Ultimate Wolverine VS. Hulk

I have been waiting a long time to see this mini-series finally get published. I had to listen to my friend rant and rave about the comic all this time. The first two issues were good, interesting even. Then came the long wait for the rest of the series to get published. Not forgetting the fact that the fall out from this epic fight is given away because both characters show up in other comics before this one finishes - kind of kills the suspense. I was really hoping that since everyone knew the final outcome the writers would use this as a chance to have a really cool story.

Warning! Possible Spoilers below!

Like I said above the first two issues were interesting, the setup with Wolverine is interesting. Showing what happened to the Hulk / Banner is kind of cool. The chance to see the Hulk in a giant room filled with "naked" / bikini clad women really made me wounder what did the Panchen Lama say to Banner? What happens is that nothing is detailed. The fight just starts and we hardly even get to see the women diving for safety as the Hulk and Wolverine fight. While I would be perfectly happy to then see a long fight between the two titans, what we get is pages of closeups (mind you the artwork is excellent). The addition of the She Hulk while interesting kind of came out of left field story wise, the She Hulk herself is a cool character. The ending of the series was seriously disappointing, we were promised a fight and we got a Casablanca ending (literally).

Considering the cost and current limited number of pages in modern comic books I really can not recommend someone actually paying for this series issue by issue. It might be worth picking up in a trade paper back, especially if you can get it at a discount.

So let me finish up here with things I liked about the comic.

• It is the freaking HULK VS WOLVERINE! Nuf said.
• We get to see the disadvantage of being the ultimate regeneration character. I loved seeing Wolverine recover from nukes, missing limbs and even losing his head. Having Nick Furry describe what they did to Logan was fun.
• The twist of not having Banners cousin become the She Hulk was cool. At first I was disappointed but really it worked in this comic.
• "HULK NO ANGRY!" Says it all.
• Hulk & She Hulk sex causing a 8.9 earthquake.
• The Hulk shown where he really is out of control.

Enjoy!