Hulk #6 Review

Hulk #6
After my all-out bash-fest of Jeph Loeb's Ultimates run, I feel (and apparently I'm the only one) Loeb's writing style works well with an over-the-top character like the Hulk.

The story concludes the series' first arc where all that's been happening is Red Hulk kicking everyone's ass. From Thor to The Watcher, no hero is safe from Rulk's wrath, even Hulk himself, until this issue.

By the way, the whole Watcher getting punched in the face thing was hilarious and perfect for this book

We finally get to see Green Hulk finally not act like a three-year old girl who just gets his ass handed to him by a big, red killing machine. The issue also throws in a twist at the end, which isn't all that surprising, and it was cool to see Green Hulk and Thor talk about what happened with all the Planet Hulk, World War Hulk business.

The art of Ed McGuiness is a perfect match to Loeb's story. Everything is over-exagerrated and cartoony, just look at the cover to the left for cryin' out loud. It's exactly how the book should be drawn. It takes me back to the Joe Kelly-Deadpool days. Ahhh...how sweet those days were.

People are missing the point of this book. It's supposed to be thoughtless and crazy. Do you really want all your comics to be something you have to sit down and focus on for 30 minutes? Shouldn't there be some books that just try to have fun and throw in as many cameos as possible. Some people take their comics to seriously and to those people I say, "You're reading a 32-page book with pictures everywhere. It's not a novel. Give it a rest."

Anyway, a majority of comic critics absolutely hate Loeb's take on Hulk. They feel Loeb can do nothing right. However, this is the guy who wrote "Long Halloween" and "Dark Victory." The guy obviously knows how to write some good stories. I think he just needs to come back to Earth a little and stay away from anything with the word "Ultimates" in the title.

3/5 stars