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Red Hulk's Identity Reveal Coming Real Soon

Are you ready to find out who he really is?


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Ever since the Red Hulk made his debut in Hulk #1, we've been left wondering what is his real identity. One of the complaints readers had was simply the fact that we had another version of the Hulk, just with a new color. I never understood this complaint. Look at the characters similar to Spider-Man (Spider-Woman, Scarlet Spider, Mattie Franklin, Spider-Girl, etc). What about all the stretchy heroes? What made Red Hulk different is his actions proved he was pretty much as different from the Hulk as he could be. In the first issue, he shoots and kills the Abomination. To me, that made it a whole new game. 
 
Where did the Red Hulk come from? A lot of people give the credit (or blame) to Jeph Loeb. In our interview back in October, Jeph mentions that it was Joe Quesada that approached him and asked if he was interested in writing about a "red" Hulk. Jeph then talked to Ed McGuinness and they started fleshing out his character and his origin. What we've had is simply a mystery story. We've been waiting to see who turned into the Red Hulk, how and why. And I've been loving it.
 
Jeph did say we would definitely be finding out who Red Hulk is. Once we do, his story will be far from over. 
 
 Incredible Hulk #609, Red Hulk's secret revealed?
 Incredible Hulk #609, Red Hulk's secret revealed?
When will we find out this big secret? According to Marvel's solicit information, the secret will be revealed in Incredible Hulk #609, written by Greg Pak and drawn by Paul Pelletier

WORLD WAR HULKS CONTINUES!
"Planet Hulk" was big.  "World War Hulk" was bigger.  Now with "World War Hulks," the Marvel Universe explodes with the biggest emotional story ever to hit Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk!   Following the mindbending twist ending of "Fall of the Hulks," everything Bruce Banner knows has been turned upside-down -- and everything he's ever desired may be just a heartbeat away.  Written by Greg Pak (PLANET HULK, WORLD WAR HULK) and drawn by Paul Pelletier (WAR OF KINGS, FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA), don't miss the insane action and non-stop revelations asSkaar, Son of Hulk, enters his most brutal battle, Bruce Banner faces his greatest temptation, and the secret identity of a certain scarlet smasher is finally revealed!     

The issue is due in May. Those of you complaining we've been in the dark won't have to wait much longer. I do find it a little strange that the answer will be in Incredible Hulk and not the Hulk title. But in other ways, it does make sense. I have been on the edge of my seat waiting. Part of me doesn't want to read the story just yet. A lot will be riding on this revelation. I can guarantee this will be the first book I read the week it's released.  
 
Now you have just a little bit longer to make you guess and to place your bets (not that I condone gambling). Who do you think the Red Hulk really is? Will finding out change your opinion on him?  
 

EDIT: 

Actually now that I think about it and re-read that solicit, that reveal could actually be referring to the identity of the Red She-Hulk. Pretty sneaky, Marvel...

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@ironshadow:@jloneblackheart: 
I think they have appeared again recently however they were normal.But i guess they are the red hulks!
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@davidkenneth: 
well, like i said in the other thread im writing a word for word panel by panel synopsis 
of every issue with Hulk stuff in it since the end of WWHulk for us all to evaluate.
I'll have it finished in a day or two, then we can all cover some real ground, and i think well deserved as Loeb and Pak have churned out quite the great story. but as for Red She-Hulk, they showed that she was created by MODOK and Leader by refracting Gamma energy from Jen Walters and Cosmic energy.
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@davidkenneth said:
"@CATMANEXE: @Voidheart: Yeah, I'm probably wrong but just in case I'm right I want to say I knew it would happen. "

Hou can rulk be female?? What you said makes no sense??
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@CATMANEXE:
@Voidheart:

Yeah, I'm probably wrong but just in case I'm right I want to say I knew it would happen.
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i thinks it is either banner ross samson or  harvy dent cyke
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@davidkenneth: no.
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@davidkenneth said:
" I think Red She-Hulk is Thundra and Rulk is Lyra's daugther. "
say waaaaa...
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I think Red She-Hulk is Thundra and Rulk is Lyra's daugther.
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just an update if it hasnt been done already
 

Actually now that I think about it and re-read that solicit, that reveal could actually be referring to the identity of the Red She-Hulk. Pretty sneaky, Marvel...  


 
currently solicited 

HULK #23
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant by ADAM KUBERT
WORLD WAR HULKS RAGES ON! Not a dream. Not a hoax. The Origin of the Red Hulk. 'Nuff Said.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99


 

INCREDIBLE HULK #610
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by ADAM KUBERT
WORLD WAR HULKS RAGES ON! THE ORIGIN OF RED SHE-HULK. And...the Return.
40 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99 


 
so actually theyre revealing the identity...of both! man, i cant wait.
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@leokearon: 

red hulk is clearly bruce wayne's momma    
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red hulk is clearly bruce wayne's momma
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Yung ANcient One  : 

I don't hate Red Hulk because he's a knock-off. I hate the storyline because it's dreadful and has been dragging on for like two years now. As this goes on and on (and just wait for War of the Hulks and the next Hulk event to suck up your money for another two years), it prevents us from getting those GREAT Hulk stories. Remember Mr. Fixit and Planter Hulk and stuff like that? You know, where fun stuff actually happened and characters progressed. Remember Peter David? It was great. 

Loeb is ruining the Hulk, and I mean the original green/grey one. He's really not special anymore, what with three versions of him running around and two sons and five She-Hulks or whatever. Blah. And Loebby just grabs any character he wants and throws him in. He doesn't respect what is going on with Doom or Black Panther. He did OK with Pym in the last Incredible Hulk, but that is it. 

After three issues of Red Hulk, I don't even buy this book (or the other one) anymore. I follow the story because of my love for the Hulk, but really I am just tapping my fingers until this nonsense finally comes to a close. I don't care WHO the Red Hulk is. I just want him to go away.

So please, don't assume that everyone putting down this book (or the other one) are doing so for a simplistic hatred of the character as you suggest. Some of us long-time readers have real gripes that run much deeper.

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I have a guess to Rulk's identity that I haven't seen mentioned yet.  It's been shown he's someone who has had access to the files of SHIELD and Reed Richards, so I'm thinking it's someone with a high-ranking government position.  And I think Red Hulk's ruthlessness toward his opponents stems from his alter ego's dislike of super-beings taken to its logical extreme.  So there's one character I can think of who fits this profile; he's been a thorn in the side of several super-teams since about 1979 and had appeared in several issues of INCREDIBLE HULK in the late '90s, at least one of which showed a connection to General Ross.  This guy.

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@Yung ANcient One: I think your really on to something here dude. .. 
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i hate that people Hate On Red Hulk... Daken... Cap(Barnes) and War Machine... always calling them Clones... but at the same time... They like... Spider-Woman... or someone thats similar to another character...
 
and the complaints... he has the same powers as Hulk
or he has the same powers as Wolverine...etc... too similar...
even tho Rulk is def. a bad guy... who is a strategists while Hulk Smashes
and Daken is a Conniving... Manipulative... Strategist... that loves the Spotlight... while Logan is a Loner... and somewhat of a Brute...
 
but still they HATE...
but they like Star-Fire(like we dont have Torch)
but they like Sabertooth
but they like Quicksilver(like hes the only SPeedster in the world)
but they like Polaris(like shes not at all like Magneto)
 
Its FREAKIN ANnoying

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@G-Man:
i hope they don't reveal red hulk's identity right now. i like guessing! reveal next year. not joking!
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They've drug it out for so long that I lost intrest a while ago.  I don't care who he is. On a wild guess though, i'm going to say he's really Matt Murdock and he's mad about some unpaid legal fees the Hulk owes him.

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Been draggin' this one out for too long maybe.
 
At this point I don't care if he's Strawberry Shortcake.

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I stopped caring  about who the red hulk is.
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Rulk is Deadpool!

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@timrothsays said:
" After two years of waiting I do not care who the Red Hulk is. It is better that Loeb wrote a really interesting stories for/about him  "
thats what i was thinking, so we still care who he might be?
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Real soon isn't as soon as it used to be. We were supposed to find out "real soon" after his debut, ffs.

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said it before and i will again. i dont care about who either Red actually is.
im more concerned that the writers keep focusing on story and character development,
which theyve been doing a pretty good job on as of late. im more interested in reading the 
relationships between the Hulks, A-Bomb and The Intelligencia, Banner and Skaar, the three 
She-Hulks and Cosmic Hulk than to care about that, and i think when they lean to much focus 
on the identity thing it waters down the story. hopefully it wont become the focus again, or theyll 
just reveal it, egt it out of the way, and move on to telling fresh stories and adventures starring the 
characters which is making for the better read right now. that "identity" thing tends to be a stigma
with Loeb, much like the " twist ending " with Shyamalan. they think its what people get their stuff
for, but its really the better work in the volume itself. wheres the surprise when its something theyve
done before and one expects them to again. plus the whole reveal thing can be a deal breaker that
pretty much vomits on the rest of the story that was told, making it unimportant.

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   its aquaman

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@inferiorego said:
" I hope they keep it a secret. I actually like not knowing who it is. "
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@Joe Venom said:

"The fact that Red Hulk killed General Ross only furthers my belief that the Red hulk is General Ross "


aaaah, good call ^_^
 
Granted I'm not a Hulk expert, but I always figured General Ross would never be willing to work together with the Hulk, his hatred for the Hulk wouldn't let him.....well unless it had to do with Betty. Still General Ross would be a lot more interesting than Glenn Talbot .
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LOL.

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@Vance Astro said:
" @InnerVenom123 said:
" @Vance Astro said:
"At this point...does anyone care? "
This. "
I mean they held out so long and people already feel like they know who it is.Will this be a surprise to anyone or just a chance for some wiki points? "

It's like you're reading my mind XD
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@InnerVenom123 said:
" @Vance Astro said:
"At this point...does anyone care? "
This. "
I mean they held out so long and people already feel like they know who it is.Will this be a surprise to anyone or just a chance for some wiki points?
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@Vance Astro said:
"At this point...does anyone care? "

This.
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@danhimself said:
"Hulk" isn't that great but you should definitely check out "The Incredible Hulk" if you're not already reading it....it's pretty great right now "
I'm caught up..I just don't think it's the most interesting book right now.
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@G-Man said:
" I know some people have mentioned "it's about time" we found out who Red Hulk is. It's only been two years. Look how long it took to find out Wolverine's origin, or who the third Summers brother was or who Twilight is over in the Buffy comics. I don't think two years is that long. I've been enjoying the 'guessing game.' My fear was the character would lose something once we know but it seems like there is a lot more to his story. "
if it were someone returning from the dead they would all be saying that it's to soon
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.... Could be the RED SHE HULK. That's my guess actually. Not Red Hulk.

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Nice about time we got to find out who Red hulk is!!!!

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Sorry to say it but, I doubt that the Hulk will get the great treatment he received in Planet Hulk for many years to come.  Sadly, the best Hulk stories were those of him away from Earth. Lastly, The identities of Red Hulk and Red She Hulk had better not be some cheesy ploy to boost sales and then get a major let down in the end. ala Onslaught.
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i dont even care anymore. Hasnt it been almost 2 years now?they where saying we wouldnt have to wait too long in those first couple of months, and now here we are stil waiting another 3 for a "final revel".
 ive said it before and ill say it again: i dont like obvious, LAZY tricks to boost sales. Rulk was made to pump up the Hulk movie, and this whole think where they dont tell you for two years does not strike me as necessary for the story.
 i hope it gets leaked...

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Yeah, I'm going with Glen Talbot on this one.
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I've kinda stopped caring and it'll probably be too complicate to follow in trades anyway

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@Vance Astro said:
" @danhimself said:
" @Vance Astro said:
" @G-Man said:
" @Vance Astro: Obviously I do, hence the article. "
I meant besides you... "
I do to... The Incredible Hulk is my favorite Marvel book right now...despite how bad the Hulk book is  also I think it's Glen and Betty "
Really? I wasn't aware people where still into Hulk.I think Red Hulk is Glen but I don't think Betty is Red Hulk.I still think it's Victoria Hand. "
"Hulk" isn't that great but you should definitely check out "The Incredible Hulk" if you're not already reading it....it's pretty great right now
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I'm already 90% sure who it is

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Agent Pratt, or Glenn Talbot ,or General ryker

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@danhimself said:
" @Vance Astro said:
" @G-Man said:
" @Vance Astro: Obviously I do, hence the article. "
I meant besides you... "
I do to... The Incredible Hulk is my favorite Marvel book right now...despite how bad the Hulk book is  also I think it's Glen and Betty "
Really? I wasn't aware people where still into Hulk.I think Red Hulk is Glen but I don't think Betty is Red Hulk.I still think it's Victoria Hand.
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@Vance Astro said:
" @G-Man said:
" @Vance Astro: Obviously I do, hence the article. "
I meant besides you... "
I do to... The Incredible Hulk is my favorite Marvel book right now...despite how bad the Hulk book is
 
also I think it's Glen and Betty
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@G-Man said:
" @Vance Astro: Obviously I do, hence the article. "
I meant besides you...
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@Tyler Starke said:
"And what the heck is the deal with bucky, did he get a little dose of some gamma radiation or something in this sneak peak, and it that other guy weilding mjolnir? "

i think those are either Steve or bucky and Thor all hulked out
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And what the heck is the deal with bucky, did he get a little dose of some gamma radiation or something in this sneak peak, and it that other guy weilding mjolnir?

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As long as Rulk isn't Glen Talbot and She Rulk isn't Betty Ross I'll be happy, Those are the most obvious choices for the two, I just don't want it to be that easy ya know
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I know some people have mentioned "it's about time" we found out who Red Hulk is. It's only been two years. Look how long it took to find out Wolverine's origin, or who the third Summers brother was or who Twilight is over in the Buffy comics. I don't think two years is that long. I've been enjoying the 'guessing game.' My fear was the character would lose something once we know but it seems like there is a lot more to his story.

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the clue here is right their.... 
"Jeph mentions that it was Joe Quesada that approached him and asked if he was interested in writing about a "red" Hulk. " 
Rulk =Joe Quesada !!!

Think about it.. its perfect. never see the two together..an any flubs from the past can be blamed on radiation poison..Rulk did it.

Editors not doing their jobs on comics .. Rulk did it....

People not happy about one more day... Rulk did it..

Cross overs goten boreing .. Rulk did it...

Ultamates seem to be what the movies are based on.. Rulk did it.

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Hmm maybe red hulk is Ryker or Talbot  so I think its either those two. For Red she hulk I just dont want it to be Betty but maybe someone new perhaps.

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