Geoff Johns Wants to Return to Marvel for Untold Hulk StoryBYNATHAN CABANISSPUBLISHED 2 DAYS AGO
Geoff Johns is best known for his DC work, but the writer recently revealed he’d love to come back to Marvel to tackle the Hulk.
He may be a DC Comics legend, but Geoff Johns has explained he wants to return to Marvel for the Hulk story he never got to tell – one that’s written and ready to go.
Johns recently appeared on fellow comic writer Mark Millar’s podcast Millar Time, where he was asked whether or not he would ever consider a return to Marvel Comics after so many years at DC. Johns’ response was surprisingly enthusiastic. “When the time is right, I’d love to do something for [Marvel] again.” Johns says, singling out one character in particular: “I love the Hulk… I have a Hulk story I’d love to tell.” Johns goes one step further than a vague idea, claiming he’s already worked out the details. “It’s all written down, I’ve got it… it’s just a matter of when.”
Geoff Johns Has a Hulk Story He Still Wants to Tell
While the bulk of Geoff Johns’ comic book work has been for DC, the writer did work for Marvel early on in his comics career. Johns started writing comics for DC while still working as an assistant for director Richard Donner, and began writing full-time for both DC and Marvel in the early 2000s. Most notably, Johns had an extended run on The Avengers, in addition to writing a handful of miniseries and one-shots before he signed an exclusive contract at DC in 2004. Johns’ Marvel work even extends outside of the comics, with the writer getting his first live-action TV writing credits on Blade, the 2006 adaptation of Marvel’s premiere vampire slayer that Johns helped co-writer David S. Goyer develop.
Johns Could Tap into Hulk’s Iconic TV Show
Interestingly, Johns did get to write some stories involving the Hulk during his tenure at Marvel. His last arc on The Avengers was entitled ‘The Search for She-Hulk,’ and saw Jennifer Walters lose control of her powers and go on a rampage in the American Midwest. Bruce Banner arrives to help, but only manages to make things worse when he winds up getting angry and turning into his large, green alter-ego. The story embraces the depiction of Banner found in 1978’s The Incredible Hulk, with the former scientist as a wandering, down-on-his-luck hero roaming America’s backroads – an idea Johns may intend to return to with this untold story.
Geoff Johns’ work at DC has been immensely influential, transforming iconic heroes like Green Lantern and the JSA in way that permanently reshaped their lore. Johns returning to Marvel for such a major character would be a coup for the publisher, especially as it seems this isn’t any old story, but one Johns intensely wants to tell and has already plotted out. Hopefully, Hulk fans will get to see this untold Geoff Johns story sometime soon – especially if Marvel’s editors are listening to Millar Time.
Source: Millar Time
