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The Immortal Hulk (Collected Editions) #3-4
The Immortal Hulk, Book Two
The Green Door is completely open and Hell has ascended in New Mexico. Now the ruler of Hell has come to collect. It whispers through many mouths. It destroys with many hands. Its only weapon is hate. It wears human souls like masks to work its will. But in the lowest hell, underneath all others, all the masks come off — and The One Below All is finally revealed! Bruce Banner belongs to him. But the Hulk…not even Hell is strong enough to stop his horrific anger. In another life Rick Jones was the Hulk's best friend. He was there on the fateful day the Hulk was born. When the Hulk was a mindless brute, Rick was the only one who believed in him. But now Rick is dead and his body has been exhumed and stolen! And the Immortal Hulk wants to know why. To find the answers he seeks, Bruce Banner will have to face roaming gamma experiments and a ruthless assassin out for his blood. And when the Immortal Hulk is depowered it may be time for the return of Joe Fix-It! The fan-favorite run that's redefining Hulk mythos gets even more intense!
COLLECTING: IMMORTAL HULK (2018) #11-20.
COLLECTING: IMMORTAL HULK (2018) #11-20.
232 pages, Hardcover
First published May 26, 2020
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March 9, 2024
This book collects The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 3: Hulk in Hell, which sees Hulk, due to the machinations of his primary adversaries (Shadow Base), end up in a Hulk Hell; this then followed by The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 4: Abomination in which Shadow Base send an Abomination after the Hulk, but not the Abomination you would expect!
The introduction of some of the Hulk's long standing supporting cast does nothing to water down this wonderful homage to EC comics / 70s' Hulk TV show horror series. This is top Marvel game! Al Ewing giving free reign has most definitely turned it up, and asides for some of the 'gore scenes' Bennett's art is also killing it. A mist-read for fans of horror and worldie Marvel reads!
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The introduction of some of the Hulk's long standing supporting cast does nothing to water down this wonderful homage to EC comics / 70s' Hulk TV show horror series. This is top Marvel game! Al Ewing giving free reign has most definitely turned it up, and asides for some of the 'gore scenes' Bennett's art is also killing it. A mist-read for fans of horror and worldie Marvel reads!
2024 read
August 13, 2020
Back at it with Ewing's horror-themed Hulk run! I thought the Hulk in Hell storyline was a bit weak, but it sets up what looks like a recurring touchstone of Hulk's immortality. The rest of the collection gets along with the goods: body horror, creepy "devil" Hulk, and literary allusion. I enjoy the examination of Banner's multiple personas (Joe Fixit!) and am excited to see where this goes next.
Aside from the shaky first three issues, this is a good second instalment. What's more, I really like catching up with this "size" of collection. It's nice to get almost a year's worth of stories instead of three-four issue trades. What's more, the wraparound art under the dust jackets that Marvel has been doing with these collections are spectacular and really make for cool collection pieces. See you in a few months big scary gamma family!
Aside from the shaky first three issues, this is a good second instalment. What's more, I really like catching up with this "size" of collection. It's nice to get almost a year's worth of stories instead of three-four issue trades. What's more, the wraparound art under the dust jackets that Marvel has been doing with these collections are spectacular and really make for cool collection pieces. See you in a few months big scary gamma family!
September 5, 2020
This is not the green monster I know from the television serie or the movies. This is something completely different... Al Ewing takes elements from the entire Hulk comics mythology and boils a thought-provoking epic from it. I’m not well acquainted with the Hulk’s history so I needed a bit of help from docter Google. It could be a little more accessible to new readers. Despite that, it’s a real pageturner. The comic benefits heavily from Joe Bennett’s art skills. That man continues to impress in the body horror department ! Whoaw !
June 26, 2024
Not for the faint of heart; the artwork is gnarly, gory, and (g)nightmarish. 🙃 It does an excellent job furthering part 1, and doesn't leave uninformed readers (like myself) in the dark for too long. Hulk is awesome.
October 2, 2020
Maybe not the best thing to have in your head right before bed. Or if you are under 12 years old.
This run would reward multiple readings. Great art as well.
This run would reward multiple readings. Great art as well.
October 27, 2020
Druhá deluxe kniha Nesmrtelného Hulka začíná tří sešitovým příběhem z pekla. Hned nad touto první částí bych se rád na chvíli zastavil. Nestává se často, aby mě superhrdinský komiks nějak více obohatil. Tady se to stalo, ale je otázka, nakolik je to zásluha Ala Ewinga a nakolik je to zásluha mé zvedavosti, díky které jsem se jen nesvezl po povrchu. Ewing si totiž dal velmi ambiciózní úkol a já ho budu posuzovat z takového pohledu, jak jsem jeho práci pochopil. Ewing se snaží napasovat Hulka na dualitu dobra a zla a činí tak skrze chápání boha ve všech možných monoteistických náboženstvích. Klade otázku, jestli je Hulk nástrojem božího hněvu a nebo zda je nástrojem Satana. Snaží se ukázat, že volba mezi zlem a dobrem je otázka svobodné vůle. Že je na našem vlastním rozhodnutí, které síly bude každý z nás, včetně Hulka, reprezentovat. To je myslím docela zajímavý námět. Jenže Ewing k tomu přistoupil velmi zeširoka a snaží se to celé napasovat na křesťanství, židovskou Kabalu, islám a perský zoroastrismus. To pro mě znamenalo přečíst a prohledat spousty a spousty stránek na Wikipedii, abych celému vyprávění alespoň trošku porozuměl. Po tom, co jsem si tento příběh z pekla přečetl potřetí, můžu konstatovat, že Ewing vymyslel docela zajímavý a rafinovaný konstrukt, který se mu ale ve výsledku trošku rozpadnul. Má tam nepřesnosti a celé to moc uspokojivě nevysvětluje to, co se tam v pekle odehrává na obrázcích. Ale coby ateista musím sám sebe za tyto závěry pochválit. :-)
Poté od čtvrtého sešitu kniha pokračuje normálně na Zemi a je to docela tuctové. Tajná organizace se snaží Hulka zničit a v příběhu se objevuje spousta Hukových radioaktivních parťáků z minulosti, případně jeho bývalé alter ega. Samozřejmostí je neustálá rubačka. Pořád to ale má skvělé momenty a chytrý “ďábelský” Hulk mě prostě baví. Postrádal jsem zde ale tu skvělou hororovou atmosféru ze začátku série. Tak je to ale jen do osmnáctého sešitu, kdy se zase na tři čísla vrací pořádný masakr.
Nevýhoda této knihy je, že je potřeba znát trošku historii Bruce Bannera, jeho otce a všech jeho parťáků, abyste chápali všechny souvislosti. Já jsem své mezery musel docela často dohánět strýčkem Googlem. Musím říct, že tahle kniha pro mě nebyla lehká na čtení a k plnému pochopení budu muset některé informace nechat uležet. Pak se je pokusím znovu setřepat a snad usednout na správné místa. Ale některé pasáže, hlavně z úvodních čísel stojí za zamyšlení. Přesto jsem si ve střední části knihy říkal, že do třetí knihy už nepůjdu. Konec mi ale vrátil víru a jsem zvědavý na pokračování.
Málem bych zapomněl za výtvarnou stránku. Ta je prostě úžasná a je radost si tu kresbu a barvy problížet!
Poté od čtvrtého sešitu kniha pokračuje normálně na Zemi a je to docela tuctové. Tajná organizace se snaží Hulka zničit a v příběhu se objevuje spousta Hukových radioaktivních parťáků z minulosti, případně jeho bývalé alter ega. Samozřejmostí je neustálá rubačka. Pořád to ale má skvělé momenty a chytrý “ďábelský” Hulk mě prostě baví. Postrádal jsem zde ale tu skvělou hororovou atmosféru ze začátku série. Tak je to ale jen do osmnáctého sešitu, kdy se zase na tři čísla vrací pořádný masakr.
Nevýhoda této knihy je, že je potřeba znát trošku historii Bruce Bannera, jeho otce a všech jeho parťáků, abyste chápali všechny souvislosti. Já jsem své mezery musel docela často dohánět strýčkem Googlem. Musím říct, že tahle kniha pro mě nebyla lehká na čtení a k plnému pochopení budu muset některé informace nechat uležet. Pak se je pokusím znovu setřepat a snad usednout na správné místa. Ale některé pasáže, hlavně z úvodních čísel stojí za zamyšlení. Přesto jsem si ve střední části knihy říkal, že do třetí knihy už nepůjdu. Konec mi ale vrátil víru a jsem zvědavý na pokračování.
Málem bych zapomněl za výtvarnou stránku. Ta je prostě úžasná a je radost si tu kresbu a barvy problížet!
October 20, 2025
“I know you locked me away for years. I know I scare you. What I do. What I am.
But before any of the OTHERS…I was there. PROTECTING you. I’ll ALWAYS protect you.
…’Cause I love you, you stupid kid.
SOMEBODY had to.”
////
“I’ve seen the bad guys win.
I’ve watched the good guys die.
And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this:
The real monster in your life doesn’t do loud rants in loud costumes.
He doesn’t gloat or give speeches.
The real monster stays quiet.
Keeps his head down.
He’s got a reputation to think about.
He’s got a name.
Maybe you know it.”
It was only a matter of time until…JOE.
And holy crap does that reveal still hit like a goddamn hammer.
But I think besides the continued striking use of a bunch of errant and still hanging Hulk plots (the aforementioned Joe Fixit, the War Wagons, Fortean, Rick Jones, Abomination), I think this is the stretch where the real scope and range of what Ewing is doing started to come into focus.
For one thing, we finally understand that Banner and his emerging system has a goal now. And that goal is…nothing short of the end of the world. Which is…a mighty big shot to be calling in the first 20 issues of your ongoing series.
Further, the omnipresent narrator also reveals themselves. But you are really too arrested by what’s happening with the Betty of it all (probably my favorite “new” element of the series, following very close behind Jackie, Dr. McGowen, and Gamma Flight) to really give it any mind aside from “where the fuck is this going?”
And even if you aren’t into THAT, Jesus Christ on a bike, does the horror of this arc really jump to the forefront. The new Abomination design, the whole showdown with Bushwhacker, the new BETTY design (and her EATING THE BIG GUYS FUCKIN HEART ON PAGE), it’s just…I truly cannot think of another Big Two thing that looks/looked like this. I barely have anything to compare it to even years after its conclusion. Maybe Moore Swamp Thing? Certainly in the ideas department but like…woof.
Still really good stuff. I keep expecting to find some sort of ceiling on this but it’s just still paying out like a horribly compelling slot machine. I’m so excited to get further into it.
But before any of the OTHERS…I was there. PROTECTING you. I’ll ALWAYS protect you.
…’Cause I love you, you stupid kid.
SOMEBODY had to.”
////
“I’ve seen the bad guys win.
I’ve watched the good guys die.
And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this:
The real monster in your life doesn’t do loud rants in loud costumes.
He doesn’t gloat or give speeches.
The real monster stays quiet.
Keeps his head down.
He’s got a reputation to think about.
He’s got a name.
Maybe you know it.”
It was only a matter of time until…JOE.
And holy crap does that reveal still hit like a goddamn hammer.
But I think besides the continued striking use of a bunch of errant and still hanging Hulk plots (the aforementioned Joe Fixit, the War Wagons, Fortean, Rick Jones, Abomination), I think this is the stretch where the real scope and range of what Ewing is doing started to come into focus.
For one thing, we finally understand that Banner and his emerging system has a goal now. And that goal is…nothing short of the end of the world. Which is…a mighty big shot to be calling in the first 20 issues of your ongoing series.
Further, the omnipresent narrator also reveals themselves. But you are really too arrested by what’s happening with the Betty of it all (probably my favorite “new” element of the series, following very close behind Jackie, Dr. McGowen, and Gamma Flight) to really give it any mind aside from “where the fuck is this going?”
And even if you aren’t into THAT, Jesus Christ on a bike, does the horror of this arc really jump to the forefront. The new Abomination design, the whole showdown with Bushwhacker, the new BETTY design (and her EATING THE BIG GUYS FUCKIN HEART ON PAGE), it’s just…I truly cannot think of another Big Two thing that looks/looked like this. I barely have anything to compare it to even years after its conclusion. Maybe Moore Swamp Thing? Certainly in the ideas department but like…woof.
Still really good stuff. I keep expecting to find some sort of ceiling on this but it’s just still paying out like a horribly compelling slot machine. I’m so excited to get further into it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2021
This omnibus started off weaker than the first, but quickly caught up to an interesting and strong story. Unlike the firs collection, this one felt significantly less "complete". Most stories led into other stories instead of being self contained stories of their own.
Still a great and unique take on the Hulk, but felt a lot like a "middle book" which I wasn't expecting after the fantastic episodic nature of the previous collection.
Still a great and unique take on the Hulk, but felt a lot like a "middle book" which I wasn't expecting after the fantastic episodic nature of the previous collection.
June 4, 2022
Друга книга все така ж потужна. Крутий малюнок та пригоди сім'ї Галка
October 17, 2020
Ewing continues to re examine Hulk Mythology! First story continues from last volume with Hulk and Banner in Hell. According to Ewing in one interview, because he's last series sadly got shafted because of the low sales, he originally pitched Immortal Hulk as 15 issue run. And I kinda see it, how he could top that! Thankfully he could, and we all should be thankful for that! :D Second story is also a build up, but more for the rest of his run. Joe Bennett art is great as always, and there is only one guest penciler with Kyle Hotz (Technically 2 with Eric Nguyen, but he's only for few pages) Only problem is lack of extras, only a gallery of variant covers. Butt still, BUY THIS BOOK!
December 27, 2024
Pierwszy tom uderzył mnie z siłą bomby gamma, ale już drugi nie ma tego pierd... walnięcia, mimo tego iż jest nadal bardzo dobrym kawałkiem komiksu i to z mocnym zabarwienie body horroru. Dużo bardziej niż poprzednio. Piorunujące wrażenie zrobiła na mnie "przemiana". Uch.
Hulk w towarzystwie kilku osób trafia na drugą stronę "zielonych drzwi", które mają być wrotami do piekła, a przynajmniej jego niższego kręgu. Coś w tym jest, bo w przebłyskach dzieciństwa Bannera dowiadujemy się jaką przykrą przeszłość miał on za dzieciaka. W dodatku "tatko" Banner jest tutaj obecny i to nie jako wystrój wnętrz.
To pierwszy segment, bowiem czytałem dzieło zbiorcze, zawierające dwa tomy. The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 3: Hulk in Hell oraz Vol. 4: Abomination. W drugiej części fabuła przekierowuje nacisk na inny aspekt. Jest osobista, bowiem pojawiają się tu bliscy Bannera/Hulka, którzy nie znajdują się w lepszej sytuacji niźli sam Banner.
Bo mamy tutaj zastępcę za generała Rossa, który jest dużo bardziej bezwzględny i nie cofnie się przed największym skur..., aby powstrzymać Hulka. Tu też Ewing eksponuje najwięcej ze wspomnianych aspektów body horroru. Pewne obrazy potrafią zostać w głowie po lekturze... To też historia, która składa hołd przeszłości Hulka, w nienachalny, naturalny sposób.
I ponownie. Świetnej fabule towarzyszy sugestywna kreska, a jej surowy sznyt w wykonaniu Joe Bennetta tylko potęguje odbiór całości. Wyśmienita robota. Drugi tom jest równie dobry, jak ten pierwszy i to jest pozycja, którą należy mieć na swojej półce w całości.
Hulk w towarzystwie kilku osób trafia na drugą stronę "zielonych drzwi", które mają być wrotami do piekła, a przynajmniej jego niższego kręgu. Coś w tym jest, bo w przebłyskach dzieciństwa Bannera dowiadujemy się jaką przykrą przeszłość miał on za dzieciaka. W dodatku "tatko" Banner jest tutaj obecny i to nie jako wystrój wnętrz.
To pierwszy segment, bowiem czytałem dzieło zbiorcze, zawierające dwa tomy. The Immortal Hulk, Vol. 3: Hulk in Hell oraz Vol. 4: Abomination. W drugiej części fabuła przekierowuje nacisk na inny aspekt. Jest osobista, bowiem pojawiają się tu bliscy Bannera/Hulka, którzy nie znajdują się w lepszej sytuacji niźli sam Banner.
Bo mamy tutaj zastępcę za generała Rossa, który jest dużo bardziej bezwzględny i nie cofnie się przed największym skur..., aby powstrzymać Hulka. Tu też Ewing eksponuje najwięcej ze wspomnianych aspektów body horroru. Pewne obrazy potrafią zostać w głowie po lekturze... To też historia, która składa hołd przeszłości Hulka, w nienachalny, naturalny sposób.
I ponownie. Świetnej fabule towarzyszy sugestywna kreska, a jej surowy sznyt w wykonaniu Joe Bennetta tylko potęguje odbiór całości. Wyśmienita robota. Drugi tom jest równie dobry, jak ten pierwszy i to jest pozycja, którą należy mieć na swojej półce w całości.
February 22, 2025
The Immortal Hulk – Book 2 (#11-20): A Solid but Less Gripping Continuation
The second volume of The Immortal Hulk continues in the same vein as its predecessor, maintaining the eerie tone, psychological depth, and body-horror elements that set this series apart. Al Ewing’s writing remains strong, delving further into Hulk’s mythology and pushing Bruce Banner to his limits. However, compared to the first book, this volume didn’t hold my attention as much.
While the narrative expands in interesting ways, some parts feel less impactful, lacking the relentless tension of the initial arc. That said, Joe Bennett’s art is as stunning as ever, enhancing the grotesque yet mesmerizing aesthetic of the series.
Overall, a solid continuation, just not as gripping as the first volume.
Rating: 4/5
The second volume of The Immortal Hulk continues in the same vein as its predecessor, maintaining the eerie tone, psychological depth, and body-horror elements that set this series apart. Al Ewing’s writing remains strong, delving further into Hulk’s mythology and pushing Bruce Banner to his limits. However, compared to the first book, this volume didn’t hold my attention as much.
While the narrative expands in interesting ways, some parts feel less impactful, lacking the relentless tension of the initial arc. That said, Joe Bennett’s art is as stunning as ever, enhancing the grotesque yet mesmerizing aesthetic of the series.
Overall, a solid continuation, just not as gripping as the first volume.
Rating: 4/5
March 28, 2022
I loved the artwork, but I found this one confusing. It seemed to jump around the timeline a lot. In one place Bruce was dating or Betty's lover and in the next she was his wife who didn't know if he was alive? There were a lot of other things like that, which could have been explained better.
I also not a big fan of the schizophrenia story line or all the hell and father issues.
The first GN seemed like the beginning on the story and this one didn't really continue as much as it seemed to jump way forward.
I also not a big fan of the schizophrenia story line or all the hell and father issues.
The first GN seemed like the beginning on the story and this one didn't really continue as much as it seemed to jump way forward.
April 13, 2022
3.5 stars rounded up. This collection is fine. The art's good but the story is moving away from the greatness of the first collection. It's stepping away from the unique horror storyline and moving towards the nonsense plaguing both Marvel and DC today. It also gets a bit repetitious with the General hunting down Banner. I was excited when I finished vol 1 as it was fresh and original(ish), but I started to feel the dread I get when I pick up any comic written over the last 5 years or so by the end of this one.
May 22, 2022
Weak start, but picks right back up after they exit hell. It’s fun seeing all the touchstone characters from Hulk’s past. And not knowing everyone’s exact histories is not a hinderance. They fill you in with what is important.
I’ve already read Ewing’s Defenders, so it was fun to actually see Red Harpy’s origins here. (I prefer her in Defender’s art style. OPE.)
The art continues to be very body horror forward. So if you are here for that, you’ll find it in spades. I am sure it is a large part of what made this run so popular, but I am not really a big fan.
I’ve already read Ewing’s Defenders, so it was fun to actually see Red Harpy’s origins here. (I prefer her in Defender’s art style. OPE.)
The art continues to be very body horror forward. So if you are here for that, you’ll find it in spades. I am sure it is a large part of what made this run so popular, but I am not really a big fan.
June 14, 2023
Things definitely start getting a lot wackier in this volume. I still don’t know if I love how out there this is compared to traditional Hulk stories, but I’m honestly in love with Joe Bennett’s art style, so it’s still an easy page turner. One thing I will say that I hope gets toned down is just how much of Banner’s supporting cast is also getting turned into body horror Hulk monsters. The amount of samey feeling fights this volume had started to get a little boring.
February 28, 2021
Crazy Fun
OVERALL RATING: 4.5 stars
Art: 4.5 stars
Prose: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Pacing: 4.5 stars
Character Development: 5 stars
World Building: 4.25 stars
This was a blast. Insanely fun. Not sure what curve ball is coming at you next.
OVERALL RATING: 4.5 stars
Art: 4.5 stars
Prose: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Pacing: 4.5 stars
Character Development: 5 stars
World Building: 4.25 stars
This was a blast. Insanely fun. Not sure what curve ball is coming at you next.
March 6, 2022
Body horror and SF hell
Another strong installment with more gruesome art and world building. This feels different from anything else being made at Marvel and feels much more like an independent publisher. I'm glad they took the risk.
Another strong installment with more gruesome art and world building. This feels different from anything else being made at Marvel and feels much more like an independent publisher. I'm glad they took the risk.
March 30, 2023
The green door is a great addition to the order of marvel cosmic/magic worlds. The gross out body horror - ripping limbs, squishing heads and blood everywhere makes the deeeper metaphysical stuff hit a little harder.
June 18, 2023
Sheeshhhhhhhh mannnnnn !!!! So dark and twisted. Love how Ewing references alot of Hulk mythology to gain some familiarity with the story. Him being in hell was something of creepy. Especially the devil hulk stuff. What a ride this has been. Love it.
August 1, 2020
Wow! This is a page turner! Can't wait to read the next to see what happens!
August 4, 2020
The good times continue. Another superb volume of Al Ewing's masterful superhero/horror hybrid. Not to be missed!
April 12, 2021
2.5/5
June 15, 2021
Why can't marvel or DC ever just publish a comic that lives on its own without referencing every title published in the last ten years
July 4, 2021
Some cool ways about how you can’t kill Hulk, but I’m going to go back to the other green hero, Swamp Thing.
May 10, 2022
Honestly... Why did I not start this series sooner. Its so damned good.
September 17, 2022
Sometimes this story loses me a bit, but what I'm grooving on I'm really grooving on. This continues to be such a different and distinct reinvention of the Hulk, and I'm on board for more.
April 26, 2023
Great
Love this hulk by fare my favorite it finally does the hulk justice I hate what they did to red hulk Betty it's stupid
Love this hulk by fare my favorite it finally does the hulk justice I hate what they did to red hulk Betty it's stupid
August 31, 2023
Przyjemny komiks i świeże spojrzenie na Hulka. Minimalnie słabsze niż poprzedni tom, ale nadal porządna historia.
March 15, 2024
3,5 -> 03.2024
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