"Avengers" Tangentials: the Hulk

I'm really excited for the new Avengers movie coming out this summer. Honestly, with all the buildup and foreshadowing they've had in the past several Marvel movies, I really can't help it. We get to see significant interaction between superheroes for the first time, the convergence of several very different plotlines, the first action role of Nick Fury, and generally a lot of exciting things.

While this is the case, it does bring several of my thoughts on the genre and the general state of science fiction to the forefront of my mind. It reminds me of how superheroes have contributed to the recent surge of nerd popularity, my general dislike for the Hulk, my impressions of Joss Whedon relative to the rest of the science fiction community, and how this massively successful genre has helped reshape how blockbusters are written, directed, and produced. I'll use the next few Mondays to use The Avengers to expand on these thoughts, starting this week with my thoughts on the Hulk.