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Marvel is teasing a thirdCivil WarbetweenIron ManandThor- and it all has to do with the God of Thunder ’s monumental Trygve Lie about the destiny of theIncredible Hulk . The swayer of Asgard and Bruce Banner have fought previously multiple times , but their latest fight has resulted in the two demonstrating powers beyond anything demo before . The end ofHulk # 8shows the backwash of their late fight - andhow a monumental prevarication from Thorcould ensue in the third Marvel Civil War with Iron Man .
When Hulk looks like responsible for the deaths of seventeen innocent people at a saloon in El Paso , Texas , Thor resolves to either bring him back to the Avengers of frustration his old friend once and for all . Iron Man , meanwhile , sets out on his own ( without Captain America ’s approval ) to essay to talk down the Hulk . Iron Man fails spectacularly and cannotstop the Hulk and Thor ’s battle- which involves a battle on the hand of a drained Celestial , the Hulk using his gamma radiation syndrome to turn Thor into a Hulk of his own , and finally Odin intervene in the combat .
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InHulk # 8 , written by Donny Cates & Daniel Warren Johnson with art by Martin Coccolo , Odin ’s liveliness is lock away inside the hammer Mjolnirand is forced to unleash his true superpower to " fire out " the gamma irradiation inside his own Logos . A massive , wizardly clap of energy ensues , finally revert Thor and the Hulk back to their pure , original forms . But , as Thor relates to Iron Man,“The ensue explosion of energy was too much for all but a God to resist … Bruce Banner - the Hulk - is dead . “This , however , is a lie - Thor simply let him go . “I think in some way , Banner let himself be destroyed . He wanted to be … free . “Bruce is free - but he ’s far from destroyed .
TheHulk was scatty from the firstCivil Warconflict , but he could terminate up being the centerpiece of the third . If Iron Man find out that Thor lied to him about his protagonist ’s death , the encounter could separate the Marvel Universe ’s Cuban sandwich once again . Since the Hulk has already prove to be a destructive force , the battle could be between those who trust the Hulk is not a danger to everyone else around him and those who think he is . The issue ofWorld War Hulkconfirm that no matter how many times Banner has the animate being under control , the Hulk will always break in out eventually .
Currently , Iron Man believes the Hulk is stagnant , and will likely report him as such to the other Avengers . Only Thor and Sift get it on the truth , and will strive to hide it from the others for as long as they can . Thor’slie about theHulkwill doubtlessly recoil one elbow room or another , and it just might ask aCivil War - esque fight withIron Man .
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