I have to admit that I liked World War Hulk but mostly for the peripheral stories.
The main storyline with a ticked-off Hulk running around kicking everyone’s butt was pretty annoying actually. Truthfully, I found the Mini-Marvel where the rest of the heroes point out that there’s no reason for them to get involved if the folks that Hulk wanted revenge on would have just given themselves up.
And so I wind up wondering why the heroes wouldn’t have given themselves up. Other than it would have med the story much much shorter that way I mean.
But the storyline was actually pretty fun in that it made folks like a lot of characters that had kind of disappeared. The “Heroes for Hire” book was on the way out anyway, but instead of vanishing into the sunset the book went out in a blaze of glory. It also allowed for the creation of a new Goliath and three new titles.
The “World War Hulks: Aftersmash One-Shot” does a great job of giving Amadeus Cho and Hulk a great lead in to when the pair take over the Incredible title.
Starting in January you’ll be able to pick up “The Incredible Hercules” which will star the pair. Herc has really been given a boost by this storyline. Considered the third strongest character under only an enraged Hulk and Thor, this powerhouse has been given short shrift for years. But a boozing brawler with centuries of warfare behind him could really prove a great source for storytelling.
“Warbound” is another comic that will follow in the wake of the Hulk’s fall. The comic will follow the struggle to survive by the Hulk’s lieutenents. Not sure if this comic will be as fun as it seems it could be but certainly willing to take a look at it.
And it looks like Marvel will be giving the title “Damage Control” another run. The group was constantly underfoot during the whole Hulk Crisis, and it looks like Goliath is likely to be stepping into the team. The art is beautiful in the black and white preview that comes on the tail end of “Aftersmash” but it’s unaccredited within these pages. Still, if I had to make a guess based solely on the line work, I’d guess that they managed to get Adam Hughes for the title. I could be wrong, but that’s he guess I’ll make on the record.
These are three titles that look like they’ll be a heap of fun to follow. So keep your eyes peeled for them on comic book shelves everywhere.
