Hulk: Gray #1

If you enjoyed their previous efforts under the Marvel banner I see very little reason why you wouldn't enjoy this latest effort, as it looks to be a faithful retelling of the Hulk's first moments on this planet. Now I still remain a bit unconvinced that Jeph Loeb's creative muscles are really being used all that much on these projects, as essentially he's simply offering up a modernized accounting of material that has already been done, and in the case of Rick Jones' almost blas reaction to that first transformation, I have to say that Jeph Loeb looks to have been asleep at the switch when he presumably decided to keep that moment the way it was. However, I did enjoy this first chapter far more that the other opening issues of these color-theme miniseries, as my general lack of knowledge about these early days of the Hulk results in a sense of discovery that I simply didn't have available of their previous efforts. I do hope that we get more scenes between Betty and her father, as th Read Full Review

It's not horrible (especially compared to Loeb's Superman/Batman) but I don't see the need to spend 64% more money for a predictable retelling of the Hulk story in the Jeph Loeb manner, which means six issues to tell ten minutes worth of an overdramatic, dark derivative. Read Full Review

Ryan

Mar 17, 2021

Nothing extraordinary but a good issue. Great art

Ultimate Goblin

Jun 14, 2022

For now it seems just like an unnecessary retelling of the first TIH issue with some changes and an awesome art. Tim Sale carrying it here, but I remember it being iconic later.