Hulk (Vol. 1)

Line: Supernatural 
Status: Concluded 
 
==Details==
HULK
 Writer: Mark Waid
 Artist: Andy Kubert
 Location: Washington D.C.
 Tagline: Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk, they are the greatest dynamic duo the world has ever seen. The only thing holding them back is each other....until now!
 Cast:
 1. Bruce Banner
 2. Betty Ross
 3. Amadeus Cho
 4. Rick Jones
 Supporting: Rebecca Banner, Doc Samson, DP7, Mettle, Strikeforce: Morituri, Delilah
 Antagonists: Maestro, Abomination, Hulk-Busters, Leader, Zzzax, Red Hulk
==Issues==
===Hulk (#0-16)===
HULK #0 
 Written by MARK WAID
 Plot by SHAGGYDOO
 Art by ANDY KUBERT
 "Tandem"
 They are the most powerful 'Dyanamic Duo' on the planet...Dr. Bruce Banner and the Hulk. A beautiful mind and an unstoppable monster. The "nerd" becomes the "bully" and the results is a Marvel-Two-In-One that can defeat gods. His only weakness is his own insecurities, paranoia and bi-polar nature of his duality. As a blackout takes out power throughout the east-coast dark forces descend like vultures scavenging carcasses. It is up to the Hulk to find the cause of endless darkness. It's name is Zzaxx and it's path of destruction is just the beginning of a downward spiral..for everyone.
 32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #1
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"Imaginary Friend" Part 1 of 3
***Dawn of the Devil Tie-In***
In total darkness, the Hulk seeks the electric creature called Zzaxx amidst a city in chaos. What is Hulk-vision? Bruce and Hulk are introduced to it for first time. However, nothing shocks them more than identity of Zzaxx creature and the devil who gave him the power!
Becca Banner is Bruce's fraternal grandmother. She knows all the family secrets, but perhaps the biggest one involves seeing her grandson's early childhood behavior which was very Hulk-esque. Now that she's dying she wants to see her grandson one more time, but not Bruce Banner...the Hulk!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #2***Dawn of the Devil Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"Imaginary Friend" Part 2 of 3
The imprisoned energy being Zzaxx asked to see his daughter Betty Ross to reveal his true identity Gen. Thunderbolt Ross. However, Betty reveals to him she is the Red Hulk! How did this happen, why ask the Mephisto?!??
Bruce Banner's dying grandmother requested to see her grandson one final time. However, the child she remembers is not the highly intelligent, yet socially awkward, introvert Bruce, but instead he was temperamental, spontaneous, an instinctive loose cannon similar to the Hulk! Becca reveals a long hidden truth about Bruce's scarred childhood, his concealed memories, hypnosis, heavy medication and therapy sessions. Is Hulk, Bruce's true persona and is the super-genius just an alternate personality?!? Mephisto knows, but only at a price. He can offer Becca Banner life, but it may cost Bruce Banner everything!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #3***Dawn of the Devil Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"Imaginary Friend" Part 3 of 3
Bruce Banner's world has been turned upside down and inside out. He's learned that his true persona was that of the Hulk and who he's become is a construct of experimental child therapy, medication and hypnosis. Against his wishes the Hulk accepted Mephisto's offer to save his grandmothers life, but this also requires and immediate blood transfusion. The last time Bruce gave his blood it was to his cousin and it created She-Hulk. What will his blood do to his grandma??
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #4***Dawn of the Devil:Invasion Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"#HulksinHell" Part 1 of 3
Bruce Banner aka the Hulk's Grandmother Becca's life has been saved, but a what cost. This is due to a deal with the devil made by the Hulk and a transfusion of his blood. However, Hulk doesn't make deals... HULK SMASH! It's Hulk versus Mephisto in truly volatile confrontation! However, Mephisto is a manipulator, not a fighter and when the dust clears Hulk has another obstacle...Thunderbolt Ross restored as the Red Hulk. Red Hulk finally wants to end this plague on humanity and finally keep Banner away from his daughter. It's Hulk vs Red Hulk vs...Grandma Hulk?!? You don't want to make Grandma Becca angry...enter Gam Ma! Gandalf arrives to recruit for his war on Mephisto. He needs a Hulk...but which one?!?
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #5***Dawn of the Devil Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"#HulksinHell" Part 2 of 3
An unconscious Hulk awakens in an unknown dark place that reeks of brimstone and death. He's just learned that Hulk is the real persona and the Bruce Banner that he became was a created personality to hide a volatile, scarred childhood. He knows this must be the realm of Mephisto. As he now can change to his Banner form at will he discovers other new abilities while human such as "Hulk hands". He's also drawn to echoes of whispers from a distance, but are they friends or enemies?
Becca Banner aka Gam Ma is mad and she believes Red Hulk is the cause. Her grandson is missing and she wants answers. It is the battle of the senior Hulks as Gam Ma versus Red Hulk in a full on ruckus. That is until Red Hulk simply vanishes (see SECRET WARS!)
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #5***Dawn of the Devil Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"#HulksinHell" Part 3 of 3
Hulk continues his trek in a dark world surrounded by suffocating stench, darkness and fire. He is in Hell, but Banner doesn't believe in Hell. He has to silence the Banner voice of logic and Caution and just do what Hulks do...SMASH. He senses there is another one like him in this region. However this Dark Hulk is bigger, stronger and is unfiltered evil. Hulk vs Dark Hulk in an epic, destructive showdown that will leave the Hulk broken. The Dark Hulk is there to guard over it's captive Mephisto. Hulk must somehow save the demon, but which is the greater evil? The question may be moot if Hulk doesn't survive!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #7***Dawn of the Devil Tie-in***
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"Dawn of the Devil"
Bruce's grandmother Becca Banner awakens in padded cell with little memory of the night before. She does know that thanks to her grandson and mysterious being she now has gamma energy coercing through her veins and she becomes a monster whenever she's overly stressed on enraged. However, this facility is the Clinic for Paranormal Researchwants her to meet 7 other "Displaced Paranormals".
Hulk is in an internal struggle. He now knows that his entire Bruce Banner persona is an illusion. A created identity manipulated by a team of well-meaning family,psychologist, hypno-therapist and scientists. Their efforts transformed a volatile, hyper-active, bi-polar bully into a meek, introverted passive child who has become one of the greatest minds in the world. Hulk now has to lose himself again as he needs both his instinctive mind and primordial strength in the upcoming epic battle in Hell. First he needs to either trust the enigmatic sorcerer Gandalf or go all HULK SMASH. CONTINUED IN THE DAWN OF THE DEVIL THROUGHOUT AGE OF MARVEL!!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #8
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
***SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL***
"Displaced Paranormals"
After the events of the Dawn of the Devil the Dark Con is most dangerous and powerful being on Earth. He has influence on all governments, the church, as well as super-powered community and he's a decreed that all supernatural beings be monitored, captured or destroyed. Clinic for Paranormal Research, a facility designed to help individuals who've acquired strange abilities due to their encounters with Mephistos. One can grow numerous energy beings, one is in a constant blur of super-speed, one is constantly adding mass and muscle, one controls friction, one produce acidic and explosive toxins and one can absorb any moisture like a sponge. They Clinic has also abducted Becca Banner aka the geriatric hulk aka Gam Ma, but they want Bruce Banner....and they will find him!
The Leader has a new recruit of his own, as he offer Amadeus Cho unlimited wealth, power and research equipment to change the world. However, the cost is Cho becoming his protege and a new Leader..including matching ginormous heads!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #9
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
***SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL***
"Displaced Paranormal Activities"
The Leader test his new protege Amadeus Cho. He's big plans for Cho which include taken over technology, his legacy and the world. A major obstacle to his plans has always been the Hulk. However, since the "Dawn of the Devil" the Hulk has been missing in action.
At the Clinic for Paranormal Research, a group of 7 unusual suspects gather to learn about the monsters inside each of them. They have all been given monikers to describe their abilities and to keep themselves anonymous. Antibody, Mastodon, Friction, Blur, Sponge, Mutator and Scorcher. The group have bonded amongst themselves, but they do not trust the Clinic. However, now they meet their new therapist/mentor....DOC GREEN!?!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #10
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
***SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL***
"Displaced Paranormals"
He's not quite Bruce Banner and he's not quite the Hulk. His name is Doc. Green and he's has been hired to study and train 7 Displaced Paranormals who gained their powers due to Mephistos recent uprising. However, the Clinic for Paranormal Research has their own secret agenda and it's to use "DP7" for it's own purposes. Who's the puppetmaster...hint the egnigmatic Dark Con. First Doc Green and DP7 must each see a meta-human psychiatrist called Nightmask who can enter anyone's minds and dreams. What he finds in Doc. Green is shocking as he wants to take the facility down and their is another Hulk that comes to surface..Mr. Fixit. Mr. Fixit is willing to do all sorts of dirty work Doc. Green is unwilling to do. Meanwhile, what has the Leader done to his new protege Amadeus Cho...well you wont believe it!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #11
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
***SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL***
"Displaced Paranormals"
Doc. Green and Nightmask have been testing and training "DP7" displaced paranormal in the use of their newfound abilities and powers. However, when they discover that they are all being watched and are actually imprisoned in the facility things change rapidly. First DP7 meets one of Banner's other alterego the volatile enforcer Mr. Fixit who wants to open a can of you know what. Fixit, Mastodon, Antibody, Mutator, Sponge, Blur, Friction and Scuzz are not prepared for the facility's security...a whole unit of Hulkbusters. They are not prepared for fighting 2 Hulks...it's the return of Bruce's gamma radiated grandmother..aka Gam Ma!
The Leader introduces his new protege Amadeus Cho to his think tank facility that will change the world...The Leader Directive Institute. While the Leader and Cho now have matching giant brains, they have conflicting views on saving the world. However, Cho is shocked when he's introduced to another member of L.D.I. He is a brilliant mind who lost his memory years ago in a gamma explosion and subsequently had his identity stolen...Dr. Bruce Banner?!?
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #12
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
***SUPERNATURAL:SURVIVAL***
"Banner"
The Leader introduces his new protege/mini-me Amadeus Cho to one of his members of L.D.I. (Leader Directive Institute), Dr. Bruce Banner!! However, this Banner has story to tell about a gamma explosion caused him to lose his memory for years and created not only the Hulk but a duplicate of himself. Banner is determined to reclaim his life from his genetic twin no matter what the costs. Meanwhile, the other Banner visits meta-psychiatrist Nightmask to understand his various alter-egos: Mr. Fixit, Hulk and Doc. Green, but he discovers he may not be the real Bruce Banner!
General Ross aka the Red Hulk has mysteriously returned from the "SECRET WARS"(Check it out) which has scarred in for the rest of his life. He is detained by S.H.I.E.L.D. and questioned by Nick Fury. They have an offer for the General and he has NO CHOICE, but to accept it. NEXT: AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H.!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #13
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"LOSE YOURSELF"
A gamma explosion. A life is saved. A monster is born. Simple right? Well not quite. there is more to this story. At the movement of impact Bruce was split at cellular level and replicated. While the real Bruce spent long periods of time in intensive care, the burn unit as well as reconstructive surgery and grafting. His "twin" became an unstoppable beast, then an Avengers and has stolen his fiance. Banner believes this is the true story and he wants his life back? 
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK vs SONIC #14
Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"Blue and Green"
They are nicknamed the AGENTS of S.M.A.S.H. They are meta-human task force of S.H.I.E.L.D. consisting of Hulk, Red Hulk, Betty (Red She-Hulk), A-Bomb, Gam Ma (Bruce's gamma-powered grandma) and the newest member the mysterious Hulkman. They have been sent to capture an anomaly that has been sighted throughout small towns in the mid-west. It's called Sonic, a superspeed hyper-intelligent anthropomorphic hedgehog. He seems to be from another world and has only been seen in blurry videos and pictures, but he know Bigfoot...he's real. He somewhat a local legend. He helps seniors, stops petty crimes and saves people involved in accident. However, when the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites pinpoint his location and patterns, the Hulks are ready to take him down. It's highspeed game of tag and cat and mouse as Sonic is untouchable as no one can catch him. That is unless say, Gen. Ross aka Red Hulk puts well placed explosive bullets in his furry kneecap. Well then it's Hulks SMASH! Good thing Sonic is rapid healer. 
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #15
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Written by MARK WAID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"HELL BOYS"
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! In two dark rooms on opposite sides of the city, 2 beings are interrogated. 
General Thunderbolt Ross and Doc. Sampson play good cop/bad cop with an anthropomorphic hedgehog from another world named Sonic. They don't care that he's is highly medicated on pain killers and is in the process of healing his shot up legs. They want to know all about the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) as they are sure he is part of that clandestine organization. Don't think the General wont shoot his Sonic's legs again or maybe unleash the beast that is Red Hulk or even worse the Green Hulk. One way or another they will get their answers, but Sonic doesn't have a clue what they are talking about.
Bruce Banner has been tortured all night and he awakens to complete darkness. That is until a lit cigar illuminates three beings. A beautiful lady with blue flames and an attitude, a highly intelligent fish man and and one is a big red demon who got jokes. ENTER HELLBOY and the B.P.R.D. They know Bruce Banner is the Hulk and they want to meet and greet Banner's living "monster inside me". However, the jokes on them as this Bruce Banner has NEVER been the Hulk!?!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #16
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Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"HELLBOYS" PART 2 OF 2
The Agents of S.M.A.S.H. want him, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) have him, but the Leader saw him first. Everyone is after Bruce Banner. However, this Bruce Banner has never been a Hulk. Nah, he was created when the same gamma explosion that changed the "real" Bruce Banner into the Hulk split his entire molecular structure into a genetic copy. This Bruce has spent years in a medical facility, first in a burn unit, then in intensive care and finally receiving skin grafts. This Bruce wants his life back that was stolen by the other Bruce, but he's no Hulk. The Leader working with his new protege and mini-me Leader Asmadeus Cho wants his own personal Hulk preferably grey. This Bruce's life is broken, but Leader is about to FIXIT.
Meanwhile the Hulk and Hellboy continue their all-out brawl. They rip through the city in a slugfest for the ages. The angrier the Hulk gets the more he smashes and the demon may not have a chance. However, Hellboy has been hunting and gathering all sorts of paranormals for years, it what he does and the Hulk is no different. That is until Hulk's primal anger gives ways to another persona that's had been dormant in his bestial form as Banner takes full control. No one can stop the one-man Dynamic Duo of the highly intelligent Banner Hulk...no one! NEXT: 2020!!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
===Hulk 2020 (#17-22)===
HULK 2020 #17
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"SELF-DESTRUCTION" PART 1 OF 4
Many years ago a scientist was caught at ground zero while saving the life of another. Instead of the explosion killing him it made him into a monster. However, what it really did was unleash the beast and the "monster" was inside him all along.
In 2015, another scientist who viewed himself as a "leader" and who was alot madder revealed a startling revelation. The gamma bomb had not only birth the Hulk but split the scientist into 2 duplicate beings, a genetic twin created in destruction. One was burned beyond recognition and suffered in pain with countless surgeries. The other became as strong and powerful as he could imagine. He became one of greatest scientist on Earth, joined the greatest heroes the Avengers and became engaged to the woman of his dreams. Meanwhile, the other was given an offer he couldn't refuse a chance to "reclaim" his life and become just as powerful as his "twin". The Grey Hulk was born and he went down a very different path than the other.
In 2020. Mr. Fixit controls gambling, the black market, arms trafficking, protection and enforcing. He is the Kingpin of the underworld and has organized are criminal activity. He and his family have eliminated the Maggia and all their enemies. All except one, he wants the man who has stolen his life. He wants the Avenger now called the Maestro and even if it means risking everything, he's ready for a war!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK 2020 #18
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Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"SELF-DESTRUCTION" PART 2 OF 4
Mr. Fixit controls all organized crime in North America. He has a piece of every fortune 500 company and he receives a "protection tax" from any organization he allowed to stay in business. He has politicians and law enforcement on his payroll. Plus he has the blessings of rulers of the world, the Avengers. That is as long as he stops any other super-villain from gaining power and doesn't interfere with any of the Avengers activities and directives. That's when it gets tricky, because he wants a sit-down with the Avenger Maestro. Maestro happens to be his twin, as a result of the same gamma explosion that created the Hulk. Since Maestro is untouchable and cannot be contacted, Mr. Fixit does what he has to do and has the people closes to him taken to get his attention. He hasn't seen Betty Ross, Jennifer Walters and Rick Jones since that fateful day in which the Hulk was born. He has forced family dinner with all of his "guests", but little does he know he wouldn't like them when they're angry. Enter Red She Hulk, Misstro(formerly) and A-Bomb! Stay tuned for some Hulk on Hulk crimes!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK 2020 #19
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"SELF-DESTRUCTION" PART 3 OF 4
His real name is Robert Bruce Banner. However, for several years now he's been his grey, behemoth alter-ego Mr. Fixit and the Kingpin of most organized crime in North America. He's arranged a dinner with friends and family that he hasn't seen since his transformation. Unbeknownst to this Bruce Banner things have changed for Betty Ross, Jennifer Walters and Rick Jones over the years. Now he comes face to face with an angry Red She-Hulk, Green She-Hulk (now called Misstro) and A-Bomb. They all want to know who this fake Bruce really is and they are ready to air their grievances way before dessert is served. It's Mr. Fixit against 3 other Hulks, but Mr. Fixit plays dirty and with lotsa powerful guns! He is the last Hulk standing until he meets someone he's been trying to confront for years....the AVENGER Maestro!! It's time for the 2 to have a sit-down meeting and to determine once and for all who is the real Bruce Banner or die trying! CONTINUED!!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK 2020 #20
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"SELF-DESTRUCTION" PART 4 OF 4:"Low End Theory"
So 2 Hulks go into a bar and... well this is no joke, but there is a punchline. In a "Bar with No Name" two Bruce Banners one with an alter-ego of Mr. Fixit and the other Maestro to get to know each other. One of them is the real Banner and the other was created due to fission at the molecular level during the fateful gamma explosion that created the Hulk. Once the genetic test came back inconclusive the duo had another problem of where do they go from here. While the 2 Banners try to come up with a reasonable compromise and agreement to never cross paths, after a boatload of malt liquor and about their 50th shot served by a beyond scared bartender they are ready to SMASH..each other. Not even the love of their lives Betty Ross in Red She-Hulk mode can stop the destruction, that is until she is accidentally mortally wounded in the fight. The Hulks' world suddenly stops and the two behemoths are frozen, until a summon from Odin the Avengers are trying to reclaim Asgard! NEXT: NO MORE AVENGERS!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK 2020 #21
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY"
He was once one of the world's greatest scientist. He was once one of world's greatest heroes. He was once in love with the greatest woman, who reached his darkest places and gave them light. He was once an Avengers. It is all gone now. All that remains is a scared and lost boy on the run from himself and a world that hates him. Even though he is no longer Maestro/Hulk anti-Avengers forces still track him down with the Hulk-Buster tech. He lost himself years ago and hasn't been Banner for years. Like putting on old clothes it's familiar, but there was a reason he doesn't wear them anymore. Now he's confronted by 3 former friends who he's wanted dead for years; Steve Rogers, Tony Stark and Peter Parker. The answers he gives them may mean the difference between life and death! CONTINUED!!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK 2020 #22
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"FUTURE IMPERFECT" PART 1 of 2
He was once one of the most powerful beings in existence. Now a shackled, beaten and drugged Bruce Banner nervously awaits what he knows is a dark fate determined by former friends. At the A.I.M.'s HQ their president Tony Stark is joined former fugitives Steve Rogers and Peter Parker with no less than the fate of a world at stake. With one phrase Scarlet Witch ended the reign of and de-powered the Avengers. Now an angry public and virtually all the surviving world leaders want the Avenger's collective heads. S.H.I.E.L.D. The director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Loki and his field commander Gen. Thunderbolt "Red Hulk" Ross has come to collect accompanied by an army of agents clad in Hulkbuster armor. However Stark, Rogers and Parker don't trust this arrangement or S.H.I.E.L.D. and want to fight the power. They even the odds of the confrontation by an impromptu Gamma experiment designed this time to purposely create a Hulk...whether Banner wants it or not! 
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
===Hulk (#23-29)===
HULK #23***AMALGAMATE CROSSOVER***
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by ANDY KUBERT
"GOING GREEN"
At the centre of creation, pooling and shaping unfathomable forces, is the Crucible! The melting pot and creative force for most of existence! The Crucible beget a being of unlimited power and a beautiful mind...she has been called many names throughout time, however she is now known as SPELLCHECK. She is living magic, loves nothing more than playing god and the multiverse is both her sandbox and her playground. She finds herself in the epicenter of the first confrontation of the Defenders and Justice League Dark in AoM/New Dawn fusion universe called the Dawn of Marvels. However, the beings that her intrigue her the most are the Hulk and Swamp Thing. She teleports both to the mysterious lair called the Sanctum of Secrets. The emerald duo find themselves in their original human forms of scientists Alec Holland and Bruce Banner. The two share their unique experiences of being high-intellects lost in other-worldly creatures and in effect losing their humanity. However, Spellcheck likes to push buttons and stir the pot. With a twitch of her nose, it is a twist of fate as Banner becomes Swamp Thing and Holland becomes the Hulk. The 2 behemoths clash in an epic battle fight which threatens to tear each of them apart. Finally, Spellcheck sends each to respective universes of their new alter-egos. In the Age of Marvel universe watch the Hulk as an elemental of the Green trying to save the world from itself. Meanwhile in the New Dawn universe witness a plant-like biological weapon of mass-destruction as SWAMP THING SMASHES!! 
32PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK ANNUAL #1
Written by ALAN MOORE/ Plot by SHAGGYDOO/ Art by LENIL FRANCIS YU "PLANET HULK"
Some call it Earth-61. Others call it Planet Hulk. It was once a world much like our own, but one day many years ago...the world changed...significantly! A gamma-radiated meteorite crashed to this Earth creating massive destruction, but also giving birth to the Age of Heroes. A family of astronauts were transformed into super-powered adventurers as Mr. Incredible and the Incredible Four! A spider-bitten Peter Parker, whenever angered could now change from bullied, awkward nerd into a the green hulking hero with arachnid powers. However, the greatest hero was born at ground zero of meteorites landing. Bruce Banner was destroyed and then reborn as the most powerful being on the planet...the GREEN GOLIATH. He's indestructible, undefeated and his immeasurable super-strength is only equal by his super-genius brain. He is both the "leader" of the world, the maestro of all it's technology and it's greatest protector. For any enemy of Earth or super-villain, SMASHING is just the beginning!
32PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK /ASH #24
Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
"GOING GREEN"
GUEST-STARRING MICHELANGELO!
His childhood was lost in a world of adventure, hide and seek and relentless pursuit. Chasing dragons and creatures just beyond imagination in a never-ending story...that is until he caught them all. He's older now, but he still has the thirst and he's now the ultimate hunter.. Pokemon Master, Ash. While he lost his most important ally and Pokemon Pikachu years ago, he knows it's time to step up to his biggest challenge...catching the Hulk. 
Following the beast path of destruction was easy enough, but when he's face-to-face with the most powerful "Pokemon" ever it's hard not to $&@! your pants. Unleashing his full arsenal of trained Pokemon only angers the beast, but it takes the comical Jackie Chan-style distraction of a Ninja Turtle to allow the customize Poke-ball to cage the beast. However, no enclosure can hold the Hulk and no one can train him. Michelangelo only has seconds to convince Ash to go down a different path and to come with him or else they will be thoroughly SMASHED!! 
CONTINUED IN WARRIORS' WAY #1....OCTOBER!! 
32PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK #25
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by JOE MADUREIRA
"Trick or Treat or Smash!"
Halloween. For Bruce Banner it's just another overly marketed, commercial holiday. However as his alter-ego the Hulk it is a day in which he can truly be alive. The Hulk walks the streets without people fearing him, instead they are taking his picture. The children and teens stare and point in awe, they gravitate to the behemoth like he's Santa Clause. The adults finally look at the Hulk as if he's one of them and not a monster. He brings smiles to everyone faces and he's is given boatloads of candy wherever he roams. It is the perfect remedy for the constant rage he feels, if only for a day. NEXT: HULKLAND!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #26
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"HULKLAND! Part 1: Wakeup Call"
The blaring sirens didn't wake him from his deep slumber. Nor did the sounds of the helicopters, the screams of the masses or the thunderous sounds of collapsing structures. No, Bruce Banner awakens by irritation of bedbug bites and his instinctive reaction to smash them. Where is he? Some broken down abandoned apartment complex surrounded by streets on fire, dark smoke, military and a city in complete CHAOS! Banner is completely lost and confused with no memory of the previous night. A ripped up newspaper (the East Bay Times) headline reveals shocks him to his soul: THE HULK DESTROYS OAKLAND! CONTINUED!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #27
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"HULKLAND! Part 2: PREY'S PREDATOR"
What would you do if you wake up from a nightmare and you are ground zero of a worse nightmare when you awaken? Banner finds himself in the former city of Oakland. The city is now in complete ruins due to the Hulk's path of destruction, however Banner has absolutely no memory of yesterday. Roam the city quietly in disguise. Listen to screams, chatter and cries of huddle masses. Hide from the military, A.T.F., FBI and S.H.I.E.L.D as they populate the former neighborhoods more-so than the scared residents....the ones who have survive. Smoke and fire is everywhere. The sounds of sirens, helicopters and looting become the echoes of a city that no longer exist. Damage Control is everywhere and Hulk is the most wanted, however few know his true self. Stark's Hulkbuster Armors are used in multitude as soldiers are determined to end the threat of Hulk by any means and with extreme prejudice. 
It takes certain type of courage mixed with desperation to do what Banner does next. Find a soldier not in his Hulkbuster armor. Use methods taught to him by Black Widow to render soldier unconscious with one strike. Stop thinking about Natasha...Black Widow. Use your StarkTech knowledge and hacking skills to enter Iron Man/Hulkbuster armor. Curse Stark for calling his armor Hulkbuster and giving access to government. View the damaged infrastructure from inside of the ultimate battlesuit. Avoid the desire to save. Find a path out of city and take it. Once detected as not one of them, prepare for the fight of you life. Whatever you do, don't Hulk-out! Once Bruce Banner is continually attacked from all sides it happens. In the time it takes to angrily say "SERINITY NOW!", the man in the iron mask changes into a monster full of rage. It's not clear if the armor protects his enemies from the full-on Hulk rage or does it safeguard himself from his relentless destructive ways and means. Either way HULKBUSTER SMASHES!!! CONTINUED!!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #28
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"HULKLAND! Part 3: TAKE AIM"
Oakland was destroyed by the Hulk, but Banner has no memory of this tragedy. Now he is America's Most Wanted and the Army, SHIELD, the A.T.F. and C.I.A. all want him dead of alive. However, no one knows being a fugitive more than Banner and he's learned a few tricks from both Captain America and Black Widow. He has "obtained" an A.I.M. uniform and arsenal. Viewing the leveled city through eyes of an enemy is an experience that rocks him to his soul. However, he must keep his rage in check to keep the beast in it's cage. A confrontation with a sympathetic Nick Fury may lead to salvation, but a realization that A.I.M. is also aiding him leads to more questions than answers. The biggest problem is Oakland's Mayor Jack McGee. The region has been declared a State of Emergency, however Mayor McGee with the aid of Gen. Ross wants Banner and his pound of green flesh. To that end he called in the greatest hunting family the Kravens as well as the AVENGERS!!!
CONTINUED!! 32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK #29
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"HULKLAND! Part 4: VERSUS"
The kids and the media are now calling it Hulkland. The former Oakland was completely destroyed allegedly by the Hulk. The former city is now mass of twisted metal, collapsed buildings, fires and thousands of homeless. It is a true state of emergency and the a full evacuation has been attempted, but any attempts by the military and Damage control to contain the chaos has been met with endless obstacles. Now Bruce Banner and the Hulk are ultimate fugitives. With the brains of Banner and the unlimited brawn of his alter-ego he's has eluded capture and his own death. Now the Avengers have assemble to take down one of their own. Obviously, they didn't know. Bruce has had protocols, to defeat each Avenger in either of his forms or states of rage. He knows weaknesses in super serum, vibranium tech, energon powered weaponry, Pym Particles and Uru enchanted metals. Optimus Prime, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Angela, Thor and Wasp don't have a chance! Tony and Captain America stand down. Banner wants a meeting with Oakland Mayor Jack McGee. He has terms of his surrender, but the Mayor has other plans for the Hulk. Mayor McGee makes Bruce angry and he wouldn't like him when he's angry! 
CONTINUED!! 32PGS./Rated T $2.99
===Hulkland (#30-34)===
HULKLAND #30
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"NO MAN'S LAND"
Oakland is gone. The city has been destroyed, allegedly by the Hulk. The infrastructure collapse, loss of life, massive destruction and complete power outage has led to the entire region to be evacuated. Damage Control, FEMA and the Red Cross has the area to dangerous to maintain life. The Mayor Jack McGee wants to abandon his city also, but Bruce Banner has a plan. Under constant surveillance by SHIELD and approval by the Governor, the Hulk is determined to rebuild the city and protect it from those who seek to take advantage of this No Man's Land. This includes A.I.M., a family of Kravens, Mole Man and even Micronauts!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULKLAND #31**ONE MONTH LATER**
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"NO MAN'S LAND"
Oakland is gone. Allegedly destroyed by an out-of-control Hulk. The city has been destroyed, allegedly by the Hulk. Due to the infrastructure collapse, massive destruction and wide range of health hazard, it was project that the region is to dangerous to maintain life. The U.S. government officially evacuating Oakland, abandoning and isolating those who chose to remain in the city. Hulk/Banner have taking the task to rebuild the city brick by brick...Hulkland. Hulk/Banner is a one-man government, board of education, head of disease control, law enforcement, city development, farmer and military. He has used his knowledge as well as resources provided by his new questionable partnership with A.I.M. The city citizens include the lost, disenfranchised, homeless and addicted. However, it has also attracted Morlocks, refugees from the war-torn micro-verse of the Micronauts, creatures from the Savage Land and even "monsters" from below led by Mole Man. As the protector, Hulk decides who enters the city walls and who has to go! He welcomes a group of hulking paranormals he thinks he can trust, the Agents of Smash! However, the world is watching and the new city is like a ticking time bomb and time is running out! 
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULKLAND #32**A GLOBAL WARNING TIE-IN!**
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
Bruce Banner/Hulk is the sheriff, mayor, board of education, secretary of defense and president of the No Man's Land called "Hulkland" (formerly Oakland). However he is not following Hydra's guidelines for their Global Warning proclamation for this reborn city and that means WAR! Hulk has the backing of all the remaining residents, but all he needs is his rage and little Banner-Tech and well then he SMASHES. However HYDRA did not bring a knife to a gunfight, they have carrier full of Hulk-Busters! It may be time for Banner to use his secret weapon, his new partnership with A.I.M. When these 2 organizations are fighting...cities go BOOM! Plus: The AGENTS of SMASH get involved in Hulkland problems...BIGTIME!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULKLAND #33
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"North by Northwest"
Bruce Banner has hired one of best paranormal investigators on the planet, Dakota North. He is determined to find out why, how or if the Hulk really destroyed Oakland. However, there are hidden forces that want the truth NEVER REVEALED. Hulk attempts to clean up after the A.I.M./ H.Y.D.R.A. confrontation, but other problems are brewing in "Hulkland". Morlocks and Runaways have take up residence in the Santuary City, Mole Man's creatures are out of control and more Micronaut refugees have made their way to Hulkland escaping a war in the Microverse. When President Trump requests a meeting not with Banner, but with the Hulk, it's time to call his cousin She-Hulk Attorney at Law. Banner also decides since he's been kicked off the AVENGERS it's time for a new Avengers team for the region! CONTINUED NEXT MONTH and in the debuting WEST COAST AVENGERS!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULKLAND #34
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by BRYAN HITCH
"North by Northwest"
Investigator Dakota North has departed 'Hulkland', but she's left Banner/Hulk with a lot of surprising information and more questions. A Hulk did destroy the former Oakland as part of a conspiracy to frame Banner/Hulk, but who is this Hulk and where did he come from? Is the Hulk persona just one of Bruce Banner's multiple-personalities or is Bruce one of the Hulk's fractured persona?!!? On a brighter note, Bruce/Hulk is reunited with his cousin Jennifer/She-Hulk. Due to restrictions Hulk is now limited to his activities with the Defenders and running Hulkland. However, the cousins are constructing a team of West Coast Avengers. She-Hulk will be the team's lawyer, advisor and mentor while Banner/Hulk will use his experience and technology to guide them from afar. Who's will be on the team? Well it starts with She-Hulks vast paranormal lists of clients including vigilantes, mutants, cyborgs, angels and even a ninja turtle!
32PGS./Rated T $2.99
HULK ANNUAL #2
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"WAS NOT...WAS"
Bruce Banner is the mayor, sheriff and architect of the former Oakland now referred to as "Hulkland". It is a no-man's land of destroyed infrastructure and unwanted huddled masses from foreign lands. It is a prison for the Hulk, who's under surveillance 24-7 by several government agencies. Hulk is believed to be the destroyer of the city, but what if it wasn't Bruce Banner. He now believes he wasn't involved and has learned customized Hulks have been created world-wide and one of them or all of them have framed him. Which organization, government, enemy was involved? Banner has to clear his name and whether his meeting with Nick Fury allows him this privilege... he will take it! He want be alone, he has friends. A-Bomb, Skaar, Gam Ma, Red She-Hulk, H.E.R.B.I.E. 2.0 and Joe Fixit(?!?): AGENTS OF SMASH! CONTINUED IN HULK NEXT MONTH WHERE HULKWAR BEGINS! 
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
===Hulk (#35-39)===
HULK #35
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"HULK WAR"
Russia. Hulk leads his team on a mission to stop another monster. They must find another Hulk. A customized living weapon of mass destruction, who leveled a major U.S city and framed Banner/Hulk. With information from Nick Fury they have 3 possible targets who may be responsible and and one is a being of super-human intelligence called Gremlin. SHIELD has knowledge of Russia's secret agenda to create division in the U.S. superhero community and to manipulate the perceptions and minds of it's citizens. Gremlin has his own team of "SUPER-SOLDIERS" called the WINTER GUARD including Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar, Red Guardian, Vangard, Ursa Major and the mystic Fantasia. Hulk has his own friends and family: "Awesome Hulk"(Amadeus Cho), his son Skaar, Red She-Hulk Betty Ross, A-Bomb Rick Jones, Bruce's gamma infused grandmother Gam Ma and a mysterious "hulk clone" who's also an mob enforcer Joe Fixit. They are accompanied by an annoying yet very capable robot with the A.I. of Reed Richards....H.E.R.B.I.E. Too bad H.E.R.B.I.E. also has been programmed with Reed's bad qualities like condescension, sarcasm, chauvinism and micro-managing EVERYTHING. Even if the "Agents of SMASH" can endure, both H.E.R.B.I.E and the Winter Guard, can they even have a prayer of surviving Gremlin's army of Hulks!!
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK #36
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"HULK WAR"
Another Hulk destroyed a city and framed Bruce Banner for it. Since then the former Avenger has hunted, imprisoned and hated by an entire country. Only few of him friends and family believed he was not the destroyer. How can beastial, creature of rage and a history of violence and destruction be innocent ever. Now, Banner and the Hulk team called the Agents of Smash are Russia facing Gremlins army of Hulks. However, the team of Hulk, A-Bomb, Red She-Hulk, Gam Ma (Banner's Grandma), Skaar, Joe Fixit and Awesome Hulk (Amadeus Cho), H.E.R.B.I.E. 2.0 have a plan and Hulk-Buster armors. It is an epic battle unlike any that has ever occurred. However, they weren't expected the army of Hulks, being led be a deadly Red Hulk. This one who is not Gen. Ross, but hates Banner even more. They also didn't know of the Hulk piercing bullets the army has. With one pull of the trigger one of the Hulks DIE.
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK #37
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"HULK WAR"
He believes Bruce Banner stole the love of his life, destroyed his reputation and ended his honorable military career in shame. Now Colonel Glenn Talbot has the ultimate revenge, destroying both the Banner and Hulk at the cost of his own patriotism, sanity and soul. Following his friend/mentor Gen. Thunderbolt Ross, Talbot became a Red Hulk. He destroyed the the city of Oakland and framed Banner/Hulk. He now leads an Russian army of Hulks and he just made it personal by killing Banner's Hulking Grandma aka Gam Ma. In the most visceral, primal, bestial fight imaginable it is Hulk vs Hulk. The ground shakes with every smash and the huddle masses of Hulks may cause an international incident of epic proportions....until HE arrives! Look up in the skies...it's SUPERMAN! CONTINUED!
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK #38**HULKWAR**
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"HULK WAR"
Their strength is immeasurable. Their power is off the charts. Their anger cannot be managed. It's Hulk versus Superman and it will only end with one man standing. For the first time they experience broken bones and impact that quivers their beings from head to toe. Hulk SMASHES the Man of Steel with a relentless barrage of rage-fueled jabs. However, the Superman can move and think faster than any creature Hulk has ever encountered. Before he can blink the Kryptonian strikes with the force of gods and follows with scorching heat and ice age frost. The Hulk cannot be stopped and when Supes is in his unbreakable vice hold, he takes them both to the skies. From the blue area of the Moon and back to Earth to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, the fight continues with the world as it's playground. Blood flow matches the red on Superman's cape and plasters the Hulk's green skin like Christmas decor. Barely conscious, brief tender moments of time of Lois for one and Betty for the other flash through their minds. Yet they continue to fight through unimaginable pain, running on only instincts and adrenaline. It's critical that Superman somehow reaches Banner persona or the Earth may reach annihilation! Time is running out and Tony Stark and SHIELD may have to take action to destroy both men to save a world! CONTINUED!
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
HULK #39
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"HULK WAR"
His enemies took away his name, his reputation, his freedom and his loved ones. He faced an army of Hulks, the Avengers, a Man of Steel and himself. However, ultimately he won at the cost of losing himself. The Hulk War has ended. What becomes of Hulkland? The former Oakland, a city he was falsely accused of destroying, that the Hulk and Bruce Banner rebuilt. Can he now trust the friends who doubted him and who betrayed him? Those questions are unanswered questions, but for Bruce today there is one sobering reality. He must bury his Grandmother, the only person that ever showed him unconditional love. His guilt, sadness and anger over her death gives birth to something...unexpected in the minds of both the Hulk and Banner!
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
===Incredible Hulk (#40-44)===
INCREDIBLE HULK #40
Written by PETER DAVID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"was not..was"
The Hulk awakens with the mind and mannerisms of Bruce Banner. Of course, this also includes his hero complex, self destructive tendencies, self-loathing and insecurities. Hours later Bruce Banner awakens with mind and mannerisms of the Hulk. Including his primal instincts, rage, paranoia, anti-social nature and temper. Finally, things are as they should be. Too bad all-around have to adapt to this role-reversal. Meanwhile, a familiar looking being raised by SHIELD from birth escapes by SMASHING all that stand it's way and he's only 5 years old! 
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #41
Written by PETER DAVID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"was not..was"
Even though he's 5 years old, he's always been referred to as Baby Hulk. From birth his blood coerced with gamma radiation, his skin was green and he loves to SMASH things. The only homes he's known are SHIELD and Weapon X facilities. However, he wasn't created in a lab or as a scientific experiment. He was created the old fashion way. Who's his daddy, his mommy is undisclosed. His 2 father figures are Logan aka Wolverine and Nick Fury. He takes after his 2 "dads" and he's determined to find a place that has captured his imagination. How can anyone tell him how to get to Sesame Street?
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #42
Written by PETER DAVID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"was not..was"
Hulk's persona is now 100% Bruce Banner. However, Bruce Banner has now taken on all the mannerisms, rage and temperament of the Hulk. This reversal of fortune has caused chaos and confusion to all who know both Hulk and Banner. It's a bigger problem for their enemies!
Five-year old Kid Hulk was born green, gamma-powered and a love of breaking everything. He's not a clone, he's an orphan and he's determine to find parents. Who's the daddy? Who's the momma? Child billionaire Royal Roy and his team of X-Babies are here to help! 
40PGS./Rated T $3.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #43
Written by PETER DAVID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"FOLLOW THE LEADER!"
Kid Hulk is determined to find his parents and child billionaire Royal Roy is here to help. He has recruited the child Hulk and the X-Babies for his own small army of little rascal superheroes (if only they can get Franklin Richards). Through his Royal Roy's extensive research he knows none of the Hulks or She-Hulks are the the Mama's or the Papas. However, is Doc Sampson the baby's daddy? Manipulating the gamma-powered psychiatrist/superhero into a fight seemed like a good way to obtain the needed DNA sample. Kid Hulk and X-Babies, soon discover they don't like Doc Sampson when he's angry! Roy research also leads him to shocking revelation about the Hulk enemy the Leader. Where is the Leader now? Well, he's holding captive his greatest nemesis and weakness, Bruce Banner/Hulk. He's trying to bring out Hulk's inner Maestro!
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
#44
Written by PETER DAVID
Plot by SHAGGYDOO
Art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
"FOLLOW THE LEADER!"
The Leader has just found out, he is the father! The father to a "Kid Hulk" and he HATES HULKS. What's a gamma-powered, super-brain who wants to rule the world to do? He already has Banner/Hulk captive trying to bring out his inner Maestro. Maybe this could be a bonding moment for enemies now that they have a common bond and Hulk guide the Leader on how to raise a little Hulk. NAH, HULK SMASH!! Who's side is Kid Hulk on? Check out a very interesting and shocking glimpse of a FUTURE IMPERFECT, this time with a MAESTRO and a LEADER! Think the "Cartman (no Pinky here) and the Brain" meets "Game of Thrones" with a hint of "Married with Children"! 
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
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