Marvel Reveals the FIRST HULK Based on a Real 4000-Year-Old Legend

Summary

Warning : contain plunderer for The unbelievable Hulk # 15 - 16!Contrary to what many sports fan might think , Bruce Banner is not the firstHulkin the Marvel Universe , as the previous addition to Hulk lore just revealed that the actual first Hulk is base on the real 4,000 - yr - old legend of the Enkidu , whose exploits were to begin with composed in the Book of Gilgamesh . And now , the myth of the ancient Wild Man is tied directly to that of the Hulk , andthe Hulk ’s horrific fresh opposition : the Mother of Horrors .

In the official solicitation for the two - part storyline “ Lament for a Fallen Crown ” ( inThe unbelievable Hulk#15 - 16 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Danny Earls ) , Marvel Comics let on that the Eldest is devise a program to draw the Hulk closer to Las Vegas , where she project to attain on behalf of her master , the Mother of Horrors . During that planning procedure , the Eldest thinks back to the last time she faced a ‘ heavyweight ’ chiliad of years ago : Enkidu .

THE ORIGIN OF EVIL ! As Eldest ’s plans pull in Hulk ever nearer to Las Vegas , she remember a time thousands of year ago . The dread empire she ruled then … until her fateful showdown with the first Hulk , ENKIDU , institute it all to ruin , making them enemy forever ! Do n’t pretermit the ORIGIN OF ELDEST as the two - part story " Lament for a Fallen Crown " begin here !

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THE FIRST HULK VS . ELDEST ! In the determination of " Lament for a Fallen Crown , " the first Hulk , ENKIDU , brings Eldest ’s imperium of monsters crashing down ! But he ’s conform to his match in ELDEST , the first and most powerful of Earth ’s ancient demigods . Can Eldest expend Enkidu ’s build to finally launch the Mother of Horrors ' Divine Prison … or will the power of the GREEN DOOR be too much even for her ? Eldest ’s plan and the story of Enkidu are lay bleak in this shocking determination !

It seems “ Lament for a Fallen Crown ” will take plaza exclusively in the past times , with readers following the originalHulk as he combat the Eldest and the other ancient immorality of the Mother of Horrors . It will also detail the extent of the Hulk ’s relationship with the Mother of Horrors , one that on the face of it pass emcee forms , and is tied forthwith to the otherworldly source of the Hulk ’s index beyond the Green Door .

Captain America ’s never enshroud his distrust ( and even dislike ) of the Hulk in the past times , but his final verbal description of Bruce Banner is absolutely damning .

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The Introduction of Enkidu Cements the Current Hulk Storyline as a True Immortal Hulk Sequel

So far in the currentIncredible Hulkrun , the series has been something of a pseudo sequel toThe Immortal Hulkbasically in tone and elan only . The Immortal Hulkwas more akin to a horror series than a Sci - Fi adventure , andThe Incredible HulkVol . 4 is go that same route . However , in footing of the storyline itself , The Incredible Hulkhas proven to be more of a continuation of Donny Cates ’ “ Starship Hulk ” plot line , given the family relationship between Hulk and Banner . But now , everything will switch .

The musical theme that the Hulk is an ancient transcendental entity possessing a mortal host is more in - line with the cosmic revulsion nature ofThe Immortal Hulk , and the cellular inclusion of the Green Door in Enkidu ’s upcoming plot line ( which is the pathway to and from the Below - Place , the origin of Hulk ’s mogul ) is a direct lengthiness of the plot ofThe Immortal Hulk . It seems the One Below All ( aka the One Above All ) create the ancient Enkidu to fend off the pedestrian supernatural forces of the Mother of Horrors , which well explicate why the direful entity has pick out now to rejoin .

Hulk’s Immortal Hulk Victory May Have Doomed His Current Self

After facing the One Below All inThe Immortal Hulk , the Green Door - every Green Door - is closed in and locked , cut off Hulk ’s connective to the original source of his mightiness , while still retaining his full , isolated strength . Hulk ’s connection to the Below - Place is gone , give this fighter of the One Below All alone on a satellite the Mother of Horrors secretly has dominion over .

When the Mother of revulsion first faced the Hulk ( Enkidu ) , he had the full backing of the Below - Place , which is assuredly how he defeated the Mother of horror to begin with . But because of the events ofThe Immortal Hulk , the Hulk is more vulnerable , and the Mother of Horrors has her opening to vote out her greatest rival and recapture the humanity .

Of naturally , the details of the age - quondam warfare between the Hulk and the Mother of Horrors is still very much a mystery , meaning most of what ’s to descend in this serial is drawn largely from speculation . But what sports fan can be certain of is that all the answer as to the inception of Hulk and the Mother of Horrors ’ battle will be resolve in this upcoming storyline , as the serial take reader back in time 4,000 years to gather the firstHulk- one who ’s based on a literal - world legend .