Incredible Hercules #132
Beginning a storyarc so earth-shattering, so momentous, so, well, incredible, we just had to give it to you TWICE A MONTH! (Well, for the three months, anyway). When terrible threats rise in Svartalfheim, the land of the Dark Elves, only Mighty Thor, Son of Asgard, can hope to triumph! But what happens if the Odinson is temporarily...unavailable? It's Hammer Time for Hercules as the Lion of Olympus gets his thunder on! Meanwhile, in Incredible Hercules 133, the Secret Origin of AMADEUS CHO begins! Who really killed Amadeus' family? What is his true relation to Hercules? And, most importantly, what is the connection between him and The Twelve's MASTER MIND EXCELLO? Everyone's favorite irascible boy genius is after the answers himself -- but to get them he's going to have to go through his arch-nemesis, PYTHAGORAS DUPREE, the sixth-smartest man on Earth!
WRITER: Fred Van Lente & Greg Pak
PENCILS: Reilly Brown
INKS: Nelson DeCastro
LETTERED BY: Simon Bowland
COVER BY: Rafael Alberquerque
Price: $2.99
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Comments
you had me at excellent ..
Posted by nuclearman on 08/10/09 at 07:10 PM
My love of this book was rejuvenated last month. This looks awesome.
Posted by PraxJarvin on 08/10/09 at 09:51 PM
Can't wait to read this arc, especially after the preview; all signs point to greatness.
Posted by CaptainCanada on 08/10/09 at 10:23 PM
@Prax: I called it! Let it be known I swayed you back into this! :)
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/11/09 at 12:16 AM
I have to admit, that cover is hilarious
Posted by drakedangerz on 08/11/09 at 01:50 AM
This is the 2nd solict I've seen that has the solict for the NEXT issue.
Is this how Marvel presented the solic for #132? Bizarre.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/11/09 at 04:50 PM
This series inherited it's numbering from the Incredible Hulk series. Now we have the Red Hulk series at 13, and another Hulk series that is going to be #601 based on the old numbering, and this one rolls on at #132 which in another 468 issues will also be at #600!
I am calling "Shenanigans!"
Posted by Unoob on 08/11/09 at 06:18 PM
@Unoob: They're going to change the numbering on this soon. I remember an article at SDCC mentioned that either this will be numbered to how many issues it's been as a Herc title; or just renumber it to #1.
Doesn't bother me though. Makes me feel like this has been around for 11 years! I hope that will happen for real.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/11/09 at 08:49 PM
Why does numbering matter to people??
Beyond the 'anal-retentive' aspect to it, what does it matter?
Posted by MisterJ on 08/12/09 at 12:34 PM
You don't see a lot of stories with Greek mythology mixing it up with Norse mythology.
But with Van Lente and Pak; they make it into a beautiful package. Another great issue by them and this Reilly Brown guy is a pretty good artist. Maybe not as manly as Ryan Stegman; but still great. I just really hope more people give this series a try.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/12/09 at 03:07 PM
@MisterJ
Oh it matters to Marvel. They are cooking the books so much just so they could put out a buncha 600's. And it matters to me. It screws with my database! Vol 2, of this goes to this number, then the next volume of that starts at another number.Then Vol 4 will start with the old Vol 1 number! How the hell am I supposed to enter these books in the computer!?!?!?!?!?!
And it's NOT ANAL-RETENTIVE! THERE MUST BE ORDER!
Posted by Unoob on 08/13/09 at 05:52 PM
Too bad they won't be able to get F4 600 out in time for this year. Here's looking at 75 years!
Sometimes I worry about the well-being of this book, that it's getting enough sales and support. This new bi-weekly deal leaves me much reassured (and pretty darn excited).
Posted by TheDudeVonDoom on 08/13/09 at 10:31 PM
By the way:
Extra credit goea to the letterer for adding the word 'HUMMER' into a sound effect
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/15/09 at 12:37 AM
Hercules disguised as Thor? I'm intrigued.
Posted by theegreatone on 08/16/09 at 05:51 PM
Excellent jumping on point!!!!!!!
Hercules and Thor? Hilarious writing? Great art? Now it's bi-weekly and you get two issues per month!?
BUY BUY BUY BUY!
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/10/09 at 07:07 PM