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[Future Foundation]

In the New York Daily News, Axel Alonso (Marvel EIC) and Brian Bendis (Civil War II writer) confirm that a very prominent character is going to be killed in tomorrow's Civil War II #3.


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Marvel Comics killed off the character's human alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner, in "Civil War II" #3, out Wednesday — a demise more shocking because it’s courtesy of an arrow to the head from Hawkeye, his Avengers teammate.

“This is uncharted territory for us,” Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso told the Daily News.

“Only two things are for certain: it will take a long, long time for our heroes to come to terms with his loss, and the circumstance surrounding his death will leave a huge scar on the superhero community.”

That’s because the archer skewers his pal on the belief that Banner is about to turn into the Hulk and unleash massive death and destruction. Banner had recently given him the special arrow and asked for a mercy killing in case of disaster.

But adding to the angst, the beleaguered scientist, who's played by Mark Ruffalo in the Marvel movies, had been successfully medicating himself to keep his anger management issues in check for a year.

"Fans may be outraged, and there are probably ‘Hawkeye’ writers who I'm very good friends with who will also be offended," said Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of the "Civil War II" event series. "But the point is that everything that happens in this issue is in character when you discover the hows and whys and wheres.

 

[Primethius]

Everything about this event just continues to get worse.

And it's so damn boring as well.

 

[Edwins]

Planet Hulk II incoming. Just in time for Thor: Ragnarok!

 

[Toki767]

Is he going to stay dead though?

 

[wesleyshark]

SO SHOCKING.

/s

 

[MartyStu]

The fact that all if this is 'in character' just reminds me how fucking contrived this entire thing is.

Marvel is approaching some DC-level fuckery here.

 

[Mudcrab]

Planet Hulk II incoming. Just in time for Thor: Ragnarok!

Is he going to stay dead though?

I'm willing to bet this is what causes Ulysses vision about the Hulk's rampage to come true.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

And as usual, everything will return to the status quo in a year tops, unless I'm mistaken.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I'm just not enjoying this event at all.

#HulkLivesMatter

 

[Escalario]

Oh noes. A character won't be in comics for few weeks/months. It's hillarious how inconsequential this shit has become.

 

[karasu]

god the Hulk is the WORST character!

 

[MartyStu]

And as usual, everything will return to the status quo in a year tops, unless I'm mistaken.

You are. Status Quo revisions are not as quick as they use to be. Especially since Marvel is pushing the legacy characters pretty hard right now.

 

[Dennis]

“This is uncharted territory for us,” Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso told the Daily News.

First time ever a hero dies in a comic book.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Oh gosh. How earthshaking.

I'm sure this will be a truly important event with important repercussions and won't be forgotten in a year.

 

[Supermanisdead]

This is beyond stupid. We got all these heroes out here acting like they've never met a precog before. This whole event's premise is JUST DUMB.

 

[Kalentan]

Nothing says Major Event such as needless character deaths... Fuckin' Marvel lately.

 

[MartyStu]

Oh noes. A character won't be in comics for few weeks/months. It's hillarious how inconsequential this shit has become.

The funny thing is that he has been AWOL since Secret War. It almost seems pointless now.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

Those bold parts read so silly...Magic arrow...

 

[Jarmel]

Everything about this event just continues to get worse.

And it's so damn boring as well.

Sounds like it's a good sequel to Civil War then.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

So Bruce Banner will be back and Thor Odinson will be worthy to wield Mjolnir again byyyyy August-ish 2017? That sound about right?

 

[Escalario]

So Bruce Banner will be back and Thor Odinson will be worthy to wield Mjolnir again byyyyy August-ish 2017? That sound about right?

I say before Spring 2017 ends.

 

[BokehKing]

Could we just get rid of bendis? This dude has been linked to so many bad ideas.
I can't even list them all, whenever I read comic news, I see his name and just immediately judge the news on a skewed level like "if this was anyone elses idea, I would give it a fair shot"

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Some wires are definitely being crossed here. In "Totally Awesome Hulk" Banner was cured when Cho absorbed his powers.

 

[Nesotenso]

This is such a shitty event.

 

[The Kree]

Trying to kill Banner is what's going to result in Banner killing everybody else.

 

[dabig2]

First time ever a hero dies in a comic book.

Lol right. They seriously going to pretend that Captain freaking America ain't standing front and center in that 1 page and - the guy who they killed him off to a lot of press a decade ago. And I see you Kurt, leering in the background. Tony himself as well.

I guess, technically, virtually everyone there has died at least once and come back, but I'm talking about the big press event deaths.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

So Bruce Banner will be back and Thor Odinson will be worthy to wield Mjolnir again byyyyy August-ish 2017? That sound about right?

No later than that. Probably earlier in fact.

 

[diaspora]

This is such a shitty event.

While yes that's true, it hasn't reached AXIS levels yet. David Marquez is pretty great too imo.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Is he going to stay dead though?

It's a superhero comic.

 

[Froli]

LOL@marvel comics.

 

[kylecoley182]

this is just stupid

 

[Mudcrab]

While yes that's true, it hasn't reached AXIS levels yet. David Marquez is pretty great too imo.

It's only issue three, there's still time.

 

[Primethius]

Sounds like it's a good sequel to Civil War then.

The OGs conflict was way more believable and felt far less forced.

 

[TwEE-N-Toast]

Damn I wish Marvel would just give it a rest for 5 minutes.

 

[BoosterDuck]

god the Hulk is the WORST character!

If by worst you mean STRONGEST THERE IS then I agree

 

[Grizzlyjin]

The OGs conflict was way more believable and felt far less forced.

For real. At least with the first Civil War I could actually buy it being an issue that would divide heroes to the point of maybe coming to blows. Civil War II is just throwing deaths around so characters can be somewhat justified in acting impulsively. I don't even feel like finishing the event.

 

[diaspora]

It's only issue three, there's still time.

... At least Marquez will still be on art.

 

[kswiston]

So Bruce Banner will be back and Thor Odinson will be worthy to wield Mjolnir again byyyyy August-ish 2017? That sound about right?

I predict that we will get a miniseries where Banner-Hulk and Thor w/ Mjolnir team up, shortly after that.

 

[purnoman3000]

While yes that's true, it hasn't reached AXIS levels yet. David Marquez is pretty great too imo.

Axis was just awful, this one not so bad, propped up by Marquez's fantastic art. My biggest gripe so far is She-Hulk taken down by a single missile, da hell is that?? She's got to have been hit by much harder before

 

[Afrikan]

I HAVEN'T READ SHIT IN THIS THREAD BUT WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU TITLE THIS SHIT WITH A SPOILER IN ITSELF? MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH????? WHY NOT JUST FUCKING SAY "SPOILER ABOUT CIVIL WAR II" AND LEAVE IT AT THAT?

EVERYONE HAS TO BE THE FUCKING CENTER OF ATTENTION... BE THE FIRST TO SPREAD THE WORD.... SO MUCH SO THAT YOU WOULD STILL SPOIL SOMETHING JUST TO GET MORE TO GET ATTENTION FOR THE THREAD? smh.

 

[Raxus]

This is such a shitty event.

I dunno what any expected after Civil War 1.

 

[More_Badass]

I'll take a wild guess that they'll keep him dead for a year and then bring him back in some event around this time in 2017 that'll conclude just in time for Thor: Ragnarok

 

[mreddie]

For those saying he'll be back, maybe.

Cap lost his strength after Winter Soldier but got a new series before Civil War

Iron Man has been getting a new solo around the launch of his movies.

Same with Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk getting new series post Avengers 1

Thor got killed off only to come back months after the first movie.

Maybe you guys are right.

Hell, you can tell they are prepping a new Spidey series around Homecoming.

 

[Ragnorok64]

How does this even work? What kinda arrow was that?

 

[Neoxon]

He'll probably be back in time for Thor: Ragnarök, just in time for Thor Odinson to become worthy once again.

 

[torre_avenue]

For those saying he'll be back, maybe.

Cap lost his strength after Winter Soldier but got a new series before Civil War

Iron Man has been getting a new solo around the launch of his movies.

Same with Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk getting new series post Avengers 1

Thor got killed off only to come back months after the first movie.

Maybe you guys are right.

Hell, you can tell they are prepping a new Spidey series around Homecoming.

You wouldn't need to. Spidey's popular enough as is, that they don't need to special order a new series for him. My guess? There will likely be a Spidey-centric event that summer or a "huge" change in the status quo of the character that'll be the relaunch for new readers. Hopefully, its the undoing of "One More Day." I want Peter and MJ to be happy and bring the MC2 back.

 

[Emperor_EL]

I don't think Hawkeye is famous enough to kill another hero & still get his own book so I think this death will be undone at the end of the event.

 

[Kevinroc]

It shoulda been Peter Parker like they were originally planning.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

It's actually possible Banner will stay dead for a reasonable amount of time.

No writer has really been able to do anything with him since Pak and they have Cho as a replacement that they want to push.

 

[BigDes]

Soooo Bendis does know Banner isn't the Hulk at the moment right?

It is Bendis I suppose