Planet Hulk by Greg Pak

Planet Hulk by Greg Pak

I vaguely recall reading this comic book and enjoying it. The backdrop is that Reed Richards and other Marvel heroes have decided to rid the Earth of the problem of the Hulk by tricking him into a spaceship and sending it off into deep space. Seeing as Reed Richards once saved the life of Galacticus, I always thought this was a totally out of character idea. Anyway, the Hulk doesn’t go where he’s supposed to and ends up on a world where a totalitarian ruler forces just about everyone to fight in gladiatorial combats for his amusement. Normally, this wouldn’t be much of a problem for the Hulk, but he’s not up to full strength on this planet. So he does a Sparticus, breaks free, and starts a rebellion. It was an opportunity to put the Hulk in armor and give him melee weapons.

 

There’s an awful lot of action in this book—which is clearly good. One does not read a novel about the Hulk in hopes of getting deep philosophical conversation. The voice acting is good, and the sound effects are fine. The plot is fairly straightforward geared toward constantly leading the Hulk to his next fight. The surprise for the Hulk is he also falls in love which, if memory serves, set the stage for the sequel event, World War Hulk. But this book ends before that story begins. It is fun but not deep.