{"product_id":"generations-banner-hulk-the-totally-awesome-hulk-1-2017","title":"Generations: Banner Hulk \u0026 The Totally Awesome Hulk # 1 2017 NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenerations: Banner Hulk \u0026amp; The Totally Awesome Hulk # 1\u003c\/b\u003e released in August 2017, is a pivotal character-focused one-shot that brings together the two primary holders of the Hulk mantle: Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA Meeting of Eras\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe story is set within the \"Vanishing Point,\" a time-bending space where heroes from the present meet their counterparts from the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Encounter: Amadeus Cho is transported back in time to the early days of the original Hulk's run. He finds a paranoid, gruff Bruce Banner on the run from General \"Thunderbolt\" Ross and the U.S. Army.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Conflict: Amadeus, who initially views his \"Totally Awesome\" Hulk powers as a gift he can control, tries to help Banner by luring the military away with holograms. However, their intervention awakens a giant sea monster (a kaiju), forcing both to \"Hulk out\" to protect civilians.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Lesson: During the battle, Banner's Hulk (the \"Savage Hulk\") confronts Amadeus, revealing that the younger Hulk's perceived control is an illusion. Banner explains that they are not heroes, but rather \"prison guards\" for the monsters inside them. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe \"Curse\" Realization: The issue serves as a turning point for Amadeus Cho. He begins the story with youthful exuberance but ends it realizing that the Hulk's power is a curse that eventually consumes its host.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCharacter Contrast: Writer Greg Pak highlights the stark differences between Banner's tragic, fugitive lifestyle and Cho's high-tech, confident approach to being a hero.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: Written by Greg Pak with art by Matteo Buffagni.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47711442960484,"sku":"BJ11","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_17_20_22_53_204.jpg?v=1768703055","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/generations-banner-hulk-the-totally-awesome-hulk-1-2017","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}