Marvel kills Bruce Banner

Marvel has killed off The Hulk's human alter ego Bruce Banner in its latest comic.

The character is seen dying as a result of an arrow to the head from Hawkeye, his Avengers teammate, in the third issue of Civil War II. Hawkeye is seen killing his friend on the belief Banner is about to turn into the Hulk and unleash massive death and destruction. Banner had recently asked him for a mercy killing in the event of any disaster.

Banner has been the Hulk's alter ego since the character's creation in 1962. However, for the last year, readers have seen Banner medicating himself to keep his anger management issues under control. During that time, a Korean-American teenage genius named Amadeus Cho has taken over as the new human alter-ego of The Hulk.

It is not yet clear whether Banner could return in a similar way, but Marvel indicated there were no plans for a return.

Source: BBC