I believe all of us true HULK/BANNER fans do as well. He'll no doubt be back in time for the release of Thor: Ragnarok. Not that it matters- as fellow Hulk fans like @atheistknowledge, @theacidskull, @thedailybagel & others can attest to - the damage has been done by Jason Aaron's horrific garbage run, Mark Waid's underwhelming run, Gerry Duggan's disappointing run, and the collective garbage done by Bendis, Alonso & Duggan to Banner after he was cured and during & after he was murdered for pure shock value (which was disgusting, appalling and downright insulting).
I don't miss Banner. He's been around for how many decades now?
Says the person who knows nothing about the character and probably supports all the garbage Marvel has been spewing out these last 4-6 years, which includes throwing favorite legacy characters under the bus and reducing them to mantles for supporting characters of different race, gender, or whatever to take the spotlight instead of giving them their own book/series to focus on.
I sometimes wonder if this is really written by Greg Pak?
On another note, Asrar is probably the worst pick they could've done. I like his style but it just doesn't fit the Hulk book in any way at all.
He's a better choice than the previous artist's single issue. Personally, I find Asrar's art to be pretty strong so far.
I still wish Pak was writing Banner. Instead we have him fangirling over the Jeremy Lin crossover and displaying pride over his Asian heritage. Am I the only one who doesn't understand this pride involving race? I mean, shouldn't pride be reserved for something you've actually done or accomplished, not something that you're genetically born with? I have the same problem with those who take way too much pride in their sexuality, gender, religious, or political views.
@blue_son said:
I miss Banner too ...but I kind of accept Cho as the new Hulk. Aside from Rick Jones, and his ACTUAL son Skaar, he's the only one I see worthy enough to take up the mantle for now.
On the Skaar note... why didn't he become the new Hulk again?!
My thing is I don't think the Hulk is a mantle. I mean it is essentially Bruce Banner himself (maybe that is how they are going to bring him back). How are you going to pass a piece of your consciousness on? I always believed that the reason Banner survived his accident and that the Hulk was so strong was because of something inherently special about him. I mean every time they tried to recreate it they never got to where Banner was. Now to see it treated as a title one can simply give away really irks me.
Cho is Hulk from now on I accept that I guess it will just take more time for me to get used to that.
I think we all know how you feel, dude. Plus, add into the fact that Hulk has been with Banner even before the gamma bomb unleashed him (as seen in PAD's Tempest Fugit). Even among the other Hulks- Skaar, She-Hulk, Red Hulk, A-Bomb, Red She-Hulk and Lyra - Banner has always been in a class by himself and genuinely unique. The Hulk is not a mantle, despite what some may think or believe.
And believe me, this charade of Amadeus Cho being the Hulk, or rather a Hulk? It isn't going to last. Sooner or later, Banner is gonna be back. And hopefully stronger, angrier and better than ever.
Do you have definitive proof of that claim/statement?
Yeah I remember that, I just think that it is BS that they depowered the ONE person who deserves the title of Hulk above anyone else other than Banner. His own damn son.
Yeah, I agree with you 100%. Which is one of the many reasons why I detested Gerry Duggan's Omega Hulk arch that proved to be nothing but underwhelming & utterly disappointing. If anyone actually deserved to be the Hulk if something were to happen to Banner/Hulk, it'd be Skaar. No contest.
Well, looks like T'challa's Hulkbuster works as well as Tony's
Not surprising. Despite utilizing different methods, it's useless to engage and try to defeat the Hulk with pure force. 'Cause he's only going to get angrier and stronger as the fight goes onward.
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