tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post5899194216004136250..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: In Which the Hulk Actually Kills an OpponentAdam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-5325799899057372442016-06-12T16:56:08.913-05:002016-06-12T16:56:08.913-05:00Well wait a minute, the Rhino was clearly about to...Well wait a minute, the Rhino was clearly about to die and the Hunk's response was to taunt him. I mean looking at it from your position, Adam, that it's more a moral issue than a legal one, demanding that he praise the Hunk's strength with his dying breath is pretty cold. Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483483175305412149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-74792846700488393292016-04-27T19:17:59.500-05:002016-04-27T19:17:59.500-05:00Well, he created a waterspout to defeat Sandman, b...Well, he created a waterspout to defeat Sandman, but I'd say that he probably instinctively knew that Sandman wouldn't die. And when he tore Mogul apart, he knew that Mogul was a robot, not a human. That's why he tore him apart. And dissipating a smoke monster is not quite the same thing as 'killing' it, it's just dispensing with the immediate threat. However, I suppose it's all moot, because Rhino and Sandy (two 'real' human beings) didn't die, so no case to answer.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-9543597052912932332016-04-23T16:18:20.085-05:002016-04-23T16:18:20.085-05:00Hulk did intentionally kill(or try to kill) severa...Hulk did intentionally kill(or try to kill) several of his opponents. In the issue(I forget the number)in which Betty Ross was turned to glass,Hulk created a water spout to disintegrate Sandman--Sandman came back of course. He also killed sentient creatures who weren't human, so a court might have trouble deciding if it was murder. He ruthlessly tore Mogul to pieces--but Mogul was a robot. In the 1976 Annual, Hulk created a wind to disintegrate the smoke monster Diablo. Again, not the killing of a human, but it was fairly ruthless("Hulk,stop! I beg you!").Aaron Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694155469435310102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-24876538598560826342016-04-22T07:19:43.626-05:002016-04-22T07:19:43.626-05:00Well, it would be different if, even in self-defen...Well, it would be different if, even in self-defence, he INTENDED to kill his opponent, but if someone inadvertently died as a result of Hulkie defending himself against them, it wouldn't mean he wasn't still a 'hero'. You go up against the Hulk, you gotta be prepared for the possible consequences. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-27152541216457819172016-04-12T23:50:46.896-05:002016-04-12T23:50:46.896-05:00I always thought he killed someone in Tales to Ast...I always thought he killed someone in Tales to Astonish #61 when he knocked that guy inside the robot into a "bottomless pit." Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169435220053393651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-33500357427367541082016-04-11T16:38:53.011-05:002016-04-11T16:38:53.011-05:00Like I said, it's not that he would be legally...Like I said, it's not that he would be legally culpable, it's a question of the morality of it that gives one pause. It's a different standard for our heroes, who recognize that although they *could* kill their foes in self-defense a good chunk of the time, the hero code is that they're better than that. And the Hulk *was* considered a Marvel Comics "hero"... albeit a different kind of hero.Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-71705220416545933582016-04-04T07:52:14.633-05:002016-04-04T07:52:14.633-05:00But wasn't the Hulk acting in self-defence? If...But wasn't the Hulk acting in self-defence? If you try to kill me, and I push you away, and you fall and bang your head and die, could a lawyer seriously argue that even 'though it was not my intention to kill you, as it was my push that led to your death, I'm therefore responsible? If Rhino attacks Hulk, Hulk defends himself, Rhino dies, then he's the author of his own misfortune in my book. See? Who needs Matt Murdoch when I'm around?!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com