world war hulk

Hulk come, Hulk see, Hulk smash!
Alas the Time has finally come for us, the COHMCG staff, to finally release what has been bottled up inside us ever since that fateful day when four us Earth’s heroes decided to save humanity. Of course if you have been keeping yourself up today you can appreciate the tragic irony! This review is meant mainly for those who have been current readers with the Hulk storyline if you havent you are still welcome to read further! But Spoilers lie ahead!! For those who have been following Greg Pak’s modern masterpiece then you are one of thousands of readers that have been blessed by yet another astonishing writer. Of course Pak doesn’t take all the glory for himself, he is quoted getting inspiration from other writers such as Joe Quesada.
From the time the Hulk set foot on the planet of Sakaar the readers here at COHMCG have been enthralled by this cosmic story. The time has finally come the Hulk is on Earth, and he is pissed. After losing his wife and child on the way, he takes his vengence on the very ones who destroyed all that he had come to love. Just to further describe the hurricane that is the Hulk here is a quote from Greg Pak himself, taken from Marvel Spotlight :World War Hulk; Printed July 2007
“The Hulk is a powerhouse of anger and destruction. In terms of sheer visceral, genre spectacle, the amount of fun you can have with that kind of character is unlimited.”
-Writer Greg Pak
You can see the writer himself enjoys working with Hulk's infinite power it seems. Joining the Hulk are his warbound: Korg (whom appeared in early Thor issues), Miek (An underdog in the beginning now a King of his peopole), Heroim (A mysterious Shadow Warrior), Elloe (One of the last survivors of the dominating race on Sakaar), The Brood (You longtime marvel readers will know this race from X-Men), and Arch-E-5912 (Hulk’s personal pilot). This warbound have been described by your favorite heroes as being the strength of the Hulk before he was sent into space.
So as you can see the Hulk is here, he is angry and he brought some backup. I just simply love this story, I was an avid Planet Hulk reader. The fact that you can see so much symetry with the story and that of Spartacus or Gladiator, Pak has learned to take stories loved by many and turn it into a tale of Anger and the Color green. I love the façade of characters that have been thrown in, not only do you get the warbound but Pak throws in Blackbolt, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Richard Reed. Alongside these are your well known; X-Men, The Avengers, Spiderman, and many others.
I am so excited to see what Pak brings to us these next couple of months. So far his story telling is vivid, imaginative, and-o-so creative. The art in these books is just breath taking, also are the covers. It’s about time after all these years, the Hulk gets his. I think that I am not alone when I say this but, Hulk for President!
I tried to just give you a brief rundown of the story thus far, because as a devoted Pak fan, I really didn’t want to spoil any of the story for anyone. If you havent read any of it, the Hardcover graphic novel for Planet Hulk is out, go get it and then get all the World War Hulks at your local comicery!
-Travis Curnutte
Editor
*source quoted was Marvel Spotlight : World War Hulk, as made by Marvel Publishing, Inc. a subsidiart of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.