Ewing aptly has Hulk call back to Planet Hulk in an invigorating and somehow empowering moment in the issue. This volume forces Hulk/Bruce to come to grips with allies, prepare a first and mighty strike, and show the world he is the hero they want. What better villain to put in front of him then Minotaur, a variable allusion to the charging bull statue outside of Wall Street. He’s going to strike out at those who are destroying our Earth for capitalist gain. The opening issue in this collection establishes the fact that Bruce is very angry and more dangerous than ever. Bruce Banner and the Hulk are now working together to stamp out the greatest threat to humanity there is: corporations. Al Ewing and Joe Bennett have taken the character further than I ever expected and that’s more apparent than ever in the sixth volume, collecting issues #26-30. The series is not only reinventing Bruce Banner and the Hulk, but making them relevant on a cultural level. Immortal Hulk is starting to stand alongside classics like Dark Night Returns, Daredevil: Born Again, and maybe even the Dark Phoenix Saga.
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