The story largely harkens back to some of the more Tales from the Crypt (opens in new tab)-inspired opening arcs of Immortal Hulk, as well as Ewing's efforts during the Defenders: The Best Defense (opens in new tab) limited series a few months before, but ultimately the Venomized Devil Hulk lives and dies only in the brief pages of these event comic books. Over in the tie-in one-shot Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (opens in new tab), the action is a bit more focused and directed as Immortal Hulk series writer Al Ewing (and future Venom co-writer) weaves a tale of Bruce Banner and Venom dealing with the stolen body of Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross - Hulk's longtime nemesis and a former Red Hulk and temporary symbiote host himself. Pulled into the event by virtue of having worn a Venom symbiote at one time, the Devil Hulk is overwhelmed by the ooze - transforming momentarily into a doubly terrifying version of the Devil Hulk, careening through the pages as the heroes and symbiote villain Carnage struggle to keep up. Yet another event appearance for the modern Hulk, but one that ultimately doesn't add much to the tapestry of the Immortal era, the Venomized Devil Hulk sort of just stumbles into the title for a set-piece and quick tie-in one-shot as part of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Absolute Carnage (opens in new tab),
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