De verbijsterende Hulk Special #18

In "Moet de Hulk sterven?", the Hulkbusters and a gathered force of Avengers face an unstoppable Hulk, their efforts failing as the jade giant's power grows uncontrollable. With the doctor revealing a chilling truth—that Bruce and the Hulk are both dying due to an incomplete separation—She-Hulk arrives hoping to calm the raging beast, only to be thrown aside. As the Avengers prepare for a desperate final move, the line between hero and monster blurs in a battle with no clear end in sight.

In "null," Bruce Banner's deteriorating condition forces desperate measures as doctors consider merging him with the Hulk once more to stabilize him. With the Avengers worn down from battle and the Hulk faltering, the tide turns when Betty intervenes to save him from Hercules's final blow.

In the quiet aftermath of a brutal clash, Bruce lies broken in a hospital while the Hulk, defeated and fading, struggles to hold form—both unraveling as their fractured identities tear them apart. When the Vision answers Rick’s desperate call, his decision to leave his pregnant wife behind sets off a fragile, desperate merge that could either save them or consume everything.