And like a child, those interactions give way to the most extreme versions of joy, anger, fear, sadness, and disgust in response. Like Frankenstein’s monster, there is essentially a toddler residing in there, complete with a limited ability to interpret what is happening to him. He is a direct expression of childlike emotional purity. The Hulk is not just an angry, mindless vehicle for brutality. This is so important to understand because there are so many people out there - even some writers - who reduce the Hulk to a simple metaphor for blind, overwhelming anger, and that’s that.īut for Kirby and Lee, it’s far more nuanced. What’s remarkable about this quote is how quickly it gets to the true heart of the character, specifically Lee’s empathy for the unwitting monster. Hyde as well - our protagonist would constantly change from his normal identity to his superhuman alter ego and back again. No one could ever convince me that he was the bad guy … He never wanted to hurt anyone he merely groped his torturous way through a second life trying to defend himself, trying to come to terms with those who sought to destroy him … I decided I might as well borrow from Dr.
Sure, he stems from Kirby’s fascination with the golem figure of Jewish lore (and if you want to understand his relationship to such figures, know that Kirby himself was often compared to his creation of Ben Grimm, aka the Thing), but it was Stan Lee who broadly painted the objective of this new character:įor a long time I’d been aware of the fact that people were more likely to favor someone who was less than perfect … I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the Frankenstein monster. Originally created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, this new body-bursting brute seemed an unlikely candidate for a superhero.
Luckily, we have a lot of information to draw from because the Hulk has been a part of the pop culture lexicon since May 1962. “What is it about the Hulk that we all find so compelling?” And I’ve come to realize that whenever someone asks me, “Why the Hulk?” what they’re actually asking is a different question altogether: But after doing this for the last decade (good granola, has it been that long?), hearing that question so often has forced me to examine my own history with, relationship to, and understanding of the character at large. The persona went from coming up with silly jokes with friends to something more sprawling, personal, and resonant, a reminder that sometimes snap decisions are the best kinds of decisions if you’re willing to explore the limits of what they can be. IN THE FUTURE, EVERYONE WILL BE IN DENIS VILLENEUVE'S DUNE FOR 15 MINUTES!- DRUNK HULK February 15, 2019
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