Capture Immortal Hulk, Vol. 7: Hulk Is Hulk Translated By Al Ewing Shown As Script

reaction to most of the "immortal" run has been WOW, The reaction to this volume just "huh, " HULK IS HULK IS HULK!!!!

Puny Xemnu, . . Hulk and company battle Xenmu, who uses scary alien abilities to mesmerize the viewing public into thinking Xenmu is Hulk.
It's a fascinating twist that's honestly resolved a bit too quickly for my taste, But it's smartly resolved, at least, with the various Hulks in Bruce Banner's head coming up with a solution.


Then we get a trippy issue about the Leader's repeated deaths and rebirths, This feels like a return to the weirdness of the initial volumes in the series, especially with the reintroduction of the green door.
I'm fine with a new villain appearing, but I was thoroughly baffled by those initial volumes, So I'm hesitant about Hulk's future, I saw that my library finally had the entire Immortal Hulk run through the conclusion, so I'm going to binge the back half of the series this week.
Though, after reading this volume, I'm questioning the wisdom of doing so, Hmm. Well, I've gotta feed the compulsion monster, so here we go,

After a few vaguely interesting chapters about Xenmu and the Mandela effect, the series comes around to the ol' Dumb Hulk vs.
Leader scenario that I have read too many times before, The Leader sucks as a villain and nothing in the retelling of his origin and life as a villain that is included herein changes my mind about that.


At least there are a few body horror sequences every issue or two to perk me up before I drifted off to sleep.
And the cliffhanger has a literal climax, that's good for a chuckle: "Nno! Something, . . is in Hulk! Building! Building inside Hulk! Help Hulk! Help! Before " Cue money shot!

Onward! Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk is Hulk the hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is hulk is we hit a snag with this whole Xenmu thing.
Ewing puts a cool twist on Xemnu, using his hypnotic powers to alter people's memories via the Mandela Effect.
Some cool body horror elements as well with Xemnu performing body modifications on his victims, Ewing and Bennett turned Xemnu from a goofball into a menacing villain, I liked Nick Pitarra's alterations to Banner's mindscape too, Hulk is Hulk! But Hulk is not Hulk. Hulk is Xemnu Wait, what

Building right out of the end of the last volume, Xemnu has replaced Hulk in everyone's memory, and everyone loves him! But where does that leave Hulk Nowhere good, obviously.


This arc is all about perception how the public perceives Hulk, and how

Banner and his alters perceive each other.
This is the backbone for both how Hulk defeats Xemnu, and how the system of alters are beginning to see each other.
There are some great sequences set inside Hulk's shattered mind that are extremely noteworthy including a return for the Green Scar.
It's very cerebral, for an arc that basically devolves into Hulk punching shit,

There are also a few unexpected reveals here, including one Hulk character that has been oddly absent for the rest of the run thus far.
It's very clear that Ewing's just getting started here, because he has trails of breadcrumbs that we don't even know about.


Joe Bennett tackles the art for most of the book here, of course, while the flashback issue on that unexpected Hulk character is from Butch Guice, and the last issue is by Mike Hawthorne.
A good collection of artists to be sure, but Bennett has made this book his own, and it never really feels right without him around making a mess of the characters.


Immortal Hulk really needs to do something bad to get less than a five star rating from me at this point.
It's the complete opposite of what you expect a Hulk book to be, and even seven volumes in it hasn't showed any sign of losing momentum.
Slow beginning with a pretty silly villain, but picks up a bit before slamming on the breaks and ending in the middle of an arc.
It has quite the cliffhanger, though, This is Volumeof Immortal Hulk,

The sitelinklast volume focused more on the political side of the story, But this time around we are back to scary Hulk, Not only is there Hulk, but we have Xemnu too! And, he was a fantastic villain,

Xemnu is making everyone think that he is this kids show host back in the day.
Something, like Barney I guess, Roxxon is teaming up with him, in hopes to take down the Hulk,

Banner, Hulk and whoever else is in is head going through a rough patch this issue.
As in TONS or crazy mental breakdowns, During these we get to see some different art styles that I thought were very cool,

I also liked how Hulk got to be happy at the end, Then, he blew up, but at least he got a half happy ending.
I always like it when our heroes get a happy moment, even if it's just for a page.


I recommend!
Ewing continues to tell a story that is both creepy and characterdriven.


The creepiness in this story comes Xemnu who Ewing rather magnificently depicts as all of a caring TV character, a manipulative brain controller, and a monstrous bodyhorror creature.
It's a truly icky combination,

The characterdriven parts of the story come from not just Banner and his many personalities, but also from one issue focused on the Shadow Base's lead scientist and another on the Leader.


Overall, this continues to be a great story, truly increasing the depth of the Hulk's corner of the Marvel universe.
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