Fall of the Hulks.

...And Introducing... The "Fall of the Hulks"... or, "Operation: Galactic Storm" 2?

Alot of people have recently been complaining about the direction that the Incredible Hulk is moving in. There has been a lot of stipulation that there was such a huge build up in story line and such recent climactic, almost epic revelry that there was bound to be a "Doomsday" for the Incredible Hulk, "black bag" included.

The largest and most deceitful cataclysm that tends to be the folly of Marvel Comics, (and yes, D. C. Comics too) is the unbelievable and unremarkable way to carry out a story. Its found in the "way to drop the ball" attitude that nearly every comic reader out there formulates, even before the comic has finished publishing the story. How many times has a story of utmost intricate design and immaculate craftsmanship become unveiled to shine in the glory of all the flaws of a garbled junk heap. How many times? This is probably one of the biggest reasons there are still independent comic publishers... in the real world when someone dies... they stay dead. Only independent publishers have the courage to walk this line. How many times have "Indy" comics began a great story, told a great story, ended a great story, and for what ever reasons the collaborative team simply moved on their own way. To make matters worse these giant comic publishers feel the need to add insult to injury by "beating the dead horse" and publishing more and more "back up" stories to "add on" and try to prove something... just let it go.

Now enough of the banter...

Here you go:

http://www.marvel.com/ has released an almost enigma of shrouded smoke in the up coming "Fall of the Hulks" story line. Tight lipped and foreboding this has been churning for quite some time...

This image was released to give a little mouth watering glimpse of the havoc that lays in store for the future of the Incredible Hulk.

There has certainly been the ever emerging "this world isn't big enough for the both of us" attitude that seems to find its way into the Hulk saga time and time again. But, unfortunately, even since the beginning of the Red Hulk, there has been a "love it or hate it" belly aching of the disenchanted readers and finally Marvel has seemingly been forced into a corner. There may finally emerge one Hulk to rule them all...

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From a neutral prospective, there doesn't seem to be any reason that a separate story line shouldn't be allowed to exist, albeit in a "Vertigo" (or in Marvel's case) a "Strange Tales" story line... But as the inevitable popularity (or infamy) begins to rise, so doesn't the corruption for money and marketing, which Marvel, (as do most publishers), fall prey to. The idea that started out to be something good, is put on the "back burner" as the "demand" for cameos, endorsements, and the need to milk every last dollar out of something good leads to the inevitable loss of quality, then to the loss of readers, and then to the "Fall of the Big Buck" which lands into a consolidation process with only one book remaining... funny how history repeats itself?

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Now... To be fair, that is just one side...

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Another side is a GREAT story, with GREAT artists, working with GREAT characters making the best darn story line in years...

With "Mr. Fix-It" lurking in the shadows who really knows what the heck is going to happen... only time will tell...

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-"Hulk SMASH!!!"