Bruce Banner’sHulkmay fall under Marvel’s IP, but one28 Years Laterartist has gone above and beyond in capturing his transformation into the Hulk, doing it better than Marvel ever has. This stunning piece of art will leave both comic fans and moviegoers of the Green Giant begging for more.
…one of the most innovative and visually compelling pieces of Hulk-inspired art to date.
If you have social media, you’ve most likely come across the phenomenal art promotions for Danny Boyle’s upcomingpost-apocalyptic horror film28 Years Later,the third movie in the28 Days Laterseries. Among these promotions is a time-lapse art video by WIL (SHRIKE) Stevens, which can be found below.
This28 Years Later-inspired piece is beyond stunning, sparking both emotion and intrigue for the film. However, Shrike’s talent goes far beyond his work for28 Years Later,as this skilled creative has alsoproduced a self-labeled“Hulk-Bruce Banner X-Ray Design”that captures the Green Giant’s transformationin an unprecedented and entirely badass way.
Shrike’s“Hulk-Bruce Banner X-Ray Design”Challenges Marvel to Step Up Their Game
Art by WIL (SHRIKE) Stevens; Instagram @wilshrike
Shrike’s“Hulk-Bruce Banner X-Ray Design”is a layered artwork featuring two separate illustrations:one of Bruce Banner and one of the Hulk. At first, the idea of stacking two full drawings might sound like it would result in a cluttered or confusing image. However, that’s not the case.Shrike cleverly separated the color channels of each drawing, so the visibility of each one depends on the color of light used to view it.This creative approach allows the viewer to literally see the transformation between Bruce Banner and the Hulk in real-time, thanks to the shifting light. The result is a stunning and technically impressive piece that blends science with superhero storytelling. So how exactly did he bring it to life?
28 Years LaterArtist Captures Bruce Banner’s Hulk Transformation Using Color Theory
Shrike documented the process in a three-part reel series on Instagram.The first two reels show time-lapse footage of him drawing each character separately.One reel features Bruce Banner hunched over, visibly straining as the transformation begins. The other shows theHulk fully unleashed in all his rage-filled glory. These alone are impressive, but it’s the third reel that takes the concept to the next level by showing how Shrike combined the two drawings into one interactive visual experience.
In the third reel, Shrike walks through the technical steps. First, he scanned both drawings into Photoshop. He then removed the white backgrounds from each and replaced them with black to help the color channels stand out.For the Hulk illustration, he deactivated the red color channel, leaving only blue and green active.For the Bruce Banner illustration, he did the opposite by deactivating the blue and green channels, keeping only red active. After stacking the two images on top of each other and making some final adjustments, he printed the design onto a single sheet of paper.
To complete the effect, Shrike used colored light bulbs to reveal the hidden transformation. When a red light shines on the artwork, the Bruce Banner drawing appears clearly while the Hulk fades away. Under blue or green light, the Hulk becomes dominant while Bruce Banner disappears. This shifting visibility turns a static illustration into a dynamic viewing experience, making it one of the most innovative and visually compelling pieces of Hulk-inspired art to date. Shrike’s voiceover in the video expresses his satisfaction with the final result, noting that the coloreffects even give off a gamma radiation vibe, which makes this artistic interpretation of theHulk’stransformation even cooler by directly tying the art to the character’s origin.
