(W) Greg Pak (A) John Romita, Jr. (CA) David Finch
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 and 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. Collecting WORLD WAR HULK #1-5.
224 PGS./Rated A
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Choi & Various (CA) Marc Silvestri
Marvel Architect Jason Aaron joins forces with legendary artist Marc Silvestri! The Hulk and Bruce Banner are now separate entities – but Bruce wants the Hulk back. The Hulk is assigned to take Banner down, but Bruce isn’t going without a fight. As the Hulk makes an alliance with mad scientist hunter Amanda Von Doom that changes his destiny forever, Banner unleashes his army of Hulked-out monsters! It all culminates in the fight everyone’s been waiting for: HULK VS. BANNER! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2011) #1-7 and material from FEAR ITSELF #7.
(W) Bruce Jones, Brian Azzarello (A) John Romita & Various (CA) Kaare Andrews
Bruce Banner thought he’d finally tamed his inner beast – until the Hulk’s latest rampage resulted in a child’s death. His face plastered on news broadcasts nationwide, Banner is a man on the run. Hunted by police and a pair of deadly assassins – and aided only by the elusive “Mr. Blue” – will the beleaguered scientist resort to deadly force to escape his pursuers? Plus: What does it feel like to bear the guilt of responsibility for the death and devastation caused by the Hulk? Banner is finally prepared to end it all with a gun at his temple, but the mysterious, gamma-irradiated government operative Doc Samson wants justice for the Hulk’s actions – and he’s not about to let Banner slip away so easily. Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #34-39 and STARTLING STORIES: BANNER #1-4.
264 PGS./Parental Advisory
(W) Bruce Jones (A) Lee Weeks, Stuart Immonen (CA) Kaare Andrews
The beast within has crossed the line – and its terrified keeper is on the run! Blamed for the televised murder of a hapless child, Dr. Bruce Banner and his brutish alter ego are Public Enemy No. 1 – shunned by society, hunted by the law and targeted by a mysterious third party with a sinister agenda all its own…one that cuts to the very heart of Banner’s strange affliction! Banner knows the dread of the hunted; now, he faces the most unimaginable horror of all: a relentless, unkillable pursuer who knows all his weaknesses and will stop at nothing to bring him down. Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #40-49.
