The Hulk has been an Avenger, a Defender, a simpleton brute, Mr. Hyde, a fixer for the mob in Las Vegas, a galactic gladiator, totally awesome, a planetary ruler, a professor and now has a new incarnation: Immortal Hulk. Gone is any trace of the good guy. Our hero, this new Hulk "rules the night" and to quote a fantasy epic "The night is dark and full of terrors" (GOT); Hulk is definitely one of those terrors. Immortal Hulk #1 has all the buzz right now, it is popular and expensive. Created by Joe Bennett (artist), Al Ewing (writer) and the ultimate cover artist Alex Ross. This new Hulk started last year June 6, 2018. It has lit up the skies with gamma radiation joy among Hulk fandom. Apparently, Hulk as the monster of vengeance is a new twist on an old theme and something many fans like. Can this new Horror-Hulk phase pay off speculators?
Apparently, Bruce Banner can take a .45 caliber in the brainpan and get up and walk it off as the Immortal Hulk. There are currently 255 in CGC Census inventory; therefore this book has plenty of room to run. I truly thought Totally Awesome Hulk and Weapon H were great ideas with good writing that folks would stick with. Apparently, the Hulk as some kind of revenant monster movie figure is a bigger draw and what the fans crave.
Short-Term Returns ( 10-Months):
- Grade 9.8 $130 FMV returns positive +25%
- Grade 9.6 $65 FMV returns positive +38%
- Grade 9.4 $36 FMV returns positive +33.8%
These numbers are pretty fair over the last year or so. However, when I analyzed the first five months of 2019, Immortal Hulk #1 looked like a 90-pound weakling. Keep an eye out for this series to start dropping off in value. The hype is over if you owned this series good job. If you did not, oh well better luck next time. Now is not the time to buy, wait another year and you can probably pick every one of this series up for under $20 each.
The Absorbing Man first appeared in a Thor comic book Journey into Mystery #114, and he was Loki's gift to superheroes, a villain that could mimic any form or matter or energy by physical touch. While so doing he has the proportional strength of the substance he mimics. "Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Absorbing Man has featured in over four decades of Marvel continuity and other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series, video games, and merchandise such as trading cards" (Wiki). In Immortal Hulk #9 he christened the newly minted Immortal Hulk, in a way only Carl "Crusher" Creel could. Alex Ross created this fantastic cover with Al Ewing (writer) at the helm of this off-kilter horror story.
Short-Term Returns:
- Grade 9.8 $130 FMV returns positive +79%
- Grade 9.6 $44 FMV returns n/a sold for $44 on 2/4/19
This Alex Ross cover will probably still be worth something when the Immortal Hulk is mortal again. There is nothing quite like this Immortal Hulk #9 Alex Ross cover in the entire series. Which I believe is probably the only reason this book will retain its value. The fan opinion of Immortal Hulk is that it is back to his most basic and primal stuff, simply being a monster. I gotta admit the writing is fresh and gives the Hulk a new sinister feel.
