Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Hulk Retrospective Series

About Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Hulk Retrospective Series

Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. For more than four decades, the Hulk has smashed his way across television and movie screens in a variety of forms, interpretations, and continuities. From the groundbreaking television series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno to big-screen reimaginings, superhero team-ups, and appearances throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bruce Banner's struggle between man and monster has remained one of comic books' most enduring stories. In this series, Now Playing Podcast reviews every live-action Hulk movie, beginning with the television pilot that launched The Incredible Hulk, continuing through the trio of television reunion films, the ambitious Ang Lee adaptation, the modern Marvel films, and any future chapters still to come. Along the way we'll examine the many faces of Bruce Banner, the evolving visual effects used to bring the Jade Giant to life, and the different ways filmmakers have explored the character's themes of rage, isolation, power, and redemption. Sometimes the Hulk is a tragic figure. Sometimes he's a rampaging force of nature. Sometimes he's a superhero, a scientist, an Avenger, or all three at once. No matter the incarnation, the Hulk remains one of Marvel's most fascinating and complex characters. Join us as we revisit every transformation, every rampage, and every smash-worthy adventure in the long and incredible history of the Hulk.

Publisher

Venganza Media, Inc.

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Mar 2012

Latest episode

4 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Spider-Man: Brand New Day

   It’s a Brand New Day for Tom Holland now that everyone has magically forgotten Peter Parker, and Spider-Man is once again anonymously ridding New York City of criminals like Scorpion and The Hand.  But is the workaholic web-slinger turning into something socially unacceptable by suppressing his feelings? And will his genetic mutation qualify him for Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters if he can’t go to MIT with MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon)?  Find out if Punisher (Jon Bernthal) or Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) have any fatherly advice when you Listen Now!

2. 

   28 Oct 2025

   Marvel Zombies

   After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.

3. 

   18 Feb 2025

   Captain America: Brave New World

   After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

4. 

   5 Sept 2023

   She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

   Jennifer Walters has a complicated life as a single attorney in her 30s who also becomes the 6-foot-7-inch (2.01-meter) green superhero She-Hulk

5. 

   1 May 2019

   Avengers: Endgame

   After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions...

6. 

   2 May 2018

   Avengers: Infinity War

   As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is...

7. 

   8 Nov 2017

   Thor: Ragnarok

   Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands...

8. 

   6 May 2015

   Avengers: Age of Ultron

   When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is...

9. 

   6 May 2012

   The Avengers

   When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning...

10. 

    10 Apr 2012

    The Incredible Hulk

    Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face...

11. 

    28 Mar 2012

    Hulk

    Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.

12. 

    21 Mar 2012

    The Death of the Incredible Hulk

    During the critical experiment that would rid David Banner of the Hulk,a spy sabotages the laboratory. Banner falls in love with the spy, Jasmin, who performs missions only because her sister is being held hostage by Jasmin's superiors. Banner and...

13. 

    14 Mar 2012

    The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

    On the run again, Dr. David Banner is jailed for assault after interrupting a mugging. Blind attorney Matt Murdock enlists Banner's help in locating the muggers because he believes they work for his longtime foe, Fisk, the head of an...

14. 

    7 Mar 2012

    The Incredible Hulk Returns

    Dr. David Banner meets a former student, who has a magical hammer that summons Thor, a Norse god who is prevented from entering Valhalla. When the two superheroes stop feuding long enough to breathe, they are a team unmatched by...

15. 

    3 Mar 2012

    The Return of the Incredible Hulk

    On the run and presumed dead by the authorities, David Banner, using the name 'Benton', continues in his efforts to find a cure. He accidentally finds himself in the middle of a plot to kill a young, crippled girl so...

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