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RED HULK No. 3, June 2025 |
Furthermore, the action sequences showing the three-star General coldly calculating how to battle his country’s numerous opponents across various inhospitable environments, whilst simultaneously keeping his somewhat emaciated physical form fit in a closely-confined dungeon cell, provides a splendid reason for the narrative to feature the crimson-coloured titular character throughout a storyline where “Rulk” himself doesn’t actually appear; “Most people have a map inside of them. That map starts with home. I’m not most people. The map inside me is bigger. Much bigger.”
Neatly complimenting so deep a dive into Ross’ militaristic mind is the main bulk of “Uncharted Territory”, which is cleverly penned to depict an unarmed Thunderbolt stoically using every scrap of information he has to hand, to stop a veritable army of Victor Von Doom’s heavily-armoured minions blasting him into oblivion. This lengthy chase scene is pulse-poundingly paced, and despite it becoming abundantly clear that the likes of Deathlok and a badly depleted Machine Man won’t escape the automatons’ sensors for long, still provides a modicum of hope that perhaps the old War Horse will pull something out of the bag at the very last minute.
Similarly as engrossing as this comic’s writing is Geoff Shaw’s highly energetic layouts, with the illustrator’s pencilling of the aforementioned Red Hulk montage providing this publication with a sense-shattering start. In addition, the artist somehow manages to maintain the illusion that the three, increasingly fatigued escapees are constantly under threat of discovery and death by their emotionless, artificially-powered pursuers, even when the mechanical monstrosities haven’t even appeared in a panel for a considerable time.
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The regular cover art of "RED HULK" #3 by Geoff Shaw & Marte Gracia |