Your run on the Hulk has been an embarrassment; You should be ashamed of yourself. I don't think i've read a worse series run in my 25 years of comic reading. 100 pages of garbage and we are at the climax of the 7 issue story arc? really? After the epic david, pak run - you are doing a "crank" story-line...??? a "crank" story with the Hulk? You are a creative right? You should be fired. If you don't know how to write the hulk - don't!
elijan, your kinds of hateful comments have no place on the internet or in life. I don't even know Jason, but I admire his work, and I know that most of us, excepting you, are doing our best at whatever we do.
I really don't know what to make of your run on the Hulk. Aside from details like the strane/unexplained portrayal of the Hulk's abilities (brain surgery?, impotence in facing Dr. Doom?) and a willful ignorance of the character's rich fictional history (Pak, David, Mantlo, etc.) the story is below subpar. There is no Hulk without Bruce Banner, simply. In the hands of a better writer, this opening arc could have been used to further explore the psychological underpinnings of Hulk/Banner. I have read your other books and know that you are capable of better plotted, more intelligent stories.
I have been reading the Hulk for 30 years. I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future.
I am not asking for a retread of old story arcs. As you rightly point out, that is boring for both the writer and reader. However, you are writing a pre-existing character with a substantial mythos. Acknowledging, or using some of that history, as a foundation or springboard for you own stories, can enrich a writer's creative endeavors. Past writers managed to do it, to great success. A story can be so "new" and diverge so much that the title might as well cease to be Hulk and be a character entirely of your own making. That would certainly allow for more artistic freedom, and less confusion for those who like some semblance of the character "Hulk."
Out of curiosity, are you a fan of the Hulk? If so, what are some of you favorite aspects of the character, favorite writers, arcs, etc.
I assume you want me to say that no, I don't like the Hulk and have never read the series before. But that's not the case. I read pretty much the entirety of Peter David's run as it was coming out. And then I loved what Bruce Jones did, at least initially. That brought me back to the character.
Don't know what to tell you. I'm not going to try to argue you into liking the book. This isn't Peter David's Hulk or Greg Pak's Hulk. This is me trying to tell a very specific story that plays with the Hulk/Banner in a lot of different ways, ways that I don't think we've seen much of before. To me, it's still Hulk though.
That is not the case. I just didn't know if the character was one of your favorites or if Marvel asked you to write a character that is on your periphery, as you are a relatively new (and popular) writer in the company.
I don't mind different, and I'll certainly be interested to see what character dynamics you explore as your specific story unfolds. Perhaps I need to be a more charitable reader. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Jason, I for one LOVE what you have done with the Hulk. I appreciate that you are not retreading what has come before. I just picked up the John Bryne Hulk Visionaries TPB as I remember reading early on that it was an influence. I have read Peter David, Bruce Jones, and some of Greg Pak's run. I like where you're taking Hulk and Banner. I'm happy to follow where you lead.
Jason, please bring Paul Pelletier on as the main artist for the rest of your Incredible Hulk run. He's an excellent artist, one of the best and most under valued there is, and I believe your Incredible hulk series would garner more attention if he was the main artist for the series.
What do you think?
Please respond if you can, for I wish to hear your opinion.
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Wow. That cover is amazing.
Your run on the Hulk has been an embarrassment;
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I don't think i've read a worse series run in my 25 years of comic reading.
100 pages of garbage and we are at the climax of the 7 issue story arc? really? After the epic david, pak run - you are doing a "crank" story-line...??? a "crank" story with the Hulk? You are a creative right? You should be fired.
If you don't know how to write the hulk - don't!
elijan, your kinds of hateful comments have no place on the internet or in life. I don't even know Jason, but I admire his work, and I know that most of us, excepting you, are doing our best at whatever we do.
Mr. Aaron,
I really don't know what to make of your run on the Hulk. Aside from details like the strane/unexplained portrayal of the Hulk's abilities (brain surgery?, impotence in facing Dr. Doom?) and a willful ignorance of the character's rich fictional history (Pak, David, Mantlo, etc.) the story is below subpar. There is no Hulk without Bruce Banner, simply. In the hands of a better writer, this opening arc could have been used to further explore the psychological underpinnings of Hulk/Banner. I have read your other books and know that you are capable of better plotted, more intelligent stories.
I have been reading the Hulk for 30 years. I will not be doing so for the foreseeable future.
It would sure be a boring world if everyone always just wrote the exact same kind of story as the ones that came before. Or maybe that's just me.
Mr. Aaron,
I am not asking for a retread of old story arcs. As you rightly point out, that is boring for both the writer and reader. However, you are writing a pre-existing character with a substantial mythos. Acknowledging, or using some of that history, as a foundation or springboard for you own stories, can enrich a writer's creative endeavors. Past writers managed to do it, to great success. A story can be so "new" and diverge so much that the title might as well cease to be Hulk and be a character entirely of your own making. That would certainly allow for more artistic freedom, and less confusion for those who like some semblance of the character "Hulk."
Out of curiosity, are you a fan of the Hulk? If so, what are some of you favorite aspects of the character, favorite writers, arcs, etc.
I assume you want me to say that no, I don't like the Hulk and have never read the series before. But that's not the case. I read pretty much the entirety of Peter David's run as it was coming out. And then I loved what Bruce Jones did, at least initially. That brought me back to the character.
Don't know what to tell you. I'm not going to try to argue you into liking the book. This isn't Peter David's Hulk or Greg Pak's Hulk. This is me trying to tell a very specific story that plays with the Hulk/Banner in a lot of different ways, ways that I don't think we've seen much of before. To me, it's still Hulk though.
Mr. Aaron,
That is not the case. I just didn't know if the character was one of your favorites or if Marvel asked you to write a character that is on your periphery, as you are a relatively new (and popular) writer in the company.
I don't mind different, and I'll certainly be interested to see what character dynamics you explore as your specific story unfolds. Perhaps I need to be a more charitable reader.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Jason, I for one LOVE what you have done with the Hulk. I appreciate that you are not retreading what has come before. I just picked up the John Bryne Hulk Visionaries TPB as I remember reading early on that it was an influence. I have read Peter David, Bruce Jones, and some of Greg Pak's run. I like where you're taking Hulk and Banner. I'm happy to follow where you lead.
Jason, please bring Paul Pelletier on as the main artist for the rest of your Incredible Hulk run. He's an excellent artist, one of the best and most under valued there is, and I believe your Incredible hulk series would garner more attention if he was the main artist for the series.
What do you think?
Please respond if you can, for I wish to hear your opinion.
Sorry, no plans for Paul for do any work on Hulk. We have a pretty amazing selection of artists coming up for the next arc though.
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