I've seen a few of Marvel's animated features, and they're a mixed blessing. It's great to see some of these lesser characters get a decent treatment, and it's really nice to see some of these stories get placed into a movie format. But there's the flip side - the quality isn't especially fantastic. The stories don't have many developments beyond the source material, and I feel like the existence of a story in this format means that it will never be developed as a better quality production.
To clarify, there are some stories I really like with Spider-Man. I'd be thrilled to see an animated production of the original Clone Saga storyline. But I would be a bit annoyed if I saw an animated Death of Jean DeWolff movie. That story really deserves to have a live-action big-budget production.
That said, this is a pretty good one. The story is solid. There are some engaging characters. It's a little padded for length. Many of the fight scenes seem like there is unnecessary shots used to make them go on longer, and the movie actually runs pretty short. It's about 1:21 or so, but the last seven minutes is credits!
I find the Hulk to be an unusual character. He's not exactly a hero, even though he occasionally does heroic things. In this story, he's mostly selfish, with a few heroic actions to make him likable. If they had extended the story a little, we might actually see an idea that is hinted at near the end - maybe if he has people who believe in him, and don't treat him like a monster, maybe he'll be a hero.
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