Incredible Hulk #602

[xdoop.insanejournal.com]

From the first look:

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[taggerung301.insanejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure just what to make of this art

[schmevil.insanejournal.com]

It's weirdly flat and emotionless imho.

[nezchan.insanejournal.com]

It is amusing to watch Juggs morph into a cartoon duck in the first panel, though.

[taggerung301.insanejournal.com]

uh-oh, looks like disney buying marvel HAS had some negative effects after all . . .

[autolychus2.insanejournal.com]

At first I didn't get this. Then I looked again. Now I can't un-see it. Damn you! *Shakes tiny fist*

[nezchan.insanejournal.com]

My work here is done.

[pyynk.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, Banner looks like he's all of ... maybe 13?

[darkknightjrk.insanejournal.com]

It is a bit of a dick move, but I love this interpetation of Banner, if not just for the lolz he brings in me. :)

Me too..

[steverodgers5.insanejournal.com]

Though I'm getting this weird Woody Allen crossed with Steve Buscemi type vibe from him..

[foxhack.insanejournal.com]

So much for all those years of Juggy's character development...

[jlbarnett.insanejournal.com]

yeah. And it's all because of the Hulk. He should smack him around for that.

[foxhack.insanejournal.com]

*ignore previous message* :p

[colonel_green.insanejournal.com]

He went back to being evil in World War Hulk (though he did it to save Professor X, ironically).

[crinosg.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, because he sold his soul back to Cytorak right?

Is that why it looks like he has a collar on? to symbolize his enslavement to Cytorak? Or am I reading too much into this.

[schmevil.insanejournal.com]

Maybe? Although the helmet is often depicted as being riveted onto his armor.

[jlbarnett.insanejournal.com]

nah, that's just an especially detailed look at the base of the helmet

[foxhack.insanejournal.com]

I'm aware of that.

Like I said, so much for all those years of character development.

[taggerung301.insanejournal.com]

character development? in comics? oh please, everyone knows us fans don't want that silly thing

[thehood]

Except people weren't big on him beeing a "hero". Also, he wanted his full power back.

[xdoop]

Except people weren't big on him beeing a "hero".

Says who?

[xdoop.insanejournal.com]

On Juggernaut's role in WWH: X-Men, Gage said "Juggy has, for the time being, given up trying to be a hero. He's chosen to embrace the full power of the Juggernaut, which, under the demon Cyttorak's rules, means he has to be a villain. But Juggernaut was never an all-good or all-bad character; that's what I like about him. He may be on the wrong side of the law again, but that doesn't mean he'll be kicking puppies or killing senior citizens, and it doesn't mean you won't ever see him do something positive. He'll probably be a lot like the Juggernaut you remember from his past battles with the X-Men. And who knows? He may be looking for a way to get the upper hand on Cyttorak and still keep his power...if that can be done!"

So he wasn't a full-on bad guy at that point.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=11325

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, but that was before Mike Carey decided to have him randomly killing civilians, so what Gage said at that point doesn't really stand. Carey made him fullblown psychopathic.

[halloweenjack.insanejournal.com]

OH SNAP BRUCE

Something kind of Warren Ellis-ish about Bruce's dialogue there.

[ashtoreth.insanejournal.com]

Skarr = Chairleg of Truth?

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

Are those backgrounds manip'd photos? They look a bit off.

[stig.insanejournal.com]

It's a hallmark of Ollivetti art, borrowed presumably from Tim Buckley.

He's got his little horrid fingers all over this company...

[box_in_the_box.insanejournal.com]

Define "irony:"

Now that Bruce Banner can no longer transform into an unstoppable rage machine, he's deliberately goading everyone who already has the power and the motive to kill him.

... And yet, somehow, it makes sense. Even more than Peter Parker and Matt Murdock combined, Bruce Banner's life with super-powers has been a living hell, and now that he's survived that, nothing else frightens him.

Moreover, since giving in to his rage no longer causes him to turn big and green, he feels more free than ever to nurse petty grudges and treat people like shit as much as possible, which must be like a lifetime worth of Christmases for him.

[xdoop.insanejournal.com]

Also, he has this protective force field so he can't be hurt.

[salamangkiero.insanejournal.com]

I'm actually not surprised that he Banner is like this. I kinda imagined he'd be an annoying nerd.