Is this the most revelant post on the Hulk today?

[Mego Stretch Hulk]

The Hulk has changed so much over the last 50 years that he is a totally different character.

But does that make him good?

Here's an interesting read.

http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/12/my-top-20-greatest-hulk-stories-ever_3.html

[AlwaysWitty]

It's funny, I recently had a conversation with a friend not too unlike this, where I observed that something has changed with Batman. I was a huge Batman fan as a kid, but something is off today. I can't place what that "something" is exactly, but there are a few things that might contribute to it. He's become much more militarized for one. He's also become a total brute. The Batman I remember was more of a modern swashbuckling, James Bond-esque superhero who functioned as a detective in mystery stories and crime capers. Today Batman is far too grim, sometimes even depicted as psychotic, and it seems every Batman story has to be some city-saving epic. Every time the Joker shows up it's this giant, epic storyline that's supposed to make you go "is this the final battle!?" And it never is. Gotham has been destroyed several times now it seems. There's also a wide number of allies now. Today there's Robin, Nightwing, Red Robin, Red Hood, Batgirl, Batwoman, Spoiler, and a former Batgirl has taken on the new mantle of Orphan. Yes, Orphan. And on top of all of them, Clayface is working alongside Batman now, and there's yet another new sidekick coming up soon I've heard.

Sorry to hijack the thread with a Batman rant. The point I'm getting at is, it seems a lot of these characters have changed. It's particularly distressing for us Superman fans, though.

All that said, I have sensed a change in the Hulk as well. Every time I think of giving the current Hulk comics a chance, I find that it's just...not what I look for in a Hulk story.

[CreepyCharlie]

The Big Bad Wolf nailed it. Things just aren't what they used to be I'm afraid. Long live the classics!

[the_horror_man]

The Hulk has changed so much over the last 50 years that he is a totally different character.

But does that make him good?

Here's an interesting read.

http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/12/my-top-20-greatest-hulk-stories-ever_3.html

Hello Mego Stretch Hulk. The Hulk was my favorite comic book character growing up. The Sal Buscmema Hulk and around that time period in general, is my favorite Hulk look. I started a thread on here about 1 1/2 years ago for all Hulk related discussions. Here is the link.

thm

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=27544.msg449746#msg449746

[Mego Stretch Hulk]

That's awesome!

[horrorhunter]

Here's my favorite version of the Hulk, the classic Green Hulk as drawn by John Buscema. FF #112 is also my favorite Superhero comic.




When I trimmed my comic collection down to my favorites I stopped collecting most Superhero books in the late '70s. I ended my Incredible Hulk run at #200. Sure, there are lots of great Hulk comics that came later, but after being burdened with 13K comics for years I felt the need to make some room and cut back, so #200 is my stepping off point for many of my favorite Superhero titles- Avengers, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, and Captain America. The other Superhero titles in my collection end in the late '70s as well. I just don't have much interest in most Superhero comics from the '80s onward. With all of the reboots and re-imaginings, Crisis On Infinite Earths, Secret Wars, New Universe, Ultimate this or that, I just got burned out on that newer stuff. I got so tired of all the Marvel mutant hoopla and over-saturation of Spider-Man that I don't even collect anything Spider-Man or X-Men/New Mutants/X-Factor/X-Force/mutant whatever anymore. The only X-Men issues in my collection are the Neal Adams issues, and that's for Adams not the X-Men. The only Spider-Man issues I kept are issues like #101 and #102 (1st app. and origin of Morbius). My collection focuses on Monsters so I kept certain Superhero comics with Monster character appearances like issues of Marvel Team-Up and Marvel Two-In-One with appearances by characters like Man-Thing, Ghost Rider, Werewolf By Night, and Dracula. I also like Sword & Sorcery so I kept my Conans, Kulls, etc. and Warlord up to #71 (last Mike Grell written issue). My Monster Mags (around 3K) are more of a focus than my comics. I also like Savage Sword Of Conan which is arguably a Monster Mag, and Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu.

My favorite Incredible Hulk issues are drawn by Jack Kirby, Herb Trimpe, and Sal Buscema. They're the ones I grew up reading in the '60s and '70s (Tales To Astonish and Incredible Hulk). I lost my taste for later versions of the Hulk like Peter David's Gray Hulk. I went back to what I enjoyed as a kid, because those are the comics that mean the most to me.

We all collect differently and I respect everyone's right to collect as they choose. This is where I am after 42 years of collecting comics (and 54 years of reading them).

[Gory Glenn]

My favorite Hulk comic isn't even a Hulk comic. Fantastic Four #25 & #26 was the first Hulk vs Thing bout and Hulk eventually wound up taking on the Fantastic Four and The Avengers combined by the second issue! In the end the only way they could beat him was to change him back into Banner. Great stuff drawn by my favorite Jack Kirby.

[Mego Stretch Hulk]

My favorite Hulk comic isn't even a Hulk comic. Fantastic Four #25 & #26 was the first Hulk vs Thing bout and Hulk eventually wound up taking on the Fantastic Four and The Avengers combined by the second issue! In the end the only way they could beat him was to change him back into Banner. Great stuff drawn by my favorite Jack Kirby.

Maybe you should check out the list because I think you'll be happy about it.