The New Hulk vs Thor is Officially Their Most Intense Battle in History
Warning: contains spoilers forHulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1!
Marvel's Thor and the Incredible Hulk, while allies and Avengers, frequently fight one another in the comics — and this time, the two are holding nothing back. Easily two of the strongest Avengers on the team, Hulk and Thor are often called in by their teammates as a 'nuclear option' when even the combined might of the other heroes isn't enough to stop the threat in question. But in Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1, the classic Marvel characters fight once again — this time for keeps.
Both Thor and the Hulk have experienced immense trauma in recent comic book stories. Bruce Banner controls the Hulk like a starship: the Hulk serves as the body, Banner controls the mind from within, and the Hulk's rage is the power source. Trapped on another world, Banner is forced to increase the Hulk's anger to dangerous levels just to survive. Meanwhile, Thor has recently lost his father Odin after a fight with Mangog. The battle also destroyed his hammer Mjolnir, but Odin's spirit lives on in a reconstructed version of the weapon.
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In Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1, written by Donny Cates with art by Martin Coccolo, the two superheroes clash in space before landing on the cartoon-esque planet of Saak-Reen. Hulk stands accused of murdering 17 people during a rampage in El Paso, Texas, and only Thor has the might to bring him to justice. Even before the fight, readers are alerted to the momentous occasion — because the Watcher is observing the battle (while eating from a bowl of popcorn). After rampaging through Saak-Reen, Thor orders Sif to transport them to «somewhere we can do battle
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