Since he was created in the heart of a gamma bomb explosion the Incredible Hulk has wanted only to be left alone, but his split personality would not allow it. The Hulk has always been about the dichotomy of Bruce Banner and the monstrous personality of the Hulk. There is a constant struggle between the two of them for control. In Marvel Comics’ Incredible Hulk #1 by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri the Hulk is separated from Bruce Banner and the fallout is surprising.
For a long time the Hulk has been seen as both a monster and a savior. He has been constantly hunted by men who don’t understand him. Now separated from Bruce Banner, who the Hulk thinks made him afraid of people, he is able to find peace in his life. But the peace is short lived when the United States sends a special operations paramilitary unit to recruit him to stop a new menace threatening the Earth, Bruce Banner.
Writer Jason Aaron knows the Hulk has always been his own yin to his own yang, two contrasting and opposite forces working against each other. The Hulk is a hero and a savage, a world breaker and the hunted. The green skinned behemoth has been searching for his identity but has never been able to find it. Aaron writes the Hulk at peace and shows what that does to him. At peace the Hulk is good and does not need to fight. Aaron has made the Hulk the good side of the equation with Banner the antagonist. This new dynamic has the potential for some great stories. The interior monologue of the Hulk that Aaron uses gives insight into who he is at this point in time.
Legendary comic book artist Marc Silvestri brings his highly detailed style to the pages of the Hulk. The art has a lot of texture and a rough look to it that fits the setting of the story beautifully. Silvestri has designed a barbaric look for the Hulk with long hair and a beard. It is a good look that separates the version of the Hulk from how he has been portrayed before. The barbaric look also works to show a more relaxed and satisfied Hulk.
The decision: The story in Incredible Hulk #1 is a new direction for the Hulk that raises some very interesting questions. Why is the Hulk separate from Bruce Banner? Why is Banner acting evil? Has the Hulk been the good aspect of the spilt personality all this time, held in check by Banner? Will the Hulk ever find the peace he so desires? Jason Aaron is exploring new ground when it comes to the Hulk and this issue kicks it off with a bang. Marc Silvestri’s art is gorgeous in its detail that tells the story with pictures that boost the story Aaron is telling.
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