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The Incredible Hulk #49
It looks like the slow burn of Bruce Jones’ Hulk has
erupted into a barnburner. Fans have been complaining for
months that Jones focuses too much on Bruce Banner and not
enough on the scientist’s giant, green alter ego.
But most readers found the return to a focus on the man
and not the monster was a huge improvement for the series.
Of course, the writer’s take on the series has increased
sales and this issue is a perfect example why—readers
can be scared for the Hulk or Bruce Banner.
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Hulk/Wolverine: Six Hours #1
Teaming regular Hulk writer Bruce Jones with Flash penciler
Scott Kolins was a masterful idea. Much like Jones’
Hulk run, this series sets up a slow burn as the Hulk and
Wolverine never see each other in the first issue, but you
can feel the confrontation coming. Well written and beautifully
penciled this could be the best Wolverine/Hulk teaming since
Hulk #181.
• The Legion #15
Timber Wolf is back and that’s all you really needed
to do to make this issue one of the best of an amazing run
by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and new penciler Kev Walker.
Like the previous issues this issue of Legion perfectly
merges old Legion continuity with the new stories the team
is telling month after month. And while Olivier Coipel may
be gone, Walker’s gorgeously rendered characters don’t
make you stop missing him, but they do relieve any worries
that the art quality on the book would suffer with his departure.
• Superman: The 10-cent
Adventure
Hey, this book is 10 cents—so give it a chance. Superman’s
one of the most recognizable characters in comic book history
and by kicking off 2003 with a 10-cent Superman comic, DC
Comics is making a statement—’03 will be Superman’s
year. Scott McDaniel’s pencils are as dark and glorious
as ever and Steven Seagel’s story reminds everyone
who’s ever read a Superman comic or watched a “Superman”
film just why they loved the character so much.
