Friends From Work Reunite in Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War
In an article posted to the official Marvel website on Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, it was revealed that friends from work Thor Odinson and Bruce Banner will be reuniting for a new series from Marvel Comics in Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1.
Banner of War Alpha #1 variant by Martin Coccolo. Photo Credit: Marvel Comics.
The series will be written by Donny Cates, with art by Coccolo and main covers by Gary Frank. There is currently no word on the rest of the creative team, but there will be a variant cover by Coccolo for the first issue.
Hulk Vs. Thor
Two superheroes enter, one superhero leaves. Photo Credit: Marvel Comics.
The multi-part Banner of War storyline will begin in Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1, which is scheduled to arrive at your Local Comic Shop (LCS) on April 27th, 2022. The next four parts of the story will be told through tie-in issues of the Hulk and Thor standalone titles.
Thor Vs. Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok. Photo Credit: Marvel Studios.
In recent memory, Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) are renowned for having thrown down with one another in the Arena of the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) while stranded on the distant planet of Sakaar. We saw these events in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. Here’s a fun fact, Marvel Blog True Believers: Thor’s line in that scene, referring to Hulk as a “friend from work,” was an ad-lib based on a suggestion offered by a Make-A-Wish grantee who was visiting the Marvel Studios set during filming.
The covers and images that have been released for Banner of War suggest that the tech-upgrades we’ve seen anner giving himself over the course of the first few issues of Hulk will certainly come into play in this crossover event!
Banner of War
Main cover by Frank. Photo Credit: Marvel Comics.
Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War is perfectly timed to both characters’ sixtieth anniversaries.
Will you be picking up this crossover series when it begins to arrive in April 2022? We want to hear from you, Marvel Blog True Believers! Share your thoughts with us in the comment section.
