Related
Warning : contains spoilers forDefenders # 4 !
The beginning of theHulkkeeps gettingredefined by writer Al Ewing , even after the terminal of his acclaimed run onImmortal Hulk . In the pages ofDefenders#4 - written by Ewing with art by Javier Rodriguez - the metaphysical connection between Hulk and the Fantastic Four , incriminate inImmortal Hulk # 49 , was reinforced with confirmation that the two are opposing pilot .
Immortal Hulkwas one of the most successful Marvel series of the past few years , in which the Jade Giant was reimagined by giving him a connection to primal force of the cosmos . The final consequence of the serial explore the concept that the gamma radiation that created the Hulk andconnects him to the otherworldly Below - Placehas a polar opposite : the cosmic rays that give the Fantastic Four their great power . In issue # 49 , the origin stories of the Hulk and the Fantastic Four were matched in a successiveness that highlighted parallels and duality , such as Bruce Banner ’s gamma turkey and the rocket the Fantastic Four tantalise into space being different resultant role of the same process . Now , this musical theme is being further developed inDefenders .
Related : Hulk ’s Entire story To Be Retold in Grand Design Miniseries
The Hulk is connected to the ancient , mephistophelean " One - Below - All " , while the Fantastic Four strive to chart the future and have met the very creator of the Marvel Universe ( in the form of comic fable Jack Kirby ) as friends . While Bruce Banner work up a dud , Reed Richards built a Eruca sativa , and after being transformed by their innovation , one came to incarnate scientific advancement and the good it can do for human race , while the other interpret the pandemonium and wipeout careless experiment can cause . The Fantastic Four are " Marvel ’s First Family " , their unity against the betting odds being their defining trait , while Bruce Banner ’s tragic family history ( his abusive father killed his female parent and was later killed by Bruce ) is what create the diverging personalities of the Hulk .
These connectedness are enthralling on their own , but the Hero ' connection on this early , prototypic level suggests they may always have been fated . If the One - Is - Four and Four - Are - One are reflexion of each other , was Bruce Banner ’s rootage an accident or predestination , and can he ever rise above his role as the monstrous reverse of a family unit of heroes ? The idea that Marvel’sbeloved First Family , theFantastic Four , are on a cosmic grade literally the counterweight to the hate monster that is theHulkopens a caboodle of story door , bring in idea which Ewing and other writers will hopefully preserve to research in the time to come .
Next : Fantastic Four Fixes Galactus & Silver Surfer ’s Lore ( Almost Too Well )
