Avengers: Endgame - 13 Things It Actually Took From The Comics
11. The Professor
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Professor Hulk was far and away one of Endgame's best surprises, and though Bruce Banner's entire arc was logically building to his dual personalities coming together, there was precedent in the comics to back it up.
The typical depiction of the Hulk as giant, indecipherable warpath might be iconic, but it's not always been the case. Open up some of the best Hulk books, and you'll find a much more eloquent version of the not-so-jolly green giant, with the best undoubtedly emerging during Peter David's stint on the character.
David pioneered a new personality for the character referred to as 'The Professor' in Incredible Hulk #377. Although it's not Banner who takes credit for the merging of his personality with that of his other half (the comics also include the added wrinkle of the grey Hulk vying for control), Bruce still achieves his professor persona thanks to some scientific meddling, only this time it's therapy.
Only time will tell as to how long Professor Hulk sticks around, but given he was a definite highlight of Endgame, here's hoping he's in it for the long run.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
