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==Publication history==
==Publication history==
The character was introduced in ''Hulk'' #1 (Jan. 2008), a monthly title written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Ed McGuiness. <ref>[http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.1974.Jeph_Loeb~and~Ed_McGuinness_Make_The_Hulk_See_Red Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness Make The Hulk See Red!]. Marvel.com. 2007-12-03</ref>
===Creation===
According to ''[[USA Today]]'', the Red Hulk was created to boost sales and create buzz in the lead up to the 2008 film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.<ref name="USA"/> Initially, Jeph Loeb and McGuinness were working on a miniseries for the regular Hulk comic book. According to Loeb, "[McGuinness] came over from DC for one reason, and that's he wanted to draw the Hulk." They created "The Strongest There Is", a story where the Hulk would defeat "everybody in the Marvel universe" and return the character to his roots as the strongest Marvel character. The story contained a number of ideas, including the Hulk knocking out [[Uatu|the Watcher]], "because nobody had ever done that." At that point, editor [[Joe Quesada]] called Loeb and told him that Marvel had an idea for a Red Hulk, and wanted it to be a mystery.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/interview_with_the_cartoonist.html|title=The Interview: 'Hulk' Writer Jeph Loeb|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=September 3, 2008|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>


Marvel's insert booklets in [[Diamond Comic Distributors|Diamond ''Previews'']] began referring to the Red Hulk character as "'''Rulk'''" (a [[Portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of '''R'''ed H'''ulk'''), to distinguish from the original Hulk character. Creator Jeph Loeb began using the term as of issue #7.<ref name="CBR1"/>
According to the [[newspaper]] ''[[USA Today]]'', the Red Hulk was created to boost sales and create buzz in the lead up to the 2008 film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.<ref name="USA"/> Loeb and McGuinness were initially working on a Hulk miniseries (as according to Loeb, "[McGuinness] came over from [[DC]] for one reason, and that's he wanted to draw the Hulk.") that would established the Hulk as the strongest Marvel character. It was then that Joe Quesada proposed the idea for a red version of the Hulk with a secret identity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/interview_with_the_cartoonist.html|title=The Interview: 'Hulk' Writer Jeph Loeb|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=September 3, 2008|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> Once the series was promoted, Marvel's insert booklets in [[Diamond Comic Distributors|Diamond ''Previews'']] began referring to the Red Hulk character as "'''Rulk'''" (a [[Portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of '''R'''ed H'''ulk'''), to distinguish from the original Hulk character. Writer Loeb began using the term as of issue #7.<ref name="CBR1"/>


A [[one-shot]] publication titled ''King-Size Hulk'' (June 2008) also featured the Red Hulk, and was written by Loeb with artwork by [[Frank Cho]], [[Arthur Adams]], and [[Herb Trimpe]].
===Red Hulk===


The first story arc (issues #1 - 6 Apr. - Nov. 2009) assert that the character is very aggressive, as the Red Hulk murders Hulk foes the [[Wendigo (comics)|Wendigo]] and [[Abomination (comics)|Abomination]]; destroys the [[Helicarrier]] of spy organization [[S.H.I.E.L.D]]; defeats several Marvel heroes (including [[Iron Man]]; [[She-Hulk]] and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]) and after causing an [[earthquake]] in [[San Francisco]] is finally defeated by the combined efforts of the Hulk and the Thunder god Thor. While in custody, the character is revealed to have been created by General [[Thunderbolt Ross]] and psychiatrist turned hero [[Doc Samson]], although the character's true identity is still not known.
The first six issues of ''Hulk'' consist of one story arc, and are collected in the [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] ''Red Hulk''.<ref>'Red Hulk'' (collects ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #1-6, 176 pages, hardcover, December 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2881-6, softcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2882-4)</ref> In the first issue it is revealed that the Red Hulk has killed the [[Abomination (comics)|Abomination]], and is not [[Hulk (comics)|Bruce Banner]].<ref name="H1">{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = Who is the Hulk? | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | date = 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> Next he attacks [[She-Hulk]] and [[Iron Man]], destroying a [[S.H.I.E.L.D]] [[Helicarrier]] in the battle. Meanwhile, it is revealed that [[Rick Jones (comics)|Rick Jones]] has become the new [[Rick Jones (comics)|A-Bomb]], and cannot be the Red Hulk.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = The Smoking Gun | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | date = April 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> In a battle with the new Abomination, Bruce Banner is released from a cell that [[Thunderbolt Ross]] had him contained in, and he becomes the green Hulk.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = Creatures on the Loose | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | date = 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> The fourth issue begins with the Red Hulk punching out the Watcher. He then vanquishes the green Hulk in physical combat after first trying to shoot him, sending the green Hulk plummeting into the San Francisco Bay.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = Red Light, Green Light | volume = 2 | issue = 4 | date = August 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> Then, while the Red Hulk bests [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], the A-Bomb rescues the green Hulk from the bottom of the Bay.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = Rolling Thunder | volume = 2 | issue = 5 | date = October 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> In the conclusion of the first story arc, the Red Hulk is defeated by the green Hulk, with help from Thor. In the battle, it is revealed that the Red Hulk becomes more radioactive as his anger increases. As the green Hulk walks away from the battle, Rick Jones attempts to tell him the identity of the Red Hulk. Doc Sampson incapacitates him before he can finish his sentence, and it is revealed that Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Sampson created the Red Hulk to destroy the green Hulk. After that defeat, Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Sampson tell Red Hulk that they are cutting him loose.<ref name="H6">{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = Blood Red | volume = 2 | issue = 6 | date = November 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>


Issues #7 - 9 (Dec. 2008 - Feb. 2009) are in fact '''split books''' and feature two stories. Loeb writes both, with [[Arthur Adams]] providing artwork for the first and [[Frank Cho]] the second. The Red Hulk also battles the female superhero team the [[Lady Liberators (comics)|Lady Liberators]], and after tricking them kidnaps member [[Thundra]], who becomes his ally.
===Red and Green===
Beginning with ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #7, and concluding in ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #9, the series contains two separate stories, and along with ''King-Size Hulk'' #1 is collected in the trade paperback ''Red and Green''.<ref>''Red & Green'' (collects ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #7-9 and ''King-Size Hulk'' #1, 112 pages, hardcover, August 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2883-2, softcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2884-0</ref> The first is written by Loeb and illustrated by [[Art Adams]], and details the green Hulk battling a group of Wendigos and the Avengers in Las Vegas.<ref name="H7"/><ref name="H8"/><ref name="H9"/> The second is written by Loeb and illustrated by Frank Cho and features the Red Hulk. In the first installment, She-Hulk teams up with [[Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)|Valkyrie]] and [[Thundra]] and they attack the Red Hulk, battling him to a stand still.<ref name="H7">{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Arthur Adams and Frank Cho | title=Hulk |story = What Happens in Vegas | volume = 2 | issue = 7 | date = December 2008 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> Next, the [[Invisible Woman]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], [[Spider-Woman_(Jessica_Drew)|Spider-Woman]], [[Tigra]], [[Black Widow (Marvel Comics)|Black Widow]], and [[Patsy Walker|Hellcat]] join the battle.<ref name="H8">{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Arthur Adams and Frank Cho | title=Hulk |story = | volume = 2 | issue = 8 | date = January 2009 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> On the cover of issue #9, this all female team is dubbed the [[Lady Liberators]] by She-Hulk. They seemingly best the Red Hulk, but he's actually feigning unconsciousness and hears Thundra recommend to the others that they kill him. He then escapes, taking Thundra with him, and offers her employment, based on her willingness to kill him.<ref name="H9">{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Arthur Adams and Frank Cho | title=Hulk |story = Blood Red | volume = 2 | issue = 9 | date = February 2009 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>


In ''Hulk'' #10 (Apr. 2009), [[Elder of the Universe]] the [[Grandmaster (comics)|Grandmaster]] teams the character with other villains in a team called the '''Offenders''' - an evil version of superhero team the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] - in a bid to prevent the original Hulk from reuniting with past love [[Jarella]].
===The Offenders===

Outside of the main series, Red Hulk had a profile within the ''[[Dark Reign]] Files'' profile book.

Starting with ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #10, the title returned to a single story format. It begins in the past with an intelligent Hulk announcing that he has asked his love [[Jarella]] (who died in the issue of ''The Incredible Hulk'' #205, November 1976) to marry him. Suddenly, the [[Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)|Grandmaster]] whisks Jarella away. In the present, the Grandmaster proposes a deal to the green Hulk. If he can pick three allies for a contest and win, Jarella will be returned to the Hulk alive. The Hulk chooses the [[Silver Surfer]], the [[Namor|Sub-Mariner]], and [[Doctor Strange]] (one of the lineups of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]). The heroes that the Hulk chooses were from different time periods before they actually met as the Defenders. Meanwhile, the [[Collector (comics)|Collector]] has chosen the Red Hulk as the leader of a team. The Red Hulk chooses [[Terrax]], [[Tiger Shark (comics)|Tiger Shark]], and [[Baron Mordo]], who he dubs the Offenders.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Jeph Loeb | penciller = Ed McGuiness | title=Hulk |story = | volume = 2 | issue = 10 | date = April 2009 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Marvel editor Mark Paniccia has described the Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent",<ref name="George">{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |coauthors=Schedeen, Jesse |title=The Future of the Hulk: Marvel reveals new details about the current and future status of the Hulk line |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/877/877905p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=May 30, 2008 |accessdate= }}</ref> while writer Jeph Loeb states "The Red Hulk is the kind of [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]] we haven't seen before — a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk."<ref name="USA"/> To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."<ref name="USA">{{cite news |last=Colton |first=David | title = The reliably green Incredible Hulk gets pulled into a crimson tide for '#2' | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-02-17-incredible-hulk_N.htm | work = [[USA Today]] | date = February 17, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-06-12}}</ref> The character has abilities almost identical to those of the [[Powers and abilities of the Hulk|original Hulk]], including superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and advanced [[regeneration]]. As he becomes increasingly angry, the Red Hulk instead emits increasing levels of heat.<ref name="H6"/> In the first nine issues, the character shows proficiency in weapon use,<ref name="H1"/> strategy and hand-to-hand combat.
Marvel editor Mark Paniccia has described the Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent",<ref name="George">{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |coauthors=Schedeen, Jesse |title=The Future of the Hulk: Marvel reveals new details about the current and future status of the Hulk line |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/877/877905p1.html |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=May 30, 2008 |accessdate= }}</ref> while writer Jeph Loeb states "The Red Hulk is the kind of [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]] we haven't seen before — a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk."<ref name="USA"/> To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."<ref name="USA">{{cite news |last=Colton |first=David | title = The reliably green Incredible Hulk gets pulled into a crimson tide for '#2' | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-02-17-incredible-hulk_N.htm | work = [[USA Today]] | date = February 17, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-06-12}}</ref> The character has abilities almost identical to those of the [[Powers and abilities of the Hulk|original Hulk]], including superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and advanced [[regeneration]]. The Red Hulk, however, does not become stronger with anger, but rather emits increasing levels of heat.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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[[IGN]] reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on continuous action sequences over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity.<ref name="IGNR4">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #4 Review, Who is the hulkiest Hulk of them all? | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/884/884159p1.html | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = May 25, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28 | quote =Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both.}}</ref> Schedeen also derided the treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of ''Hulk'', saying about issue #5, "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn."<ref name="IGNR5">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #5 Review, It's hammer time for Red Hulk. | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/896/896771p1.html | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = August 6, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28}}</ref> Claiming bad dialogue, poor pacing and maltreated characters, the review claims Ed McGuiness' artwork has been the only saving grace for the title.<ref name="IGNR4"/><ref name="IGNR5"/> In an interview with Loeb, Z. Julian Cenac of ComixFan.com noted that some readers were upset that the Red Hulk was able to thrash other powerful Marvel characters, and were concerned that such a high power-level wouldn't be sustainable. Loeb replied "I tell the best stories I can." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=46252|title=An Ultimatum of an Interview with Jeph Loeb|last=Cenac|first=Z. Julian |date=2009|publisher=ComixFan.com|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>
[[IGN]] reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on continuous action sequences over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity.<ref name="IGNR4">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #4 Review, Who is the hulkiest Hulk of them all? | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/884/884159p1.html | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = May 25, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28 | quote =Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both.}}</ref> Schedeen also derided the treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of ''Hulk'', saying about issue #5, "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn."<ref name="IGNR5">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #5 Review, It's hammer time for Red Hulk. | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/896/896771p1.html | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = August 6, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28}}</ref> Claiming bad dialogue, poor pacing and maltreated characters, the review claims Ed McGuiness' artwork has been the only saving grace for the title.<ref name="IGNR4"/><ref name="IGNR5"/> In an interview with Loeb, Z. Julian Cenac of ComixFan.com noted that some readers were upset that the Red Hulk was able to thrash other powerful Marvel characters, and were concerned that such a high power-level wouldn't be sustainable. Loeb replied "I tell the best stories I can." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=46252|title=An Ultimatum of an Interview with Jeph Loeb|last=Cenac|first=Z. Julian |date=2009|publisher=ComixFan.com|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''Hulk'' vol. 3 #1–present ([[Marvel Comics]], March 2008-present)
* ''King-Size Hulk'' one-shot ([[Marvel Comics]], June 2008)

===Collected editions===
* ''Hulk'' vol. 3: ''Red Hulk'' ISBN 0785128816; collects ''Hulk'' #1-6
* ''Hulk'' vol. 3: ''Red & Green'' ISBN 0-7851-2883-2 (hardcover)/ISBN 0-7851-2884-0 (softcover); collects ''Hulk'' vol. 3 #7-9 and ''King-Size Hulk'' #1


==Other media==
==Other media==
===Television===
* Red Hulk is mentioned in the TV show ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' on two occasions.

===Video games===
===Video games===
* Red Hulk is a playable character in [[GameStop]]'s [[Xbox 360]] exclusive version of [[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|the video game tie-in]] to 2008's ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' movie.<ref>{{cite news | title = The Red Hulk Comes To GameStop | publisher = Game News International | date = [[2008-05-08]] | url = http://gamenewsi.com/index.php?itemid=19866&catid=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref>
* Red Hulk is a playable character in [[GameStop]]'s [[Xbox 360]] exclusive version of [[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|the video game tie-in]] to 2008's ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' movie.<ref>{{cite news | title = The Red Hulk Comes To GameStop | publisher = Game News International | date = [[2008-05-08]] | url = http://gamenewsi.com/index.php?itemid=19866&catid=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref>

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Red Hulk
Cover to Hulk vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 2008). Art by Ed McGuiness.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceHulk vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 2008)
Created byJeph Loeb
Ed McGuiness
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Team affiliationsOffenders
Notable aliasesRulk
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability
  • Regenerative healing factor
  • Emits heat proportionate to anger level

Red Hulk, referred to as Rulk in comic narration, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Hulk vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 2008) and was created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuiness.

The Red Hulk has ties to the original Hulk as the character is created (although Marvel's Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada has enforced deliberate secrecy in the actual story as to the character's true identity[1]) by long-time members of the Hulk's supporting cast, specifically Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Samson. Written to supposedly be the "strongest one there is" - a famous catch cry of the original Hulk - the character is described as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent"[2] and "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."[3] Although possessing all the abilities of the original Hulk, the Red Hulk does not grow stronger with anger, but rather radiates increasing levels of heat. The character has also featured in video games and toy merchandise.

Publication history

The character was introduced in Hulk #1 (Jan. 2008), a monthly title written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Ed McGuiness. [4]

According to the newspaper USA Today, the Red Hulk was created to boost sales and create buzz in the lead up to the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk.[3] Loeb and McGuinness were initially working on a Hulk miniseries (as according to Loeb, "[McGuinness] came over from DC for one reason, and that's he wanted to draw the Hulk.") that would established the Hulk as the strongest Marvel character. It was then that Joe Quesada proposed the idea for a red version of the Hulk with a secret identity.[5] Once the series was promoted, Marvel's insert booklets in Diamond Previews began referring to the Red Hulk character as "Rulk" (a portmanteau of Red Hulk), to distinguish from the original Hulk character. Writer Loeb began using the term as of issue #7.[6]

A one-shot publication titled King-Size Hulk (June 2008) also featured the Red Hulk, and was written by Loeb with artwork by Frank Cho, Arthur Adams, and Herb Trimpe.

The first story arc (issues #1 - 6 Apr. - Nov. 2009) assert that the character is very aggressive, as the Red Hulk murders Hulk foes the Wendigo and Abomination; destroys the Helicarrier of spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D; defeats several Marvel heroes (including Iron Man; She-Hulk and Thor) and after causing an earthquake in San Francisco is finally defeated by the combined efforts of the Hulk and the Thunder god Thor. While in custody, the character is revealed to have been created by General Thunderbolt Ross and psychiatrist turned hero Doc Samson, although the character's true identity is still not known.

Issues #7 - 9 (Dec. 2008 - Feb. 2009) are in fact split books and feature two stories. Loeb writes both, with Arthur Adams providing artwork for the first and Frank Cho the second. The Red Hulk also battles the female superhero team the Lady Liberators, and after tricking them kidnaps member Thundra, who becomes his ally.

In Hulk #10 (Apr. 2009), Elder of the Universe the Grandmaster teams the character with other villains in a team called the Offenders - an evil version of superhero team the Defenders - in a bid to prevent the original Hulk from reuniting with past love Jarella.

Powers and abilities

Marvel editor Mark Paniccia has described the Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent",[2] while writer Jeph Loeb states "The Red Hulk is the kind of Hulk we haven't seen before — a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk."[3] To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."[3] The character has abilities almost identical to those of the original Hulk, including superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and advanced regeneration. The Red Hulk, however, does not become stronger with anger, but rather emits increasing levels of heat.

Reception

Comics featuring the Red Hulk have sold well, but received mixed reviews.

The first five issues of the Hulk title sold out, and second printings featured new covers.[6] Issue #6 was the second best-selling title of September 2008,[7] and issue #10 was sixth in February 2009.[8]

Augie De Blieck Jr. of Comic Book Resources gave the first six issues a positive review, describing it as a "silly fun action romp" and a "popcorn comic". Blieck Jr. liked Loeb's lack of subtlety when giving out clues, saying "this is a book where anytime someone is about reveal the solution to the big mystery, they get knocked out by a slap in the face from the Red Hulk or a machine gun to the gut." His one criticism was that, although he liked the artwork, he would have preferred Dale Keown as the artist.[9]

IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on continuous action sequences over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity.[10] Schedeen also derided the treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of Hulk, saying about issue #5, "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn."[11] Claiming bad dialogue, poor pacing and maltreated characters, the review claims Ed McGuiness' artwork has been the only saving grace for the title.[10][11] In an interview with Loeb, Z. Julian Cenac of ComixFan.com noted that some readers were upset that the Red Hulk was able to thrash other powerful Marvel characters, and were concerned that such a high power-level wouldn't be sustainable. Loeb replied "I tell the best stories I can." [12]

Bibliography

Collected editions

  • Hulk vol. 3: Red Hulk ISBN 0785128816; collects Hulk #1-6
  • Hulk vol. 3: Red & Green ISBN 0-7851-2883-2 (hardcover)/ISBN 0-7851-2884-0 (softcover); collects Hulk vol. 3 #7-9 and King-Size Hulk #1

Other media

Video games

Toys

Notes

  1. ^ Cavna, Michael (September 3, 2008). "The Interview: 'Hulk' Writer Jeph Loeb". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. ^ a b George, Richard (May 30, 2008). "The Future of the Hulk: Marvel reveals new details about the current and future status of the Hulk line". IGN. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Colton, David (February 17, 2008). "The reliably green Incredible Hulk gets pulled into a crimson tide for '#2'". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  4. ^ Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness Make The Hulk See Red!. Marvel.com. 2007-12-03
  5. ^ Cavna, Michael (September 3, 2008). "The Interview: 'Hulk' Writer Jeph Loeb". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  6. ^ a b CBR News Team (August 12, 2008). ""Hulk" #5 is red hot - second printing announced". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  7. ^ "Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2008". ICv2.com.
  8. ^ "Top 300 Comics Actual--February 2009". ICv2. March 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  9. ^ De Blieck Jr., Augie (January 6, 2009). "Pipeline". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  10. ^ a b Schedeen, Jesse (May 25, 2008). "Hulk #4 Review, Who is the hulkiest Hulk of them all?". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-28. Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both.
  11. ^ a b Schedeen, Jesse (August 6, 2008). "Hulk #5 Review, It's hammer time for Red Hulk". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  12. ^ Cenac, Z. Julian (2009). "An Ultimatum of an Interview with Jeph Loeb". ComixFan.com. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  13. ^ "The Red Hulk Comes To GameStop". Game News International. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Marvel Legends Exclusive Red Hulk Build-A-Figure Action Figures: Set of 7 - cmdstore.com
  15. ^ BBTS Exclusive Marvel Select Red Hulk - marvelousnews.com

External links

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