The background to Planet Hulk is that Earth‘s smarter superheroes have collectively decided the Hulk’s perpetual rampages are too great a threat, so he’s been sent into space aboard a craft programmed to land on an unpopulated planet. Instead it arrives on Sakaar, where technology exists to subdue the Hulk and implant him with a device that will kill him if he doesn’t obey.From there Greg Pak imaginatively throws him into a gladiatorial arena where he’s to kill or be killed. Seven beings survive to form the core cast for the remainder of the book, eventually uniting themselves with the equivalent of a blood oath as Warbound.Very few of the writers dealing with the Hulk’s essentially mindless character over the years have produced a sustained run of even above average material by today’s standards. Peter David managed, but by tweaking the series formula, providing the Hulk with greater intelligence. Pak deserves some credit, then, for creating an environment in which the dimmer, although not mindless, Hulk can flourish.He thrives on the aggression of televised gladiatorial combat, where he’s known as Green Scar after an injury delivered by the emperor in his first contest. Having introduced gladiators, Pak opens the door to further similarities with the ancient Roman empire via Sakaar’s rulers, and works in a whole packet of familiar material then given a science-fiction twist (Spartacus, Caligula and more). This is a solidly linear story with few plot twists along the way, but the alien environment and societies provide the distractions.
Вес: 490
Ширина упаковки: 170
Высота упаковки: 25
Глубина упаковки: 260
Автор на обложке: Greg Pak
Автор: Грег Пак
Тип издания: Отдельное издание
Тип обложки: Мягкая обложка
Формат издания: 170x260
Издательство: Panini UK LTD
ISBN: 9781905239665, 978-1-905239-66-5
Год выпуска: 2016
Количество страниц: 328
Иллюстратор: Carlo Pagulayan,Айрон Лопрести
Цветные иллюстрации: Да
Язык издания: Английский