Sunday, January 6, 2008
Hulk vs Fin Fang Foom #1
Writer: PETER DAVID
Pencils: JORGE LUCAS
Inks: ROBERT CAMPANELLA
Colors: BRAD ANDERSON
Lettering: SIMON BOWLAND
48 PAGES, $3.99
It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a comic this much. It had everything I like to find in a comic. The writing was good, the art was good, and it told a complete and self contained story. I didn’t have to hunt down other books in a completely different series and read them first to find out what was going on. What’s to find out? The Hulk is tired of of dealing with puny humans and just wants to be left alone. He decides the only way he can be left alone is if he goes to Antarctica.
Peter David comes up with some really funny Hulk-esque dialog. Other then the part where the lead scientist incorrectly says that global warming is causing the hole in the ozone layer, the writing was good. It’s been a good while since I’ve gotten my science facts from a comic book, so the gaff on the causes of ozone depletion isn’t really all that important. At least to me it isn’t. It’s the Hulk. A super-human character wearing purple pants that derived his power from being exposed to massive amounts of Gamma radiation.
Argentinean Jorge Lucas does a fantastic job with the pencils. His art has a very Jack Kirby style to it. I like the look of it, especially in a Hulk book.
This comic also includes the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe entries for Hulk and Fin Fang Foom. It was fun to read. I didn’t know that Dr. Robert Bruce Banner was born in Dayton, Ohio. That certainly explains a lot.
It also includes a reprint of STRANGE TALES #89. It’s funny, goofy, and more then just a little racist.
If you haven’t already, check this book out. It’s well worth four bucks.
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