193. Hulk vol 5 (we think) #1 ... Marvel ... Leinil Yu ...

In our last entry we mentioned relaunches and here is another relaunch less than 2 years down the line. What is the reason? Failing sales? Silvestri failed to pull in the crowd? Well, Leinil Yu ain't going to be much better

Again before the fans of Leinil come after us, please note that we do like the energetic style of Leinil's work except that we believed he needs time. When you see him having time, he does a different job. When he is rush to produce tons (like his New Avengers run), his work becomes so sketchy as if it is a draft that he gave to an inker to copy his lines

But when the story is good (like in New Avengers), the sales are great and as long as the artwork is passable it is sufficient. So if someone in position is not careful, they may interpret successful sales incorrectly ... that's our opinion

Here in this relaunch, we see that the Hulk and Banner are back as one unit (ever any doubt) and this issue starts with Banner deciding that he and Hulk have spent enough time trying to cure himself or getting rid of each other. So Banner decides that it's time for him to accept his other half and work towards improving life on earth

Where to find the dough?

Why he goes to the government and in return for them giving him the lab etc he offers the services of the Hulk whenever the govt encounters "tough" situations. This first issue serves up a great opening move that shows all this and in this arc, Leinil reins in his loose style and adapts something a bit more similar to his initial X-Men run

All in all, a better relaunch than Marc's

Ratings: 7/10