World Famous Comics: World War Hulk (Marvel Comics)
World War Hulk (Marvel Comics)
By: Greg Pak Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Marvel Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: June 04, 2008
Product Description: An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled, and conquered through the pages of last year's "Planet Hulk" epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt - and anyone else who gets in the way! Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half! Collects World War Hulk #1-5.
Hulk's Ultimate Moment in the sun What defines this series is a quote from Dr. Strange "he's never been angrier, so he's never been stronger."
Hulk has always been a strange character to define his level of power and standing the Marvel Universe because by cannon his level of power is directly relative to his level of anger and/or emotional turmoil. In this series he's more powerful than he has ever been and it's likely ever will be this powerful again. So it's a great excuse to have one guy beat the hell out of all of the major players in the marvel universe.
With that said I did enjoy the base storyline because it has elements simplicity as well as the shades of grey that make good guy vs good guy interesting.
this fight was fixed Sometimes writers get lazy and think that just because they want a certain outcome, the reader is not supposed to notice that it doesn't make any sense.
This book is FILLED with examples of nonsense writing. Take, for example, the first "fight" (never shown) of the Hulk beating Black Bolt. Right! Here's a guy who blows holes through walls with a whisper and can destroy a city with a word. He can turn the Hulk's brain to jelly any time he wants. Of course, NOW we know that this Black Bolt was probably a Skrull and that's why he didn't have BB's sonic powers. But a little THOUGHT on the writer's part could have overcome the discrepancy. For example: sound doesn't travel in a vacuum, so Black Bolt can't blow a hole in the Hulk's spaceship. The Hulk tells BB, "Surrender yourself and let me beat the snot out of you or we'll bomb your people from space and they'll all die."
Would that this was the only example. - The Hulk breaks Dr. Strange's hands. Why would the Sorcerer Supreme allow an angry monster to get that close to him without some kind of protection? - Iron Man is head of the Avengers and SHIELD and has close ties to the US government. A guy that smart would be like a general, using his troops to protect his homeland. - The Fantastic Four would fight literally to the death to prevent Reed Richard's being captured by the Hulk. And if he was captured, Susan Storm would just look at the guy who captured her husband and say, "You're dead meat," right before she pops a force field in Hulk's brain AND his heart.
As I said, a little thought could deal with these discrepancies. But the problem was: the Writer was too busy trying to Make A Point, namely that Hulk isn't the real monster, everyone else is. (Sorry, bub, but your rage, though sometimes justifiable, has put countless innocents at risk for years. That makes YOU the monster, not the ones trying to protect citizens.)
Hulk Smash Plot Big, big fights. New Yorkers are once again forcibly relocated. Dumb, dumb plot. And Planet Hulk was good. Ish.
Constant Action I wanted to give 3 1/2 stars, but that wasn't an option. I digress, this book has some very nice art and is action packed to the gillets. That being said there's a lack of a deep story that usually goes with the whole Bruce Banner/Hulk split personalities. The end is extremely cool with the Hulk and the Sentry clashing in a blaze of glory. I would recommend this, esspecially if it's for a kid because it'll hold their attention.
TPB collects five issue Marvel 2007 Hulk mini-series This trade paperback collects Marvel's 2007 five issue "World War Hulk" mini-series. After a grueling stay on the alien planet Sakarr where he ascended from slave to king, Hulk returns to Earth with his allied Sakaar gladiators to punish the Illuminati of Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Doctor Strange and Black Bolt for blasting him into space. Crazy with anger, Hulk orders the 24 hour evacuation of Manhattan while Earth's superheroes attempt to repel him. While sometimes interesting, Pak's plot too often falls into a series of simple battles and features too much of the dull Sentry. Big fans of the Hulk will like this but the $25 list price seems high.
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