Warning! Spoilers ahead for Thor #25
Marvel Comics is teasing a huge twist about Bruce Banner's new Hulk status in the latest issue of Thor. While the Jade Giant and God of Thunder are currently duking it out in a battle the likes of which has never been seen, Hulk and Thor's Banner of War event is also unveiling the truth behind Banner's bizarre new form as the Starship Hulk which has put Bruce more in control over the Hulk following a devastating event in Texas. However, a new development suggests that Hulk's new status is even darker than fans have thus far been led to believe.
Rather than being revealed in Banner's own Hulk series by writer Donny Cates, this major secret is being hinted at in Thor #25. As Thor confirmed in the previous Hulk vs Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1, it's widely believed that Hulk went on a killing spree and killed 17 people in El Paso, Texas. While the Avengers wanted to bring him in to face justice, Banner underwent a major restructuring of his entire psyche before escaping into a pocket dimension, upgrading Hulk's body with technology and turning him into a starship where Bruce is in charge, captaining the Hulk's rage in his own mental manifestation of a ship's bridge.
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While the spirit of Thor's father Odin enters Bruce's mind in this new issue to get answers, they're even more bizarre than the Starship Hulk. Although Banner and Hulk had been resolved to work together to save the world, the events of El Paso changed everything. Rather than Banner turning into the Hulk, something changed within Banner where he was infecting those near him with gamma radiation, giving them Hulk-like rage of their own. To make matters worse,
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