The lofty heights that Hulk stories reached with Planet Hulk comes to a ground-crashing halt here. The Red Hulk story line is basically one long chain of fight sequences with very little plot to hold it together. A mysterious Red Hulk appears, killing the Abomination and then creating a swath of destruction across the United States. She-Hulk, Iron Man, A-Bomb, Thor, and Hulk engage is a series of two-page splash fight sequences to try and take down the villain. And when one finally does... well, let's say it's an incredibly unsatisfying and frustrating ending. The plot is shallow and lacks none of the complexities of the ones that preceeded it, bringing the Hulk back to his 'Smash' persona.Red Hulk has some potential as a character, but knowing where the story finally goes and who he turns out to be, his characterization in this story is WAAAY off, unless this is just his unrealized rage showing through. A high point: watching him punch the Watcher in the middle of one of his fourth-wall breaking speech about himself and his role in the universe. Never seen that before. Who is the Red Hulk? To fully appreciate Jeph Loeb's crazy idea (which works, on some level), one needs to stick it out until issue 24 (the end of volume 6), but here is where it all started.I always enjoy this book, no matter how many times I read it, and while I can understand some people's criticisms regarding this book (let's face it: there is a LOT of punching and fighting), it is the whole novelty of the Red Hulk character, the mystery surrounding him, and the over-the-top story that makes this one of my favourite books. Having read the entirety of Loeb's run on this title (and the numerous tie-ins that will later help flesh out some of the story points), I can see that he (Loeb) misdirected the reader many times in this volume alone as to the identity of the Red Hulk.Ed McGuinness on art duties is a natural fit with the Hulk franchise, his style being ideal for it.
What do You think about Hulk, Vol. 1: Red Hulk (2008)?
I felt like I had a painless Melvin in front of all my Hulk friends after reading this.
—caseylynnm
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—Tanja
If Marvel did grindhouse comics, this would be its finest edition.
—missyaz
