Who doesn’t love comic-book mashups starring our favorite larger-than-life superheros? The majority of us over at GEN can’t get enough of them. For that reason, checking out the second trailer from the upcoming Hulk vs. animated movie has us foaming at the mouth.
If you missed out on the concept behind the Hulk vs. project, here is a refresher. The folks at Marvel decided to pit the Hulk against two of the most capable characters in the Marvel universe. They crammed all the action in to a roughly hour and a half feature, broken down into two episodes. The first short has Hulk taking on Wolverine. The installment is dark and violent, which is expected considering the contesting personalities. The tale of Hulk vs. Wolverine was first told in issue 181 of The Incredible Hulk, before it was converted into the animated story. The Hulk vs. Wolverine story plot is detailed below:
“Alberta, Canada. Over the past week, The Incredible Hulk has been tearing a line across the Canadian wilderness, leaving a swathe of destruction in his wake. He has to be stopped, and there’s only one man up to the job. He’s the best at what he does, but what he does isn’t very nice. He’s Wolverine, an elite agent of Canada’s top secret Department H, and he’s been put on Hulk’s trail with a single objective: stop the Green Goliath… at all costs. Hulk and Wolverine are about to enter the fiercest battle of their lives. And they have no idea that there are a few unpleasant surprises waiting for them on the other side.”
The second animated short pits Hulk against a god – Thor. In Hulk vs. Thor, Hulk will go up against every major character from the Marvel Thor universe, as he brings a new Ragnorok to the realm of the gods. Marvel describes the tale below:
“It’s gods versus monsters in this epic forty-five minute movie. For ages, Loki the trickster has sought a way to bring defeat to his accursed stepbrother, Thor. But for all the battles Thor has fought, in all the nine realms, only one creature has ever been able to match his strength—a mortal beast of Midgard known as The Incredible Hulk. Now, with Odin the king of the gods deep in a regenerative sleep, and the forces protecting Asgard at their weakest, Loki is finally ready to spring his trap. In a classic battle that will test a hero’s limits more than ever before, only the mighty Thor can hope to prevail.”
The DVD collecting both episodes is slated to release January 27, 2009, and will be the sixth collaboration between Marvel and Lionsgate for a Direct-to-DVD/Blu-Ray release. Pricing will range between $20-30 for the DVD, Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Without doubt Marvel hopes to use the short movies to boost enthusiasm for two of their upcoming films – conveniently staring both Wolverine and Thor. Co-branding and cameo appearances have seemed to do well for Marvel in the past, so we expect that the release of Hulk vs. will only get viewers further engaged in the Marvel universe.
Enough teasing. Do you want to check out the trailers for yourself? Get your dose of Wolverine here, and Thor here. Let us know what you think!
November 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Oh God, as the Marvel website was a bit sluggish playing the video here, I looked for it at youtube. Unfortunately was teased to watch this
Now back to the realm of high quality productions, I think I need some rest of all the excitement I got after watching the videos. I wonder when will we see these in Spain
November 5th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I can’t wait! Haha Wolvie versus Hulk, man! And by Odin—Thor!
November 6th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Sweet. I have been waiting for these to be released for a while now. One step closer.