So post civil-war heroes of Iron Man, Richard Reed, Dr. Strange and Blackbolt figure that the Hulk is a loose cannon and is going go eventually Smash everything he see's. Their solution is to blast Hulk into space and hope he doesn't come back. Not exactly a great plan there. Anyway, Hulk comes back more pissed then ever and goes on a pummeling spree of the top names Marvel Comics. While the plot is not the most complex, it did reference the fact that the past 20-30 years of comics pretty much had every hero beat up on the Hulk in various crossovers. I would get pissed too if I was used as a foil for every upstart with tights and a cape for no other reason then to show how badass they are.

It was a interesting read but I probably won't read more Hulk title comics as I'm interested in other characters more. Next up is Secret Invasion. ( )

So, Hulk returns to Earth and starts tearing it apart, because apparently some Earth-based superheroes blew up the planet he was exiled to, killing his wife and unborn child in the process, a piece of information the Hulk neglected to fact-check before starting his world-breaking mission.

The art and the coloring are pretty good, but that is really all that is positive in this whole unimaginative, story-less undertaking that has an added negative of being confusing at times since it is difficult to determine who is fighting on whose side in the quagmire. ( )

The events preceding this I wasn't familiar with, but it didn't take too long to get up to speed. A fun romp with some more serious undertones regarding the nature of revenge, bitterness, & non resolution of trauma. Essentially a series of battles, with some interesting interludes where there is some more character driven interaction. Dr Strange fans will enjoy this, as will Hulk & Iron Man fans. Good but not outstanding art. Fun, but no cigar. More dialogue would have been more involving. ( )

I’m not sure what compelled me to buy this since the reviews all pretty much sum it up as: Hulk beats up every hero until someone calms him down. They weren't wrong. I guess I was hoping there’d be something in here, some mea culpa from the four men responsible for shipping him off into space. And while there was a reckoning of sorts, there were too many incongruities for the story to work.

The book is mainly just a sequence of battles until the Sentry swoops in and the two battle until both of them, inexplicably, calm down. I might have enjoyed this more as a Hulk story if it hadn't had so much inconsistency. Hulk arrives to take revenge on those that shot him into space - to a planet where he got married and was about to become a father. The Hulk. Giant green rage monster. How the hell did he marry and father a child when, if he’s not angry, he should be Banner? Plus, he’s pretty articulate and clear-minded for supposedly being “angrier than he’s ever been” when he does come to Earth. This doesn't match with what I know of the Hulk, and how the heroes talk about him in this very collection. How dangerous can he be to Earth if he’s capable of settling down to marriage? I don’t follow the Hulk series, which is probably why this didn't work for me.

Overall, I would only recommend this to fans of the Hulk who read his various series. ( )

Essentially just a great big excuse for maximum amounts of Hulk Smash action. Not particularly deep but great fun. ( )