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The Immortal Hulk Omnibus
The entirety of Al Ewing's Hulk masterpiece, called one of the greatest comic books of all time, collected in an omnibus!
Is he man or monster...or is he both? Find out as Al Ewing and Joe Bennett take Bruce Banner to hell and back in the complete, infernal saga of the Immortal Hulk! Every time Bruce dies, he rises again...as the Hulk! And he is being hunted: By the government, by Alpha Flight, by the mysterious Shadow Base, even by the Avengers! But Bruce has even bigger problems. Something terrible has infected him. Something with unspeakable plans for humanity. And the answers lie beyond...the Green Door! Featuring friends and foes both old and new as well as multiple Hulk personas, this horror reinvention of a Marvel icon is like no comic book you have ever read before!
COLLECTING: Immortal Hulk (2018) 1-50, Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) 1, Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) 1, Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) 1, Immortal Hulk (2020) 0, Immortal She-Hulk (2020) 1, King in Black: Immortal Hulk (2020) 1, Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) 1 (A story), material from Avengers (2018) 684
Is he man or monster...or is he both? Find out as Al Ewing and Joe Bennett take Bruce Banner to hell and back in the complete, infernal saga of the Immortal Hulk! Every time Bruce dies, he rises again...as the Hulk! And he is being hunted: By the government, by Alpha Flight, by the mysterious Shadow Base, even by the Avengers! But Bruce has even bigger problems. Something terrible has infected him. Something with unspeakable plans for humanity. And the answers lie beyond...the Green Door! Featuring friends and foes both old and new as well as multiple Hulk personas, this horror reinvention of a Marvel icon is like no comic book you have ever read before!
COLLECTING: Immortal Hulk (2018) 1-50, Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) 1, Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) 1, Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) 1, Immortal Hulk (2020) 0, Immortal She-Hulk (2020) 1, King in Black: Immortal Hulk (2020) 1, Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) 1 (A story), material from Avengers (2018) 684
1616 pages, Hardcover
First published July 4, 2023
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January 11, 2024
Once upon a time, a British writer and his collaborators took a certain green character and made comics history. That was Alan Moore but Al Ewing does a comparable job in Immortal Hulk.
I've never been a Hulk guy despite some of my earliest nightmares starring the Lou Ferrigno version. As soon as someone mentioned that Immortal Hulk had some horror elements, I had to take the plunge. This was my second time through since I couldn't resist getting a huge honkin' omnibus.
This contains Immortal Hulk 1-50, Gamma Flight 1-5, and a bunch of one-shots that probably could have been skipped. Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, along with a host of inkers and colorists, were the creative team for the bulk of the material.
So how much do I reveal? When night falls, the Hulk walks the earth, even if Bruce Banner was dead when the sun rises. There is lots of body horror, metaphysical elements, and large scale violence. Over the course of fifty issues and some change, the Hulk goes up against General Fortean, his father Brian Banner, the Abomination, Roxxon Oil, Xemnu the Titan, The Leader, and various other threats.
I alluded to Swamp Thing in my initial statement and that's what this reminds me of, even on the reread. Ewing adds swathes of material to the Hulk mythology, like the Green Door, the source of Gamma radiation, the world below, and even a link between the Hulk and the Leader that is brand spankin' new as far as I know.
When your main character is an engine of destruction, you need a strong supporting cast and we get that in the form of Charlene, the scientist that is initially working for General Fortean against the Hulk, Doc Samson, Absorbing Man, Titania, and Gamma Flight, Puck and Sasquatch formerly of Alpha Flight.
Ewing explores all of Bruce Banner's personalities, from the classic Big Guy Hulk to Joe Fixit to Devil Hulk. As much as this could have devolved into Hulk punching stuff, it never felt like that. This is a smart book. In fact, Joe Fixit even says "walking up and punching it doesn't seem like it would work this time" at one point. I also liked that some time was devoted to the Hulk-Thing relationship as well.
Is this a perfect book? No. I thought the ending fizzled a little the first time I read it and thought the same this time. I thought it dragged a little toward the end as well. However, I still think this is one of the best Marvel runs of the past 25 years, right up there with Waid and Samnee on Daredevil and Fraction and Aja on Hawkeye. Five out of five stars.
I've never been a Hulk guy despite some of my earliest nightmares starring the Lou Ferrigno version. As soon as someone mentioned that Immortal Hulk had some horror elements, I had to take the plunge. This was my second time through since I couldn't resist getting a huge honkin' omnibus.
This contains Immortal Hulk 1-50, Gamma Flight 1-5, and a bunch of one-shots that probably could have been skipped. Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, along with a host of inkers and colorists, were the creative team for the bulk of the material.
So how much do I reveal? When night falls, the Hulk walks the earth, even if Bruce Banner was dead when the sun rises. There is lots of body horror, metaphysical elements, and large scale violence. Over the course of fifty issues and some change, the Hulk goes up against General Fortean, his father Brian Banner, the Abomination, Roxxon Oil, Xemnu the Titan, The Leader, and various other threats.
I alluded to Swamp Thing in my initial statement and that's what this reminds me of, even on the reread. Ewing adds swathes of material to the Hulk mythology, like the Green Door, the source of Gamma radiation, the world below, and even a link between the Hulk and the Leader that is brand spankin' new as far as I know.
When your main character is an engine of destruction, you need a strong supporting cast and we get that in the form of Charlene, the scientist that is initially working for General Fortean against the Hulk, Doc Samson, Absorbing Man, Titania, and Gamma Flight, Puck and Sasquatch formerly of Alpha Flight.
Ewing explores all of Bruce Banner's personalities, from the classic Big Guy Hulk to Joe Fixit to Devil Hulk. As much as this could have devolved into Hulk punching stuff, it never felt like that. This is a smart book. In fact, Joe Fixit even says "walking up and punching it doesn't seem like it would work this time" at one point. I also liked that some time was devoted to the Hulk-Thing relationship as well.
Is this a perfect book? No. I thought the ending fizzled a little the first time I read it and thought the same this time. I thought it dragged a little toward the end as well. However, I still think this is one of the best Marvel runs of the past 25 years, right up there with Waid and Samnee on Daredevil and Fraction and Aja on Hawkeye. Five out of five stars.
April 17, 2024
3.5/5
The opening story is brilliant and shockingly bleak for Marvel. The stomach -churning moments of body horror and psychological terror of the events are bone-chilling. As the story progresses, it becomes more convoluted, and some sections were overly bloated for my taste.
I would have preferred the entire Immortal Hulk arc to maintain the smaller-scale of the first two volumes, which unfortunately it did not. Nevertheless, it remains an amazing Hulk story that offers a fresh perspective on Hulk's origin. Additionally, most readers will love how epic it becomes.
Well worth a read, even for newcomers.
The opening story is brilliant and shockingly bleak for Marvel. The stomach -churning moments of body horror and psychological terror of the events are bone-chilling. As the story progresses, it becomes more convoluted, and some sections were overly bloated for my taste.
I would have preferred the entire Immortal Hulk arc to maintain the smaller-scale of the first two volumes, which unfortunately it did not. Nevertheless, it remains an amazing Hulk story that offers a fresh perspective on Hulk's origin. Additionally, most readers will love how epic it becomes.
Well worth a read, even for newcomers.
November 5, 2023
The Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing and artist Joe Bennet.
Is he man or monster? Or is he both?
A run i wanted to read for years, as its praise was sky high. I really had to think about this one for a while.. Lets start with the good, this brings The Hulk back to his roots of a actual monster comic. Its horror, its pain, its rage, its a damn fine take on Bruce Banner and his inner monster. The artwork from Bennet fits the horror of the page really well, and the early stories of this omnibus are classic Hulk. He is a drifter, always on the run, fighting not to Hulk out, but eventually everything goes to shit again. Somewhere during its middle part this turns into sciencefiction, tons of philosophy, and out right weird stuff. This run is highly original, fantasticly writen at times and action packed, but it does go full overboard at times with crazy weird and long scripts. Its admirable to put in every Hulk there was before as throwbacks, and its fun to see Hulks like Joe Fixit really, but at times i was just thinking about those classic simpler runs of Bruce just smashing and fighting, and with a villain of the week time vibe. Dont get me wrong this was a incredible run, but i do think its praise was just to high at times, the story convoluted, it just got over my head multiple times. This started of incredible and it was hard to put down, the covers from Alex Ross are worthy of a museum, the story was great mostly, but it was also a difficult read at times.
3.7 out of 5
Is he man or monster? Or is he both?
A run i wanted to read for years, as its praise was sky high. I really had to think about this one for a while.. Lets start with the good, this brings The Hulk back to his roots of a actual monster comic. Its horror, its pain, its rage, its a damn fine take on Bruce Banner and his inner monster. The artwork from Bennet fits the horror of the page really well, and the early stories of this omnibus are classic Hulk. He is a drifter, always on the run, fighting not to Hulk out, but eventually everything goes to shit again. Somewhere during its middle part this turns into sciencefiction, tons of philosophy, and out right weird stuff. This run is highly original, fantasticly writen at times and action packed, but it does go full overboard at times with crazy weird and long scripts. Its admirable to put in every Hulk there was before as throwbacks, and its fun to see Hulks like Joe Fixit really, but at times i was just thinking about those classic simpler runs of Bruce just smashing and fighting, and with a villain of the week time vibe. Dont get me wrong this was a incredible run, but i do think its praise was just to high at times, the story convoluted, it just got over my head multiple times. This started of incredible and it was hard to put down, the covers from Alex Ross are worthy of a museum, the story was great mostly, but it was also a difficult read at times.
3.7 out of 5
March 25, 2024
The core story is absolutely a five-star story. Without giving much away, this delves into the psychology and mythology while adding to both. It's a powerful story that I look forward to rereading.
The weaker parts were the added elements, particularly the five-issue Gamma Flight run at the end, which felt like a major let down after the culmination of the Hulk story.
My other complaint is one I knew going in: the book itself is just too big. I couldn't hold it to read, so it had to sit in my lap with me leaning over it. Sounds like a petty grievance (and I guess it is), but I'll certainly avoid massive omnibuses like this in the future. I guess it's fitting for Hulk, though, right?
The weaker parts were the added elements, particularly the five-issue Gamma Flight run at the end, which felt like a major let down after the culmination of the Hulk story.
My other complaint is one I knew going in: the book itself is just too big. I couldn't hold it to read, so it had to sit in my lap with me leaning over it. Sounds like a petty grievance (and I guess it is), but I'll certainly avoid massive omnibuses like this in the future. I guess it's fitting for Hulk, though, right?
September 17, 2023
Damn. That was absolutely amazing. First omni absolutely did not disowned now I never want to read comics in any other format again. The story of Immortal Hulk was absolutely terrifying. Body horror and mental torture led the hulk through an absolutely insane story. I always kinda thought hulk was a very two dimensional character but man this story delves so much deeper and tells the truth of how interesting a character like hulk can really be.
July 5, 2024
This took me almost a year to read. This was one of the biggest Omnibus I’ve ever read. But man. It was so good… this isn’t just a Hulk story. But it’s a Horror comic as well. Likes to ask the question, are we heroes or monsters or both?
I absolutely loved this run. One of the most fun Hulk stories I’ve read. Can’t wait to read more of Al Ewing’s work
I absolutely loved this run. One of the most fun Hulk stories I’ve read. Can’t wait to read more of Al Ewing’s work
September 1, 2023
I’ve always liked The Hulk but never really have been interested or knew a lot about him. This book made him one of my favorites. Such a complex and interesting character that you just don’t see that at first glance. Love the hulk now. This was a great mix of horror and super heroes. Fantastic!
November 23, 2024
not that cosmic
December 26, 2025
“A Hulk is a hulk is a hulk”
December 18, 2025
Hulk smash these feelings. A deeply significant story that examines the human condition, topped off with covers by Alex Ross. 10 stars if I could.
August 15, 2025
Immortal Hulk is such a great book if you love the Hulk! It brings more of the horrors of the Incredible Hulk and does a deep dive in the psyche of Bruce Banner, Hulk, and their other multiple personalities. The horror in this book is so gruesome and grotesque. It makes you want to turn your head away from the pages. Now, The psychology is the best part. It brings you into the minds of all the personalities and shows you their greatest strengths and weaknesses. It shows why Bruce, Hulk, and all the others have hatred and love towards each other. It also brings them down to their lowest, but shows you why HULK IS STRONGEST THERE IS and has them get back up, just like the heroes they are!
January 20, 2024
It takes a lot for me to read an entire comic run and I've never really cared about the hulk so believe me when I say it's insane that I read this entire thing and really enjoyed it! There always needs to be some kind of hook or extra thing going on for me to get into a superhero book but man I really liked the horror angle to this run. The art was incredible and very gross in parts that scratched the brain right.
March 21, 2025
I’ve gone back and forth on this tome. I had bought it a couple years back because I had heard great things about it: that it’s one of Hulk’s best stories, that it’s a breeze to get through, it’s Hulk but it is also horror and Ewing really brings out the best in this character.
A couple years back I tried reading it, and I got through the first couple issues before putting it down. When I had finished the first volume of Ultimate Spider-Man earlier this year, I sent a photo of my omnibus shelf to my online friends, and out of the 72 books I own, they immediately pointed out Immortal Hulk, and I was like “okay, I’ll give this another try.”
I’m glad I did, and I’m glad that I eventually finished it, but I will say that I don’t think I got out of it what so many others have.
It’s not an omnibus that I want to sell, but I think that the text of the book goes way beyond the baseline “it’s a horror book featuring the Hulk,” as horror so often does. However, what the book “is” depends on the arc.
For a while, Hulk (the character) is representative of generational trauma, then he’s representative of global warming, next he’s double-think, and then he’s a religious zealot.
It grapples and contextualizes the origin and background of Bruce Banner, and I really like his alters (especially Joe Fixit), but the green giant wears so many hats that I kind of feel like something in the overall narrative is lost. The omnibus is 50+ issues and reading it this way is kind of a detriment to me, as I was getting other themes out of it, and when I tried to engage with people that read it in trade form or single issues, they were like “yeah I stopped when it wasn’t really horror,” and it’s like “dude, it’s all horror, it’s just not Body Horror all the time.”
At times it’s egregious body horror, just gross out shit (Rick Jones experiences some really repulsive stuff that just gave me the ick) and other times it’s subtle and based within dialogue.
People will get a lot of different things out of this book. It can be that “Immortal” plays upon the history of the character. Another will be that its body horror akin to “The Thing” and nothing more. Or maybe it’s political and religious commentary. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it was a masterpiece. I think there were a couple duds among the whole thing, and some of the ways problems were solved in this story were kind of contrived or confusing.
Maybe I’ll go back and read some select issues, but as a whole, I don’t think I want to set this 1616 page tome in my lap again for a long time.
A couple years back I tried reading it, and I got through the first couple issues before putting it down. When I had finished the first volume of Ultimate Spider-Man earlier this year, I sent a photo of my omnibus shelf to my online friends, and out of the 72 books I own, they immediately pointed out Immortal Hulk, and I was like “okay, I’ll give this another try.”
I’m glad I did, and I’m glad that I eventually finished it, but I will say that I don’t think I got out of it what so many others have.
It’s not an omnibus that I want to sell, but I think that the text of the book goes way beyond the baseline “it’s a horror book featuring the Hulk,” as horror so often does. However, what the book “is” depends on the arc.
For a while, Hulk (the character) is representative of generational trauma, then he’s representative of global warming, next he’s double-think, and then he’s a religious zealot.
It grapples and contextualizes the origin and background of Bruce Banner, and I really like his alters (especially Joe Fixit), but the green giant wears so many hats that I kind of feel like something in the overall narrative is lost. The omnibus is 50+ issues and reading it this way is kind of a detriment to me, as I was getting other themes out of it, and when I tried to engage with people that read it in trade form or single issues, they were like “yeah I stopped when it wasn’t really horror,” and it’s like “dude, it’s all horror, it’s just not Body Horror all the time.”
At times it’s egregious body horror, just gross out shit (Rick Jones experiences some really repulsive stuff that just gave me the ick) and other times it’s subtle and based within dialogue.
People will get a lot of different things out of this book. It can be that “Immortal” plays upon the history of the character. Another will be that its body horror akin to “The Thing” and nothing more. Or maybe it’s political and religious commentary. I enjoyed it, but I don’t think it was a masterpiece. I think there were a couple duds among the whole thing, and some of the ways problems were solved in this story were kind of contrived or confusing.
Maybe I’ll go back and read some select issues, but as a whole, I don’t think I want to set this 1616 page tome in my lap again for a long time.
April 24, 2025
I was late to Immortal Hulk, but the buzz was too loud to ignore. Keeping up with the monthly issues was a lost cause, so grabbing the Immortal Hulk Omnibus just made sense. And the book is a hulk — over 1600 pages! It took me about six months to work through.
Al Ewing reimagines the Hulk not just as a monster, but as a myth. The horror angle starts strong — Bruce Banner dies, and the Hulk rises at night — and evolves into a deep dive into psychology, metaphysics, and theology. Ewing plays with the idea that monsters can be literal and metaphorical, much like in Frankenstein, tying rage, trauma, and identity into a cosmic framework. The Hulk becomes a lens for grief, abuse, power, and even belief systems.
Joe Bennett’s art brings that horror to life with gruesome precision. His body horror feels straight out of Swamp Thing — grotesque, unsettling, and beautiful. Every smashed bone and warped face has weight. It’s a perfect match for the story’s tone. That said, it’s impossible to ignore the controversy that followed. Bennett’s later bigoted political art led Marvel to cut ties with him. But in this book, there’s no denying his talent — his Hulk is massive, tortured, and unforgettable.
The series builds an impressive supporting cast — Joe Fixit, Devil Hulk, Doc Samson, the Leader, even Gamma Flight — and while it could’ve devolved into Hulk smash, it rarely does. It’s smart and ambitious. If anything, the ending feels a bit drawn out, and some one-shots are skippable, but the journey is worth it.
Immortal Hulk is one of the most daring Marvel runs of the past 25 years. Reading it is a workout, physically and mentally. Just be warned: it’s heavy — in more ways than one.
Al Ewing reimagines the Hulk not just as a monster, but as a myth. The horror angle starts strong — Bruce Banner dies, and the Hulk rises at night — and evolves into a deep dive into psychology, metaphysics, and theology. Ewing plays with the idea that monsters can be literal and metaphorical, much like in Frankenstein, tying rage, trauma, and identity into a cosmic framework. The Hulk becomes a lens for grief, abuse, power, and even belief systems.
Joe Bennett’s art brings that horror to life with gruesome precision. His body horror feels straight out of Swamp Thing — grotesque, unsettling, and beautiful. Every smashed bone and warped face has weight. It’s a perfect match for the story’s tone. That said, it’s impossible to ignore the controversy that followed. Bennett’s later bigoted political art led Marvel to cut ties with him. But in this book, there’s no denying his talent — his Hulk is massive, tortured, and unforgettable.
The series builds an impressive supporting cast — Joe Fixit, Devil Hulk, Doc Samson, the Leader, even Gamma Flight — and while it could’ve devolved into Hulk smash, it rarely does. It’s smart and ambitious. If anything, the ending feels a bit drawn out, and some one-shots are skippable, but the journey is worth it.
Immortal Hulk is one of the most daring Marvel runs of the past 25 years. Reading it is a workout, physically and mentally. Just be warned: it’s heavy — in more ways than one.
October 26, 2025
I picked this one a few times and tried to get through it. I’d heard the critical acclaim, and wanted to see if the hype was backed up by truth. But the horror part of it— the body horror angle that made the book so immediately different from every other Hulk book— scared me off. But, something about the October season this year drew me back in. And I’m really glad it did. This isn’t a perfect story by any means. The horror elements left me feeling queasy sometimes and disturbed at other times. The spiritual messaging is muddled in the end, caught in a surface-level reading of Paradise Lost and some other universalist mumbo jumbo. But what makes this story great— maybe the greatest Hulk story— is how deeply psychological it is. It uses all the cosmic wackiness and silliness to deeply examine Bruce Banner and all the Hulks in his head. It makes them tangible characters, different from each other in a way that hasn’t really been done before. Like I said before, the story isn’t perfect, though. I appreciated the ending for what it tried to do and the messaging it tried to convey, but something about it just didn’t work. I don’t know if Ewing is religious or not, but his final word on the One Below All and the One Above All seemed… I don’t know, just sour. I also don’t like how certain characters just vanished in the end. Betty, Rick, Jen, Samson… all of them sort of just faded out without much to do.
Even with all of that, and with how mean-spirited the book can feel at times, I think its value as a world-class character study and evaluation of one of pop culture’s heaviest hitters makes it worth a look in. Just not if you’re squeamish.
Even with all of that, and with how mean-spirited the book can feel at times, I think its value as a world-class character study and evaluation of one of pop culture’s heaviest hitters makes it worth a look in. Just not if you’re squeamish.
July 23, 2025
What an absolute ride through the green door and directly into the jaws of hell. The premise of Immortal Hulk is in the name, the immortality of not only the Hulk, but also all gamma mutates within the Marvel universe.
Al Ewing expertly weaves the established mythology of the Hulk into this run that is filled with great love and reverence for what came before while also building upon that. The story delves into the psychology of Bruce Banner in a way that has given me a renewed appreciation for character. The depiction of the 'system' of multiple personalities within Banner was very well done in my view. The book also delves into theological themes and ideas (the new alter for the Hulk is literally called Devil Hulk).
The art is incredible (punintended), each issue being a beautiful tapestry that at times can be extremely hard to look at (in a good way). There was not a single artist throughout this run that felt out of place. While each artist had their distinct style that complimented each other nicely.
This book is tinged with horror and tension, specifically lots of moments of body horror which did make my stomach turn at certain points. A high recommend for those that are not only fans of the Hulk, but of strange horror science in general. The book also feels very self-contained while also leaving things open for the future of what Ewing has established throughout the 50+ issues he penned. Definitely deserves the praise of being one of the best runs with the character of Hulk.
Al Ewing expertly weaves the established mythology of the Hulk into this run that is filled with great love and reverence for what came before while also building upon that. The story delves into the psychology of Bruce Banner in a way that has given me a renewed appreciation for character. The depiction of the 'system' of multiple personalities within Banner was very well done in my view. The book also delves into theological themes and ideas (the new alter for the Hulk is literally called Devil Hulk).
The art is incredible (punintended), each issue being a beautiful tapestry that at times can be extremely hard to look at (in a good way). There was not a single artist throughout this run that felt out of place. While each artist had their distinct style that complimented each other nicely.
This book is tinged with horror and tension, specifically lots of moments of body horror which did make my stomach turn at certain points. A high recommend for those that are not only fans of the Hulk, but of strange horror science in general. The book also feels very self-contained while also leaving things open for the future of what Ewing has established throughout the 50+ issues he penned. Definitely deserves the praise of being one of the best runs with the character of Hulk.
September 23, 2023
If you like the Hulk, this is a must-read. I remember reading this series issue by issue as it was coming out, and how exciting and groundbreaking it was. There’s a reason it was critically acclaimed. Simply put, Immortal Hulk is Al Ewing’s best work so far. I was already a fan of Ewing’s storytelling, specifically his Ultimates run, but this blows all of that out of the water.
The Hulk started out as a horror character born from the Jekyll & Hyde archetype. Over time, the character became a tragic superhero, but the scarier, primordial elements were dialed back. What Ewing does in Immortal Hulk is bring back the horror and make the Hulk scary again. Ewing flips the entire Hulk mythos on its head and recontextualizes gamma radiation and mutation in the Marvel Universe, all while using every piece of Hulk’s publication history to do so in a way that celebrates not just the character, but every creator who’s contributed to the Hulk over the years.
I cannot sing this run’s praises enough, and I’m glad to finally have the full collection in this omnibus on my shelf. Highly recommend.
The Hulk started out as a horror character born from the Jekyll & Hyde archetype. Over time, the character became a tragic superhero, but the scarier, primordial elements were dialed back. What Ewing does in Immortal Hulk is bring back the horror and make the Hulk scary again. Ewing flips the entire Hulk mythos on its head and recontextualizes gamma radiation and mutation in the Marvel Universe, all while using every piece of Hulk’s publication history to do so in a way that celebrates not just the character, but every creator who’s contributed to the Hulk over the years.
I cannot sing this run’s praises enough, and I’m glad to finally have the full collection in this omnibus on my shelf. Highly recommend.
August 2, 2024
There's so much to wrap your head around with Al Ewing's run on Hulk. From its outset, it a book about asking what looks back at us from the mirror. In a simpler turn that is the common question of who are we? Are we good, bad, somewhere in-between? In a grander sense, it is Al Ewing asking if the Hulk is more than just a beast? If the man and the monster exist in a more unique space as these entities of comic creation that echoes the proverbial mythos of religious iconography as well as cosmic significance. It's heady, simple, pulpy, textured stuff that brings forth a Hulk that embraces his horror, pure comic book roots while enhancing the intricacy of what it means to be a destroyer of worlds. It's human tragedy encased in monster theatrics, and I love it so much.
And the art from the team of Alex Ross, Kaare Andrews, Clayton Crain, Sal Buscema, & Joe Bennet is phenomenally done too. It's a stellar book, one of Marvel's best, and one that will continue to unfold itself for many years to come because we have barely scratched the surface of what lies below this incredible story.
And the art from the team of Alex Ross, Kaare Andrews, Clayton Crain, Sal Buscema, & Joe Bennet is phenomenally done too. It's a stellar book, one of Marvel's best, and one that will continue to unfold itself for many years to come because we have barely scratched the surface of what lies below this incredible story.
June 21, 2024
Think of Immortal Hulk like a manga arc. It's spooky, it's gory, it's unpredictable, it features every villain and side character you might possibly have heard of, and it starts and ends really strong. Each issue tells a story and also fits into a fast paced gonzo narrative that's hard to put down. The metatextual use of different art styles for different time periods is wonderful, as is the barrage of literary quotes to add gravitas to an overall silly story. This run deserves 5 stars just for being ambitious and pulling off a unified feel throughout, which is very rare in superheroes these days.
It's also repetitive, cheesy, highly decompressed, overuses old references without explaining them, and leans way too much into body horror and big splash pages as filler. Like almost any long run, it kind of loses the plot halfway through and has to awkwardly pick it back up in the final 3 issues. But I could look past those flaws because the scope and drama and overall quality is so high.
It's also repetitive, cheesy, highly decompressed, overuses old references without explaining them, and leans way too much into body horror and big splash pages as filler. Like almost any long run, it kind of loses the plot halfway through and has to awkwardly pick it back up in the final 3 issues. But I could look past those flaws because the scope and drama and overall quality is so high.
January 27, 2025
Writer Al Ewing and artist Joe Bennett transform Hulk into a body horror and cosmic horror comic. Bruce Banner can die but at night the Hulk is resurrected. Night is the Hulk’s time. Ewing uses this story to flesh out the Devil Hulk , and explores the Bruce’s Dissociative identity disorder and the D.I.D. System Bruce and the Hulks personas as they deal with the trauma of their childhood. As some who is somewhat newer to reading Hulk comics I found this run super accessible and introduced me well to the mythos of Hulk. I highly recommend this run and give it 5 out of 5 stars.
Immortal Hulk (2018) #1-50, Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) #1, Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) #1, Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1, Immortal Hulk (2020) #0, Immortal She-Hulk (2020) #1, King in Black: Immortal Hulk (2020) #1, Gamma Flight (2021) #1-5, material from Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) #1, Avengers (2018) #684.
Immortal Hulk (2018) #1-50, Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense (2018) #1, Defenders: The Best Defense (2018) #1, Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1, Immortal Hulk (2020) #0, Immortal She-Hulk (2020) #1, King in Black: Immortal Hulk (2020) #1, Gamma Flight (2021) #1-5, material from Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters (2021) #1, Avengers (2018) #684.
March 6, 2024
The Immortal Hulk has perhaps the most perfect blend of body horror, abjection, and Marvel ethos to make this overall mammoth tome an engaging and satisfying read, though when spending more time with the themes the epigraph of each issue invites the reader to reflect upon combined with the convoluted cosmology involving gamma radiation and the One Below All, the Immortal Hulk is not as flawless as many proclaim this to be. What baffles me even more though has nothing to do with this book, but rather what comes after it in Hulk chronology, as no one would think the plot of Smashtronaut would serve as a sequel to this book. If you come to this book after the sequel series, know that tonally this is an entire different experience to such an extent that both books feel as if they take place in complete different continuities.
November 13, 2024
9/10
The Hulk is an odd comic protagonist. Is he a superhero? Is he a monster? Is he just a man? Al Ewing clearly believes the Hulk is at his best when he is all 3.
Immortal Hulk may be the best Hulk series ever penned. The mix of classic superheroics, body horror and impactful themes keep you glued to the page. In one panel Hulk is beating up an evil monster, then he’s getting his skin torn off and having arms grow out of his back, then we’re seeing some gut-wrenching flashback that recontextualizes this whole scene and leaves you more haunted then you were by this malformed creature.
It’s hard to pin down if the writing or the art carries this series. Joe Bennet’s pencils are impeccable and every issue without him is noticeably missing something, but I don’t think I’ve ever read any Hulk run with such strong sense of character and themes. Al Ewing has quickly ascended in my view.
The Hulk is an odd comic protagonist. Is he a superhero? Is he a monster? Is he just a man? Al Ewing clearly believes the Hulk is at his best when he is all 3.
Immortal Hulk may be the best Hulk series ever penned. The mix of classic superheroics, body horror and impactful themes keep you glued to the page. In one panel Hulk is beating up an evil monster, then he’s getting his skin torn off and having arms grow out of his back, then we’re seeing some gut-wrenching flashback that recontextualizes this whole scene and leaves you more haunted then you were by this malformed creature.
It’s hard to pin down if the writing or the art carries this series. Joe Bennet’s pencils are impeccable and every issue without him is noticeably missing something, but I don’t think I’ve ever read any Hulk run with such strong sense of character and themes. Al Ewing has quickly ascended in my view.
April 11, 2025
I decided to read the whole thing instead of just the trades, and I was blown away by how many emotions I felt at once. I do think you need to know a lot about Hulk lore to fully enjoy it, but I knew the basics. Still, it was an amazing read! It was something completely different from what I’m usually used to. The body horror, the hidden meanings in every panel, the theological/cosmic story, it all makes this run really special and worth all the praise it gets.
I had a bit of trouble with the Fortean arc, but right after that I was hooked. I really enjoyed the Minotaur and Xenmu arc, and everything Hulk was planning was appealing even though it didn’t go anywhere. There’s a lot of substance in this story, and a lot to unravel and interpret. It’s definitely a must-read.
I had a bit of trouble with the Fortean arc, but right after that I was hooked. I really enjoyed the Minotaur and Xenmu arc, and everything Hulk was planning was appealing even though it didn’t go anywhere. There’s a lot of substance in this story, and a lot to unravel and interpret. It’s definitely a must-read.
April 12, 2025
Strong start, terrible middle, so-so ending.
The saga starts strong. Investing story, great artwork a cool premise; but by the 43% mark, the story suddenly loses its scale and starts being boring and preachy.
The new enemy has almost nothing to do with the original story and the whole part feels like a forced insert that someone with enough editorial decision made.
Then the story comes back more or less to the main story but in a diminished manner. Finally, the omnibus closes the story in a rush, just to end the whole thing with secondary characters that you barely care about.
The saga starts strong. Investing story, great artwork a cool premise; but by the 43% mark, the story suddenly loses its scale and starts being boring and preachy.
The new enemy has almost nothing to do with the original story and the whole part feels like a forced insert that someone with enough editorial decision made.
Then the story comes back more or less to the main story but in a diminished manner. Finally, the omnibus closes the story in a rush, just to end the whole thing with secondary characters that you barely care about.
July 29, 2025
“I AM THE ONE ABOVE ALL.
LOOK UPON ME.
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY CHILD.
YOU ARE MY CREATION. YOU ARE NECESSARY.
THERE IS WEIGHT AND THERE IS COUNTERWEIGHT.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I LAID THESE FOUNDATIONS?
DECLARE, IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTANDING.
WHY ARE YOU AS YOU ARE?
NO. I ASK OF YOU.
WHAT IS THE HULK?
WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?
WITH THESE HANDS I BUILD. WITH OTHER HANDS I BREAK.
I BREAK TO BUILD ANEW. HAVE YOU MY STRENGTH?
HAVE YOU AN ARM LIKE MINE? WOULD YOU BUILD, OR BREAK?
YOU ARE MY CREATION. I MADE YOU THE COUNTERWEIGHT.
TO ASK OF YOU. ARE YOU GEBURAH OR GOLACHAB?
AND WHAT OF CHESED? WHAT OF MERCY?
WHAT WILL YOU BECOME? FOR THE LEFT HAND IS STRENGTH.
BUT THE RIGHT HAND IS MERCY.”
LOOK UPON ME.
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY CHILD.
YOU ARE MY CREATION. YOU ARE NECESSARY.
THERE IS WEIGHT AND THERE IS COUNTERWEIGHT.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I LAID THESE FOUNDATIONS?
DECLARE, IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTANDING.
WHY ARE YOU AS YOU ARE?
NO. I ASK OF YOU.
WHAT IS THE HULK?
WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?
WITH THESE HANDS I BUILD. WITH OTHER HANDS I BREAK.
I BREAK TO BUILD ANEW. HAVE YOU MY STRENGTH?
HAVE YOU AN ARM LIKE MINE? WOULD YOU BUILD, OR BREAK?
YOU ARE MY CREATION. I MADE YOU THE COUNTERWEIGHT.
TO ASK OF YOU. ARE YOU GEBURAH OR GOLACHAB?
AND WHAT OF CHESED? WHAT OF MERCY?
WHAT WILL YOU BECOME? FOR THE LEFT HAND IS STRENGTH.
BUT THE RIGHT HAND IS MERCY.”
June 8, 2023
Finished this series, and I have to say it may be one of my favorite comicbook runs ever. I loved that they really dove into the body horror of the Hulk as well as his psychological trauma. It was a compelling read with a great cast of characters and some truly disturbing creatures and villains.
The ending was good enough, if maybe a touch disappointing. The ride to get there was phenomenal, despite a small pacing issue about 2/3 of the way through. Also thought the "side-stories" were pretty solid, especially Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters.
The ending was good enough, if maybe a touch disappointing. The ride to get there was phenomenal, despite a small pacing issue about 2/3 of the way through. Also thought the "side-stories" were pretty solid, especially Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters.
November 8, 2025
I don't recommend for kids.
A dark horror-leaning run on Hulk. much of it felt like a weird fever dream as you're dealing with in underworld and over world. you're also dealing with good versus evil and shades in between. at 1600 pages I think I would have to re read it 3 times to connect all the plot tangents and line up the actual happenings that I just read.
the artwork, color, and overall artwork is wonderful. story aside this is lovely to own die to the art. so many wild and nightmare inducing scenes unlike any other Hulk or comic series I've an before.
A dark horror-leaning run on Hulk. much of it felt like a weird fever dream as you're dealing with in underworld and over world. you're also dealing with good versus evil and shades in between. at 1600 pages I think I would have to re read it 3 times to connect all the plot tangents and line up the actual happenings that I just read.
the artwork, color, and overall artwork is wonderful. story aside this is lovely to own die to the art. so many wild and nightmare inducing scenes unlike any other Hulk or comic series I've an before.
October 13, 2023
Holy shit what a ride this book was. This was so fantastic. If enjoyed Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, then you'll love this too. This is (to me and no disrespect to Bill Mantlo and Peter David) the best Hulk story ever. It's a giant read! Over 1500 pages that I devoured in the span of three days. I could not put this down. From the art, to the story, to the foundation that would be set for future Hulk stories - this is an absolute must.
June 20, 2024
One of the best comics I have read in recent times. The art is fantastic and captures the tone of the book perfectly. Al Ewing creates a story that pays homage to the history of the Hulk all while reinventing the character. The story has everything one could want from a Hulk story and is a great book to pick up both for new and old fans. This is the standard that I will be comparing all Hulk stories to from now.
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