A few years ago, for reasons best known to Marvel, they decided to roll out, one more time, new takes on the origins of their heroes and these are all in the form of OGN i.e. one-shots, thick, hardcover. Naturally at that price I didn't pick up a single volume of anything ... that and the horrendous artwork on the covers ... I kid you not!So why did I finally try?
Sale, naturally!
And I must admit one thing after wading through the Hulk's tale - it suffers from an artwork where the interior is bad if not worse than the cover you see. Look at the colouring and the line work! Ugh! What is Marvel thinking of? Do they think this is like their annual experiments of the past?
As for the story, yes, it is updated for today's times but the core is still the same. Bruce is still the scientist working on gammas at a base run by General Ross. He has his crush on Betty who secretly pines for him but as she is in the military this time around and not a civilian, it is harder for her to reciprocate. Instead of using Talbot, there is someone named Halpern
And throw in the mix is naturally the pain in the ass Rick Jones
A lot is going on in these pages including AIM .. drugs ... experimental weapons and hulkbusters. I would like to say more but cannot because several times it is so difficult to read that I stopped and stared at the pictures trying to make sense of what is going on ... it's really muddy
Ratings: 3/10
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