The Eldest is quite possibly the scariest version of Hulk we’ve ever seen, and he’s laying siege to America with little standing in his way. The epic battle rages on in The Infernal Hulk #6, after Eldest took out The One Above All, and now it’s up to Iron Man to stop him in his tracks. Inside a souped-up Hulk Buster, with an army of armors fighting for him, one might think Tony can thwart the Eldest, but let’s be honest, it’s only Bruce Banner that has any chance, right?
Adam Gorham guests on art this issue, and does a spectacular job with the Livint City and the armies of the Eldest and the undead he’s taken into his fold. The Infernal Hulk #6 opens on the Living City, and its various creatures, with a bright light scorching a flying dragon out of the sky. The city takes great damage, until Iron Man enters angel-like with an armor featuring yellow wings and a halo. The symbology shouldn’t be lost on anyone, with the Eldest acting like the devil, or more or less.
A fight comic through and through, Phillip Kennedy Johnson uses cutaways to Bucky and Mr. Fantastic in a war room discussing the edge they think they have, and later, the insane losses they’re witnessing on the ground. Raising the stakes in a new way, Johnson makes it clear the damage isn’t just to lives or the forces the good guys have, but literal rivers being rerouted, and the Earth itself being damaged beyond repair.
Epic armor!
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Gorham’s action is intense, leaning into the Eldest’s gruesome scar and vicious rage. The detail in these scenes, from the muscles of Eldest to the soil caked on Iron Man’s armor, adds a chaotic energy, juxtaposed well with the simple room Mr. Fantastic and Bucky are in when the story cuts away from the action.
As fight comics go, this issue makes it abundantly clear that no firepower can defeat Eldest, with the creative team coming up with some impressive weaponry and all the might Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man can think up.
Closing out the issue is a quick two-page check-in on a mysterious character. Likely it’s Charlene from Johnson’s Incredible Hulk run, but it’s honestly too vague to be sure.
The Infernal Hulk #6 delivers a brutal, large-scale battle that leans hard into horror and spectacle. Phillip Kennedy Johnson raises the stakes beyond typical superhero destruction, showing a world being physically reshaped by the Eldest’s rampage. Adam Gorham’s guest art brings grit and intensity to every page, making the chaos feel immediate and overwhelming. The issue thrives on momentum and scale, even if it leaves some character threads and teases a bit underdeveloped.
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