MCU Phase 4: 10 Comic Book Panels That Must Be Recreated
2. The Hulk Comes Home
Marvel Comics
Peter David's Hulk remains today as being one of - if not the - greatest Hulk runs of all time. What he achieved in #377, however, is something the MCU must surely be looking to replicate, especially with Mark Ruffalo's talents on call.
The issue in question involved Bruce Banner merging both elements of his 'Hulk' persona - the Grey and Green - into one being, allowing him the strength of the Green Hulk with the nous and articulation of his Grey counterpart.
Apart from the fact it formed a precedent that would last years, David's Hulk totally redefined the character. While we can't expect to see any solo movies revolving around the jolly green giant in the future (those onscreen rights are in a convoluted place, sadly), Ruffalo has spoken of how the character will be making plenty of appearances throughout the Marvel Universe going forward, something that he hopes will equate to a sort-of solo movie.
If one of those appearances brings us this moment, with Banner returning home to Betty Ross more articulate than ever, then that'd be brilliant.
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.
