The Incredible Hulk: Tempest Fugit

The Incredible Hulk (1999) (Collected Editions) #12

by Peter David

Hulk smash! Stalking across the depths of the ocean, dispatching everything from sharks to giant squids, comes the Hulk. As a long-buried episode from Bruce Banner's youth begins to surface with possible ramifications for the future, the Hulk finds himself washed up on a strange island, populated by several hapless victims...and some most unexpected monsters. Collects Incredible Hulk #77-82.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fantasy

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

aka David Peters

Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.

Reviews

[Jokoloyo · Rating 1 out of 5]

The cover of Wolverine and Hulk... maybe that's the most interesting factor of this whole Tempest Fugit arc. To make long story short: the whole story of Tempest Fugit is only a dream.

The personality of hulk in this story annoyed me the most. Sometimes the old split personality conflict between Banner & Hulk, sometimes it seems they could merge harmoniously, then at other scene, they back to old conflict. Huh?!

Too bad actually, the first fight in the sea was ok. Yeah, not a popular way to giving readers clue that this whole story was a dream.

Introducing new characters that as far as I know have not appear in other stories.

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

i grew up with the Hulk as a wee lad and this Hulk was far more straightforward than whatever this is. It is the Hulk on acid reliving some trauma when he was younger while he is stranded on an island that is feeding his paranoia, which with a character like the Hulk cannot be that difficult.
Anyhow a story that made me remember the good old days when comics were fun and not as difficult and pretentious as this particular installment.

Steer clear if you have fond memories of the old Hulk or even like the marvel movies.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really meh...this could've not been written and probably would have been better without it.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este quadrinho em capa dura marca o retorno de Peter David ao Hulk depois de mais de dez anos à frente de suas histórias nos anos 1990. Ele conta com a ajuda do sensacional desenhista de chiaroscuro Lee Weeks para contar junto com ele a trama principal e com Jae Lee para desenvolver uma história final, independente, mas que é a melhor do encadernado. A trama principal mostra Hulk perdido em uma ilha, tendo que lidar com diferentes assombrações do seu passado que parecem ser comandadas pelo General Ross. Já na segunda história, o Hulk lida com o assassinato de uma mística de primeiro porte e jura ao fantasma dela que descobrirá quem foi o assassino. Os desenhos de Jae Lee nesta história estão melhores que nunca e as artimanhas do Hulk para fazer o assassino confessar são ótimas também. O que conta pontos a menos a essa edição é a confusão que a primeira história causa no leitor, muita coisa fica sem explicação.

[Jedhua]

My Brief Bookshelf Overview: gave-up-before-finishing, hell-of-a-ride, story-not-intriguing-enough

Additional Notes: This collection contains Incredible Hulk issues #77-82.


Probable Rating (if I had finished this) : {2/5 stars}

This was so much worse than David's initial Hulk run in the '80s. While it's not clear exactly what is going on, it is clear that Hulk is hallucinating much of what he sees and experiences on the mysterious island in which he finds himself. I guess it's one of those stories about resolving inner conflict through metaphor or some bullshit like that. The writing is so sparse and the story so ineffectual that it becomes almost impossible to conceive that this was written by the very same Peter David, who has proven himself to be far more capable than this would suggest. At this point, I've come to suspect that unless it's X-Factor, you're likely wasting your time with David. And that's a truly tragic thought to consider.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

"It was just a dream". Now that is a cheap solution to everything.
And then there was ary by Lee Weeks and Jae Lee. And I do not care either of them.
Thank god there were some really good bits of David's writing. He truly is one of the best. But still..... "It was just a dream".

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lost was a popular show on TV when this book came out.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Der Hulk ist einer der instabilsten Marvel-Helden, der im Laufe seiner Comic-Geschichte immer wieder mit seinen inneren Dämonen zu kämpfen hatte. Bruce Banners traumatische Vergangenheit und seine zerrüttete Psyche machen ihn zu einer einzigartig fesselnden Figur. Die seelischen Probleme des Hulk erreichen die Grenze seiner Belastbarkeit, als er sich auf einer Insel seiner schlimmsten Albträume konfrontiert sieht.

Gefangen auf einem geheimnisvollen Eiland, das von seltsamen Monstern (und noch seltsameren Menschen) bevölkert wird, müssen der Hulk und seine menschliche Hälfte, Bruce Banner, ihre Differenzen beiseite legen und sich zusammentun, um herauszufinden, was vor sich geht - und einen Weg finden, von dort zu entkommen.
Hulk muss immer wieder gegen Widersacher kämpfen, denen er in der Vergangenheit das Leben schwer gemacht hat. Auch das wie er gestrandete Pärchen erlebt seltsame Dinge, die sie sich nicht erklären können, und alle drei fangen an, an ihrem Verstand zu zweifeln. Letztendlich offenbart sich der Verursacher all dieser Illusionen, aber es bleiben dennoch Fragen offen.
Eingestreute Rückblenden enthüllen einige interessante Einblicke in seine Jahre auf der High School sowie die Anfänge seiner „Beziehung“ zu seinem smaragdgrünen Alter Ego, was der Geschichte ein wenig mehr Tiefe verleiht.

In der Zusatzgeschichte „Liebe Tricia“, die nichts mit dem vorangegangenen Handlungsbogen zu tun hat, trifft Bruce Banner in den nebligen Straßen Londons eine Frau, Patricia. Nach einem kurzen Flirt fährt sie mit einem Taxi davon, das kurz danach explodiert. Sie ist eine Magierin und tut sich in ihrer Astralform mit dem Hulk zusammen, um den Mörder zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen, wer auch immer das ist, allerdings haben sie dafür nur 24 Stunden Zeit, bevor sich auch ihre Seele für immer auflöst.

[Alex E · Rating 2 out of 5]

Peter David triumphantly returns to write this amaz... oh wait no, this kinda sucked didn't it?

What started as something that was kind of interesting - mysterious island filled with Hulk's past foes - turned into a disappointment throwaway of story. This is solidified by David himself when he basically tells us at the end, hey this was all a dream! Which, to be fair, must be the case whenever the villain "Nightmare" is used, but to be so brazen about basically telling us that the past 4 or so issues were basically worthless.... not good.

Meanwhile, Lee Weeks handles the art and is amazing in this book. I mean, out of all the story lines in the Hulk's past, he had to be on this one. Sweet Jeebus what a waste. Hopefully he comes back and draws more Hulk cause his Hulk is awesome and honestly the only reason why this book gets 2 stars.

I would say this is only for die hard Hulk fans. If this is you, check it out... i guess? If not, then I would say skip this one.

[Mickey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have enjoyed visiting a lot of Peter David's early 2000's work. I'm a fan of both Captain Marvel runs (the first moreso than the second, which was a good execution of an idea I find kind of uninteresting), and I was excited to read what I assumed would be his triumphant return to the title that he made his Marvel name with, the Incredible Hulk. But, instead of a triumph, I got a mess.

It almost had me in the first issue or so, I love a good trippy freakout as much as the next guy, but by about the 8th plot twist I was ready to get off the ride. It's also a really weird choice to undo the last few years of Hulk continuity in the midst of such a mediocre arc. Just disappointing.

[Tamara Van dishoeck · Rating 2 out of 5]

ik vind de hulk geweldig vooral in de avenger films maar vond deze strip een beetje vaag. had echt moeite om in het verhaal te komen en pas aan het einde had ik iets van o ja nu snap ik het. vind de tekenstijl wel goed en dat de flashbacks in zwart-wit zijn vond ik goed gedaan. het verhaal was apart maar niet verkeerd. er is nog een tweede verhaal die een stuk korter is en vond die een stuk leuker dan het eerste lange verhaal.

[Vittorio Rainone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hulk contro Incubo, in una bella storia a firma David. Nell'appendice, qualche storia vecchia, sempre di David, che fa capire la caratura del suo apporto alla serie. Personaggi sempre sfaccettati, lo stesso Hulk che diventa ben diverso dal vecchio stereotipo a la Frankenstein, per mutarsi in un'avventura in un disturbo dissociativo della personalità.

[Devero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Peter David torna su Hulk, ma come può confermare chiunque abbia seguito la sua prima, lunga run sulla testata del golia verde, evidentemente aveva già detto tutto quello che doveva dire. Questa storia non è semplicemente strana o malriuscita, è proprio che PAD questa volta ha preso i soldi e non ha tirato fuori nulla che valesse la spesa dell'abo. Si salvano i disegni comunque buoni.

[Tânia · Rating 3 out of 5]

From all the Marvel comic books I have read so far, this was the one I enjoyed the less. To explain why, would mean to spoil the story for you, but let me just say that ending left a sour taste in my mouth.

Tânia @MyLovelySecret

[Troy-David Phillips · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story by Peter David, involving a deep look into the past of Bruce as a High Schooler and an unusual look at the Banner/ Hulk dynamic. Peter David was obviously looking to solidify elements of Banner’s background and tie the past ro the present.

[Illetterato Inappetente · Rating 2 out of 5]

La storia di tempest fugit ha un po' del potenziale del filone narrativo legato al passato di bruce banner, la sua situazione psicologica, il rapporto col padre ecc..., ma la realizzazione é meh. La storia breve su tricia, molto piú centrata nella sua semplicitá.

[Jdetrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I'm normally a huge fan of Peter David's run on this book, these issues didn't really appeal to me.

[David Pung · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great artwork, ok story line

[Martijn Van · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 sterren. Het verhaal kent enkele leuke verassingen maar gaat te lang door.

[Furkan Erkan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Son fasiküle kadar çok iyi gidiyordu.

[BRAMBILLA SIMONE · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Niente PAURA, li schiacciamo tutti. Facciamo SMASH"

[Beelzefuzz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much bait and switch constantly going on for such a disappointing ending that does not justify any of those games. The murder mystery single issue at the end was okay.

[Bj Shea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was unexpected fun read with terrific Lee Weeks art

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading these six issues of the Incredible Hulk as they were released back when I was in college; so when I saw a used copy of this book, I thought I'd pick it up for the nostalgia of days gone by. I enjoyed this collection quite a bit. Since I was young I've always liked the Hulk, but never followed the character issue by issue until this brief run. These six issues are ideal for someone who likes the character, but is not immersed in decades of back story. The Hulk washes up on an island and fights a slew of foes from his past and eventually figures out who's behind the mess. It's not going to make you a fan of the character, but if you're a lapsed reader and want to watch Hulk SMASH, then this is a pretty good one and done read. There's some interesting back story about Bruce Banner's childhood that adds a little more depth to the story, and the main arc is followed by a somber one off issue that makes the reader a little sad as they watch two ships passing in the foggy English night. So, if you need a quick shot of the gamma irradiated jade giant, give this a try.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically hulk dealing with his inner demons in a dream like story. Some cool parts, I enjoyed Banner having the Hulk feeling of "Smash everyone" even in his dreams in HS. All that builds to who banner is. I will say though the confusing plot device, Ross, and wolverine and kang being there felt all weirdly done. A 3 out of 5.

[Art · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was a reality-twisting mind bender. Or a mind-twisting reality bender. Either way a perceptive look into the soul and psyche of Hulk/Banner. Masterfully written and outstanding artwork! Made me think and feel.

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huh. I didn't remember reading this at all. Going to drop it down a star. The set up is so fun, but the payoff is so weak. Did it build to anything?