Civil War Journal – Week Twenty-Six: The Hulk We Left Behind
By Matt Conner
Hulk is the only showing from Civil War II this week, but Amadeus finally gets a little closure with Hawkeye about Bruce Banner’s death.
Welcome back to Civil War Journal, Bam Smack Pow’s weekly recap column of all things Civil War II. In a quiet week, we check in with Bruce Banner’s legacy and his killer. Closure for everyone!
Totally Awesome Hulk #12
What happened? Amadeus Cho defeats the monster he and Black Panther hunted. Unfortunately, his sister sees that he can’t seem to learn to swallow his pride or take responsibility for his emotions. So she leaves. Heartbroken, Hulk finally tracks Hawkeye to a Kansas diner. And instead of killing the man who shot his mentor, Amadeus cries with him. They bond over the sad turn of events and start to grow up a little.
Was it good? Yes. I’m not sure how the monster fight got us to the last scene. But the last scene was a beautiful piece of closure.
Recommendation: If you’re a Hulk fan, you’re already reading this, and it will satisfy. No one else really needs to pick this one up.
Tie-In Round-Up:
Recommended: The main series, of course, with preludes from the zero issue and the Free Comic Book Day pages. Also The Accused, All-New Wolverine, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Captain America: Steve Rogers, Captain Marvel, Civil War II: Ulysses, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Invincible Iron Man #14, Ms. Marvel, and Uncanny Inhumans.
Good but not top tier: A-Force, All-New All-Different Avengers, Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man, Civil War II: Choosing Sides (but only the Damage Control story and the Whitley/Sauvage eulogy for War Machine), Civil War II: Gods Of War, Civil War II: X-Men, Deadpool until issue 15, The Fallen, International Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man until #13, Mockingbird, Nova, New Avengers, Patsy Walker AKA: Hellcat, Power Man And Iron Fist, Rocket Raccoon And Groot, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Woman, Squadron Supreme, Totally Awesome Hulk, The Ultimates, Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Venom
Not good: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., the bulk of Civil War II: Choosing Sides, Civil War II: Kingpin, Deadpool after issue 15
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