I would never pay money for this ****. I guess I can understand that people do without knowing ahead of time how bad it is, but even then it's not like Loeb's track record lately has been stellar.
I would never pay money for this ****. I guess I can understand that people do without knowing ahead of time how bad it is, but even then it's not like Loeb's track record lately has been stellar.
mike3717
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That is how Loeb writes. Like he is writing for hormonal 13 yr olds that think stuff like "SUCK IT!!" are "kewl" and funny. Which would be fine in and of itself if it were in another book that had already established that tone for its characters. But he brings that to books and characters that have not had that tone before and it just doesn't work. It's distracting and disrespectful of what has come before it.
Honestly, I don't know if Millar can save the UU from the damage that has been wrought by Loeb.
Bass
Nexus of the World
This comic could be fine if written better and a comedy 616 comic. But as a part of the ultimate line which is not diverse enough to handle such diversity of tone, it's inappropriate and idiotic.
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Captain Canuck
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maybe...as a goofy back-up story...if you took out the motel sex. :|
But as a $4.00 annual it's terrible in any universe
TwilightEL
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There's a Hellboy story where a bunch of demons are horrified because the young Hellboy ate (and liked) pancakes. It's like two pages, offers no plot or explanation, and is still way more entertaining and coherent than this. This thread reminded me of it.
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Captain Canuck
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Was Hellboy naked?
Did they refuse him service because he was naked?
Did a godess from another universe beat the crap out of him because he was naked?
Did the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked then buy him XXXXXXL slim fit pants?
Did he then put on the XXXXXXL slim fit pants which the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked bought for him, and go back to the restaurant and eat pancakes (actually waffles in Hulk's case) with said godess from another universe?
Did he then go to a motel and take off the XXXXXXL slim fit pants which the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked bought for him and get it on with said godess from another universe with whom he had just eaten pancakes (actually waffles in Hulk's case)?
yeah, I didn't think so.
Did they refuse him service because he was naked?
Did a godess from another universe beat the crap out of him because he was naked?
Did the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked then buy him XXXXXXL slim fit pants?
Did he then put on the XXXXXXL slim fit pants which the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked bought for him, and go back to the restaurant and eat pancakes (actually waffles in Hulk's case) with said godess from another universe?
Did he then go to a motel and take off the XXXXXXL slim fit pants which the godess from another universe who had just beat the crap out of him because he was naked bought for him and get it on with said godess from another universe with whom he had just eaten pancakes (actually waffles in Hulk's case)?
yeah, I didn't think so.
Was a major portion of the book dedicated to Hellboy's obtaining of pancakes/waffles, completely ignoring the fact that he was executed for killing over 800 people and the execution was a failure, and then the government brought him back to save the country again? Because there's no point in exploring that story when you can have him on the hunt for pancakes. Or waffles.
Bass
Nexus of the World
Or that awesome episode of Invader Zim where he EATS WAFFLES!!!
J. Agamemnon
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That is wrong. They were all awesome episodes. BEES!
Grocer Man
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Oh that was so much fun.
I remember reading a fan theory that the reason that the demons were horrified was not because he ate PANCAKES, but because he followed a human's advice instead of following his own instincts. From that moment on, he chose to follow the way of the human instead of his natural path, which would have led to the end of times. (And therefore bad for the demons.)
So, if you really wanted to, you could say...I don't know...this whole annual was a metaphor for Hulk's character growth or something?
Volunteer Fire Detective
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Beads?!
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Grocer Man
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oh good god!
The incoherence of this comic is spreading!
Where's a safe house when you need one?
TwilightEL
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More like this annual was Hulk destroying any opportunity to be the terrifying hellbeast that Millar gave him the potential to be, complete with demons/us screaming in pain.
Captain Canuck
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i'm so confused! :?
Volunteer Fire Detective
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It's sort of a backwards reference to Arrested Development in response to J Agamemnon's exclamation of "BEES!" The correct response is "VFD's not on board."
J. Agamemnon
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Great shows. Ultimate Hulk Annual is horrible.
I don't understand why everybody is calling it un-readable, conscienceless, etc. While I agree it did not fit UU continuity that well (and what has lately), I thought it was enjoyable enough.
My main problem with it is that it has only nine pages with regular-looking panels. I get the necessity of having occasional splash pages or pages with weird panels but this book had over twenty pages of them. I want a page to take me at least a a minute to read. I read this 32 page book in 10 minutes.
Pros:
*Funny (at times)
*Breaks the norm (which fits with the idea of the UU)
*Makes you think how the Hulk managed to keep his pants on for the past forty years
Cons:
*Felt like it could have been told in 11 pages
*Breaks the norm (yes I also listed this as a "pro" but just like every other online-forum poster, I fear change)
*I spent $4
My main problem with it is that it has only nine pages with regular-looking panels. I get the necessity of having occasional splash pages or pages with weird panels but this book had over twenty pages of them. I want a page to take me at least a a minute to read. I read this 32 page book in 10 minutes.
Pros:
*Funny (at times)
*Breaks the norm (which fits with the idea of the UU)
*Makes you think how the Hulk managed to keep his pants on for the past forty years
Cons:
*Felt like it could have been told in 11 pages
*Breaks the norm (yes I also listed this as a "pro" but just like every other online-forum poster, I fear change)
*I spent $4
J. Agamemnon
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I think you need to lay off the Diet Dr. pepper.
Iceshadow
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It's zero calories *******.
Bass
Nexus of the World
I would suggest you are right on the ball, except for your third pro. In Hulk Does Manhattan, Nick Fury points out that Hulk is stealing a pair of jeans from an obese man. And at the end of the first volume, he's totally naked for the entire fight. Therefore, Hitllar already addressed Hulk's problems with pants.
THUS!!!!! 2 Pros vs 3 Cons means its bad!
