PunyBanner

One Scooby Snack too many...

Just a few off the top:

Ang Lee's "Hulk" is a great film.

The Bill Bixby Incredible Hulk series will never be surpassed as a TV version of a comic book .

Namor is way cooler than Aquaman.

The X-Men, except for Rogue, are (yawn) booorrriiing.

It's Clobberin' Time!

What is thy bidding, my master?

OR

Aren't you a little hot for a stormtrooper?

OR

I find your lack of pants disturbing.

As much as I would love to see the Emerald Eyesore pummel the Blue Boy Scout into oblivion, I just don't think it would happen. Superman simply seems too fast and powerful IMHO. The Hulk is my favorite character but I would have to give this one to Superman, though it irks me so :}

I don't know if anyone would buy this but me, but here is my team:

Robert Bruce Banner (The Hulk)

Namor (Sub-Mariner)

Henry Pym (Ant Man)

Sue Storm (Invisible Woman)

Rogue

Alec Holland (Swamp Thing)

It's great to see that I'm not alone in finding Ang Lee's "Hulk" vastly superior to "The Incredible Hulk", but it seems I am definitely in the minority...

Eric Bana vs Ed Norton > I like Ed Norton, but his Banner was unconvincing. I've never seen Eric Bana in anything but "Hulk", but found him to be much more sympathetic and believable as Bruce.

Jennifer Conelly vs Liv Tyler > No contest here...Liv Tyler CANNOT act and she did not look right for the part at all. Jennifer Connelly is a much better performer (plus extra points for being gorgeous!).

Sam Elliot vs William Hurt > This is the easiest one of all. William Hurt is a serviceable actor but Sam Elliot has the fire that really sells the General. Sam Elliot is General Ross as far as I am concerned.

Nick Nolte vs Tim Roth > The most difficult comparison. Tim Roth is one of my favorite actors and I don't think I've ever disliked him in a role. He was great as Blonsky. That said, while I don't have any particular affection for Nick Nolte, he was amazing as Banner's father. I hung on his every word (and not just because he slurred and grumbled through most of his dialogue) and loved his scenery chewing.

Which Hulk looks better?

I would say that "The Incredible Hulk" looked better as a result of superior technology, but such things matter little to me...I was happy with Lou Ferrigno's Hulk!

Which movie do you like more overall?

I think it is obvious that I liked "Hulk" better than "The Incredible Hulk", gamma-irradiated poodles and all. The drama was more compelling, the performances were far far better and it didn't rely so much on action to tell the story.

EDIT: I would agree that Mark Ruffalo's Banner from the Avengers movie was the best of the three.

Greetings all...I've spent a lot of time perusing the General & Battle forums but only just decided to register. I am a lapsed fan of comic books (my enthusiasm for the medium was at its peak in the late 80's & early 90's) who has only just recently been trying to fill in the gaps of my readership & pick up some more recent stories. My favorite character is easily the Hulk, but I also enjoy Superman, Batman, Spiderman & the Fantastic Four (among others). In addition to superhero books I am also a huge fan of the old E.C. comics (I have collected nearly all of the 90’s reprints of every title I could find!) & other pre-code horror, crime & sci-fi titles.

Other than the aforementioned E.C. reprints I own precious few comics anymore, having sold the lot years ago, but in the last few months I have bought several Hulk books that I had never read (WW Hulk, Planet Hulk, Startling Stories: Banner, Hulk: Gray, The End, Future Imperfect) as well as the incredible GIT Corp DVD Collection (spanning 1962-2006!). I also just read Jason Aaron’s recent run on the Hulk and found the concept very good but the execution very poor. I have yet to explore the Red Hulk stories, the Bruce Jones run or the Ultimate universe (though I have read "Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine" & "Ultimate Hulk vs Iron Man".

Some notable non-Hulk books I have recently read include Superman: Red Son, Lex Luthor: Man of Steel & Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules (this last one was phenomenally good, I thought).

I also recently revisited Secret Wars and was shocked at how poorly it has aged and how badly it was written…I absolutely adored this series when I was younger.