Hulk #41

I'm sure Jeff Parker has written stinkers in the past, but he's got his two Marvel books humming along now. He's transformed Rulk from a scorn worthy character (Really???? A red Hulk??? How creative….) into a fully fleshed out and very compelling character. Huge kudos to Hardman and Breitweiser for helping him to tell the story. The new artist has big shoes to fill! Read Full Review

Hulk #41 also marks the final issue of Gabriel Hardman, who goes out in style as expected. Despite the issue's increased focus on conversation pieces and character close-ups, Hardman offers the same classic pulp sensibilities that have come to define his run on this book. More impressively, he gets to employ his skill for facial emotion, particularly during the flashback sequences of Thunderbolt's childhood days. With so much of Parker's run honing in on the monstrous side of Thunderbolt Ross, it's refreshing to see the same care and detail being taken with the more delicate human moments. Hardman even gets to do something emotionally different with Red Hulk himself as the character reflects on the Betty's childhood and finds it hard to believe that Zero/One could take such little interest in it. Hardman's technical ability sells Parker's emotional beats and makes this concluding chapter an incredibly memorable addition to the ongoing Red Hulk saga. Read Full Review

What a load of F'n crap. This is the awesome battle that we have waited almost a year to see? Read Full Review

Ultimate Goblin

Jan 13, 2024

Okay, the conclusion is pretty lame and lazy, even though it's a nice happy end. But overall I think the issue was really great, I love how personal it was for Ross. These insights into his past are necessary for his solo series to better feel the character and he could be even more, than he was before for readers. I wish all issues of the series were more like this, but for the most part Rulk just gets punched here and there and we barely even see it from his perspective. Previous issue was more concentrated on Uravo, Annie and Zero/One. Fear Itself on MODOK. Meh, I want some actual Rulk solo comic where he could be outstanding. Maybe the next story arc will finally be good. Man, this Omegex character... I felt some Morlun vibes here. L ike, it's an unstoppable enemy that can't be defeated and tired. But you know why Morlun worked? Because Spidey was all alone against him. Okay, for the most part. But that brief interference of Zeke was only functional. And Spidey defeated Morlun by outwitting him and pushing himself to the limit with that radiation trick. Okay, the second time it was just some mystic spider crap, but nevermind. 1 out of 2 is good enough already. We never saw anything even remotely similar here. Ross just needed to revert back to his human form and that's it. In the end Uatu had his revenge and um... Saved the universe? I think it's toooooooo far-fetched. Just think about it for a second - Jeff Parker made this whole arc of Omegex as a consequence of only what... 3 pages of issue 4? Is that it? Nah, not believable enough for me. more