Hulk Vol. 5 #1

The followup to the Immortal Hulk series, Hulk Vol. 5 #1 sees Bruce Banner taking over the Hulk by turning the green giant into a controllable monster. Within the mind scape of Banner's psyche, he sits in the center like a captain of a ship, the Hulk body being like the ship he controls, and the Hulk persona fueling the engine through its anger. This debut issue sees Bruce piloting the Hulk as he fights the Avengers while trying to get to a portal that will get him somewhere that may cure him or separate him from the Hulk. While the concept of Banner doing anything he can to not have the Hulk inside of him is nothing new, him turning the Green Goliath into a starship is such an insane and wacky idea, but it does work really well. With the writing of Donny Cates, the artwork of Ryan Ottley, coloring from Frank Martin Jr., and lettering by Cory Petit, you have a strong contribution from so many people to craft a fun and well done comic. You get well done drama as you see what it is like inside Banner's mind and his fear of permanently dying while Hulk lives, all while having some very moody red coloring. Showing us different forms of lettering to convey the many characters' offscreen speech bubbles is very inventive. One of the best parts for the artwork is showing the fight between the inner Hulk and controlled Hulk, with great detail and inventive action. Special mention to the controlled Hulk ripping off its hand when trapped, using an Iron Man drone's hand as a substitute and keep on fighting. The debut of a new volume always needs to do something that will keep people interested and wanting to read more, so Hulk Vol. 5 #1 does just that with great writing elevating the drama and characters and artwork showing off great action scenes. Over all: 100%

Top list so far for 3rd set of comics:

1. Hulk Vol. 5 #1

2. The Yellow Kid