2. WORLD WAR HULK by Greg Pak and John Romita Jr

Banished to the planet Sakaar, the Hulk returns to Earth to exact revenge on the four who exiled him: Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man, Black Bolt, and Dr. Strange. Driven by hatred and unmitigated rage, the green giant is willing to smash through anything (and anyone) that gets in his way.

A premise like that sounds very promising. However, Greg Pak's execution of this story line left much to be desired. The plot felt a rushed and, at one point, simply became series of strung together fight sequences (which also felt rushed). There are many characters (e.g. She-Hulk) that had the potential to be key players in the plot but were sadly underused. But, to be fair, this edition only includes the main story arc and not the side stories attached to this title.

The art was generally very well done (John Romita Jr. is a great comic artist)., but there were certain panels which, in my opinion, were a bit cluttered and had many details which served as distractions from the main action of the panel.

Despite all this, World War Hulk is an enjoyable read for the fans of Marvel Comics (I stress the word comics). This graphic novel is bursting with old fashioned comic book action. It also lets you peer deeper into the character of the Hulk, who is one of Marvel's most powerful and conflicted anti-heroes. Sadly, an "enjoyable read" is all it is.

Until always,

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