Skaar: Son of Hulk - The Complete Collection

Son of Hulk (Collected Editions) #1-2

by Greg Pak, Christos Gage, Ron Garney (Illustrator)

Born in fire. Raised by monsters. Destined to smash! On an alien planet shattered by war, no one is stronger than Skaar — the savage Son of Hulk! But as a warlord and a princess spread chaos through the wastelands, will Skaar save the puny survivors — or eat them? Skaar seeks the mysterious Old Power, but can even he stop the coming of the Silver Surfer…and Galactus the Devourer? The soothsayers sing: One day, monsters will clash — the boy will confront the man who abandoned him. When the Son of Hulk seeks vengeance on his father, will Earth be turned into Planet Skaar?

Collects Skaar: Son Of Hulk #1-12, Skaar: Son Of Hulk Presents The Savage World Of Sakaar, Planet Skaar Prologue, War Of Kings: Savage World Of Skaar and material from Hulk Family: Green Genes.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

432 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2018

About the author

Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a regular comic book reader. I had a hard time getting into this one. The art is very nice but seemed to overwhelm the story to me. In fact, early on there wasn't much story and I had a hard time following what was going on. Probably if I'd regularly read these comics I might know more and have been better able to figure out what was going on. So if you're a comics fan, don't let my review dissuade you from trying this book. I was kind of hoping for more.

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but rather aimless story that really doesn't conclude in this volume. I guess there must be more to come? (Even though this is the "complete" collection?) The artwork is rather variable throughout--pretty good to really good most of the time, with a few bad issues here and there. Ultimately though, what was the point of it all? Who is Skaar and why should I care one way or the other? A mix of Conan the Barbarian with elements of Flash Gordon, this series never really found its footing...

[Judah Radd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Giving this 3 stars hurts. It’s so imaginative, and continues the fascinating saga of Sakaar. Introduced in Planet Hulk. I really love this world.

So, what went wrong?

Well, to be honest... I’m not quite sure. Maybe it’s me.

I found the narrative a bit hard to follow. I couldn’t tell who the good guys or bad guys were. I couldn’t determine what the point was. What the hell is the old power again?

There just seemed to be a lack of focus. Sure, it was beyond awesome to see Galactus, Surfer and Hulk Sr... but to what end? Ultimately, it just didn’t seem like the series knew what it wanted to be.

The art was exquisite. This really, truly is a high quality piece of work... but the story is so lacking that I can’t justify higher than a 3.

[Alexandre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great writting, dialogues flows, art is super good and full of action.

[MannyLikesPie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it a lot! I think some of the issues that isn’t the main run are in weird spots but overall another great collection

[Kekoa Blevins · Rating 2 out of 5]

This sucked big time !!!

Was hoping for it to be like genndy tartakovsky PRIMAL

And it was the exact opposite :: skaar just keeps on getting his arse kicked :::


So lame