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The Immortal Hulk (Collected Editions) #4-6
The Immortal Hulk Omnibus, Volume 2
Once upon a time, Rick Jones was the Hulk's best friend. Rick was there at ground zero on the fateful day the Hulk was born, and during the early days when the Hulk was a mindless brute roaming the New Mexico desert, Rick was right by his side. The only one who believed in him. Now Rick Jones is dead and gone. And the Immortal Hulk wants to know why. But to obtain the answers he seeks, Bruce Banner will have to face roaming gamma experiments, a ruthless assassin out for his blood... and the one thing that can cage the Immortal Hulk. How far will he go to honour his friend?
Plus, the final showdown - Bruce Banner versus General Fortean, a man willing to do whatever it takes to destroy the Immortal Hulk once and for all, even if it means turning himself into what he hates the most. As Shadow Base declares war on anyone with a gamma mutation, Banner has to decide what kind of Hulk he wants to be - and what kind of monster he has to become. Collecting Immortal Hulk 16-30.
Plus, the final showdown - Bruce Banner versus General Fortean, a man willing to do whatever it takes to destroy the Immortal Hulk once and for all, even if it means turning himself into what he hates the most. As Shadow Base declares war on anyone with a gamma mutation, Banner has to decide what kind of Hulk he wants to be - and what kind of monster he has to become. Collecting Immortal Hulk 16-30.
356 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 2020
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March 31, 2024
I’m finally and officially onboard what the Immortal Hulk series has been trying to do.
These 15 issues (UK paperbacks are weird) cover a ton of ground, but outside of a little bit of Wikipedia research I had to do and recommend for anyone who’s interested in this series, it all largely made sense and progressed naturally. I was hooked!
The body horror in this one is dialed up from the first volume by a factor of Gross Hand Creatures. I got full body shivers in probably half of the issues from how disgusting and vile some of the creature designs are. The art, while maybe not top-tier talent, finally feels of apiece with the story.
Stray thoughts:
-Issue #25 is a cosmic standout as the midpoint of the series and really interesting philosophical work by Ewing.
-The return of Abomination was gnarly and nightmare fuel
-The multiple Hulk personas and Hulk-people are a fun gaggle. I like that they’ve received their own corner of the Marvel universe to smash.
-I’m very excited to see where the politically-charged Minotaur arc will go, particularly in light of the political climate of the past few years
-You really have to Wikipedia who these characters are, but I have to respect Ewing & co. for the love that they brought to the Hulk mythos. Immortal Hulk feels like a big ole send-up of 60 years of Hulk storytelling, and that’s awesome.
These 15 issues (UK paperbacks are weird) cover a ton of ground, but outside of a little bit of Wikipedia research I had to do and recommend for anyone who’s interested in this series, it all largely made sense and progressed naturally. I was hooked!
The body horror in this one is dialed up from the first volume by a factor of Gross Hand Creatures. I got full body shivers in probably half of the issues from how disgusting and vile some of the creature designs are. The art, while maybe not top-tier talent, finally feels of apiece with the story.
Stray thoughts:
-Issue #25 is a cosmic standout as the midpoint of the series and really interesting philosophical work by Ewing.
-The return of Abomination was gnarly and nightmare fuel
-The multiple Hulk personas and Hulk-people are a fun gaggle. I like that they’ve received their own corner of the Marvel universe to smash.
-I’m very excited to see where the politically-charged Minotaur arc will go, particularly in light of the political climate of the past few years
-You really have to Wikipedia who these characters are, but I have to respect Ewing & co. for the love that they brought to the Hulk mythos. Immortal Hulk feels like a big ole send-up of 60 years of Hulk storytelling, and that’s awesome.
December 7, 2022
My small irritation with the first volume was completely swept away by this one, quite possibly because it opened with a short introduction that actually bothered to fill me in on some of Hulk’s ludicrous continuity. A small gesture, but one which left me going, “Oh!” rather than, “Eh?” when an old character was reintroduced with an enthusiastic flourish.
Lots of entertaining chastening of baddies, a smattering of baffling yet memorable cosmic horror, a veer into anti-corporate activism that could be cathartic or cringy (or both) depending on your outlook - this is still highly impressive stuff from Al Ewing et al. So thrilled that the guy who made me cackle with Zombo is now wowing the world.
Lots of entertaining chastening of baddies, a smattering of baffling yet memorable cosmic horror, a veer into anti-corporate activism that could be cathartic or cringy (or both) depending on your outlook - this is still highly impressive stuff from Al Ewing et al. So thrilled that the guy who made me cackle with Zombo is now wowing the world.
February 12, 2021
Like before, it’s a good story. However, the horror elements are less prominent - it occasionally veers into cosmic horror, especially with a Lovecraftian kaiju vibe near the end, but this volume as a whole feels much more like a standard superhero story (you know, if the main hero was actually kind of evil).
Ewing seemed to do better on dialogue until the last few issues. I don’t know enough about Minotaur to know if he just speaks that way or Ewing doesn’t know how to write his character. I’m missing the more philosophical bent of the last volume, though.
Ewing seemed to do better on dialogue until the last few issues. I don’t know enough about Minotaur to know if he just speaks that way or Ewing doesn’t know how to write his character. I’m missing the more philosophical bent of the last volume, though.
October 9, 2024
This volume continues the intriguing story exploring the many versions of The Hulk that exist within Bruve Banner and the exploration of The Devil Hulk. There's more focus on the Gamma Teams than Hulk sometimes, a pretty.abstract end-of-a-planet story, and some more grotesque "deaths" of Hulk.
October 31, 2022
Another outstanding hulk-tastic volume! 💚💜
January 2, 2023
I honestly don’t get what the hype is about this. There are some things that are interestingly done. I think it seems like an interesting direction to take the Hulk in, but it doesn’t really speak to me. First and foremost, Joe Bennett’s art doesn’t appeal to me. It’s supposed to be horror inspired, and there are definitely body horror elements, but it doesn’t translate to genuine horror. Most of it is just a lot of drool or spit and some gross-out aesthetics. I dislike a lot of the design choices (like Betty as Red Harpy, Minotaur, and even the Hulk’s general look).
The content itself is fine, I suppose. It’s veering more into what I expect from Al Ewing now that the new status quo is firmly in place. The end of the Fortean arc with Gamma Base was somewhat satisfying, but feels very abrupt as it pivots to the Roxxon story. That suddenly feels very realistic, whereas before it was a question of whether the Hulk was dangerous, how was he resurrecting, and how did the government need to manage him. The Roxxon stuff is clearly meant to parallel real world capitalism and climate change concerns. It can be a bit heavy handed, but is, admittedly, kind of satisfying to see a giant monster hitting a corporation where it hurts and in a way that could affect the world at large. Mix in the deep cut of Xemnu (who I thankfully know about from the Titan Up the Defense podcast), and it could get interesting. But it hasn’t quite yet.
The part that I was most intrigued by was the sci-fi interlude with the aliens who defied our understanding of individuality and described a different way of interacting with the world around them. Unfortunately, I think Bennett’s art does the issues a disservice. In the hands of other artists, it could have been truly breathtaking. I think it’s probably his best work in the volume, but that’s a low bar from me. It’s the aspect I’m most curious to see more of in another volume, but I don’t know if it’s worth pursuing. I guess we’ll see if I end up getting the next omnibus.
The content itself is fine, I suppose. It’s veering more into what I expect from Al Ewing now that the new status quo is firmly in place. The end of the Fortean arc with Gamma Base was somewhat satisfying, but feels very abrupt as it pivots to the Roxxon story. That suddenly feels very realistic, whereas before it was a question of whether the Hulk was dangerous, how was he resurrecting, and how did the government need to manage him. The Roxxon stuff is clearly meant to parallel real world capitalism and climate change concerns. It can be a bit heavy handed, but is, admittedly, kind of satisfying to see a giant monster hitting a corporation where it hurts and in a way that could affect the world at large. Mix in the deep cut of Xemnu (who I thankfully know about from the Titan Up the Defense podcast), and it could get interesting. But it hasn’t quite yet.
The part that I was most intrigued by was the sci-fi interlude with the aliens who defied our understanding of individuality and described a different way of interacting with the world around them. Unfortunately, I think Bennett’s art does the issues a disservice. In the hands of other artists, it could have been truly breathtaking. I think it’s probably his best work in the volume, but that’s a low bar from me. It’s the aspect I’m most curious to see more of in another volume, but I don’t know if it’s worth pursuing. I guess we’ll see if I end up getting the next omnibus.
October 19, 2021
This was shaping up to be awesome. The first two thirds really had me engaged. But they traded interesting and unique horror for hamfisted ideology. Should have known it’d jump the shark by bringing the Minotaur in. I hate that character, not because he’s malicious, or evil or a compelling villain whatsoever. He’s a one dimensional parody. I just know that whenever he shows up, heavy-handed politics are sure to follow.
I get it, you have a platform, you can say what you believe; but I dislike this when it comes at the expense of a story that was flowing so well without it.
The Hulk wants to destroy the human world does he? Does anybody not realize that that includes YOU?! We get a flashforward where the Hulk has destroyed literally everything in the universe. EVERYTHING! And the population is gonna riot for him? The idea that humanity is a cancer on the earth isn’t something I really want my heroes promulgating. I thought this would be like Tom King’s, The Vision. We have our hero, who believes what he believes and will protect what he loves and we know that that will come in conflict with the rest of the world and superhero community. And it’s a tragic downward spiral. I know this is only volume 2, but I don’t see it going that way. I just see through the comic book facade to the ideals, it doesn’t seem to invite further introspection or fairly portray both sides of the argument and leave it up to me, the reader, to decide if I want to get behind this “Green” Hulk. I get that it’s supposed to be that the Hulk has gone TOO far probably. But I feel like the book wants us to root for the Hulk to annihilate the planet. What?! Okay? I don’t know. That last third really lost me, the immersion fell a part and I was left skimming panels and panels of meaningless dialogue that felt so foreign to what I was reading towards the beginning.
I get it, you have a platform, you can say what you believe; but I dislike this when it comes at the expense of a story that was flowing so well without it.
The Hulk wants to destroy the human world does he? Does anybody not realize that that includes YOU?! We get a flashforward where the Hulk has destroyed literally everything in the universe. EVERYTHING! And the population is gonna riot for him? The idea that humanity is a cancer on the earth isn’t something I really want my heroes promulgating. I thought this would be like Tom King’s, The Vision. We have our hero, who believes what he believes and will protect what he loves and we know that that will come in conflict with the rest of the world and superhero community. And it’s a tragic downward spiral. I know this is only volume 2, but I don’t see it going that way. I just see through the comic book facade to the ideals, it doesn’t seem to invite further introspection or fairly portray both sides of the argument and leave it up to me, the reader, to decide if I want to get behind this “Green” Hulk. I get that it’s supposed to be that the Hulk has gone TOO far probably. But I feel like the book wants us to root for the Hulk to annihilate the planet. What?! Okay? I don’t know. That last third really lost me, the immersion fell a part and I was left skimming panels and panels of meaningless dialogue that felt so foreign to what I was reading towards the beginning.
August 30, 2020
Was I tripping balls when I read this? Well I don’t take drugs so the writer must of been on acid when issue 25 came around.
I loved the first omnibus inspite of it trailing off near the end and because of the first one being all round good and intriguing, I had good expectations for this volume. Instead I got a huge bore fest until issue 25 where I honestly thought marvel had spliced a completely different graphic novel into this. I honestly don’t know what Al Ewing was thinking when writing this issue and the sequential issues thereafter. For me it became a bit confused and dare I say prententious?? Maybe not but my intrigue for this series has truly taken a dive.
A shame really as I love this character, thoroughly enjoyed the first omnibus and I’ve never read a bad hulk story. Considering I’m not a fan of marvel most of the time, had hope this could be a turn in their sub par content of recent. I hope it is because this omnibus doesn’t give me hope.
I loved the first omnibus inspite of it trailing off near the end and because of the first one being all round good and intriguing, I had good expectations for this volume. Instead I got a huge bore fest until issue 25 where I honestly thought marvel had spliced a completely different graphic novel into this. I honestly don’t know what Al Ewing was thinking when writing this issue and the sequential issues thereafter. For me it became a bit confused and dare I say prententious?? Maybe not but my intrigue for this series has truly taken a dive.
A shame really as I love this character, thoroughly enjoyed the first omnibus and I’ve never read a bad hulk story. Considering I’m not a fan of marvel most of the time, had hope this could be a turn in their sub par content of recent. I hope it is because this omnibus doesn’t give me hope.
April 9, 2024
When I first started The Immortal Hulk, I loved reading it. It was one of the first Hulk stories I have read since I became a fan. The first two volumes were phenomenal. The third volume was mediocre at best, but the ending showed promise. I decided to get the omnibus instead of individual volumes. The second omnibus started with volume four of the The Immortal Hulk story line, and it was a good story. There were parts of this that I thought were really engaging, but I found myself bored at times and I asked myself where this was going. The earlier volumes made me want to continue, but I will not finish Immortal Hulk because I just don't find the story all that great. I have the original Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby stories, and they are cheesy at times, but they are fun to read. The stories are coherent. The Immortal Hulk is rather dull at times and not enjoyable. I don't see a payoff for sticking around, so I will not continue the story.
February 4, 2022
Good god this is phenomenal stuff: it’s exciting, funny and genuinely scary, but also incredibly clever. Ewing seems to put this together by trying to negotiate all eras of the Hulk but also all meanings of his character and name. And then he synthesises them into something extraordinarily readable. I particularly enjoyed the Minotaur stuff which reminds me particularly of Rob Williams’ Enormo Overdrive from Ewing’s co written Trifecta
July 22, 2022
Issues 16 to 30 of Al Ewing's wild, horrific take on the Hulk character is where things start to get really weird, combining the increasingly cosmic with the first omnibus' strong body horror and throwing in a creative (if heavy-handed) satire of capitalism and social media. Like the first fifteen issues, the artwork is strong and the story is always compelling. It's just that things get a little too odd.
March 25, 2026
This is a continuation of my first Immortal Hulk Omnibus, as I am reading a big book compiled of all of the issues into one and Goodreads has not yet made a listing for all in one. My opinions have not changed from my first review. The art is great, the story is interesting. Turning pages makes me fearful with it being such a big fancy book and it is also not mine, but other than that, it is a pleasant experience.
March 26, 2024
The second omnibus gives the reader more lore regarding Banner’s other personas and ups the scale with the introduction of other enemies. The writing is great, the body horror gruesome and the art swell. I find it interesting almost everybody seems to become a gamma-radiated beast, but we will see where it goes.
May 12, 2023
Not quite as good as the first three Volumes in this series, these next three volumes still pack a wallop. The story wasn't as compelling here, but the faceoff against Hulk villain mainstay The Abomination is really something else. The redesign they did will haunt my dreams forever.
May 19, 2023
I continue to love this exploration of the hulk as a character. We also get some interesting development with people from his past that’s really interesting this volume. I feel like I have to ding it though for the second half being a lot of setup.
July 24, 2023
The storyline's intriguing concepts, such as the body-horror inherent to the Hulk's character or the use gamma radiation as a form of cosmic horror, are ultimately lost in the deluge of multiple shifting personalities and alter-egos, all of which the reader is expected to keep track of.
August 24, 2020
Al Ewing shift into fifth gear with some wonderful art. Where's Omnibus Volume 3
April 5, 2021
Really love how Al Ewing clearly despises Iron man. I am very much here for Hulk smashing capitalism.
July 15, 2022
5.0/5.0
Excellent from top to bottom.
Excellent from top to bottom.
September 14, 2022
Bonkers. brilliant.
October 7, 2022
... Holy crap, this book is amazing.
I wish I could give it six stars.
I wish I could give it six stars.
January 14, 2023
Brilliant, grotesque, funny. A wonderful series.
March 12, 2023
After 'The Hulk in Hell" arc loses a bit of the built-up tempo, but #25 is both barely understandable and marvelous in its execution.
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April 30, 2023Insane. fucking insane
May 14, 2023
I enjoyed the story but the political talking points were heavy handed and takes you out of the story
June 18, 2023
A little political but I think I got what it was going for in that department. I liked the storytelling but I am a little confused about the world breaker stuff. I guess we will see where it leads.
January 2, 2024
Better than the first
January 19, 2025
Even better than volume 1. I couldn't put it down.
November 27, 2025
Esto se puso MUY. BUENO. Body horror, delirio, mucho lore hulkiano. Desconozco cómo se vuelve de esta serie, pero bueno, viene súper bien encaminada
December 21, 2021
I’ve never read the Bill Mantlo run, but I’ve heard that Ewong was greatly inspired by it. After reading Immortal Hulk, I am really curious to know what was Mantlo’s take on the big green guy.
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