Marvel fans aren't impressed with Abomination on 'She-Hulk'

Actor Tim Roth is reviving his 2008 character, but that's about the only thing that's the same about him.
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Abomination looks much different than he did in 2008. Credit: Disney

With just days before the premiere of Disney+'s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, viewers are getting a glimpse of what returning characters will be like and they're, well, not that impressed.

Actor Tim Roth is returning to the role of Emil Blonsky/Abomination, an antagonist who first appeared in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk. The titular Hulk defeated Abomination in that movie, and then he wasn't seen on-screen again until 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Fans noticed that Abomination was different in Shang-Chi than in The Incredible Hulk, not just in looks but also demeanor. This iteration looked more like a fish than a Hulk-ish rock formation. He was also more chill, Screen Rant noticed, perhaps as a pre-cursor to his character on the comedic She-Hulk.


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Indeed, She-Hulk's Abomination has fans surprised from the trailer:

This Abomination has the same Shang-Chi look and seems to have a human voice, nothing like the computer-generated monster gruff of 2008. Fans already asked why show creators didn't use the same "filter":

The quote tweets are even less kind, with fans already proclaiming that Marvel "ruins everything" and that Abomination is himself an abomination:

Maybe the trailer just doesn't do the character justice, but that remains to be seen. She-Hulk drops on Disney+ on August 18.

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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.

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