Episode 154 – The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect

(Content warning: Sexual assault) Our two-parter on comics legend George Perez continues with a look at The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect, published by Marvel Comics! Eisner Award-winning writer Peter David brings a light touch to this alternate-future tale set in the appropriately named Dystopia, where a warlord known as The Maestro rules with an iron fist. A band of rebels travels to the past (and our present) to bring back the one "studly" who can take down the Maestro—the Hulk! Oh, and did we mention that the Maestro and the Hulk are one and the same? Can Future Imperfect overcome outdated future slang and some rather problematic elements to leap feet-first into that shining citadel of post-apocalyptic periodicals known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode! Can we make the "Perez Pebble" a thing? RAKOVLAM! Jim Valentino's Guardians of the Galaxy A Peter David/Mark Millar Venn diagram Curt gets a surprise visitor Hulk: Heart of the Atom The Immortal Hulk Join us in two weeks as we look ahead to the March 4 release of The Batman with a story we've been wanting to do forever: Batman: Year One! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!