# The Immortal Hulk
*The Immortal Hulk* (also published as *Immortal Hulk*) was a [Marvel Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/marvel-comics) ongoing series written by Al Ewing with artist Joe Bennett, running 50 issues from 2018 to 2021 and reinventing the Hulk as the lead of a horror-infused take on Bruce Banner.[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24278/immortal_hulk_2018_-_present) • [2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Creative team | Written by Al Ewing, drawn by Joe Bennett, through the final issue #50[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24278/immortal_hulk_2018_-_present) |
| Run | 50 issues, 2018–2021; #1 went on sale June 6, 2018 (cover date August 2018)[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24278/immortal_hulk_2018_-_present) • [3](https://www.comics.org/series/125731/details/) |
| Format | Monthly comic; issue #1 is listed at 40 pages and rated T+[3](https://www.comics.org/series/125731/details/) |
| Finale | Giant-sized 80-page issue #50, October 2021[2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114) |
| Collections | 11 trade paperback volumes, 2018–2021, from *Or Is He Both?* to *Apocrypha*[4](https://www.comics.org/series/134262/) |
| Central premise | Banner transforms into the Hulk at sunset even if Banner is dead at the time[5](https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/6/6/17434548/immortal-hulk-marvel-dead-resurrection/) |
## Publication history
The series launched with issue #1, which went on sale June 6, 2018 with an August 2018 cover date. Marvel Worldwide Inc. published it monthly; issue #1 is listed at 40 pages and rated T+.[3](https://www.comics.org/series/125731/details/) Al Ewing wrote the series and Joe Bennett drew it, and the pairing continued through the final issue.[1](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24278/immortal_hulk_2018_-_present)
The run ended with *Immortal Hulk* #50, a special giant-sized 80-page issue released in October 2021. Marvel announced it as the close of Ewing and Bennett's horror-infused work on Bruce Banner.[2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114)
## Premise
The series' defining mechanic is that Banner transforms into the Hulk when the sun sets, even if Banner happens to be dead at the time. In a launch review for Polygon, the writer noted that constantly coming back from the dead is common enough in superhero comics, but that the idea is a creepy one when considered closely, and that *Immortal Hulk* fully capitalizes on it.[5](https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/6/6/17434548/immortal-hulk-marvel-dead-resurrection/)
## The finale and mythology
In the concluding issue, the Hulk is in the Below-Place, looking through the ghosts of his past for answers to every question he has.[2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114) Marvel's announcement describes #50 as the climax of the run, resolving threads including the One Below All, the Green Door, the [Leader](https://www.edgepedia.org/leader-character), Jackie McGee, and Joe Fixit. Ewing described it as "an 80-page crescendo that spans over a century and contains the answers to some of the biggest questions of the run".[2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114)
## Collections
The Grand Comics Database records the *Immortal Hulk* collected-edition series as published 2018–2021 in 11 trade paperback volumes, numbered #1, *Or Is He Both?*, through #11, *Apocrypha*, printed on glossy paper stock with cardstock covers.[4](https://www.comics.org/series/134262/) The first volume collects *Immortal Hulk* #1–5 plus material from *[Avengers](https://www.edgepedia.org/avengers-comics)* (2016) #684 by Jim Zub and [Mark Waid](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-waid).[6](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/140147/immortal-hulk/)
## Reception
Marvel characterized the run as one of the most critically acclaimed comic runs in recent history and a genre-bending redefinition of the character.[2](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114) Independent reception evidence from the series' launch is the positive Polygon review, which judged that the series fully capitalized on its creepy resurrection premise.[5](https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/6/6/17434548/immortal-hulk-marvel-dead-resurrection/)
## References
1. [Immortal Hulk (2018 - 2021) | Comic Series | Marvel](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/24278/immortal_hulk_2018_-_present)
2. [Giant-Sized 'Immortal Hulk' #50 Concludes Al Ewing & Joe Bennett's Legendary Run, Marvel](https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/giant-sized-immortal-hulk-50-final-issue-al-ewing-joe-bennett-announcement?linkId=124309114)
3. [Immortal Hulk :: Series :: The Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/series/125731/details/)
4. [GCD :: Series :: Immortal Hulk (collected editions)](https://www.comics.org/series/134262/)
5. [Immortal Hulk #1 brings the Hulk back to Marvel Comics, Polygon](https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/6/6/17434548/immortal-hulk-marvel-dead-resurrection/)
6. [IMMORTAL HULK | Penguin Random House](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/140147/immortal-hulk/)
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