Marvel Knights: Hulk #1

Joe Keatinge / Piotr KowalskiMarvel Comics2013

3.6

Series: Marvel Knights: Hulk (2013)

Summary

This is the first issue of the four-issue limited series Marvel Knights: Hulk, published under the Marvel Knights imprint in 2013, with the subtitle "Transformé." It was written by Joe Keatinge, drawn and with a cover by Piotr Kowalski, and released on December 11, 2013. The story opens as a badly injured, unconscious American man is pulled from the Seine by a Parisian woman named Dyane. He does not remember who he is or why he is in Paris—yet readers quickly recognize him as Dr. Bruce Banner. Dyane hides him in her home to recover, hoping he can avoid notice. But two mysterious men in trench coats track him down, repeatedly provoking and beating Banner in an attempt to force him to "transform." When Banner never becomes the Hulk, the two men instead transform themselves into horrifying Hulk-like monsters and hunt him through the streets and metro of Paris. Why has Banner lost his memory? Why can't he transform even when enraged? What do the forces hunting him want? These mysteries are only partly opened in this issue, but they set up suspense for the remaining three. The green giant barely appears on-panel here, shown only in brief flashbacks; the narrative focuses on the amnesiac Banner, the kind and resolute Dyane, and the sudden outbreak of giant rampage, with art emphasizing the immersive feel of Paris streets and metro spaces. The overall mood is suspenseful and cold, making this one of the better-received entries in the Marvel Knights character limited series.

Editor's review

如果以为绿巨人的故事只能靠“砸东西”来制造看点，这一期会给出不同的答案。Joe Keatinge 把班纳丢进一座语言不通、身份不明的外乡城市，先夺走他的记忆，再夺走他赖以自保的变身能力，让这个向来“最强者”的角色回到最脆弱的状态；而围绕他展开的追猎，则把恐怖与身体变异的气氛推到前台。Piotr Kowalski 与上色师 Nick Filardi 交出的巴黎并非明信片式背景板，河岸、公寓、地铁的每一处都有生活质感，动作爆发时的分镜也足够猛烈，最后一页的冲击力常被评论者单独拿出来谈论。多家漫画媒体给本期打出 7—9 分区间，认为它在不依赖既有浩克设定知识的前提下，依然让班纳这个人物立住了。需要提醒的是，这是一部四期迷你系列的开篇，剧情信息量刻意克制，绿巨人本人在本期仅现身于闪回，想看“浩克全程开打”的读者可能会觉得不过瘾；但对喜欢角色书写、城市悬疑与另类漫威风格的读者，这四美元的第一章相当值得一试。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢绿巨人/布鲁斯·班纳人物刻画多于纯打斗的读者
对 Marvel Knights 这一“作者导向”漫威子品牌感兴趣的读者
欣赏欧洲城市悬疑氛围与冷峻画风的漫画读者
想以短篇迷你系列低成本入门浩克故事的新读者

Not a good fit for

期待绿巨人全场变身开砸、动作戏密度高的读者
只接受完整完结故事、不愿追后续期数的读者
不适应失忆悬疑铺垫与信息留白叙事的读者

Reading tips

先记住这是四期迷你系列的第 1 期，读完接着找第 2—4 期，剧情才完整。
阅读时可留意画面中塞纳河、公寓与地铁的空间细节，这是本期最受好评的部分。
不必提前补浩克大事件背景，本期刻意写成对新读者友好的独立入口。
若想了解后续评价，可参考 Comic Book Roundup 对各期的媒体评分汇总。

About the publisher

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is a publisher centred on comics that also extends into media tie-in novels and graphic novels. Its catalogue in this database contains 542 titles, with common categories covering children's books, comics and cartoons, premium fiction, social fiction, media tie-ins and art, reflecting an output aimed at both younger readers and adult comics fans. Representative titles include Journey into Mystery No. 642, Avengers (2013) No. 12, Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 104, Fantastic Four No. 645, Iron Man No. 17 and Captain America Vol. 5 No. 35, showing a strength in superhero series and long-running serials. Representative authors include Kieron Gillen, Matt Fraction, Al Ewing, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, reflecting its reliance on writer and artist teams for serialised creation. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here.

FAQ

这本书是中文版还是英文原版？

目前可核实的信息显示，本期为 Marvel Comics 于 2013 年 12 月 11 日发行的英文原版单期漫画，售价 3.99 美元，未查到正式授权简体中文版的出版记录。

第 1 期里绿巨人会出场吗？

基本不会。本期绿巨人仅以短暂闪回的形式出现，主线是失忆的班纳在巴黎被追猎，变身的是两名神秘追兵，评论者也常以此作为本期的特点与遗憾。

这是长篇连载还是限定系列？

是四期限定迷你系列（1 of 4），第 1 期副标题为《Transformé》，由 Joe Keatinge 编剧、Piotr Kowalski 作画，属于 2013 年 Marvel Knights 重启后的角色系列之一。

本期页数大概多少？

据 Marvel 官方与发行信息，本期正篇约 20—21 页，属于典型的单期漫画规格，不含广告与后附内容。

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About the author

Joe Keatinge Author

Joe Keatinge is an author with limited publicly available information on this Chinese book site, where four of his works are currently collected. Judging from the existing titles, his writing involves classic comic characters such as Superman, the Hulk, and Morbius, and his works are commonly grouped under children's books, comics and cartoons, premium fiction, and film and television adaptations, suggesting that much of his work draws on established comic-book intellectual properties. Representative works include issues 46 and 47 of Superman Adventures, issue 1 of Marvel Knights: Hulk, and issue 9 of Morbius: Bloodline of the Living. These titles show his familiarity with the pacing and visual expression of superhero storytelling, his ability to advance plots within existing fictional worlds, and his attention to both action scenes and character portrayal. Since public information is limited, a full account of his life and creative development is difficult to provide; readers may instead understand his writing for young readers and comic fans through these collected works.

Piotr Kowalski Author

Piotr Kowalski is a comics creator whose representative work is Marvel Knights: Hulk, Volume 1. Public information about his nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal background is limited, and the library holds only one of his works. Judging from the available work, he contributed to a Hulk comic under Marvel's Knights imprint, placing it within the superhero comics genre, where stories often revolve around action, adventure, and character conflict. The book site classifies the work under children's books and comics/cartoons, suggesting that it is aimed at both younger readers and comics fans, with visual storytelling and artwork forming an important part of the reading experience. Overall, his creative profile is currently known to Chinese readers mainly through this single work, and further information remains to be supplemented.