This is it, Planet Hulk. It was incredible (get it?). I didn’t expect it to be an epic adventure story, but it is. It collects The Incredible Hulk issues #92-105. It started with Hulk arrived in a strange planet called Sakaar. The planet (or the empire that’s on the planet) is led by an oppressive king called the Red King. Hulk was captured and enslaved to be gladiator. He tried to fight the guardians. Apparently, while passing the portal that brought him to the planet, he’s somehow weakening. In his weakened state, he’s forced to participate in a gladiator contest along with several other slaves. They grew close and were bonded as the Warbound. They then decided to take down the Red King together and rebelled against his oppressive government. …show more content…
From what I gather, the main theme of this storyline is how Hulk is often perceived as a monster and how he couldn’t fit in anywhere on Earth. At least that’s what the Illuminati members thought. But again, sending a person (or person/Hulk in this case) that you call friend into outer space by deceiving him is a not-so-humane thing to do, isn’t it. Ironically even in planet Sakaar, where everyone living there is a ‘monster’ by our standard, Hulk is still considered as a monster. When he finally feels belong, it’s all destroyed by … again, the Illuminati. It’s no surprise how much anger towards the Illuminati that Hulk has; which leads to another Hulk storyline, World War Hulk. I kind of wonder what would happen if the Illuminati just leave Hulk alone living in secluded area in Alaska, like in the beginning of Planet Hulk.
Art-wise, this comic is set in a foreign planet with various species living on it. So the panels are filled with many vibrant colors. It’s not set on earth, so there’s no limitation on what color one could choose for a certain object. It’s beautiful, but for some scenes (like the fighting scene), it can be too much. In comic fighting scenes, everything moves fast. You would want to know what happened in the next panel immediately. It’s unlikely (at least for me) to savor the background scenery. So those vibrant colors could be distracting
Casina to Olympio she enlists the help of her two slaves, Chalinus and Pardalisca, and her friend/neighbor Myrrhina to get revenge.
In the first excerpt, he describes his father turning on an overseer that was assaulting his wife and the overseer’s promise that nothing would come of it if he let him walk away unharmed. This was not the case, of course, and authorities soon followed him until he was captured and tortured. “…The
as a possible heir to his fathers thrown. Then finally Odysseus and his need to avenge the
Imagine a Batman birthed in 1939 aging with his readership, so come 1986 he is retired. Who would his villains be? Not the Joker, or the Cat Woman, but Nuclear War, Reaganomics, a Bipartisan government, and the fear of nuclear attack. And so once again, Superman and his friends helped us solve our problems, the enemies of the common
Interestingly, the movie puts a twist on the the true Batman origin. By having the Joker create Batman by killing Bruce’s parents, the Batman was created to avenge evil. This being said, the traumatic experience has created a hero whose definition of justice is left to the character’s moral. Traumatized, it is clear that the Batman seeks revenge not only because the Joker murdered his parents, but also for interfering with love interest Vicki Vale. By putting Vicki Vale at risk, the Batman’s traumatic experience is tested to the limits. The origins of Batman describes a hero who will not kill, yet in this movie, the Batman easily slaughters villains with a machine gun while flying his plane. A Batman who is willing to kill cannot be justified but is seen as justified to the character as a permanent way to resolve his traumatic experience with the Joker. In the climax of the movie, Batman is hanging on the edge with Vicki Vale. Instead of just saving Vicki, Batman interferes with the Joker’s escape which ultimately leads to the Joker’s death. Through Bruce’s eyes justice was the Joker’s death when he could have just saved Vicki. Although this movie was the most entertaining, it depicts a hardened character faced with the true reality of life. Not all heroes can be pure, and this movie explicitly shows this through Bruce’s actions. Notably, Bruce
...the slave. Even though the veil of the illusion of the Brotherhood has been lifted, a different one is in place as he believes that robbing the power company is a noble cause.
When he was about six or seven years old his mothers old master died which lead to all the saves being divided between the children. He was sent to his father’s wife’s brother-in-law; this separated him from his mother. The way they were divided was that different names of the slave’s were written on a piece of paper and put into a box. Then the children would all draw from the box and see whom they get.
He uses the values and expectations to try to define himself. All that comes from that was him having to fake it to make it, still not finding out who his is as a person. Later on in the story when the narrator chooses to join the Brotherhood, he doing this is because he thinks that he can fight his way to racial equality by doing this. Once he enters in to this he figures out that they just want to use him because he was black. While at the place where this battle royal was going to take place is where some of the most important men in town are "quite tipsy", belligerent and out of control. When he gets in the ballroom there is a naked girl dancing on the table at the front of the room. He wants her and at the same time wants her to go away, "to caress her and destroy her" is what is states in the story. The black boys who were to take part in the battle were humiliated, some passed out, others pleaded to go home. But the white men paid no attention. The white men end up attacking the girl, who is described as having the same terror and fear in her eyes as the black boys. Over all, the narrator comes to conclusion that the racial prejudice of others influences them to only see him as they want to see him, and this affects his ability to act because
The use of color is an important aspect in David LaChapelle's photography. He uses saturation to a very high extent. As far as almost making his photography seem dreamlike. I think it's beautiful, and I love the bright colors he uses. Even though he may use a lot of computer manipulation, I think LaChapelle's photography shows a distinct honesty throughout his photography. He still shows what is real, but he dramatizes it and puts it in your face.
has killed his father, the former king, and married his mother. When his presence in Thebes causes a plague to strike the city, he sincerely seeks out the cure for his city's plight.
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shares many of the same ideas and characteristics with The Incredible Hulk comics and the same can be said about Two-Face from the Batman comics and Satan from Satan’s Fall. The main conflict of the novel The Strange of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde mainly focuses on the scientist Dr. Jekyll and his evil side known as Mr. Hyde who he transforms into. Jekyll has difficulty trying to resist from turning into Mr. Hyde who pressures Jekyll into transforming. The Incredible Hulk comics overall conflict is Bruce Banner trying to live alongside and contain the threat of the hulk. The four characters have many key characteristics they share. Jekyll and Banner are trying to get rid of their counterpart or control them. Jekyll and Banner both do not like their counterpart as Jekyll. Banner
He earns a future, and in his final stage of transformation becomes a man equal to all. This happens after he marries Pretty Calf and understands their customs and traditions. The captive was like a horse all summer, “...docile bearer of burdens, careful and patient..” Until he earned trust that is.
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slaves. He narrates on the brutality of the slave masters who would mercilessly whip the
The Hulk fought against a Russian agent, Mongu, who wanted to learn about his strength. Then later saved Betty from an underground ruler then battled with the Chinese General Fang (Incredible Hulk #5). Yet, despite doing all this good, the Hulk was blamed for espionage and the Fantastic Four were called in to take him down (The Hulk vs. the Thing!). Another example of this clash is during the Avengers’ Initiative. Despite being a founding member and taking down multiple villains, the Avengers still did not trust the Hulk since he was too unpredictable (Journey Into Mystery #112). After losing to his friends the first time, the Hulk came back and fought against the Avengers and the Fantastic Four (Avengers #5). Even after helping the Avengers stop the a group’s attempt to eradicate human life, Hulk was still never fully back with the Avengers. Especially after the Hulk fought with Spider-Man, and against the Avengers again (Amazing Spider-Man #14). In this fight, Spider-Man defeated the Hulk by telling him a joke that made him calm down enough to revert back into Bruce Banner in order to laugh (Amazing Spider-Man #14). Through these examples, the Hulk is humanized as he struggles between being in the