#that's recognizable as just a reactionary thing to all the drama that's been going on in the Defenders recently
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The Defenders (1972) #78
#I’m very intrigued by the portrayal of Dr. Strange’s mental influencing of the Hulk here#from the Hulk’s perspective it’s very confusing to the point where I would assume it's distressing#the Hulk was just standing outside Dr. Strange’s house even though he really doesn't like being in the rain#because he didn’t necessarily want to go inside#he was confused as to why he even came there in the first place#it’s not as thought the Hulk ever really feels grounded in his settings#he’s talked before about it being distressing to always be moving never knowing where he was going and so never knowing what to expect#but when he does try to stop and think things through it takes time for him and is usually interrupted because that's just his life#what Dr. Strange is doing here is essentially making that even harder for the Hulk#though when the Hulk says 'Magician always says he is Hulk's friend- but Hulk doesn't want friends!'#that's recognizable as just a reactionary thing to all the drama that's been going on in the Defenders recently#because it's not true that the Hulk doesn't want friends#but it is true that the Hulk sometimes finds maintaining his relationships with his friends to be difficult work#and that he's not really willing to deal with it when he's in an upset state#but then is up for it once he's had some time to himself to calm down#from Dr. Strange’s perspective he could recognize that the Hulk was initially resisting his mystic mind probe#but he didn’t take that as a signal to stop trying to summon the Hulk so I think he does feel a bit entitled to the Hulk’s help#even though he characterizes their relationship as that he’s not trying to control the Hulk#because he recognizes the Hulk as an individual worthy of respect#it's nice on the surface but I'm not sure that's really how they're being portrayed here with how he was mentally influencing the Hulk#instead of taking the time to reach out with an astral projection to ask him for help upfront#but then the way he handles the Hulk inside the house is nice#it's clear that he does understand the Hulk well enough to ask him for help in a way that the Hulk will respond well to#so maybe he thinks it's ok because he assumes that the Hulk will genuinely want to help once it's presented to him in the right way#marvel#bruce banner#stephen strange#namor the sub mariner#my posts#comic panels
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