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Hard Knocks 1, p 12 (November 2004) By Jae Lee

Location: Marvel Comics
Artist: Jae Lee (All)

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Location: Marvel Comics
Title: Hard Knocks 1, p 12 (November 2004) By Jae Lee*
Artist:  Jae Lee (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
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Added to Site: 3/18/2025

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Hard Knocks 1, p 12 (November 2004)
By Jae Lee (1972 -)
11 x 17 in, ink over graphite on board

Lee’s moody style is unique. He had a high visibility run at Marvel in the early 1990s on Namor, and memorable outings on The Inhumans, a one-shot issue of Hulk, the Dark Tower adaptations, and this Hulk versus Thing mini-series, Hard Knocks.

The Thing meets with Bruce Banner at the Hard Rock Cafe, a greasy spoon out in the
middle of the desert of the American midwest. With the Thing's arrival all the clients hit the road. Ben tells Banner that he has come on his own, and that he needs to talk.
However, he doesn't want to talk to Banner, he wants to talk to the Hulk. He then pushes Banner through the wall, triggering a transformation into the Hulk. They chat. And fight.

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Posted On 3/20/2025

Beautiful!

Brian Coppola Member Since 2009
Posted On 3/22/2025

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor wrote:
"  Beautiful!
 "

I keep thinking it would have been intriguing if the MCU version of The Thing had used this first panel as its model sheet. In all of the early Lee/Kirby books, Ben was someone who scared people when they saw him, and he stayed covered up in public for a reason. This more light-hearted, primary colors version of the team looks fun (and pleeease be good), but a more grim Grimm might have been an interesting contrast. I always respected Chadwick's choice to never get Concrete too comfortable in his skin.