Indestructible Hulk #3 Review

I mentioned in my review of #1 that I was desperate for this series to be good because I have been waiting for a decent Hulk book to sink my teeth into. After three issue I think it safe to say that Mark Waid is really delivering here; bringing us a Hulk series that the fans I am sure are enjoying very much.
I did think that #2 was a slight step down from the very impressive #1, but with this issue I think Waid has delivered the best yet.

In this issue we see Hulk on yet another SHIELD mission. I like the way that these missions are settled in the space of a single issue. It may sound like it is not enough, but the mission in this issue came across very well in this kind of format. Waid is not belittling the readers by making the missions really simple. I am glad he is not because in reality SHIELD would not send the Hulk out and simple boring missions. This particular one was pretty complicated throughout, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it up to its conclusion.

Waid also found a lot of room in this issue to slip in plot points for the future. We got introduced to Bruces' newly recruited lab assistants, as well as a special Robot who seems like will be providing some nice light comic moments in the future of this series.
It also seems like there are more to these new recruits that meets the eye, so that will be interesting to see in the future. I am sure that a couple may have a hidden agenda for wanting to work with Bruce. I also think he probably knows this too; so it will be very interesting to see just how this develops.

The art in this series is getting really mixed responses in other reviews I have read. I for one can say that I really like it. The Hulk looks simply awesome. He is huge, and it is easy to imagine the damage he can do.
A couple of the more packed panels of the issue are a tad hard to make out properly; but that does not bother me as it only makes me want to look into the art more than I usually would; which can only be a good thing.

I am still on a high with this series so I do recommend it. Waid is building a nice little world here; which is something he did very well with the Daredevil book that he is on. I think you should pick this up and give it a go. I don't think  you will be disappointed.

Rating: 8 / 10

Ultimate Spider Man #18 Review

I have not really been a massive fan of the "United We Stand" crossover events across the Ultimate titles. This may be down to the fact that I only read Ultimate Spider Man. Anyway, I was very glad to see the back of it in this issue. Saying that, this was a really solid issue, and I think it made the event better than I first thought; concerning Spider Man anyway.

I really enjoyed the first page of the comic which gave a brief recap of the big battle between Hydra and SHIELD. Its not that I needed a recap, but it is good to have one seeing as I was not always too focused with this title while this event has been taking place. Plus the art for the battle panel looked epic.

I thought the fight between Miles and Giant Woman was pretty good.It was what it was; helping to fill a few pages, but regardless it was still very enjoyable. It also had some pretty good comic elements in it too that reminded the reader that Miles is a teenage boy at the end of the day, and that he does not see giant women on a regular basis.
Quite a big reveal in this issue was something that Miles' father had done. It is pretty shocking, and I don't believe the reader knew he had done this until this current issue. I am sure that this will start to have an effect on him in upcoming issues, which should make for some pretty interesting character development.

As mentioned earlier I am pretty glad that this event has been wrapped up, and I am pretty sure that USM will go back to being the book that has given it as much recognition as it has been receiving. Bendis did a great job in this issue, and I am very excited for #19 to come out in the new year; especially considering who has been advertised to be in it.


Rating: 8 / 10

Indestructible Hulk #2 Review

My second Mark Waid review of the week. He has done great things on Daredevil and he promised to do the same thing with this character too. I really enjoyed issue #1, so I was very eager to read this when I picked it up. It is a strange one because this issue feels like a filler issue, however it is still enjoyable and is what I consider to be a very solid book.

In this issue we were introduced to Tony Stark as he made an appearance to see what the hell was going on with Banner, and why he has decided to do good with his life. I really enjoyed the interactions between these two characters in this issue, and I really enjoyed the eventual mini battle that they were involved in. The art made the battle look scrappy and quite confused, but I think that was the perfect way to show it. These two know each other very well and the battle has a very personal feel to it that I really liked.

Apart from that not too much happened in this issue, but you get the impression after reading it that the first real story arc will begin next issue. Waid has spent the first two issues making readers interested in a character who tends to get overlooked, so I am more than happy with how these first two issues have gone. I also love the artwork in this book, but I hope all battles don't look as confusing as this one and the one in the previous issue. I mentioned it working in this battle between The Hulk and Iron Man, but it cant work for every fight scene with any characters.

I am enjoying this book immensely and cant wait for the next issue. I said in my review of #1 that I think this is The Hulk book that I have been waiting for and I still think that is the case. Waid has done such a great job with Daredevil to make him interesting and relevant again, and I have complete faith in him in doing the same thing here. I am just very eager to read the first proper story arc to get more of a feel of the character, and whatever villains Waid decides to pit him up against.

Rating:  8 / 10