Marvel Just Broke The Hulk's One Rule (And it Doesn't Make Sense)
Warning: Contains spoilers for Thor #25
Marvel Comics just broke the only rule that stayed consistent for the Hulk throughout the decades, despite the many changes the character went through. This also puts in question everything that readers knew about the Hulk until now and perhaps changes the relationship between Bruce Banner and his alter ego forever.
Since his creation in 1962, from the minds and hands of the legendary duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Hulk has represented the concept of change and evolution perhaps more than any other Marvel character. While Bruce Banner remained more or less consistent as the frail scientist with anger issues who has to deal with the presence of a monster inside of him, the actual Hulk changed color, shape, and personality quite often. This was explained in later years through Bruce's Dissociative Identity Disorder, with each Hulk being a persona he developed to deal with traumas starting from his childhood. One thing, however, remained always the same. It doesn't matter if Hulk is grey or green, smart or dumb, childish or cunning, Bruce is always "puny Banner", a weak man who cannot defend himself unless he lets his inner monster free. This simple but fundamental tenet of the character was recently thrown away.
Related: The Strongest Versions of Hulk & Thor Are Fighting A Record-Shattering Battle
The current Hulk ongoing series, written by Donny Cates and penciled by Ryan Ottley, sees Hulk on the run after causing an incident in El Paso that killed seventeen people. No further details were known about the event, until Thor #25 — by Donny Cates, Martin Coccolo, and Matt Wilson — where a full flashback was shown. Bruce was quietly hanging out in the bar, planning his next moves
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