Marvel fans seem to have just a short time to wait will the original Hulk returns to the Marvel Universe.
Hot off of the Hulk’s latest appearance in the MCU in Thor: Ragnarok, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso has shared a teaser on Twitter that hints at the return of the Hulk to the Marvel Universe.
The teaser has been accompanied by “SMASH” in a tweet pointing towards “No Surrender” story beginning in January 2018.
Bruce Banner MCU star Mark, Ruffalo, is excited about the tease as he shared it from his Twitter account.
Bruce Banner has been out of commission as Hulk after the Secret Wars event had destroyed and recreated the Marvel multiverse. It had been revealed in The Totally Awesome Hulk that Amadeus Cho had used nanites created with super science to siphon energy that allows Banner to transform into the Hulk from Banner and into himself.
As a part of the plan to take over the United States for Hydra, Captain America and Erik Selvig have caused Bruce Banner to doubt that he was cured of Hulk. Banner started testing gamma radiation on his body. When the superhero community had found out, they confronted Banner. The standoff had ended when Hawkeye shot Banner with an arrow that Banner himself had created and given to Hawkeye in case the Hulk re-emerged.
But that was not the end of the Incredible Hulk.
The Hulk Returns
Banner was not left to rest in peace. The Hand had stolen his body and resurrected Hulk, forcing the Avengers Unity Squad which Captain America had tried to disband to fight Hulk.
Doctor Voodoo cleansed Bruce Banner’s soul of corruption which was caused by the Hand and allowed him to revert to human form and die.
Even that was not the end of it. During the Secret Empire event, when Captain America had taken over the United States for Hydra, Cap tried to eliminate the heroes. He had Arnim Zola resurrect Bruce Banner. Captain America had told Banner that he must destroy the hideout, the Mount, as revenge for his death.
Banner refused to work with Hydra but the Hulk was more than willing. The Hulk forced a transformation and attacked the Mount, and defeated the heroes who had opposed him before Zola’s resurrection and died again.
Marvel Legacy
The Hulk will be back for real this time, as part of the Marvel Legacy push to restore characters to the previous positions in the Marvel Universe. Sam Wilson has returned to the role as Falcon, leaving Steve Rogers to reclaim his mantle of Captain America. Tony Stark woke from his coma and this set him on the path to becoming Iron Man again and Marvel has been teasing Jane Foster’s death.
“No Surrender” is being teased as a culmination of an era of Avengers stories and fans suspect that it will lead to a new era.
The “No Surrender” event begins in Avengers #675, on sale January 10, 2018.
