotel room. They get very honest with each other about their relationship and it was easy for me to identify with where each character was coming from emotionally. I also enjoyed how scared Savage Hulk was when they went into Hell to face the Leader--he's such a sympathetic character when his childlike vulnerability comes through, and Ewing has become very good at tapping into that as he's written this story. I've also come to truly enjoy Joe Fixit as a character as a result of this series.
Joe Bennett's art is fantastic as always, delivering the usual horrific moments, but his two panel spreads showing the vastness of this ruined hellish city and the grotesque tower of the Leader that dominates the landscape really show off his skills. I can definitely see why this series had so much hype around it--I've never been much of a Hulkhead, but I might have become one because of this series. More than anything, this series made me realize how tragic and sad Bruce Banner's story really is. On one level this series was of course about monsters beating each other up, but the heart of this is a beautifully powerful story about a man struggling with mental illness, and that's what really takes this book to another level. I can't recommend this enough.
There are so many memorable emotional moments in this volume, but my favorite is probably the conversation that Joe Fixit and Betty Ross have in a New York hotel room. They get very honest with each other about their relationship and it was easy for me to identify with where each character was coming from emotionally. I also enjoyed how scared Savage Hulk was when they went into Hell to face the Leader--he's such a sympathetic character when his childlike vulnerability comes through, and Ewing has become very good at tapping into that as he's written this story. I've also come to truly enjoy Joe Fixit as a character as a result of this series.
Joe Bennett's art is fantastic as always, delivering the usual horrific moments, but his two panel spreads showing the vastness of this ruined hellish city and the grotesque tower of the Leader that dominates the landscape really show off his skills. I can definitely see why this series had so much hype around it--I've never been much of a Hulkhead, but I might have become one because of this series. More than anything, this series made me realize how tragic and sad Bruce Banner's story really is. On one level this series was of course about monsters beating each other up, but the heart of this is a beautifully powerful story about a man struggling with mental illness, and that's what really takes this book to another level. I can't recommend this enough.
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