King in Black: the Immortal Hulk
#1:
Review
Dec 2020
Al Ewing,
Aaron Kuder
Story Name:
Black Christmas
Synopsis / Summary / Plot
A man coming home late from Christmas shopping, his arms
loaded with packages, drops one on the sidewalk. He turns to pick it up and
comes face to face with the tall, emaciated looking Hulk and flees in panic.
Hulk is delighted to take the present but he is spotted by a black Symbiote. It
tries to absorb Hulk but is repulsed when Hulk grabs on to an open electrical
connection on a broken streetlamp. Two police officers confront Hulk who tries
to blame the Symbiote but it is no longer there. The cops shoot at Hulk who
leaps away as the Symbiote stealthily approaches the cops….
Hulk lands in front of a department store which has toys in the window. He is
delighted as he sees a Mekkanix building set—but is suddenly reminded of his
father destroying his Mekkanix set as a child. In anger, Hulk smashes the
window and reverts to Bruce Banner, with his Joe Fixit personality in charge.
The Symbiote arrives, having absorbed the two cops and turned into a two-headed
skeletal monster. Joe/Bruce dashes into the store, cutting his foot on broken
glass. The Symbiote follows, tracking the blood stains. The monster reaches the
music department and Bruce plays Greg Lake’s “I Believe in Father Christmas” at
full volume, shaking the monster to pieces, which he finishes off by burning. Then
Hulk finds the toy department and starts to play….
Al Ewing
Aaron Kuder
Aaron Kuder
Aaron Kuder (Cover Penciler)
Aaron Kuder (Cover Inker)
Frank Martin (Cover Colorist)
Letterer: Cory Petit.
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