He's had some great moments that I've loved. But when it comes to reading stories about a guy established to be stronger than anybody and throw him against guys who are, by definition, not as strong, the stories can get rather boring rather quickly. It usually boils down to "gee, will the Hulk get mad and smash the problem?"
Spoiler alert: He usually gets mad and smashes the enemy.
Now, when the Planet Hulk story hit comics, promising something brand new that had never been done before, my eyebrow raised slightly. They tried making him smart, they tried making him a gangster, they tried reversing it so when he got angry he turned into Bruce Banner.
So what could they possibly do that was new?
"We're going to make Gladiator, starring the Hulk and a bunch of aliens!"
Here was my reaction.
To put it lightly, I was underwhelmed.
However, I was rather surprised to later learn that they were able to take "Gladiator...IN SPACE!" and make it into an actually well-received story. In fact, it was one of the better stories to come out involving the Hulk in quite some time.
So when they decided to make an animated movie out of the storyline, I thought it might be worth watching. Someday. At some point.
That was 2010.
I'm...a bit behind.
However, I was rather surprised to later learn that they were able to take "Gladiator...IN SPACE!" and make it into an actually well-received story. In fact, it was one of the better stories to come out involving the Hulk in quite some time.
So when they decided to make an animated movie out of the storyline, I thought it might be worth watching. Someday. At some point.
That was 2010.
I'm...a bit behind.
