World War Hulk (Marvel Comics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Greg Pak
Creator: John Romita Jr.
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0785125965
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785125969
ASIN: 0785125965
Publication Date: June 4, 2008
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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.
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 World War Hulk - Rushed Story July 22, 2008
The comic book media (Marvel)hyped it, and hyped it. It was big, check, it was big,... that's it. As for story line, don't expect much. I was surprised at the huge sales this title made. Shows that Marvel is sort of WWE, more glitter than substance, judging by this title. (SPOILER ALERT folks!!) Not to mention, Civil War (take the ending itself) was a rip off. ANother 'slugfest' between super types, who quickly pick sides like teens, and squabble where they should more realistically be (after a long established trust) reaching a juncture of agreement, with a few displaced allegiances here and there between the less stellar characters. The only good twist in this story: 1) Hulk blindsiding Dr. Strange by breaking his hands, showing off a dangerous new level of intellect coupled with his ferocity, 2) The arena in which he makes the 'heroes' fight each other, trying to vent off some of that pent up frustration he feels toward them. As for the rest of the story, Sentry's angle was pushed indeed, a little too much perhaps. Rushed is more like it. Even the action is not quite 'just' and fair to the other characters. Seems they pushed Hulk a bit too far here. Black Bolt, another good character from Marvel, lost all his credibility in 1 swift moment. True, Hulk has strength. But where the hell did he get the power to clog his ears???? How did gamma radiation do all that? His powers to me were always bordering on the side of realism, sort of driven by science and consequently, primal rage. But here, Black Bolt, who shatters mountains with a whisper, lost in a jiffy. That is why they never showed this most aniticipated of brawls: it was off panel. Black Bolt could probably go on whispering, at the least to keep Hulk at bay, and the inhumans have a load of science at their disposal to escape, relocate (like they have done before), while Hulk and Black Bolt laid it down. But Greg Pak rushed it, as it was difficult to show the fight to obtain that result: Hulk knocking out Black Bolt. Next, for a 'Sorcerer Supreme', it seems Strange really really has limits. Seems his billing as 'supreme' is also another 'overrating'. It seems Hulk is above magic, with Strange coupling with an extra dimensional magical demon, and yet coming up short, whatever the scenario. Anyhow, if it is a straightforward (minimal twist) slugfest between good guys you wish to see, this is for you. If you are indeed somehow looking for indepth turns and twists that were found in earlier Hulk tales (Planet Hulk, if you ask me was a very good angle), this is going to dissappoint. Cheers.
Green Party ... erg, sort of wins... July 16, 2008
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Well, it sure is an awesome title. I suspected something like this was in the offing, a very large number of years ago, and I'm glad it finally saw the light of day. But... ugh. I mean, yeah, hulk was never my favorite character... but. Geez, I don't really know what to say here. Reading this volume reminds me of how much marvel has changed in the last 15 years (roughly when I started reading them). Back then I was entranced by the epic storylines, the intricate drawings of McFarlane and erg, Larsen, the complicated characters... It all just came together, back in the early, mid 90s. Then I sort of grew up, ran off to college, forgot about it for a while. Suddenly, there's all these marvel movies at the theatres so I figured, well, might as well pick up a few titles.
I've never felt so ripped off in my life. I spent about 80 bucks, and got 3 titles. This, Planet Hulk and something about the Skrulls. First... hulk is drawn very differently from what initially attracted me to the title, and his intelligence has also increased. But... I dunno, I hate to say this about a comic, but... it's just not believable. I didn't find anything emenating from the pages that I identified with. I guess the problem is that Marvel is sort of like a franchise. The product lives on, but often in very different conceptualizations. Gruenwald (one of my favorite writers) died a few years ago, and now Quesadia (or something) is head of the M guys. He must be a spy from DC, cuz this just feels all wrong. Sorry Marvel, my caveat was `until Captain America dies...' and he's dead now, so make mine something else. ADIOS.
A lot of action, very little heart June 22, 2008
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As another reviewer said, this novel seems more like an action packed summer blockbuster filled more with eye candy than real character development. It was fun to see certain characters being beat up by the Hulk, but I was never drawn into the story (no pun intended) like I was with Planet Hulk.
 A great final for planet Hulk June 20, 2008
This book is really good, has a lot of good fights, the story is basic but is a good final to planet hulk, Jonh Romita JR's art is espectacular, if you compare this book with Pplanet Hulk it is a mistake because planet hulk is a very complex-interesting arc, and world war hulk delivers the final, now i want to read Hulk (red hulk) and find out what happens to our green/red goliath.
Global Warning June 17, 2008
In short, there's good news, and there's bad news. The good news: WORLD WAR HULK is a good story. The bad news: WORLD WAR HULK is a good story. Following up on the success of PLANET HULK was not going to be any easy task: in PLANET, the green giant was exiled by a group of Marvel superheroes to an alien world known as Sakaar where he was forced to fight for his life in arena-style combat, eventually triumphing alongside a group of other alien outcasts, and he ruled the world ... for a brief stint until the world was destroyed by his spacecraft. WORLD WAR HULK picks up detailing the events of the Hulk's return to Earth, where he's declared war on the Marvel universe. Accompanied by the small band of allies he made on the planet Sakaar, the Hulk makes a last stand against the forces of Earth, and ... well, the conclusion is best left to the reader, but it is worth the time.
Whereas PLANET HULK had depth and a massive scope to the tale, WORLD WAR HULK pretty much hits one or two notes: it's a massive (and impressive) slugfest of the Hulk facing off against Earth's mightiest heroes -- one-by-one -- in what could be argued are some pretty predictable outcomes. This tale ain't destined to end pretty (and it doesn't!), but "end" it will ... even that's open to interpretation after reading the final few pages. The Hulk's rage is all that fuels the tale; the bond of friendship rears its head a few times, and the pathos of the Hulk character -- a man trapped within a monster -- tries to find common ground amongst the slugging ... however, all that works here is the rage, given plenty of artwork. While the scope is admirable, it's nowhere near the complexity of the preceding tale.
However, it's still worth the read. Enjoy it for what it is -- a suitable wrap-up to what time may show as the Hulk's greatest adventure -- and keep your fingers crossed that there will be another installment.
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