Who is Bruce Banner...really? - Three Books to Understand the Hulk

[@lightyearpig12]

Considering the amount of Hulk characters going to appear in Captain America 4, I wouldn’t be surprised they threw in Doc Samson for a quick cameo appearance complete with those flowing green locks.

[@reno9821]

Immortal Hulk is absolutely amazing. Even the praise here still undersells it.

[@TheWeenyHutJr]

i came here just to make sure its on the list. i liked hulk before i read it, after reading he is a top teir character in any universe

[@reno9821]

@@TheWeenyHutJr Same. I used to love him a lot more as a kid, then I kinda lost that adoration, and this comic bought it right back. It really makes me look at Hulk differently in anything he's in now.

[@rubiconprime1429]

I think my favourite part of Hulk: Grey is the exploration of Betty as someone who has been so enveloped in a world of monsters for so long that she’s come to love them, even though she knows it’s probably not good for her.

[@Moriatti]

Doc Strange references "The One Below All" in his Team Up with Hulk, so it’s definitely at least referencing Immortal Hulk.

[@BuildinWings]

Hulk is hard to film solo. The audience wants SMASH, which Bruce goes out of his way to prevent. The protagonist is at odds with the audience. It's like a werewolf movie, but we're all rooting for the werewolf.

[@stevencooper564]

I've alwasy been a strong defender of Ang Lee's Hulk. It's the closest to what you're describing.

[@ProjektTaku]

@@stevencooper564 although its origin for the Hulk is insanely convoluted and honestly he becomes too big.

[@alienboy1322]

​@@stevencooper564 Same. Ang Lee's Hulk understood the assignment. And it should be liked by that.

[@rumncoke76]

I think framing Hulk as half-demon haunting Banner, half-force of righteous anger at *a bad thing* is both fun and widely appealing. A lot of great Hulk stories do that successfully, but movies are often stuck with not committing to anything and mostly using Hulk for action

[@mr.iiconic]

​@@stevencooper564 I think the writing is really shallow though and Bruce himself is insanely uncharismatic to me, which is generally a problem for most live action Banner portrayals save for SPECIFICALLY the 2012 iteration of Ruffalo Hulk, none of his later appearances

[@aidanbastin-cornell7606]

I really like this format. It encourages people to go out and read good comics and if you did a more obscure character a chance to get people to discover some good deep cut stuff. Good vid Nando

[@zaphkiel8978]

I love this. As someone who didn't grow up in the US and only learned about these people in cartoons and movies, these dive into the characters is very eye-opening. Books really do matter especially in comic book characters, but this gives a very good glimpse. Thank you Nando

[@JosephGambit]

I'm just here to say.. Immortal Hulk is one of the greatest modern comics and the peak of Al Ewings career

[@SpaceRider15]

“Switch to hulk” “Nah I main Bruce”

[@commonduality]

I love this idea. I was asking my friend this exact question for Wonder Woman the other day because I wanted to read some of her stories but didn’t know which ones to buy.

[@joaobueno450]

Mind sharing your friend’s list? Your comment got me thinking… I guess everyone would suggest George Pérez, Gail Simone and Greg Rucka’s runs, and they’d be right! My less-known recs would be Phil Jimenez’s run in the early 2000s and Steve Orlando’s short stint during DC Rebirth. Both are kinda messy due to editorial interference, but are filled with great character work and WW lore beyond the Greek-Roman myth stuff. Also, the currently releasing Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman, is the best WW has been in a loooong time, even if it’s an alternate version of Diana.

[@painteddolphin0324]

Twink Banner and Twunk Hulk are my favorite heroes in Marvel Rivals

[@metawarp7446]

...Twunk? :p

[@TheAntiburglar]

Don't you mean Bob Banner?! Cause that fun story about how Stan Lee forgot he named him Bruce first? :D

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Stan gave them alliterative names so he could remember them more easily when rushing issues to deadlines. But he also referred to Peter Parker as Peter Palmer in an early comic!

[@leocelestial]

Thanks for this. Hulk has been one of my favorite characters ever since i watched Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes. I've read Immortal but i am aware it's different from classic Hulk stories, so it's nice to get recommendations for classic Hulk stories.

[@ashleyboots3386]

Thank you for pronouncing the disorder correctly! 😁

[@JoaoPedro-hw8tn]

I hope you do scarlet witch in the future, Steve Orlando run has been amazing and i wish more people talk about it

[@ProjektTaku]

Am I the only one who thinks its crazy that the Scarlet Witch is in Marvel Rivals but not her brother, the main Marvel speedster who was introduced alongside her?

[@joaorascao6401]

Love this new format ❤

[@thebluePumpking]

Would be cool to get a video about Cloak and Dagger That's such a unique idea but i have never heard of them before Rivals

[@DzustComics]

Oh, I LOVE this approach! Comics need more exposure!

[@meredithsutton1485]

IMMORTAL HULK MY BELOVED! All of Immortal Hulk is excellent, but if you're interested in anything featuring Betty Ross, Issues 14-26 (or so, can't recall the exact issue) are stellar stuff. And Issue 19, "Butterfly," lives in my head forever. I'm gonna have to check out your other reading recs!

[@Riceburner427-x8q]

Great to see you 🎉

[@thepixelman4776]

For the rivals thing about his connections to Immortal Hulk, while I can’t say if they’re gonna do anything big with it, it’s definitely canon to their version of Banner and Hulk. Mantis mentioned in an interaction with Hulk that she senses something “unnatural” in him and one of Doctor Stranges lines for activating his team up ability with Hulk mentions a certain thing related to the story that I probably shouldn’t spoil given your recommending the story. I think there’s even one dialogue with normal Bruce and Adam Warlock that references his relationship with his dad. So hey that’s neat.😅

[@LuckPuddle]

Marvel Snap seems perfectly fun, but it will probably come and go. But these reading recommendations will be practically timeless. Thanks!

[@calcutlass]

Come and go? It's been out for over a year already.

[@ScottKorin]

I'm a little surprised the early 90s Peter David wasn't included. The merging of the personalities/Professor Hulk storyline of 1990

[@sailordaigurren8225]

I legitimately have no idea how you manage to read so many of these

[@battlericky17]

Was hoping Bruce Banner’s character model was actually for a character version of bruce from incredible hulk 2015(?) i forgot when it actually came out, dr banner is separated from the hulk and started making gamma monsters on an island lol

[@manvsmanatee1793]

I love these videos. Do you think you will make videos like this when the Marvel x MTG sets start coming out?

[@Cosmicshambler]

The 80s series will always be my definitive hulk

[@CullodenCowboy]

Really sick of the degradation of the Hulk. I mean seriously, it used to be Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, and the Hulk. Those were THE superheros. Now it’s hard to even remember how this character made me feel as a kid and who he’s really supposed to be.

[@canned3880]

We almost got a mention of Tempest Fuginaut

[@teaoanimar]

Is there watsonian explanation for Hulk's shorts turning purple?

[@afm_edits]

Hey there. I normally don't self-promote, but this is Hulk related. For almost three years, I have wanted to make a Hulk fan film and currently running a crowdfunding campaign (at the time of this comment). I've always admired the 70's television series and wanted to pay tribute in some form. "Banner: To Seek Refuge" is my passion project that I hope to make a reality. A story of an immigrant who desperately tried to evade the worst people she could encounter. David Banner is a refugee in a sense, so writing this story was a sure thing. However, I CANNOT make it without your support. With a cast and crew behind me, I cannot afford to disappoint them. I ask you all to help support this project. The link to the campaign is in a video on my channel.

[@SibLight]

I read the first half of Immortal Hulk about a year ago, can't reccomend it enough. It did kinda lose me around the time that he becomes an ecoterrorist, mostly because I'm tired of stories where they're painted as bad guys

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

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