PADSMASH! Episode 41: Honey, I Shrunk the Hulk

Posted on May 17, 2013 by J David Weter

THE BIG ONE!

The turning point is here, and The Hulk will never be the same- and that isn’t just lip service.

Zaki Hassan, of Zaki’s Corner and the Huffington Post, joins a returning Michael Bailey to cover one of the signature issues in the entire run of Peter David on The Incredible Hulk.

After Bruce Banner’s psyche is torn asunder, Doc Samson ventures into the mind of Bruce Banner to find peace for both the gray Hulk, and the green Hulk- and finally cure Bruce Banner.

But, the results, and the journey, prove to be surprising.

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PADSMASH! Episode 40- Incredible Hulk 376

Posted on May 10, 2013 by J David Weter

We are one issue away from one of the biggest events in the entire Hulk saga, and everything explodes here.

After everything that has happened since the Ground Zero story line, Bruce Banner has been pushed to the brink, with his gray and green alter egos at war with themselves, and Rick’s new girlfriend is the match that sets the flame to the powder keg.

This leads to one of the craziest, and most unique Hulk battles of all time, and a fight that will leave Bruce Banner broken in ways he never thought possible- But, Doc Samson has a plan to fix Bruce Banner and The Hulk once and for all.

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ENHANCED REVIEW: The Incredible Hulk (Vol 1) #1 (May 1962)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by J David Weter

“The Coming of The Hulk” (24 pages)

CREDITS: Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Penciller), Paul Reinman (Inker)

FEATURE CHARACTER: The Hulk

SUPPORTING CAST: General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, Elizabeth “Betty” Ross, Rick Jones

VILLAINS: The Gargoyle

OTHER CHARACTERS: Igor Starsky

LOCATIONS/ITEMS: New Mexico Desert Base, Gamma Bomb

SYNOPSIS:

Part 1 “The Coming of The Hulk”

At a New Mexico missile base, Dr Bruce Banner prepares to test his invention, a gamma bomb, under the watchful eye of General Ross. Continue reading →