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The Totally Awesome Hulk, Vol. 2: Civil War II by Greg Pak, Mike Farmer, Mike del Mundo
3.0

This was pretty dang enjoyable!

The first two issues deal with Cho talking with Bruce before (spoilers) the death of Bruce Banner in Civil War 2. He's trying to learn from his mentor, understand the monster, and not become vicious like Bruce. In the end it's a nice enjoyable story of a brother/father type of situation to the young new user of the mighty Hulk. Second half is the aftermath of Civil War 2. It's all about Cho coming to terms of what happened to a close friend. It's a darker take than what the rest of the series has offered so far.

Good: The darker elements work great in contrast. The first two issues are well done, light hearted, learning the way for Cho. It's the 2nd half, the dealing with loss, and anger, and hurt that makes this volume better than it should be. A one in particular part with Captain Marvel and Cho is the biggest highlight.

Bad: The art keeps changing which can hurt the eyes at times or not make much sense. Also I didn't really think adding in a monster was needed. There was enough drama and issues to deal with that it just simply didn't need that.

I really enjoyed this. Totally Awesome Hulk remains to give us a interesting main character in Cho and I hope it keeps pushing forward with him. I like him more than Bruce TBH, he's much more FUN and I loved watching him deal with loss. A 3.5 out of 5.