by soumitra trivediahmedabad the madder the hulk gets the stronger he becomes that is the signature trait of the mean green rage machine of the marvel universe but what if his alter ego were mahatma gandhi rather than dr robert bruce banner j michalski a comic book writer from new york and antonio rojo a spanish comic book artist have imagined such a substitution in their graphic novel gandhi the beast within a frail figure turns into a hulklike superhero the transformations are triggered by anger or during confrontations with evil forces such as hitler the work will be released only in spanish on october 24the artists have been careful to avoid the green image of the incredible hulk as the colour symbolises toxicity of rage or jealousy or envy such loss of control would be an anathema for gandhijigraphic novel imagines bapu in superhero avatarthe artists have been careful to avoid the green image of the incredible hulk as the colour symbolises toxicity of rage or jealousy or envy such loss of control would be an anathema for gandhiji for rojo and michalski gandhiji stays a brown manthe incredible hulks powers were born because of exposure to heavy doses of gamma radiation in the case of gandhiji rojo and michalski have spun an intriguing theory they claim gandhijis devotion to peace and nonviolence was never a choice they suggest it was a means to keep a terrible secret hidden from the worldin the 1900s south africa during the boer war a young gandhiji is exposed to a mysterious alien power source he discovers that he has thus been forever cursed when consumed by anger he transforms into an incensed hulklike figureby dedicating himself to a life of peace gandhiji of the graphic novel manages to ward off the horrifying effects of the curse i came up with the idea in early 2013 says michalski in an email interview i was having breakfast with a fellow writer when i thought it would be fun to develop a secret origin of a superhero gandhi in the graphic novel gandhiji has adopted nonviolence to curb his destructive impulses he is spotted by englands churchill and americas roosevelt who are looking for the perfect weapon to beat hitler and his forces churchill and roosevelt kidnap gandhiji and use him as a weapon to destroy the nazis gandhiji is tied to a bomb and dropped on germany gandhijis rampaging self is unleashed by the circumstances gandhiji then knocks down hitlers evil robot army and also fights hitlers pet trex and later befriends itmichalski says that his work of fiction doesnt take itself too seriously even though gandhi transforms into a hulklike monster hes still a good man who wants to help people he says he does it in a way we arent used to seeing with the real gandhi michalski said its part of the overall comedic tone of the book its absolutely ridiculous and awesome at the same time he says