How do you survive the onslaught of both the Abomination and the man-eating Wendigo? Only with the help of a Hostess Fruit Pie!
Yes, Hulk feel much better, now Hulk can smash!
I’d like to see Hostess Fruit Pie ads return in Marvel Comics, perhaps with a David Finch drawn Spider-Woman enjoying a yummy Cherry Fruit Pie. Nuff said.
When you’ve got a rampaging green Hulk running around the country, naturally the commander in chief needs to be involved!
Lyndon B. Johnson sees that Hulk fella on television (in Tales to Astonish #88) and thinks, hey Doc Banner ain’t so bad after all. He calls up General Thunderbolt Ross and authorizes a full pardon for the Hulk. Unfortunately, Ross decides not to give the pardon after the Hulk smashes a Dairy Queen.
Fortunately for General Ross, the conservatives moved into the White House in 1969. Ross has so much juice in this administration that he can get a direct line to President Nixon whenever he calls! Nixon looks pretty relaxed in this scene. Was he drunk?
I suspect inebriation, because on the next page he authorizes Ross’ secret project that involves the Leader. Not only that, Nixon compounds this mistake by making Spiro Agnew the liaison! What’s Nixon thinking? He’s not thinking, he’s drinking himself right out of office!
Later on, both Spiro Agnew and Nixon appear to check out the project to destroy the Hulk. Nixon is utterly baffled by Agnew’s penchant for alliteration. I suspect this was a turning point in their relationship. A few months later, when Agnew offered his resignation for pleading no contest to tax evasion, Nixon accepted it gladly. The Leader scandal was never uncovered by Woodward or Bernstein.
In a rare sober moment, we see Nixon mourning the apparent loss of the Hulk, along with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. I imagine it was a somber moment as Nixon could see his own fate looming on the horizon.
I’ll bet anything that Herb Trimpe voted for John Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and George McGovern! Nuff said.
I wasn’t really that excited about watching this DVD. Who cares about a watered down cartoon Wolverine?
How wrong I was. Hulk Vs. (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Widescreen)
I always kind of cringe when I watch X-Men 2 and see Hugh Jackman taking out those army guys. His claws go into their chests and there’s no blood at all anywhere as a result. He might as well be sticking his claws into mannequins!
Not so in this animated feature. Wolverine rips into Hulk in their initial fight and there’s blood everywhere, especially when Wolvy hops onto his back. Yes, during that fight, there is the above homage to Todd McFarlane’s cover to Incredible Hulk #340 (I had to pause and slow advance this scene to appreciate it in full glory). In another scene, Wolverine rips into an army squad and slices them apart—they are bloody silhouettes—damn amazing. This DVD is rated PG-13. Now I’m wondering why we can’t see something like this in a live action film. Would people really protest?
The Weapon X origin of Wolverine is also explored. You have Deadpool, Sabretooth, Omega Red, and Lady Deathstrike in the Weapon X labs trying to kill Wolverine before the Professor can wipe his memories away. Deadpool is hilarious here. Now I want to see Deadpool in his own movie! Ryan Reynolds has a lot to live up to when he portrays this character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The second movie on the DVD features the Hulk vs Thor. This one was good, but I don’t think the story and dialogue blew me away as much as the Wolverine one. I don’t recall the Hulk ever fighting Thor on his home turf (Asgard) before, but unfortunately, the Hulk is not quite himself during the battle—he’s possessed by Loki. What’s nice about it is that Asgard is represented in awesome detail. You will see the Warriors Three, Sif, Loki, Hela, and the Enchantress. Even more delightful are some of the background characters—for example, you will see Valkyrie in a few scenes, and I really like the costume design they made for her. There’s a wonderful scene where Thor is near death and sees Hela reaching out for him.
Lots of great behind the scenes stuff in this package as well. I hope we’ll get more animated DVDs of the same high caliber in the future. Nuff said.
