Hulk #9 Review

Writer: Mariko Tamaki / Artists: Francesco Gaston and Julian Lopez / Marvel Comics Jen Walters continues her path back into the world of heroics as she searches for the Ollie, the chef that went viral after his cooking show pilot was sabotaged by him being unknowingly drugged with mutant growth hormone. Walters is on the hunt for Ollie as she knows what it’s like to be a monster — who better than Jen Walters in her current state to try and talk to Ollie about the way his life will be now. There’s a guest appearance from Patsy Walker (aka Hellcat) and we get to see her prying into Jen’s motives for taking on this “case” which has superhero issues written all over it. The transformation between Walters and her new gray Hulk persona was the most interesting it’s been yet as this time Jen was struggling to be able to communicate and master this new monster she’s become.

I was a huge fan of Francesco Gaston and Julian Lopez’s gray Hulk this time around, The Hulk is has a bit more of an animated softness to her look (in contrast with her more gritty, big, “You don’t want ANY problems” look we’ve gotten from past issues, which were perfect). I like this look for Walter’s Hulk as it lends us to being more sympathetic to her plight as she struggles to speak and interact with others with her usual Jen Walters snark and humor. We’re seeing Tamaki putting Walters in much more of a grief counseling position as she is desperately trying to find Ollie before his condition worsens or befor…