If you’ve been following the whirlwind of issue one reboots coming from the Marvel NOW! initiative, you’ll know that Mark Waid is due to start a new Daredevil series this spring. Waid, never being one to slow down on the amount of creative work he puts into the world, is now set to write Hulk #1 alongside fan favorite artist Mark Bagley. Mark Waid’s most recent work for Marvel Now was on the Indestructible Hulk series where Bruce Banner convinces Shield, and himself, that he wants to create great scientific works to offset all of the destruction the Hulk causes. In that comic readers followed The Hulk, dressed in a new kind of armor, through adventures in the deep ocean, alongside a Simonson’s Thor, and through space and time. The book was a fun refresh from the darker roads Jason Aaron took the character down in late 2011.
If the new item from Marvel is any indication, this new Hulk title has a decidedly different tone than Waid’s other Hulk book. Based on the official announcement by Marvel comics the upcoming storyline will be a darker one that Indestructible Hulk. In Hulk #1 readers can expect to read about Banner being near-fatally wounded by a gunshot. Who would want Banner dead though? For that matter, who would want The Hulk dead? With a history as long as the one The Hulk has, Mark Waid and Mark Bagley are sure to both stun and please fans. For more information, check out the official statement from Marvel Comics below:
Superstars Mark Waid & Mark Bagley SMASH into HULK #1!
New York, NY—January 07, 2014— Who shot Bruce Banner? That’s the question on everyone’s mind this April when critically acclaimed creators Mark Waid and Mark Bagley smash into the epic, all-new HULK #1 – as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! initiative!
“As our series opens, Banner’s at death’s door”, says Waid. “…having learned something about himself that cuts him to the quick and calls into question everything he’s been doing for what he believes is the public good. And things don’t improve for him from there.”
“You’ll see Bruce Banner in a whole new light,” Waid continued.
The victim of a near fatal gunshot wound – Bruce Banner lay inches from death. Did his unknown attacker want the Hulk dead? Or Banner? As Banner clings to life, he’ll realize he’s not quite as indestructible as he once thought. If he survives this, his darkest hour one thing is certain – he won’t ever be the same!
“With a list of enemies as long as the Hulk’s, almost anyone could be behind Banner’s assassination attempt,” says Senior Editor Mark Paniccia. “But the real mysteries are yet to be revealed. Mark Waid has mind-blowing revelations in store for the readers that will have them talking for years.”
“The answers will have Banner going down roads you’d never expect and wait till you see what’s in store for Hulk, continued Paniccia. “And just how does the Stark family play into all of this? Ha! Fans are going to dig!”
How will the Green Goliath solve the mystery of their enigmatic attacker. And the answers will shock Banner to his very core! Don’t miss a single moment of this bombastic new series when HULK #1 smashes its way into comic shops this April!
HULK #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art by: MARK BAGLEY
Cover by: JEROME OPENA
Variant Cover by: MARK BAGLEY
ON SALE THIS APRIL!
Cover art courtesy of Marvel Entertainment
