Originally posted by amnesia
In the world of comic books, there is no one more annoying fan than the Hulk fanboy. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with Hulk. He’s a great character within his somewhat narrow boundaries, and when written properly he serves as a brilliant bridge into explorations of how the mind works and how we determine our basic humanity. The problem is the fans who want to make Hulk into something he’s not. No, he couldn’t really beat Superman, and that isn’t a bad thing. He has so much more going for him than the Man of Steel as a character, though. Unfortunately his full potential is never realized, as most writers use him as a big monster, going on mindless rampages until the real heroes take him down. This is the reason most Hulk fans are about as dumb as he is. The worst Hulk writing tries to bring him down to that level: just a big angry strong brick, with no complexity or torment, basically just a walking power set ready to smash anything in his way. Hulk fans believe he can defeat anyone if he gets angry enough, I have even seen a thread on a forum where someone actually posted that the Hulk can return from being erased from reality by punching back into reality. I recall another Hulk fan even saying that the Hulk could defeat Galactus if he gets angry enough! It is the biased stupidity of Hulk fans that I hate. Its really the fact that both the Hulk and the Hulk’s fans think he’s unbeatable even though that is clearly not the case. I don’t even mind delusional people as long as they aren’t trying to cram their delusions down my throat, and Hulk fans are notorious for this.-Zero mage
I agree with most of this. Except the part about hulk being a good character.
Not to take anything away from the post, but couldn't you say the same thing about most any popular character? Guys like Superman, Wolverine, etc. all get hyped to all hell on this forum by different groups of people. I agree with the overall sentiment of what ZM said in referene to Hulk, but he isn't unique in that regard.