Summary

Warning : carry pillager for Giant - Size Hulk # 1!TheHulkis well one of the strong hero in the Marvel Universe , meaning any villain who challenges him has to be just as strong - or strong - if they hope to stand a chance . But , what about a villain who can just slip the Hulk ’s strength for their own ? That ’s who the Jade Giant found himself against in his latest dangerous undertaking , and the result was absolute body horror nightmare fuel .

InGiant - Size Hulk#1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Andrea Broccardo , Bruce Banner is careen after his companion , Charlie , was turned into a dame by the previousvillain Hulk faced , Frozen Charlotte . Banner is hitching a drive in a caravan ’s box machine when he ’s accosted by a foreign entity name Patchwork Jack , who tells Banner that he needs to pay a sinister toll to hinge on ‘ his ’ train . If Banner had nothing to propose , then Patchwork Jack would take his requital in physical body - and the Hulk did n’t care that one bit .

Bruce Banner apace transformed into the Hulk when Patchwork Jack attacked him , and the Strongest Avenger took great pleasure in ripping the villain tree branch - from - tree branch . However , just because the Hulk was clear stronger than Patchwork Jack did n’t mean the evil entity would be so easily beaten . This is a monster withthe supernatural ability to imbibe body parts , after all , andPatchwork Jack had his eye fix on the Hulk ’s specialty - specifically , his arms .

Hulk from The Immortal Hulk with the version of himself from his first appearance.

Patchwork Jack plunged his diabolic paw beneath the Hulk ’s flesh at his shoulder , and for a moment , took over that entire arm while it was still attached to the Hulk , effectively steal the Hulk ’s strength ( albeit only shortly ) .

Hulk Faces a New Villain Who Can Steal His Strength in the Most Disturbing Way Imaginable

Patchwork Jack is a uniquely gruesome villain for the Hulk!

This storyline is jell within the on-going continuity of the latestIncredible Hulkrun , in which Bruce Banner and the Hulk are being prosecute by eldritch revulsion as old as Planet Earth itself . An entity known asthe Eldest wants to apply the Hulk to waken the Mother of Horrors , and she ’s using every monster on the planet to locate the Green Goliath for that dark purpose . While Patchwork Jack is n’t necessarily work for the Eldest , he is just one of the latest horrific monsters the Hulk has encounter throughout this storyline .

In fact , it may be fair to say that Patchwork Jack is perhaps the heavy threat Hulk has face thus far . apart from the Hulk being in short possessed by another monster , Patchwork Jack is the first entity that has been capable to actually steal the Hulk ’s forte . Not only that , but this scoundrel does so in a sincerely grotesque way , adding a level of gruesome horror to the most unparalleled menace layer Patchwork Jack present .

The Hulk ’s first words in Marvel Comics canon are a morsel shameful , even for hardcore Hulk fans to listen , though they do hint at his disgraceful descent .

Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

Patchwork Jack Could Become Marvel Comics’ Next Avengers-Level Threat

Patchwork Jack has the power to steal powers , body role , and even soul from those who owe him a price on his gear . While he could n’t overpower the Hulk , Patchwork Jack did manage to steal his index for a metre , which is a feat almost no other villain can swash . So , if he can do that much damage to the ‘ Strongest Avenger ’ , how would Patchwork Jack fare against the rest of them ? opine this villain stealing Tony Stark ’s encephalon , Captain Marvel ’s cosmic energy , and Doctor Strange ’s legerdemain - Patchwork Jack would become unstoppable .

Though the panorama of Patchwork Jack in reality turn over himself into a live merger of the strongest Avengers is unlikely , this issue seems to designate that he could do so . Not just because of his supernatural abilities , but because of how well Patchwork Jack did against the Hulk , implying that steal powers from the other Avengers is more than doable . However , even without attacking the entireness of Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , Patchwork Jack more than proves his spunk in thisHulkissue , and in doing so , insert fans to a new degree of body horror nightmare fuel .

Giant - Size Hulk # 1by Marvel Comics is available now .

A man with nuclear explosions going off behind him in The Far Side.

MCU Hulk with a hellish version of himself screaming behind him.

New Hulk villain Patchwork Jack explaining his power-stealing abilities to Bruce Banner.

Hulk villain Patchwork Jack with the MCU Avengers behind him.