Anyone who has seen a few movies from Marvel knows: Bruce Banner is the Hulk. But that has now changed in the comic world. Someone else is the new Hulk
and this being is worse than one can imagine.
What is wrong with the Hulk? In the comic Incredible Hulk No. 30 (2025), Bruce Banner, the Hulk, was not doing so well. Although he is one of the most powerful beings on Earth, he can be defeated. This was shown by the Eldest
. This is an entity that comes from Vinruviel, the mother of all horrors. It is the firstborn of this deity, which can be most closely compared to Cthulhu as a cosmic being.
She has existed since the beginning of time and is the only existence not created by One Above All, the god of the Marvel universe. She was also the one who created the gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into the Hulk.
To free her mother, who was imprisoned by One Above All, the Eldest wanted to use the Hulk. She lured him into a trap and with the taken-over body of his villain Abomination, she tore Bruce Banner out of the Hulk. The Eldest seized the green body thanks to immense power and ancient magic and became the Infernal Hulk.
Anyone who thought that the normal Hulk is already terrifying does not know the other abilities of the Infernal Hulk yet.
A True Necromancer
What can the Infernal Hulk do? Marvel launched a new solo series about the new horror monster, Infernal Hulk, on November 26, 2025. The Hulk is no longer green but a purple-blue muscular package that shows signs of being torn apart. On one side, he looks like the Hulk and on the other like the horror monster behind it.
Moreover, the Infernal Hulk not only possesses the incredible strength of the hero, but the Eldest absorbed her mother and gained powerful abilities. In the first issue of the new solo series, it is also revealed why the Infernal Hulk could threaten the entire universe.
What can the Infernal Hulk do? Besides the strength of the Hulk, the Eldest still has some strong abilities:
- She is immortal
- Can take over other creatures like a parasite
- Can generate and shoot fire and energy
- Can change the form of the taken-over body
- Has the ability to use magic
In his solo series, the monster in Hulk form shows an even more terrifying ability. As Screen Rant reports, it can use a form of necromancy. You can see how he transforms a soldier into the war devil Jinni Dagaal and then creates an army of mindless zombies from all the dead.
The next goal of the Infernal Hulk seems to be the conquest of Earth, as he enslaves several monsters around the world. Marvel itself refers to it as the Age of Monsters
. Already in issue 2, which will be released on December 10, 2025, the Infernal Hulk, Ngathil, the Endless in Atlantis, wants to win to his side. That is a huge serpent.
And as it seems, Bruce Banner is probably the only one who can stand in the way of the army of monsters. But he is in another dimension after his separation from the Hulk.
Even though he has taken a backseat in Marvel movies, the Hulk is one of the best characters in the universe. This is not only due to his long history but also to his great potential that is not always utilized: I can’t forgive Marvel for how they have wasted one of the most exciting heroes after 16 years
