Anyone else prefer Professor Hulk over Savage Hulk?

[jasonsz1034]

Having grown up on the Peter David run on Incredible Hulk in the 90s, I've always liked the way artists Dale Keown / Gary Frank drew the Banner/Green/Gray merged-Hulk over his savage look. I know a lot of people bashed the Professor Hulk turn in Endgame, but I thought that was an interesting take on the character as well.

Anyone else feel the same? Or is everyone team Savage Hulk?

The only statue that I've found that captured the Dale Keown / Gary Frank style of Hulk is this Kotobukiya statue. Are there any others out there that do a better job?

[adee]

Maybe the old Marvel Milestones Hulk?

[AlexLothos]

I was also a fan of the merged Hulk from the 90's and how Peter David dealt with the psychological aspects that helped form Banner and his various Hulk personas.

I also dug Professor Hulk in the MCU, but I wish they took more time to dive into him as a character. Maybe a solo Hulk film to help show the process before Endgame would've been helpful for the general audience.

[mmk123]

I think some people are not aware of is that when Bill Mantlo was writing the Hulk he did a run when the Hulk regained his intelligence which was actually pretty good.

[jasonsz1034]

Originally Posted by mmk123

I think some people are not aware of is that when Bill Mantlo was writing the Hulk he did a run when the Hulk regained his intelligence which was actually pretty good.

I'm only familiar with Mantlo's run during the Crossroads storyline where he was banished to an alien planet but was only the savage version, so I didn't know Mantlo had an earlier storyline with an intelligent Hulk. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!