The Incredible Hulk #93

Writer: Greg Pak
Art: Carlos Pagulayan
Inker: Jeffrey Huet
Colorist: Chris Sotomayor


After being exiled from Earth by the world’s most powerful heroes, the Hulk finds himself stuck on a hostile alien planet, Sakaar, where he is enslaved. When he attacks the emperor of Sakaar, the Hulk is sent to a lethal gladiatorial training school and joins an elite group of warriors who are forced to participate in lethal games for the planet’s entertainment. Meanwhile, a resistance group seeks to recruit the Hulk in their fight to overthrow the corrupt Sakaar regime.

The most interesting part about the Planet Hulk story (a year long arc of which this is part two) has already happened. The smartest and most powerful heroes on Earth got together and decided that, for the good of the planet, the Hulk had to be sent away. It’s a powerful and shocking move, certainly more proactive than any of Marvel’s heroes have ever been in dealing with the jade giant.

Fans of The Hulk will most likely enjoy this story as it sets the Hulk in a place where he must constantly fight for his life against giant monsters, robots and aliens of all sorts. He has no time to calm down or rest and thus I wouldn’t expect to see Bruce Banner too soon. Maybe the coolest thing about this situation (beyond the actual exile) is that the Hulk seems to be almost overjoyed (while still constantly pissed off) at the chance to maim and destroy with almost reckless abandon.

I’m sure this story will put the Hulk through the ringer and looks to be epic in scope. I probably won’t be picking up the series on a regular basis just because I don’t particularly care about the Hulk. But I imagine that fans of the character will probably get a huge kick out of this story and I’m positive that Planet Hulk will lead to a major showdown with Earth’s heroes once the Hulk finds his way home.



Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance preview books for review purposes.
 

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