Thursday, August 2, 2007

World War Hulk #3 (of 5)

One-sentence summary: Wow, amazing, Hulk takes a little break from smashing in order to watch others smash.

I guess more happened in this issue than last, but it's still not an acceptable level of plot for a monthly mega-event. Dr. Strange has a larger role in this one than in any previous one, but I really didn't like how he was written. Dr. Strange should not ever feel threatened by some alien priest; he's effin' Dr. Strange, sorcerer supreme. He marches with Eternity and whatnot; he's one of the big guys, the guy that writers have to give really lame excuses when writing in non-solo titles as to why he doesn't just win automatically. And that's what Pak has done here. Also, the end? Come on!

I like Romita's art, but it's really just not enough to save this comic. World War Hulk is getting dumber with every issue. I'm just tired of this series dominating Marvel's main comics this summer. Also, did General Ross just die? I couldn't tell, honestly. Great job on that, too, creative team.

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