Saturday, July 14, 2007

World War Hulk


I've been a fan of the Hulk since I was a kid in the 70's. The first issue I remember getting was #191 featuring The Shaper Of Worlds and The Toad Men.

The current story arc is called "World War Hulk". It's one of the best stories since Peter David quit writing The Hulk many years ago. Here's a little info about it from the Marvel Comics website--

"They have chased the Hulk all over the world. They refused to let him live in peace. They have tried to destroy him at every turn. The puny humans. Now those he once called friends have betrayed him, sending him out to the farthest reaches of space in an attempt to exile him. Mr. Fantastic. Iron Man. Black Bolt. Dr. Strange. And the rest of the puny humans. Hulk is stronger than them. Hulk is stronger than everyone. And he's going to get his revenge. He's never going to stop making them pay. There will be a war. World War Hulk."

And here's a teaser trailer--



You can read about what happened that lead to "World War Hulk" here.

The story started in May and continues through October. Here's a checklist of all of the books involved--

MAY
WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER #1
INCREDIBLE HULK #106

JUNE
WORLD WAR HULK #1
GHOST RIDER #12
HEROES FOR HIRE #11
INCREDIBLE HULK #107
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19
WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #1
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #1

JULY
WORLD WAR HULK #2
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #4
GHOST RIDER #13
HEROES FOR HIRE #12
INCREDIBLE HULK #108
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #10
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #19: WORLD WAR HULK
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #2
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #1
WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #2

AUGUST
WORLD WAR HULK #3
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #5
HEROES FOR HIRE #13
INCREDIBLE HULK #109
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #3
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #4
WORLD WAR HULK:GAMMA CORPS #2
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA FILES
WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #3

SEPTEMBER
WORLD WAR HULK #4
HEROES FOR HIRE #14
INCREDIBLE HULK #110
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #5
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #3

OCTOBER
WORLD WAR HULK #5
HEROES FOR HIRE #15
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #12
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #6
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #4

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