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Title: The Incredible Hulk: Boiling Point (Incredible Hulk) by Bruce Jones, John Romita Jr. ISBN: 0-7851-0905-6 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Great Covers! Great Story! Blah Art!
Comment: The cover gallery alone makes this short (and I do mean SHORT) volume worth the purchase. Although not all of the covers really fit thematically with Bruce Jones' story, they are entertaining and enthralling in their own right.
Now to the story...Bruce Jones continues his run on the Hulk with a continuation of his idea of Bruce Banner on the run. This is, of course, nothing new for the Hulk (or for any serialized entertainment, for that matter - see The Fugitive). The television series was essentially the same idea and John Byrne tried to write something similar when he (VERY unsuccessfully)wrote Hulk stories several years back. In spite of their familiarity, however, Jones imbues his plots with something new and fresh. Certainly his bent toward the horrific helps, as Hulk moved far away from this notion during the terrific (but decidedly super-heroic) Peter David days. It also helps that Jones creates in Banner a sort of Everyman character - one who says little but feels much.
The art does not live up to the same standard as the story. Lee Weeks is a fine penciller, but his work here is bland and banal. It does serve the story, but it does little else. Though many have gripes about John Romita Jr.'s style, I found myself greatly missing his take on these characters in the second story arc.
Bottom Line: The story and cover art is worth the price of admission. A great collection for fans and budding fans.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not as good as Vol 1
Comment: Carrying on from Volume 1, Jones shows us what he can do with his run on the Hulk which is judging by the accolades its recieving, quite phenomenal. Making Banner a fugitive with all hidden forces chasing him , and every concievable conspiracy hinted at for a secret organization wanting the Hulk's serum for clandestine uses, is working very well. However if someone were to pick up a single issue from Jones run and read it, they would be someone lost entirely in a veeeeery loooooooong story arc which is past 15 issues and counting....to the day I wrote this. it pays dividends to read Volume 1 and then come to this as all loose ends are tied up, and more is revealed.
The Art in this Volume is subpar , not comparable with Romita's use of fluidness and panel dynamics of using visual storytelling cinematically. It is the same style though but the actions appear rigid and its lost a bit of the style Romita brought to the Volume 1.
However as a continuing plotline and Story, this does not fail to impress at all. A must buy. with Vol 1 preceding this.
Rating: 4
Summary: Buce Jones makes The Hulk cool again!
Comment: This trade collects The Incredible Hulk Vol II issues 40-43. Bruce Jones, who I believe is a horror novelist, takes the Hulk and makes it an interesting fugitive story again. . This is the second story arc done by Bruce Jones. Bruce Banner is on the run framed for the murder of a boy named Ricky Meyer. He stops by a convenience store in a small mountain town. A crazed gunman takes the store hostage, and a disgraced Denver SWAT negotiator is on the scene to talk him down. FBI Special Agent Pratt shows up to take over the situation, but is he really in the FBI or part of a secret organization determined to hunt down the Hulk? Story has desperate people, redemption, and many references to the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. I hope this collection includes the covers done by Kaare Andrews which were awesome. Oh and teh art is done by Lee Weeks, not by JR Jr.
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Title: The Incredible Hulk: Return of the Monster by Bruce Jones, John, Jr. Romita, Lee Weeks ISBN: 0785109439 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Incredible Hulk: Abominable (Hulk) by Bruce Jones, Mike Deodato, Marvel Comics, Burce Jones ISBN: 0785111131 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: Hellfire & Brimstone by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Danny Miki, Kaare Andrews ISBN: 0785110895 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Incredible Hulk: Hide in Plain Sight (Hulk) by Bruce Jones, Leandro Fernandez ISBN: 0785111514 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: The Incredible Hulk: Dogs of War by Paul Jenkins, Ron Garney, Sal Buscema ISBN: 0785107908 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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