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Hulk by Mark Waid: The Complete Collection #1
Indestructible Hulk by Mark Waid: The Complete Collection
Hulk: The strongest there is. Banner: The smartest man alive. Combined, they are indestructible! Good thing they're on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s side! Now working for the peacekeeping force, Hulk must take down the new Quintronic Man and battle Attuma on the ocean floor to learn the secret of lost Lemuria! But not everything is as it seems - what is Banner's secret hold over S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Maria Hill? And for those of you who like smashing, the Hulk battles Iron Man, Frost Giants and...the timestream?! Plus: The secret friendship of Bruce Banner and Matt Murdock! The secret past of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark! Dinosaurs, cowboys and the knights of Camelot! And the Hulk fights for the fate of the world! Even when he's indestructible, he's still incredible! COLLECTING: INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK 1-20, ANNUAL 1
504 pages, Paperback
First published October 10, 2017
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Mark Waid
3,181 books1,263 followersMark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
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March 26, 2018
Bruce Banner gives up on trying to cure himself of the Hulk and instead devote his energies to inventing devices to help humanity. So he sets up a deal with SHIELD to supply him with a lab and they can drop the Hulk in like a WMD when they need him. As Bruce likes to say in the book, "Hulk destroys, Banner builds". It's a fantastic premise even if the wheels start to fall off towards the end when Waid starts to get away from the focus of the book.
May 10, 2021
There is something about Mark Waid's take on the Hulk that I just find incredibly appealing. Part of it is the way that it shakes up the traditional "Banner vs. the Hulk" dynamic and has Banner working with his condition rather than trying to undo it. That's refreshing not just because so many of the possible iterations had already been done over the half-century since the Hulk was created, but because it's obvious that even when they write in a cure or a solution that it's never going to take. The Hulk is just too important to Marvel ever to be done with the character.
So instead Banner follows the age old advice of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Rather than fighting the Hulk he works to manage the big jade giant. But he's also a guilt-ridden genius who wants to be remembered for being more than a big destructive dummy, so he makes a deal to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. as their "cannon" to be used in circumstances where stealth, precision, and collateral damage aren't considerations, in return for access to their resources for scientific research. Seeing the Hulk working alongside one of the organizations that once pursued him is also a fun change of pace, as not only does it eliminate the need to create the sometimes involved motivations for the battles Hulk finds himself in, it also introduces a fun dynamic of Banner matching wits with Maria Hill. This becomes the series's secret weapon, as the professional tension is tempered by a degree of respect and mutual need, as both sides quickly come to make the most of the deal.
The result is roughly a half-dozen storylines that are all highly entertaining. Easily my favorite is "Gods and Monster," in which a Banner-led expedition to Jotunheim leads to a battle with Frost Giants and an encounter with an unexpected character, but all of them are fun adventures mixing science with superheroism. The only problem is with the varying quality of the art, with not every contributor measuring up to the standards set by Leinil Francis Yu in the first issue. Yet the virtues of Waid's series more than offset its flaws, and the end of the series after just eighteen issues left me feeling as though there were still much that could have been done with his premise.
So instead Banner follows the age old advice of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Rather than fighting the Hulk he works to manage the big jade giant. But he's also a guilt-ridden genius who wants to be remembered for being more than a big destructive dummy, so he makes a deal to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. as their "cannon" to be used in circumstances where stealth, precision, and collateral damage aren't considerations, in return for access to their resources for scientific research. Seeing the Hulk working alongside one of the organizations that once pursued him is also a fun change of pace, as not only does it eliminate the need to create the sometimes involved motivations for the battles Hulk finds himself in, it also introduces a fun dynamic of Banner matching wits with Maria Hill. This becomes the series's secret weapon, as the professional tension is tempered by a degree of respect and mutual need, as both sides quickly come to make the most of the deal.
The result is roughly a half-dozen storylines that are all highly entertaining. Easily my favorite is "Gods and Monster," in which a Banner-led expedition to Jotunheim leads to a battle with Frost Giants and an encounter with an unexpected character, but all of them are fun adventures mixing science with superheroism. The only problem is with the varying quality of the art, with not every contributor measuring up to the standards set by Leinil Francis Yu in the first issue. Yet the virtues of Waid's series more than offset its flaws, and the end of the series after just eighteen issues left me feeling as though there were still much that could have been done with his premise.
August 8, 2018
1-5, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., ☆☆☆☆
6-8, Gods and Monster, ☆☆☆
9-10, Blind Rage, ☆☆☆☆☆
11-15, Agent of T.I.M.E., ☆☆☆
Annual 1 ☆☆☆☆
16-20, The Humanity Bomb, ☆☆☆
6-8, Gods and Monster, ☆☆☆
9-10, Blind Rage, ☆☆☆☆☆
11-15, Agent of T.I.M.E., ☆☆☆
Annual 1 ☆☆☆☆
16-20, The Humanity Bomb, ☆☆☆
March 31, 2018
Back when I was really into comics (about 7 years ago), I was a bit dismayed with what was happening to The Incredible Hulk. I had been collecting back issues like crazy and had really developed a fondness for the big green giant.
Bruce Jones' run on The Hulk is still among my favorites (though lots of people poop all over it), Planet Hulk & World War Hulk were both outstanding as well. Then came Red Hulk. This was a bummer.
To keep my brain busy, I crafted a roughly 100 issue Hulk run in my head. I asked myself what I would do if I were to write The Incredible Hulk, and I started putting things together six issues at a time.
It would start at a diner in the middle of nowhere. A Shield Agent bumps into Bruce Banner and makes him an offer. Come in. We will fully fund Banner's brain and allow him to do world changing science to benefit humanity, and in return when problems get too big to handle, they could bring in The Hulk.
So, Imagine my surprise many years later when I'm at the library with my kids. I've been out of the comic game for a bit (right around the time Avengers vs X-Men started) and saw this Hulk collection.
I am a HUGE Mark Waid fan. I am a HUGE Hulk fan.... it just made sense.
So... again, Imagine my surprise when the first issue starts at a diner in the middle of nowhere. Shield Agent Maria Hill bumps into Banner. He makes her an offer. He agrees to come in. If they agree to fully fund his world changing science to benefit humanity, and in return problems get too big to handle, they could bring in the Hulk!
Of course.. the stories in my head vary significantly from Waid's work. Every few issues tell interesting and exciting adventure stories featuring the Hulk and his Team Up Partner for the story (Thor, Daredevil, and Iron Man). Waid does a good job telling stories that work. They are fun, and aren't bogged down with 60 years of continuity. In many ways they are a call back to the way Hulk comics used to be.
Yet, I couldn't help but feel a bit bummed that Waid didn't do more. His work on The Flash is legendary. His retelling of Superman's origin in Birthright are the Man of Steel film we should have gotten. I cannot think of a single Waid run that isn't worth reading. Have you seen him on DAREDEVIL? Waid is excellent at what he does, but I get the feeling he was told to tell some smaller stories and not to make any big movies.
As a result, there are a lot of good, fun stories, but nothing especially memorable.
Even so, I still love Hulk & Mark Waid, and I still have those stories in my head
Bruce Jones' run on The Hulk is still among my favorites (though lots of people poop all over it), Planet Hulk & World War Hulk were both outstanding as well. Then came Red Hulk. This was a bummer.
To keep my brain busy, I crafted a roughly 100 issue Hulk run in my head. I asked myself what I would do if I were to write The Incredible Hulk, and I started putting things together six issues at a time.
It would start at a diner in the middle of nowhere. A Shield Agent bumps into Bruce Banner and makes him an offer. Come in. We will fully fund Banner's brain and allow him to do world changing science to benefit humanity, and in return when problems get too big to handle, they could bring in The Hulk.
So, Imagine my surprise many years later when I'm at the library with my kids. I've been out of the comic game for a bit (right around the time Avengers vs X-Men started) and saw this Hulk collection.
I am a HUGE Mark Waid fan. I am a HUGE Hulk fan.... it just made sense.
So... again, Imagine my surprise when the first issue starts at a diner in the middle of nowhere. Shield Agent Maria Hill bumps into Banner. He makes her an offer. He agrees to come in. If they agree to fully fund his world changing science to benefit humanity, and in return problems get too big to handle, they could bring in the Hulk!
Of course.. the stories in my head vary significantly from Waid's work. Every few issues tell interesting and exciting adventure stories featuring the Hulk and his Team Up Partner for the story (Thor, Daredevil, and Iron Man). Waid does a good job telling stories that work. They are fun, and aren't bogged down with 60 years of continuity. In many ways they are a call back to the way Hulk comics used to be.
Yet, I couldn't help but feel a bit bummed that Waid didn't do more. His work on The Flash is legendary. His retelling of Superman's origin in Birthright are the Man of Steel film we should have gotten. I cannot think of a single Waid run that isn't worth reading. Have you seen him on DAREDEVIL? Waid is excellent at what he does, but I get the feeling he was told to tell some smaller stories and not to make any big movies.
As a result, there are a lot of good, fun stories, but nothing especially memorable.
Even so, I still love Hulk & Mark Waid, and I still have those stories in my head
November 19, 2021
I thought it started much stronger than it ended, but I liked this journey for Banner and the Hulk. It felt different, but still on brand. Weirdly, the time-travel arc was my least favorite section.
May 30, 2018
It was okay.
September 23, 2018
This was fun. Some of the stories might be forgettable eventually but I still found it enjoyable in the moment. Worth it if you find it on sale, which I did.
September 30, 2018
A great premise that meanders around and eventually doesn't really go anywhere.
Bruce Banner wants to stop running. He wants to be able to do science, to do more then just try and fail to find a Hulk cure. He wants to be Reed Richards and invent/create things to help people. To be remembered as something else then smashing.
So, he cuts a deal with SHIELD: they let him do science and he'll let them use the Hulk.
Sounds great, until it slides into drama, a meh supporting cast and just seems to get bored with itself and runs out of steam.
The first couple stories are fun and full of potential, but then there is this rush to get to the angsty stuff and everybody might be up to something and it just kind of meanders and gets relaunched as a new #1.
Bruce Banner wants to stop running. He wants to be able to do science, to do more then just try and fail to find a Hulk cure. He wants to be Reed Richards and invent/create things to help people. To be remembered as something else then smashing.
So, he cuts a deal with SHIELD: they let him do science and he'll let them use the Hulk.
Sounds great, until it slides into drama, a meh supporting cast and just seems to get bored with itself and runs out of steam.
The first couple stories are fun and full of potential, but then there is this rush to get to the angsty stuff and everybody might be up to something and it just kind of meanders and gets relaunched as a new #1.
April 29, 2020
Teniendo en cuenta lo abandonadísima que quedó la edición argentina (y lo proporcionalmente cara que siempre fue), la verdad que esta edición integral me vino como bomba a la gamma.
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