| Title | : | Hulk: World War Hulk |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2007 |
Collects: World War Hulk (2007) 1-5
Hulk: World War Hulk Reviews
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Very fun Hulk crossover, with powerful storytelling by John Romita Jr (if you like that sort of classic art) and with Greg Pak's writing it seemed like the culmination of all the Hulk stories that had come before. Felt like real world-ending stakes, even though it's a superhero comic and we all know it goes back to the status quo eventually.
Hulk was so pissed! -
I've been wanting to read this for a while, so I was happy to see it come up affordable on Kindle (and incidentally it's free to read if you have Amazon Prime). This was a very good graphic novel. This is and World War Hulk Prelude are my first forays into Hulk-Centric graphic novels, and I started out strong with these two.
Hulk is a very sympathetic character despite the mayhem he's capable of. I like that they don't portray him as a dumb muscle head. He's thoughtful and keen at strategizing. He has understandable reasons for his rage and his desire for revenge, and deep down, I don't believe he ever wanted to harm innocents. Having said that, he is not playing around with the men he considers the architects of a very tragic event that occurs on Skaar. He's fairly ruthless in his vengeance against them.
The art was beautiful, and I love how Kindle has a function where you can zero in on a specific pane and through the pages. It's wonderful. I will definitely be looking at reading more graphic novels on my Kindle, considering this function.
Readers who love Hulk should really get a kick out of this book. I have slowly become more of a Hulk fan over the years. I grew up when The Incredible Hulk live action show came on tv and it was so sad and tragic that this is how I see Hulk, as a character who is misunderstood and not villainous, although certainly antiheroic in spots. This book seems true to my understanding of Hulk.
Lately, I've seen Tony Stark as a jerk. That hasn't changed with this book. He's very arrogant, thinks he has all the answers and makes decisions based on his sense of rightness that doesn't always result in good consequences, and he doesn't seem to own up to the fact that his poor decisions have that effect. I liked how the author turns around the questions of who the real monster is. One might assume it's Hulk, but the humans make some lousy choices that have monstrous consequences and that makes the spotlight fall on them as much as Hulk.
This book also touches on issues of loyalty and friendship. How we should always think about what we know about a person before jumping to conclusions. Sometimes people surprise it is good and bad ways, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't trust what we know about a person we've come to love and respect as a friend.
I would definitely recommend this graphic novel. -
JUST EPIC WOW!
Hulk returns to earth after the whole Planet Hulk ordeal after he lost his wife and child and he is here for blood and to smash. He targets Black Bolt first and then Iron man and the latter's plans fell and he makes his way through the Illuminati smashing everyone who stands in his way and its epic the way its done plus when the gladiatorial fights starts thats the highlight and shows the brutality of it all and then Dr Strange powered up and all, but it won't put a scratch on him.
Enter their last hope the sentry and when the truth is revealed, its an emotional roller coaster ride, friends fight friends, hulk smashes everything, fall of the warbound with the very existence at stake.
Its an epic story with so much heart and like has so many great action scenes and is just pure adrenaline rush and just shows the Worldbreaker at his full power and teases hints of things to come and the art by Romita maybe the best of his career like just wow. -
Almost all action!
A whole lot of destruction in this one. The Hulk almost too powerful. Where was Thor? Need to read more. -
Not as compelling as Planet Hulk, alas. And for a "World War" 99% of the action took place on Manhattan Island. I know it's a Marvel book and all, but that felt like a real lack of scope and depth.
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This collection [World War Hulk (2007) #1-5] picks up where “The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk” left off. “Planet Hulk” sees Hulk arriving on the harsh planet of Sakaar where he engages in a series of adventures that take him from enslaved gladiator to king. I reviewed that work recently, and enjoyed it more than this one, though both are from the same author and each tells an intriguing story. The “Planet Hulk” story was just more intricate and thought-provoking -- we see a change in the Hulk and the events that bring those changes about.
In “World War Hulk,” the Hulk returns to Earth, seeking revenge upon the “Illuminati” group who jettisoned him into space (i.e. Tony Stark / Ironman, Doctor Strange, Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, and Black Bolt.) Said revenge isn’t so much for shooting him into space, but because the craft that they sent him to space in blew up leveling Sakaar’s capital city and killing (among many others) his brand new Queen. So, the story is just the Hulk trying to put a beating on the four superheroes who shot him into space as they try to not get beaten (and to keep a [mostly] evacuated New York City from being leveled.] The Illuminati quartet face a number of problems, however. First, while they might have had the combined ability to defeat the Hulk before (at least teamed with the many other heroes at their disposal -- and many are present from street-level vigilantes to big leaguers like the Fantastic Four,) the Hulk is madder than ever, and thus stronger than ever (but also wiser / more experienced.) Second, the Hulk now has his own monster-level “Warbound” entourage (i.e. Korg, Miek, Hiroim, Brood, and Elloe Kaifi.) Finally, the one hero who, without a question, has the power to stop Hulk and his Warbound, i.e. The Sentry, is severely agoraphobic and schizophrenic. So, it’s a great challenge to get him out the door and once you do, he’s at risk of schizoid behavior. On top of all that, he contains enough power to destroy the world – accidentally or because of distorted perceptions.
I did like the touch about The Sentry being a basket case. I’m not a big fan of hugely overpowered heroes, but if they have enough weaknesses they can redeem what would otherwise be terminally boring storylines. This is certainly the case with the Hulk who is at his most powerful when he is out of control and who is also, generally, at his least intelligent at those times. The Sentry takes it a step beyond because he’s barely functional. One may be doubtful about someone so powerful being scared to go outside, but it is the nature of mental illness that one doesn’t always see oneself as one is seen and there need not be a sound logic to one’s perceptions of the world.
I’d recommend reading “Planet Hulk” first and – if you enjoy it, which I suspect you might – you’ll probably find following it up with “World War Hulk” worthwhile. -
Planet Hulk was alright but this is all kinds of fun. Battle after battle this is an exhilarating read. And the writing keeps up with the action. Also some of the best art Ive seen from John Romita Jr.
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Great read
Although have never been a fan of JR Juniors art work, this story suits his art style.
All round, well worth your time -
Collects World War Hulk issues #1-5
Here's the quick premise of this book: The Hulk was seen as too dangerous for Earth, so some of the heroes decided it would be better to send him to a planet of his own. Before this book even starts, the Hulk had already been shot into space and has now figured out a way to return. He is back for revenge, so tons of these pages are just the Hulk fighting and rampaging. There are quite a few pages where this is no dialogue because there is so much fighting happening. I actually enjoyed this book, and it was a fast read, so I give it a final rating of 4.5 stars out of a possible 5.
SPOILERS:
The Sentry seemed to be as important of a character as the Hulk in this book. I have seen him in comics before, and I knew he was extremely powerful, but he proved himself to be even more formidable than I expected. I've never seen anyone beat the Hulk out of Banner before (until now). The fight between Sentry and Hulk was so intense that the Hulk just reverted back to Banner. It was crazy.
I thought the very end of the book was a little abrupt, but I was enjoying myself up until that point.
SPOILERS FOR THE NEW 52 SUPERMAN:
The artist for "World War Hulk" was John Romita Jr., and in 2014 he did the artwork for the New 52 Superman. In Volume 6 of that series, entitled "Men of Tomorrow," Superman meets a character named Ulysses. Romita draws Ulysses almost identical to how he draws Sentry in this book. This is interesting because both Ulysses and Sentry have Superman-like powers, and they could be used by writers in similar ways. Marvel has two prominent Superman analogues that I can think of off the top of my head: The Sentry and Hyperion. For readers of this review, who do you think would win in a Sentry vs. Hyperion fight, and why? -
Mixed
While undeniably cool, the limits of the Hulk are in display here as a character study of how a moral campus makes Banner interesting or not. The moral calculus of the Avengers' action is hard to square away ultimately, and the Hulk is rendered a somewhat shallow revenge beast. Fun but could have done more with the premise. -
King Hulk returns to smash the puny heroes of Earth, especially Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Black Bolt and the super smart one from the Fantastic Four, and show the humans who the real monsters are.
Never stop making them pay. -
Никога не съм имал проблем със самоцелния екшън, но тук сценаристът Грег Пак се бе опитал да заяви и претенции за сериозност и дълбокомисленост, без реално покритие... Двеста и кусур страници нескончаеми битки и кахърни вопли - Ш'ви смачкам!!! - Недей!!! - Ш'ви смачкам!!! - Недей!!! ... Отегчих се още към средата на втория брой и минах останалите на вентилатор. И тия жълто-оранжеви, с размазани контури, рисунки на Ромита Младши, целящи да покажат експлозивността на двубоите, хептен ме отчаяха... Тройка с мъка.
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I didn't like this at all. Literally, the only cool aspect of this book was having Korg, Miek and Sakaar. The art was fine, but the story wasn't good.
I especially disliked how Hulk had his plans and deep thoughts, understandings etc. in the Hulk form. I mean, wasn't he supposed to be just quite basic? Bruce Banner things, Hulk smashes. No?
Outside of the scope of the book, but why is She-Hulk not just called Hulk? I understand that traditionally it might be one way, but really... Why? -
This was wonderful and pissed-off Hulk is a very scary monster indeed. The story moves on from the last volume Planet Hulk where Hulk sets up a life in Sakaar but that is destroyed by a bomb in the ship he comes to Sakaar. But now Hulk and his gang of aliens from Sakaar are on Earth and Hulk is ready to kill everyone and destroy everything. And this was a powerful story. But of course, things have to settle down after all Hulk is still a hero, not a villain.
I have always loved comics, and I hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just
Keep on Reading. -
This guy destroyed everyone. There was no one stopping him.
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Hulk ¡aplastar!
Reunión de colegas en la que uno de ellos está cabreado por una putada que le han hecho, y decide resolverlo liándose a guantazos con todos.
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This is a review of both world war hulk and its predecessor Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk, a total of 600+ pages of complete carnage and adrenaline. Holy hell does this book know how to keep the action rolling, you don't get to finish one set piece only to find yourself smack in the middle of another one, but I am getting ahead of myself.
These two books starts with the hulk being sent away to a different planet by his friends (Doctor Strange, Black bolt, Iron Man, and Mr. Fantastic), feeling betrayed his ship enters a worm hole into a different planet where he is enslaved and forced to fight in an arena as a gladiator, and the hulk is, to simply put it, MAD AS HELL! At face value it might seem like the comic just wants to have hulk smash more things, however it grows to become a revolution led by the hulk to unite the different races of this planet, where you will grow to like the different character that the hulk encounters.
The book critiques the heroes (avengers and the x-men) who non nonchalantly speak of their heroism as if it never affects anyone, how there good intention are sometimes blind or just plain dumb as hell. However the book fails to push any more consequences at the heroes at least with in this series, and it fails to fully address the great points it makes, which causes its arguments to fall on its face.
The art is incredible John Romita Jr. really knows how to draw action and make it seem grand. There some fights in this comic that just simply go all out explosions and destruction that the hulk causes, that you can't help but feel giddy like a kid when looking at them. -
While at least 100 pages shorter and definitely not as good as Planet Hulk, Pak’s follow up World War Hulk is still a hell of a good story and a pretty satisfying conclusion to the entire Planet Hulk arc.
This 5 part series is nonstop and Hulk is on a complete and unstoppable rampage, destroying everything in his path. I loved that aspect. Pak wastes no time getting the story going, and, assuming you’ve read Planet Hulk, he doesn’t spend too many pages on backstory or exposition. I also found Hulk’s anger and motivations totally believable and, as other authors have explained in their Hulk stories, exactly how the character should be.
Aside from being too short, World War Hulk suffered from a real lack of depth and moved almost too quickly. Characters are thrown into the story with such rapid pace, it’s kind of hard to keep track. Things occur and end within a page or 2, and when those things happen, there’s hardly any explanation. I’m still a comic book virgin at 30, so maybe I need a bit more experience in this field, but even then, the stories behind some of these actions are missing and could have benefited from some more details (kind of like the flashback to Hulk’s adamantium statue...). Also, I found the conclusion to be far too short and quick. It’s satisfying, don’t get me wrong, but after 9 or 10 comics in this series, it feels wrapped up way too fast.
Regardless, this is still one of the best Marvel arcs out there. Should be required reading for all comic fans. -
Following directly out of
Planet Hulk (which I thoroughly enjoyed), I had obviously had to read this too. And that took some convincing by that former volume. As I note in my review of it, I always found the premise behind it, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Dr Strange and others shipping the Hulk off to another planet as a form of exile, to be quite dumb, the basic premise for the World War Hulk storyline struck me as even dumber, and unsuitable. But, Greg Pak delivered a very good narrative in Planet Hulk, and it planted the seed for me to want to follow it through to the end. Also, the fact that it would allow me to enjoy some John Romita Jr. art, with which I can normally find it easy to live.
So, what are my final judgement then? Well, the art by Romita Jr. is without a doubt stunningly beautiful. The levels of violence, both in terms of the visuals and story content, on more than one occasion are over the top to a degree which I am not entirely sure about; but Pak manages to keep it on just the right side of the border, for me at least.
At the end of the day, Pak and Romita Jr. deliver an engaging narrative, which I found to be an over all enjoyable read, and it has left me wanting to track down and read more of Pak's Hulk material. And to be honest, more Pak stories in general. -
I couldn’t believe how bad this was, compared for Planet Hulk. The entire story is Hulk is really mad and he fights everyone. And he wins because he’s the Hulk. And he’s angry. Like really angry. Greg Pak wants you to know he’s angry. Angrier than he’s ever been. That’s literally the least interesting part of The Hulk. We know he’s gonna win. He never loses if he’s motivated. The Hulk is interesting when you explore the dichotomy between Banner and Hulk, or when, like Superman, you make the conflict about protecting other people, or when you put him in a really interesting setting and surround him with interesting characters, and then the book becomes what Hulk chooses to do.
Hulk makes no decisions in this story. Banner doesn’t show up at all. The other characters only exist to be beaten to a pulp for our amusement or to stand around and talk about how great Hulk is. His Warbound were compelling in Planet Hulk because each had their own motivations and goals, and they butted heads, and Hulk was a reluctant hero. World War Hulk is the worst excesses of comic books in one neat package.
Also the art isn’t nearly as good as it was in Planet Hulk, just to rub salt in the wound. -
Si "Planet Hulk" terminaba con un grandioso cliffhanger, "World War Hulk" da a la historia un final altamente satisfactorio. Es un cómic mucho más corto y sencillo, y a pesar de que me pareció que la historia esta vez no era tan interesante, ofrece al menos un gran número de placeres superficiales como por ejemplo ver a Hulk barriendo el suelo con casi todos los personajes principales del universo Marvel. Hay un montón de referencias a historias, personajes y arcos argumentales anteriores y la mayoría no las pillé aunque creo que no tenía demasiada importancia porque no sentí que hubiese algo que necesitaba saber de antemano para disfrutarlo. En realidad todo el volumen parece un clímax de la historia anterior, y me ha gustado mucho sobre todo la manera cómo han cerrado todo, de forma agridulce y pesimista como el volumen anterior pero también con un dejo melancólico y esperanzador que en lo personal veo como un gran cierre. Recomendadísimo incluso si este es un género al que no te sueles acercar mucho, como es mi caso.
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Windbreaker Hulk....
The Hulk is exiled into space because he is a threat to mankind, landing on a hostile world where he is enslaved as a gladiator but eventually becomes the king (it takes a while). There his love is expecting,but she and a million others are killed in an explosion he blames on his exiles....Tony Stark,, Reed Richards, Black Panther, and Dr. Strange.
The Hulk returns to Earth for vengeance, his rage making his pre exile self seem like the Dalai Lama. He is a windbreaker.
Good story,good graphics, a quick read and rather non stop action if you like that sort of thing. -
A powerful end to an amazing saga.
The enraged Hulk returns to earth to punish his friends for their betrayal. Chaos and destruction ensues.
This is intense. The twist/reveal at the end is a big “holy fuck” moment. The battles are epic. Sentry rocks.
This is a book about anger, and the desire to “never stop making them pay.” It explores that concept fully.
I’ve really enjoyed Grek Pak’s Hulk, and for anyone who like a great comic book, this is a must. -
After reading Planet Hulk I was pumped for a smash fest of pure blinding rage... thats what we got but 2 things happened that soured me within the story. 1) use of the Sentry at all (not a fan of him) and the worst 2) Hulk beats Zom powered Dr Strange... bullshit, bullshit, bullshit. Those 2 things, especially the Zom part, brought the story from "great" to "it was fine".
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A solid hulk story, so much action it almost never stops. Epic battles with a good story make this a near flawless book. The sentry vs the hulk was a show stopper and it was great to watch. Amazing original story with great art. Hulk want more
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“Puny humans. I’ve come to smash.”
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Uno que esperaba intrigado luego del final tremendo que quedara -y dejara abierto para esta saga- Planeta Hulk. El gigante esmeralda ha perdido todo, culpa directamente a los héroes de la Tierra que lo exiliaron (con principal hincapié en Iron Man, que por estas épocas había ganado la Guerra Civil de Marvel y era casi casi casi un supervillano) y para allá va con todos los amigotes que le quedaron de su saga de fantasía heroica intergaláctica. Lo cierto es que tanto se fundamentó la bronca y la venganza que Hulk debería cometer contra sus antiguos camaradas que cualquier otro final que no fuera la erradicación completa del puñado de héroes que tan mal se comportaron con nuestro héroe va a decepcionar. Y claro, no está en poder de Greg Pak desordenar de tal manera la sacrosanta continuidad de Marvel, por lo que uno siempre sabe el resultado final de la contienda. Con todo, Pak se las ingenia para que no sea solamente un festival de piñatas y los enfrentamientos con cada enemigo -Dr. Strange, Vengadores, los Cuatro Fantásticos y, lógicamente, Iron Man- tienen su peculiaridad. El más pesado que se le cruza en el camino es Sentry, personaje con el que yo jamás desarrollé ningún vínculo y su aparición me resultó incluso anticlimática -tal y cómo la torpe idea de replicar el coliseo, lo del control mental, beh- pero bueno, se llega al final, lejos de la emoción generada por la saga anterior, pero se llega. Dibuja una vez más John Romita Jr (que debe ser el dibujante con mayor promedio de participación en la colección Marvel Salvat) con algún que otro altibajo (buenas páginas y otras que no tanto) muy acorde a la historia, terminando -todo, el combo guión, dibujo, resultado- con aprobado, porque al fin y al cabo entretiene, lo que supongo es su principal objetivo.
