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May 19, 2023
A great second part of this crossover that finally answers what happened with Bruce in El Paso (despite not explaining HOW quite yet). That was the strongest part of this issue for me, but there was a lot more here to like as well. The meeting in the beginning with all of the heroes was well-done, especially with Tony, Steve, and Reed. Speaking of Tony, the final few pages of this book really kick this battle into high gear. Along with Hulk now under the impression he's still in a simulation, when he actually isn't, we also have Tony pulling up to the fight in what seems to be a Celestial-esque suit. Awesome stuff.
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May 18, 2022
I would've liked the events of El Paso be told in a Hulk part, but otherwise I really liked this.
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May 23, 2022
It was very solid. I think that it hit some good notes with Tony, the incident in El Paso and that ending but, I did feel they half ass addressed the shift from Immortal Hulk. The back up stories were not that good except for seeing Ron Frenz back on some art.
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May 30, 2022
Although Cates is continuing to lean on altering power sets to generate his stories, it's working well for him here. The scenes in the bar come off as suitable traumatizing.
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Dec 20, 2022
Okay, so regardless of the title, this is an issue of Hulk. That's the way the crossover cookie crumbles, and I'm okay with it. Because it's a damned good issue of the Hulk.
The El Paso mystery is explained in full, and I like the explanation. This strikes the perfect balance between answering old questions and raising new ones. The prose is decent, there's some solid comedy, and the structure is impeccable; this script's a real tension-generator. The art's daring and the finish is a little quirky, but I like it. Even the bonus strips are cool.
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May 19, 2022
For those wondering if Cates is ever going to acknowledge Immortal Hulk, you have your answer. I can understand it being slightly weird having it brought up in a Thor book, BUT to be fair it is not only acknowledged by the same writer but also that same said writer who is crossing the 2 books over this does make reading both books MATTER. Martin's art is pretty good. Nothing crazy here but it gets the job done. Cates writes a great Tony Stark by the way. Maybe one day he can write an Iron Man book. While I am not fond of the appearance of the Celestial-like Hulkbuster armor, it did make for a cool cliffhanger for an issue that empphasized on exposition. Looking forward to Hulk #7 next week and of course my interest in the Hulk series has es
calated greatly as well.
If you are reading either books as a Hulk and/or Thor fan, or just a Donny Cates fan this book is for you. more
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May 19, 2022
Great art in this issue.
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May 21, 2022
thought this issue was pretty interesting and cool. Very interested in this mini-event.
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May 23, 2022
I had fun with this one. Donny's blockbuster story is rightfully loud as can be, the second tale was very solid, and the Norse mythology story at the end was a strange addition, but it was a fun little read.
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Dec 30, 2023
It was cool. The side stories too. But... seeing the artwork of the third one, after the second one is just... I think I need to read some more classic Marvel comics in the foreseeable future. It was so damn good looking, especially faces.
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May 18, 2022
It was better than the Alpha issue, at least.
Cards on the table, I read this because it ties into the Hulk's comic. I'm not up on Thor, and I don't want to be.
This issue committed one of the Cardinal Sins of Comics; it explained a key plot point for a series in a tie-in issue. We finally got an explanation of what happened in El Passo... in a Thor comic. Not a Hulk comic. There's no excuse for that. Otherwise it wasn't bad.
The cover is great. Gary Frank has been killing it on covers for this crossover. Sure would be nice if Marvel'd pony up to have him do interiors. Speaking of which...yeah, not great. Martin Coccolo did a very uneven job on this issue, and there's no inker to lay the blame on. Some pages, like the final splash
are impressive. My favorite panel from this issue is the one of Spider-man with Thor's ravens. But many others feel stiff, 2-dimensional, and, frankly, amateurish. Captain America looks insane, There's a panel where he looks like he's decided to bite Tony's nose off, and is about to do it. Matt Wilson's colors don't help. The whole issue feels flat, and dull.
It's nice to see Cates doing more than bashing action figures together. The opening scene with the Avengers is pretty good. I got a chuckle out of Tony pulling Reed's leg. I thought Tony's personality was captured well, but Cap was a one-dimensional twit "I'm telling you, stand down". Seriously? Why do people feel the need to keep re-enacting Civil War? There's a good bit of interaction between Odin, who's ghost, and a hammer, for some reason, and Banner. Here's where we get the El Passo flashback. Which didn't make a whole lot of sense, honestly. It seemed to pick on a thread from Immortal Hulk, then took a left turn at Albaquerque. We also got a tiny preview of, what I assume, will be the new Knull character.
Just a question? How many dead Celestials are just laying about? The Avengers headquarters is in one. Thor and Hulk are fighting in the severed hand of one. Tony has a new set of Hulk Buster armor that's, apparently, made of a Celestial. For a while, the Guardians of the Galaxy shacked up in a Celestial's severed head. These things seem kinda fragile for near-gods.
There were a couple of back-up stories. I enjoyed the Defalco, Frenz, and Breeding collaboration on an Enchantress tale. more
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