The problem with so many big announcements at Wondercon is that some of the less “And we’re also launching this title Oh My God My head is exploding with awesome!” news gets a little lost in the shuffle. For example: Dale Eaglesham is joining Jeff Parker’s great Hulk book as artist, and he’s bringing Alpha Flight along with him (“Once I found out [Dale] could do it, I didn’t want to miss the chance to connect to the ALPHA FLIGHT stories he just did,” explained Parker).
Between the addition of Alpha Flight and been-there-for-awhile-now Machine Man to the book, Parker and his various artists on the book seem to be quietly turning Hulk into the greatest Marvel Team-Up book I’ve ever wanted to read (Seriously, we’re just the addition of Gargoyle or Hellcat or some other former Defender away from my weird Marvel ideal line-up). Now, if only there was some way to convince Marvel to revive Marvel Two-In-One with Parker in charge. I mean, you know that he’d probably write the greatest Ben Grimm team-up title imaginable, right…?
(Also, chances are – looking at the sales figures – you’re not buying Hulk. You really, really should.)
March 20th, 2012 at 10:05 am
I keep hearing good things about this book, but the concept of red hulk still makes my stomach turn a little bit. I REALLY think that Rulk qualifies as one of those characters that Marvel has tried to force down the throats of the fans; and, as much as I like Jeff Parker, it’s going to take some serious work to get me to care about any red hulk story. P.S. I would TOTALLY buy a new marvel two-in-one by Jeff Parker.
March 20th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Eaglesham’s characters all look like they have down syndrome. His style may actually work on Hulk.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
I picked up Parker’s first issue of Hulk based on his past work and some Twitter promotion he did and haven’t looked back. He’s taken a character that I couldn’t have cared less about and written a bunch of great adventure stories that have expanded the Marvel universe. Well worth my money every month.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Wait…Alpha Flight is alive again?
March 20th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
I’ll jump back on, as long as they don’t go back to a bi-weekly schedule. I think the quality of the book suffered for that, as do all of Marvel’s bi-weekly books.
March 20th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
I’d second a new Marvel Two-In-One, used to collect those all the time when I was younger.
Now I may have to look into this series.