Summary
Warning: contains possible spoilers forIncredible Hulk Annual#1!
TheHulkandThanos’fight inAvengers: Infinity Waropens the movie, and now their rematch is fixing a graveMCUinjustice. In a preview for this year’sIncredible Hulk Annual#1, part of “The Infinity Watch” story, the Jade Giant prepares for one of the biggest fights of his life:Thanos, giving him the chance to get revenge on the Mad Titan for his MCU loss.
Incredible Hulk Annual#1 is written by Derek Landy and drawn by Geoff Shaw. Thanos has just slaughtered the Mind Stone’s current user, taking it for himself.Thanos notices the Stone iscalling out for someone to protect it. As Thanos ponders who it might be, the Hulk arrives on the scene. Thanos tells Hulk the one who summoned him is dead, and the matter no longer concerns him.
Hulk grins, telling the Mad Titan he thinks he’ll stick around.
Thanos and the Hulk’s Rivalry Could Destroy the Earth
Both Hulk and Thanos Are God-Level Powerhouses
The tense preview ends there, and it is almost a certainty that the Hulk and Thanos will come to blows. Thanos and the Hulk are two of Marvel’s heaviest hitters, and a fight between them could pose a serious threat to Earth. In the current “Infinity Watch” arc running through Marvel’s annuals,Thanos once again seeks to assemblethe Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos is killing each Stone’s user, in a dark parallel to the events ofThanos Quest.Meanwhile, the Hulk is undergoing changes of his own, as tensions between him and Bruce Banner are at an all-time high.
This hascreated a volatile situation for both Thanos and the Hulk–but it gives Hulk a chance to get back at the villain.In the opening sequence ofAvengers: Infinity War, Thanos and the Hulk fight aboard a ship carrying Asgardian refugees. Thanos, who had acquired the Power Stone earlier, managed to beat the Jade Giant. It was a humiliating moment for the Hulk. It scared him so badly, Banner was unable to transform into his alter ego for the rest of the movie. The scene went a long way to establishing how powerful a threat Thanos was.
The Hulk Can Now Get His Revenge Against Thanos
Thanos does not want to fight Hulk in the preview, but it is left vague as to why. It raises the question whether Thanos truly fears the Hulk, or if he merely does not want to call attention to his latest scheme.
Now the Hulk has a chance to avenge himself against Thanos. Thanos does not want to fight Hulk in the preview, but it is left vague as to why. It raises the question whether Thanos truly fears the Hulk, or if he merely does not want to call attention to his latest scheme. The Hulk smells a rat, and his short, terse replies indicate he is already bothered. TheHulkhas shown an extra vicious and brutal streak as of late, which could give him the edge he needs to finally beatThanosand redeem his lowestMCUmoment.
Incredible Hulk Annual#1 is on sale August 28 from Marvel Comics!
