Shoulda Known Better: Red Hulk

So, the Hulk (Bruce Banner) is in prison, and there's a new Red Hulk going around kickin' ass. I was curious. I picked up the first trade paperback. I paid the price. Symptoms of bad writing:

• Having your new villain kill off a 40-year-old character, just to show how badass he is. Lame.
• Introducing a new SHIELD helicarrier and crashing it in the same issue. Oh, I can remember when crashing a helicarrier meant something, besides, "Must be Wednesday."
• The Red Hulk decks the Watcher. Yeah, right. The Watcher's a frickin' cosmic being, strength and alleged badassery aren't sufficient to lay a hand on him.
• And the rest of the first six issues are just Red Hulk fights A-Bomb. Red Hulk fights Thor. Red Hulk fights Green Hulk. Red Hulk fights Thor again. Red Hulk fights Green Hulk again. Boring.

So: Not recommended.