Hulk Vs

Hey folks back some more. Well after the illuminating film, Beaster Day I decided I wanted some more superhero viewing. Avengers: Endgame is up and running but yeah gonna be hard to take screenshots of that. So why not hit an animated film with at least two Avengers and maybe a runty X-Man too? With droves of devastation, mass smack downs and more that a few furious roars, today's film is coming at you. This is Hulk Vs.

Hulk say you not Idris Elba!!

What is a two-part story line of Hulk's many forays out and about from his gargantuan leaps, Hulk makes his way into Asgard. All Father Odin, King of Asgard, the light of the Nine Realms and the life's blood of Asgard must sleep for the winter in order to replenish the realm and bring forth a bountiful harvest and give power back to the lands. Well into the Odinsleep, the realm is less protected and gets lumped onto Odinson, Thor (Matthew Wolf of Family Affairs, Shelf Life, Fable, Samurai Warriors 2, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Call of Duty 3, BladeStorm: Hundred Years War, Rambo and Big Red), his friends the Warriors Three and Lady Sif (Grey Griffin of Star Wars: Jedi Knight- Jedi Academy, Looney Tunes: Reality Check, The Powerpuff Girls, Doom 3, Johnny Bravo, Ultimate Avengers, Xiaolin Showdown, X-Men: The Official Game and Batman: Arkham City) to keep things in check.

Isn't that Hulk pimp slapping Not Idris Elba around?

 As any good Thor fan is aware of.   Dear adopted brother Loki is plotting and scheming as per usual, so enter the Hulk who will no doubt be duped or mind controlled into doing Loki's bidding.

The green goliath is voiced by Fred Tatasciore (Avengers Assemble, Batman Ninja, Guardians of the Galaxy, Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High, The Loud House, Lost in Oz, DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis, Marvel Powers United VR and DuckTales) and brother the Golden Realm is in for a serious real estate overhaul when Hulk is in full-on "Smash mode".

As predicted, Loki takes over Hulk and proceeds to go sick house on Asgard when Thor and Mjornir crack open a 36 pack of whoop ass and then...PLACE YOUR BETS!!! Prince of Asgard vs the Jade Giant! Fear not for the realm but pity the masons that have to do this massive repair job. I wouldn't wish that gig on anyone. Hey, does the All Father approve of O.T.? Things like that keep me up at night, huh? So what do you get? 12 solid minutes of a brutal match between Loki controlled Hulk and Thor.

Of course, dullard that Loki is, he's fueling Hulk's rage. Y'know, like dropping wood into a forest fire and then following it up with napalm. For those not getting this analogy, that's bad. Important safety tip there. Don't do any of that. Well the local landscape, architecture and maybe a random sheep are getting squashed, smashed and crushed. Even better news, no Loki or Banner to reign Hulk in...there's no end to his rage. So yeah that's gonna go well.

Permit me to take you to "Funkytown", mortal.

The day is done and Banner has given more than any of us will ever know. Primarily because we are not selfless fictional characters. Onto a realm filled with darkness, primitives and maple syrup. I speak none other than the feared region known as...Canada!!! A virtual Savage Land and... okay all kidding aside, why does most of America have issues with Canada? I'm clueless on this one.

Now we check in with one of my favorite antiheroes voiced by the talented Steve Blum (Wolverine and the X-Men, Superhero Squad, Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Star Wars Rebels, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Transformers: Rescue Bots and Let It Die), at 5'5", 300 lbs of Adamantium and all attitude, Wolverine. Yup, need a deep growly voice for this guy and brother Blum delivers. Well bub, he's the best there is at what he does. Too bad none of that is diplomacy or a deft hand at dealing with a raging beast that can clear most forest fires with a clap of his massive hands.

When Atomic Wedgies go horribly wrong!

Naturally we need a hero vs hero fight so off we go! Yup, this forest area is completely boned.

I mean just the large thump from 300 foot Hulk drop into the Earth, thunderclaps rocketing trees willy nilly and oh yeah smacking a midget with claws through trees, boulders and skipping him like a stone in the lakes. Wolvie has been dispatched by Department H (it is unclear if he is still under Canadian Spec Ops still or not, definitely not Alpha Flight) as a town has been completely destroyed, innocents lost their lives and Hulk's scent is all over the place.

What will have here is two guys with buckets of stamina, rage issues and the need to put the hurt on the other. Seriously I don't think Logan has ever gotten along with Banner's alter ego ever.

Low and behold; an off the books Weapon X project is underway and gee, isn't that Sabertooth, the cyborg assassin Lady Deathstrike, the Soviet super-soldier Omega Red and the Merc with the Mouth Deadpool? Well these peepers rarely fail me, so yes it is.

Wolvie Revenge Force Activate!

Wel,l the professor that originally gave Logan bones and claws laced with adamantium wants Hulk and Wolverine for a new Weapon X project as soldiers. Yeah multiple PhD s and this doesn't sound stupid. Shockingly enough, Wolvie's sparring partners want him dead, gouge the prof and prepare to unleash a series of fatal ass whippings on Wolvie but he gets loose and gets to Banner. Oopsie Poopsie, Hulk very angry. Must have knocked Sabertooth about at least a mile. Deadpool bounced like a tennis ball, all the while Omega and Deathstrike are still trying to mix it up with Wolvie.

Not going to lie to you, not a huge fan of the artwork but both stories and voice cast easily make up for that. We have two substantial fights of epic proportion. And yes I loved Nolan North as Deadpool. He was killing me. Pew pew pew!! So at the end of this madness, I had two colossal, drag out battles worthy of wine and song. Thanks Marvel.

FYI, first cartoon flick we get to see Wolvie take the villains to claw town. Yup bunch of soldiers dressed like Hunks from Resident Evil get the sharp end of those blades and dammit, we need that now and again.

Superhero Week: The Incredible Hulk

Back again kids for day 2 of Superhero Week and let’s dive into a world of super science.  The in-depth look at the cause of gamma radiation and possible adverse effects it may have on a psychological and physical level.   So grab your knapsack, let’s hitchhike and above all else don’t make me angry.   This is The Incredible Hulk.

And you thought steroids are bad, avoid gamma radiation kids.

Spoilers smash puny humans!

Doctor David Bruce Banner (Bill Bixby of My Favorite Martian, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Magician, Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love and True Confessions) is making a study of untapped potential.  The ability to harness strength that resides in the human cells during times of crisis for the betterment of humanity when he is accidently received an overdose of gamma radiation.  Now with cases of extreme stress he undergoes a transmogrification of unparallel proportions.  

Hard lenses make me angry!

From a body mass change from 5’9” to 6’5” his Hyde persona a.k.a. The Hulk (Lou Ferrigno of Hercules, Trauma Center, Desert Warrior, The Incredible Hulk Returns and Sinbad of the Seven Seas) is an easily upset rampaging monster when he feels threatened or if what in his primal mind he feels is an innocent threatened.   With every new transformation, Doctor Banner awakes in a new location that the Hulk has traveled great distances to.  After faking his death and not causing more issues for loved ones and colleagues, Banner must find peace and the ability to control his rage.  Doing odd jobs in order to access scientific research for a cure, Banner is also chased by a persistent reporter, Jack McGee (Jack Colvin of Jeremiah Johnson, Rooster Cogburn, Scorpio, The Stone Killer, The Terminal Man, The Incredible Hulk Returns and Child’s Play) who is attempting to prove that Doctor Banner in fact did not die in that explosion and his Hulk persona is linked to Banner.  Banner seems to have the worst luck as he is constantly running into people with hard luck stories, being bullied or otherwise unsavory characters about.  The Hulk becomes an unsung hero in these people’s eyes.   Granted if Banner is ever caught by the authorities or let alone it gets out he is this massive beast, the charges of destruction of property, private and city alone would leave him bankrupt.

And now a few fun facts of the show.    Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered for the Hulk role but his Mr. Olympia buddy Lou was taller and more the speed they wanted to go and besides no one wanted to hear the Hulk announce he’d be back.  Bill Bixby wouldn’t let his son watch the show due to the boy’s father transforms into a large creature of rage.   Bet he would have eaten his green beans, spinach and Brussels sprouts though.  The average cost per episode was $600,000.  As the Hulk is always barefoot from ruining Banner’s loafers, Ferrigno was fitted for some Hulk green colored slippers and you can occasionally notice this in the series but don’t go looking for flubs or it will drive ya crazy.

Psst your fly's open.

This show was also one of the few shot primarily on location via Universal Studios and regions of Las Vegas so Dan Tanna, don’t make him angry. 

This is a major element of my childhood and I would dare say I never missed an episode of The Hulk at all and while this is not completely faithful to the comics in the same way the Spider-Man series had with its comic, it is still one of the best representations of live-action comic book heroes on the screen.  Yeah take that Lois and Clark!