#616 bruce banner

[burningfudge]

Avengers Assemble (2012) #6

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

In my opinion, "The Death of Brian Banner" or The Incredible Hulk #-1 is one of the best Hulk issues ever. Does anyone want an analysis on it?

[mttmurduck]

BRUCE BANNER COMIC APPEARANCES RATED

no one was kidding when they said bruce banner had no consistent appearance. this is me failing to reconcile each one i’ve come across. send me more if you want me to rate them.

Matteo Scalera - Indestructible Hulk #9

point for looking fucked up. not a fan of the short hair, but maybe that’s because of the whole prisoner of SHIELD thing, so whatever. 1/10.

Ryan Ottley - Hulk (2021) #1

-10000/10 WHO IS THIS???? NOTHING TO INDICATE THIS IS A MAN OF SCIENCE, EVERYTHING TO INDICATE THE DIVE IN PLOT AND CHARACTERIZATION.

Derec Aucoin - Spider-Man Family #9

THE super nerd. a little young, but hides behind a thin veneer of calm well. the tweed and bowtie is an interesting choice. hope he doesn’t mind if they get ripped. 8/10.

Veronica Fish - Spider-Woman (2016) #11

a bit of a heart-throb???? looks like a long suffering grad student more than a man who’s been running from the military for years. where are his glasses? 4/10.

Lee Garbett - Immortal Hulk #6

super grizzled and super tired. trust me, this issue was exhaustion to the max. this is the haunted (hunted) man, and i’m honestly digging the flannel. gotta show those midwestern roots somehow. unfortunately all of these pluses don’t add up to an iconic bruce banner look, unless he was trying to steal wolverine’s. 5/10.

Adam Kubert - The Incredible Hulk (1968) #466

the scientist! prideful and yet kind, hiding a deep well of sadness and anti-military sentiments. 10/10.

Stefano Caselli - Avengers Assemble (2012) #9

glasses! scientist! a little tired but doing better :) 10/10.

Alan Davis - Totally Awesome Hulk #8

the smile! a very fresh bruce banner. looks like just some guy. 8/10.

Joe Bennett - Immortal Hulk #2

unfortunately i’m not a big fan of the detailed, almost grotesque art style. but, i concede that it’s fitting for this run. anyway, this is a very expressive and tired bruce that still tries. 7/10.

Tom Fowler - Hulk Season One

a dangerous bruce. a scientist and a loner that is intimately aware of the potential to do both harm and good. the glasses are used really well in this comic, trust me. 100/10.

Salvador Larroca - Avengers (2013) #28

okay, i think im going to get some flak for this, but i really like this bruce. dangerous, but still looks like a guy off the street. the hair has the perfect amount of flop. i’ll forgive the lack of glasses and round up. 10/10.

Larroca again! This time from the previous issue.

this alternate universe bruce is soft. a real deceptive one here. and tragic. he steals 616 bruce’s sandwich btw. that’s all i’ll say. 10/10.

Stefano Caselli again! This time from Avengers World #5

really showing us how even the same artist will draw the same guy differently. this time, Stark (tm) edition. unfortunately this means he fits the “asshole engineer” profile more than the “scientist” one. 6/10.

Mike McKone - Avengers: Endless Wartime

a scientist with sadness in his eyes, but he still finds things to smile about, maybe. probably more of a nervous smile. 9/10.

[sorrythatwasmean]

In comics, he canonically had DID. And I could definitely see an argument made for autism.

Bruce Banner and The Hulk is used as a metaphor for autism and DID and I will fight you guys on this

because you’re gonna tell me that an intelligent scientist with 7 PhDs and ca easily recognize things like burning stars who’s extremely sensitive to loud noises and large crowds WITH an alter ego that comes out whenever he’s stressed/mad/angry/etc. ISN’T?

thank you for coming to my ted talk as someone who has only watched the movies

[avengerscompound]

Marvel Holiday Special (2007)

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[cloverhasnobrain]

Bruce Banner 🤝 stray animals

Click for better quality 😩

[marvelousmrm]

Incredible Hulk #271 (Mantlo/Buscema, May 1982). Purportedly a 20th anniversary special, there’s nothing here about legacy. Instead Mantlo, having introduced a frustrated artist named Bereet, unleashes a torrent of wacky new ideas — including Rocket Raccoon!

[sorrythatwasmean]

Don't hide this in the tags.

|| of course there is the mixture of animosity and friendship with Bruce/Hulk and Tony, but really why does no one ever talk about that very similar relationship with Wolverine?

[marvelouttakes]

Lol Rhodey

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Avengers Assemble (2012) #9

[mttmurduck]

I would love to know your thoughts on Bruce in Hulkverine (Ario Anindito) and avengers no surrender (Pepe Larraz) and the Immortal Hulk one shots (flatline: Declan Shalvey ; Great Power: Jorge Molina ; The Threshing Place: Mike Del Mundo)

Sorry I don't have good pics to share for any of them

No worries about sharing pics! I had a good time going through and searching for them (and I ended up reading Hulkverine lol).

Ario Anindito - Hulkverine #3

a very rough banner, the man on the run while investigating and helping. i like the slightly purple/blue hue on him, but he still reminds me of wolverine too much. (though, maybe that's deliberate?) 5/10.

Pepe Larraz - Avengers: No Surrender #690

digging the messy hair, and i can see the deep melancholy within him. but uh, im very confused about the rest of his hair. the back of it springs up like it's long in some panels? 7/10.

Declan Shalvey - Immortal Hulk: Flatline

i like this bruce. scraggly with the obligatory +10 stealth baseball cap. also, i gotta hand it to the writer who did all of the art, too! 8/10.

Jorge Molina - Immortal Hulk: Great Power

im muddled on this one. in some panels i can see the soft, troubled scientist. but, mostly i see superman??? i have to ask, why is he ripped???? how does he have the body of superman???? 3/10.

Mike Del Mundo - Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place

i love this bruce. the science baseball cap for going incognito. the iconic purple. (and i love Del Mundo's style! soft and human.) his friendly, inquisitive expression that speaks to his confidence in understanding his state in the world. 10/10.

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Groot & Hulk

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