Liv tyler stars as banners love interest, betty ross. The new bruce banner incredible hulk is edward norton. The end is a oneshot comic book published by marvel comics. The news upsets betty to the point where she runs out of the room in tears. Betty ross is dead and bruce banner is suicidal and has an. The towering, musclebound antihero debuted in the bimonthly series the incredible hulk in may 1962. Only a few issues after he was first afflicted with the worlds worst temper, banner invented a device that allowed him to turn from banner to the hulk and back again. This is an abridged version of bruce banner s history. The hulk was a hybrid of two popular comicbook genresmonsters and superheroes.
After turning back into bruce banner, he sneaks into betty ross quarters back on the base. The testing of the first gamma bomb thrust upon robert bruce banner that. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Narrates bruce banners rage and his frustration finally trigger the powerful gamma rays in his body causing the worlds most fantastic transformation, as the incredible hulk is born. Johnson changed the name of the hulk s comic book alter ego, dr. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The towering, musclebound antihero was a hybrid of two popular comic book genres. To find a comic shop near you, visit or call 1888comicbook or digitally.
During that time he worked with some of the best artists in the industry including dale keown with whom he has reunited for the incredible hulk. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper. Oscar nominee edward norton bulks up to play the greenskinned comic book hero in the incredible hulk. It has occasionally been noted that the savage hulk often emerges victorious simply because hes too dumb to quit. A new comic book called the rampaging hulk debuts and deals with stories early in the history of the hulk before anybody knew bruce banner was the hulk. Context this is a gisted profile, presenting the comic book hulk as he generally appears without focusing on any specific era or version. Marvel unlimited now offering free access to iconic comic book stories. I am a simple curbside junk diver that saves cool sht from the city dump. Marvel comics 1962 bruce banner avengers comic buying. The fury files 2008 incredible hulks 2010 2011 incredible hulks annual 2011 indestructible hulk 2012 2014. Fed up of fighting the creatures different parts, the hulk then cracks open the ground and swats the last animate piece of the colossus into the chasem that he has created.
Robert bruce banner is a hero or antihero from the marvel universe. After the end of the series, the creators did continue to demonstrate their commitment to the hulk, by moving him into the avengers lineup. Brian banner, an atomic physicist, and his wife rebecca. Also in 1998, marvel relaunched the rampaging hulk as a standard comic book rather than as a comics magazine. Marvels new incredible hulk is spiderman yes, really. First published in may 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was cancelled in march 1963, and the hulk character began appearing in tales to astonish.
The end is a 2002 marvel comic book written by peter david and illustrated by dale keown. The character debuted in the bimonthly series the incredible hulk in may 1962. Strange and namor defeat an otherworldly threat to the earth and joined stranges loose nonteam the defenders for. Peter david and dale keown, creative team on some of the hulks most memorable tales, reunite to produce this searing vision of the future in which bruce banner, the incredible hulk, is the last man on earth. It told the story of a nuclear physicist named robert bruce banner, who, upon being exposed to gamma rays from a bomb detonation in the new mexico desert, is. Vintage incredible hulk comic books collectors weekly. The incredible hulk is a reboot of the first movie note. This change was made, according to johnson, because he did not want the series to be perceived as a comic book series, so he wanted to change what he felt was a staple of comic books, and stan lees comics in particular, that. The first issue of the incredible hulk, created by stan lee and jack kirby for marvel comics in may of 1962, featured a frankensteinlike creature on its cover with gray skin. Incredible hulk, american comic strip character created for marvel comics by writer stan lee and artist jack kirby. The hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in publications by the american publisher marvel comics. And when you have the chance to inject that story into an existing hero, the appeal is even.
Banners splintered personality was explored as both the hulks most underrated strength and his. Bruce banner gamma radiation exposure scene hulk 2003. For a complete history see bruce banner s expanded history robert bruce banner is the son of dr. What do you say we take a little trip just to keep the hulk company. Peter david and dale keown, creative team on some of the hulk s most memorable tales, reunite to produce this searing vision of the future in which bruce banner, the incredible hulk, is the last man on earth. Narrates bruce banner s rage and his frustration finally trigger the powerful gamma rays in his body causing the worlds most fantastic transformation, as the incredible hulk is born. So sean isnt wrong, the retconned version of why was bruce banner named david banner in the old late 70s early 80s television series. The incredible hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the marvel comics superhero the hulk and his alter ego dr. Great power has tom taylor and jorge molina behind the wheel means fans will give them the opportunity to make even a story this wild make sense. Last call, set during a time when bruces wife betty was fatally poisoned by hulks arch foe abomination, finds a depressed bruce alone in reno, nevada.
Johnson changed the name of the hulks comic book alter ego, dr. When teenager rick jones sneaks onto the bombs test site, banner races into harms way to push him into a protective trench, only to absorb a vast quantity of. Despairing after he turns into his human alter ego and finds that the hulk has destroyed a train for no apparent reason, bruce banner finds a newspaper headline that asks him to come to new york as mr. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Fantastic brings the hulk down with his newly devised negagamma gun. Banner bot synopsis bruce creates an indestructible robot which is able to withstand the power of a nuclear blast but the stress of completing it on schedule causes him to transform into the hulk and he leaves this massive weapon of awesome power unattended. The first arc by mike deodato presents bruce banner getting involved with nadia, the abominable exwife, which leads to a confrontation with the abominable itself in the last issue. Theres no denying the story potential of the incredible hulk, turning an otherwise wellmeaning hero into a force of destruction. Jun 12, 2019 peter david spent over a decade writing the incredible hulk and various tiein comic. Fantastic believes that he has discovered a way to do away with the hulk for. He is also a mature, wise, and capable leader for the agents of s.
Debuting in 1962, it saw bruce banner struggling to reverse his strange condition. This hulk is seemingly bruce banner in hulk s body, as he has reminisced with she hulk about events from banner s past. Although rebecca deeply loved bruce, who returned her affection, brian hated their child. The hulks first comic book series, the incredible hulk, didnt last too long. Times bruce banner was cured of the hulk screenrant. Banner subsequently proposed to betty, but the hulk came between them and the young woman went on to marry bruce talbot, one of her fathers army majors and a steadfast rival of banners.
Although he rushed out into the test site and heroically saved the boy from the blast, bruce was exposed to extreme amounts of gamma radiation that altered his dna structure due to gamma rays and trauma passed down by his father and caused him to become a giant green at. A state of the art military base with the resources and material to try and cure bruce banner of being the hulk once and for all. The hulk and the colossus fight, and although the hulk is vastly smaller to the gigantic colossus, the hulk ends up smashing it to bits. When given the chance, he is arguably the nicest of the hulks personalities. Oct 25, 2017 spiderman vs the lizard school fight scene the amazing spiderman 2012 movie clip hd duration. Stan lee from his lair, the mandarin has been watching the hulk defeat the sandman. Photos must be seen as a picture tells the tale better than i. So the mandarin sets off to team with the sandman to defeat the hulk. Although the green skinned one remained very popular, it was not until 1968 that it was decided the hulk should have his own book again.
As the hulk bounds away, samson pulls himself up and demands to capture the hulk if its the last thing he does. With the body of savage hulk, the mind of bruce banner, and the wits of joe fixit professor hulk is several tons of brains and brawn. When the hulk comes to, he is flying high above the forest, carried by the. Peter david spent over a decade writing the incredible hulk and various tiein comic. Hulk for all the variations of the subject on the site. Bruce banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry. Banner bot synopsis bruce creates an indestructible robot which is able to withstand the power of a nuclear blast but the stress of completing it on schedule causes him to transform into the hulk and he leaves this massive weapon of. Instead, it provides the hulk with the strength to break free and escape.
All the comics i am listing are from one huge tote i picked up because the tote was big enough for my vintage handbag collection. Bruce banner, hypnotized by xemnu into thinking himself a science terrorist named robert banner, exults in his power in madness, fantasizing over what hulk would be capable of if he let himself go picturing a threefaced, fourarmed green giant killing iron man, captain america, spiderman, and doc samson. Bruce banner has had a long and stories career as the incredible hulk, even. Liv tyler stars as banner s love interest, betty ross. Composed of banner coming to face his inner demons along with merging with both savage and grey hulk, professor uses his immense bulk to carry a small army of firepower but lacks the total strength of savage hulk. This incarnation represents nonemotional, intellectual personality. Created by writer stan lee and artist jack kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the incredible hulk may 1962. Comic book character bruce banner was a mildmannered scientist, but when he got angry enough, he would turn into a giant, raging, green monster. Policewoman ruth bensera hears the carnage and transforms into the superheroine sabra. Aint it cool news, variety i am stunned, i didnt see this coming from a mile away. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. This hulk is seemingly bruce banner in hulks body, as he has reminisced with shehulk about events from banners past.
The story follows the narrative of bruce banner and the hulk following a war which. Mar 29, 2017 the hulk s first comic book series, the incredible hulk, didnt last too long. With edward norton, liv tyler, tim roth, william hurt. With eric bana, jennifer connelly, sam elliott, josh lucas. Brian never wanted children because of what happened to him and his sisters susan and elaine. Spiderman vs the lizard school fight scene the amazing spiderman 2012 movie clip hd duration. The hulkbruce banner character was preserved by being moved into tales to astonish. During a period where banner was in control of the hulk not to be confused with the merged hulk this was the separate. In his comic book appearances, the character is both the hulk, a greenskinned, hulking and muscular humanoid. Bruce banner, after suffering from a severe case of seasickness, has finally managed to get some sleep when a cargo crane rudely awakens him. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Created by stan lee and jack kirby, the hulk aka dr. Cbr looks at the incredible times bruce banner was seemingly cured of his hulk affliction while debating whether the current cure will last.
It tells the story of an old bruce banner as the last surviving human on an earth devastated by nuclear war, his only companion being a vidbot left by alien races to document the demise of humanity. In this instalment, bruce banner norton searches for a cure for his transformation, but he must face a frightening foe. The hulk received his jekyllandhidelike ability or curse. By the way, i dont care at all about comic book universe continuity, so i like that. Hulk bruce banner in comics powers, villains, weaknesses. Caught in the blast of gamma radiation, brilliant scientist bruce banner is cursed to transform in times of stress into the living engine of destruction known as the incredible hulk. See more ideas about hulk, incredible hulk, hulk marvel. When bruce banner accidentally passes his hulk curse to spiderman, only he can save the day in immortal hulk.