We are back again, with back-2-back annual reviews and this time, Hulk gets the honoursWhat makes this issue special is the fact that it is the final year where Marvel keeps Annuals to the titles without crossovers. And also there are no funny new talents on display here. We get good old Sal whose work is workmanlike but very suitable for the 80s style of comics and his Hulk is powerful!
So ... the tale thus far is that at this point in time, Banner's transformation is the Grey Hulk which means he has intelligence when he changes and is mean but is not as strong as his green counterpart. In addition, from his other issues, we found out that Banner is recuperating as recently he had been split apart into Banner and Hulk before rejoining
All the while this is happening, an old foe plots his revenge and from his exile in space, he shoots, blazes and trail and lands smack back on planet Earth. Naturally the human enforcement units are all useless although they try their best so that we get to see grunts eat dirt!
And it is up to the Hulk to take down the villain. As the cover shows, it is the abomination. But what the cover didn't tell you SPOILER ALERT ... is that the villain is actually that old guy who is proud of his looks, Tyrannus. He was cast into space and found a vessel he could seize control i.e. that of the Abomination's body. As he landed, he went to find Banner in order to separate his body back into that of who he was (nice timing with Banner's own experiments)
What's really cool here is the double fights ... round 1 with Hulk getting knocked out!
And round 2 SPOILER ALERT with Hulk winning (naturally) ... but 2 main fights in one issue? Awesome!
Ratings: 6/10
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