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Written by: Jeremy Whitley
Art by: Alti Firmansyah
Cover by: Dan Mora
Published by: Comixology Exclusive
I don’t normally follow the more popular comic books, but it is interesting to see Comixology come out with exclusives for some of the Marvel characters that are popular, and featured in many of the movies. This seems more like a mashup with a few odds and ends thrown in for good measure, and it is kind of cool along the way. This one is one of a six comic book series that will obviously end up as a Trade Paperback in the future. I came in at the end of this one and did a quick video review of the final comic book so warning, there are spoilers here. The Comixology blurb states:
An Elder of the Universe wants to fight Earth’s strongest hero—but will Thor and Hulk ever agree on who that is? Of course not! They’ll have to run a gauntlet of impossible challenges to prove their worth…but what’s really waiting for them at the finish line?
Overall this short very short comic book of 23 pages is an interesting read, with great colors, lettering, an interesting art style making for a fun comic book read. I’d keep this one on Comixology as I’m not sure about this one in some respects. Some of the art harkens back to early Marvel days when they are doing a side track on the Ede an ancient race that was wiped out, then back to the more modern art style later on in the book that harkens back to some of the styling from the Halo Jones series. That made this a lot of fun to flip back and forth through as I really do love the older AD 2000 Halo Jones style of drawing.
I’m not so sure about the ending though, spoilers, I can’t see the hulk as a farmer. It’s just not happening for me, but the arena was very cool. I’d still put my money on Thor though, as I’m not sure the Hulk is all that. I’m sure that for some those are fighting words, and that’s ok, there is something in this comic book for everyone.
Overall, I’m going to call this a 5 of 5 star comic book, a little disjointed at times, with some tongue in cheek comedy, and a good bit of violence to go along with it. The comic book is age rated at 9+ so not good for the kids, but great for your tweens and for adults. I’m not sure if Marvel and Comixology is going to continue with this line, but there are possibilities here that can be expanded and refined. This feels like a first attempt at this, lacking a lot of the nuances that I’d expect from Marvel, but this was a good clean fun violence fest comic book with some comedy to let the reader relax. Worth reading a couple of times, and then pondering where Marvel and Comixology are going to take this relationship. You can watch the video review below.
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