Add to favoritesThe Illuminati tricked him and shot him off into space where he could find peace on an uninhabited planet. However his ship steered off 
course and landed on the Planet Sakaar. There the Hulk went from Gladiator to Hero to King. And with his throne came a wife and unborn child. For once he found peace and was happy. Until his ship exploded killing millions including his wife and unborn child. The Hulk has returned with an army to punish the Illuminati and he is angrier than he has ever been. This time it’s war.
Included in this bind is World War Hulk, a few choice tie ins and some material dealing with the aftermath. There are some titles included that are not essential but make for a good read. Because of this I chose not to name this as a simplified version. Oh and the bind ends with a hell of a cliff hanger. So you may want to either leave Hulk out or finish the first story arch. This is also a pretty thick bind.
*There are quite a few tie ins that are not included in this volume.
| WHAT IF? PLANET HULK (2007) |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 106 |
| WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER (2007) |
| HEROES FOR HIRE (2006) 11 |
| HEROES FOR HIRE (2006) 12 |
| WORLD WAR HULK (2007) 1 |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2005) 19 |
| WORLD WAR HULK (2007) 2 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 107 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 108 |
| AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE (2007) 4 |
| WORLD WAR HULK (2007) 3 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 109 |
| INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2005) 20 |
| AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE (2007) 5 |
| HEROES FOR HIRE (2006) 13 |
| HEROES FOR HIRE (2006) 14 |
| HEROES FOR HIRE (2006) 15 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 110 |
| WORLD WAR HULK (2007) 4 |
| WORLD WAR HULK (2007) 5 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 111 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH (2007) |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL (2008) 1 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL (2008) 2 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: DAMAGE CONTROL (2008) 3 |
| INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) 112 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND (2008) 1 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND (2008) 2 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND (2008) 3 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND (2008) 4 |
| WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH: WARBOUND (2008) 5 |
| HULK (2008) 1 |
| HULK (2008) 2 |
| HULK (2008) 3 |
(This volume happens concurrently with Avengers Vol 4 and The Initiative: Recruited 50 State Initiative)
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great job… nice to see you’re not squeamish about page count!
Yeah this one wasn’t too bad, my Civil War one is too heavy though. My sweet spot is 1.25-1.50 inches. And I really left it on a bad cliffhanger. My friend wanted to kill me. LOL.
How essential are the tie-in issues like Iron Man and the Initiative?
I’d argue that the first Initiative issue is probably the most important. It explains why Iron Man’s attempt to depower Hulk didn’t work. (When he spiked him in the back of the neck). Other than that the rest are not that important. The Iron Man issues set up some of what happens at the end. I think.