Hulk

by Jeph Loeb

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I never knew that the Hulk’s back story was so heartbreaking.

This entire comic story is Bruce talking to his friend and doctor, Leonard Samson, and it timelines the Hulk’s first days. While I don’t know if this is a slightly altered story line or anything like that, I will say that it was a wonderful read. I found it completely fascinating, and I flew through the pages.

And boy did this story just hit my feels hard. While I didn’t full on cry, there were times that I teared up for the Hulk, Bruce, Betty, and just all of the clusterfucks they faced in this beginning.

For the Hulk, I damn near cried during the bunny panels, because the gentle giant had no idea what had happened, and that was really haunting (and telling).

For Bruce and Betty, I got kind of emotional because this ended really depressingly. I don’t know if that’s normal for Hulk comics or Marvel comics, but I didn’t feel like there was a winner or hero of this story.

And for Bruce, I just felt for him, for the memories he has to bear as both the man and the monster, and he was just really easy to empathize with and to root for.

I’m sure there are better, more interesting, more action packed Hulk comics out there, but I’m really happy I started with HULK: GRAY. I’m definitely looking forward to trying out other comics featuring the Hulk, and delving further into Marvel’s universe.