If there has been a maxim that has defined all versions of Hulk The thing is that the green giant has always wanted to be alone. The alter ego of Bruce Banner He has fought furiously to be left alone, so he has never had any qualms about destroying armies and killing anyone who stood in his way… until there was no one left to fight.
With a script by Peter David and illustrations by Dale Keown, Hulk: The End In 2002, he recounted the end of muscle mass thanks to a Marvel collection that sought to draw a final story for each character. In the case of the creation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, the truth is that the future that awaited it would not be pleasant at all.
The plot takes us a couple of centuries beyond the current era of Earth-616 to show us an extremely old Bruce Banner who is dedicated to wander aimlessly across the face of the Earth
Through the memories of the gamma ray expert, we learn that the feared nuclear crisis finally broke out across the globe. Atomic bombs rained down on all countries without mercy, leading to the total annihilation of the human race, except for the Hulk. The green being was not affected by the radiation or the explosions and, added to the fact that he did not care in the least about the fate of humanity, he decided to isolate himself in the classic refuge of the New Mexico desert.
For years he locked himself in that place and, even though Bruce Banner returned, he could not remove the rock that covered the entrance to the cave. It was finally a robot called Recorder that moved the stone away, which allowed him to get out of there, but receiving the news that he was the only human on earth. Sent to make sure that dangerous humanity would disappear completely, Recorder leaves Vidbot, the small floating device, recording the last moments of Banner’s life with which to certify the extinction of the species.
How did Betty Ross’s former husband survive for so long? The Hulk’s immunity to radiation and ability to feed on virtually anything and convert it into energy allowed Banner to remain alive. However, we already know what all scientists have assured that he would survive a nuclear apocalypse: cockroaches. The happy insects took over everything and, in their search for food, they found the perfect dish in the Hulk.
It is in these moments when the mass emerges to fight against gigantic swarms of these beings and always ends up losing. It’s more, His body ends up devoured, gutted and in deplorable conditions.
He fervently wishes to die and has attempted suicide, but the stress of the moment constantly turns him into the Hulk, aborting any attempt to end his life. Hulk has hallucinations with villains like Abomination or the Leader, while Banner dreams of being back with his beloved Betty, so the ending comes as a surprise. The human’s body can no longer resist and he begins to suffer heart failure that leads him towards the end, but Hulk does not agree, so he emerges at the last moment.
After spending the night, Hulk breathes a sigh of relief as he realizes within himself that Bruce Banner has passed away. The problem is that if he allows Banner to return, he will die too, so he sits on a rock and enjoys the solitude he longed for. There is no one left but him, he is the strongest that exists and He is only capable of feeling… cold.
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