Planet Hulk
| "Planet Hulk" | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | April 2006 – June 2007 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) |
Incredible Hulk #92-105 Giant-Size Hulk #1 |
| Main character(s) |
Hulk Warbound The Illuminati |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Greg Pak |
| Penciller(s) | Carlo Pagulayan and Aaron Lopresti |
| Inker(s) | Jeffrey Huet |
| Letterer(s) |
Randy Gentile Joe Caramagna |
| Colorist(s) | Chris Sotomayor |
| Editor(s) |
Nathan Cosby Mark Paniccia |
| Prelude to Planet Hulk | ISBN |
| Planet Hulk | ISBN |
"Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline that ran primarily through issues of The Incredible Hulk started in 2006. It dealt with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of the planet where he landed, and his efforts to return to Earth to take his revenge.
There was also a special Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook publication by Anthony Flamini and the storyline's main writer Greg Pak, similar to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe detailing the characters, races and cultures within the storyline.
Elements from the storyline have been adapted into other media, including an animated film of the same name.
The storyline's main writer Greg Pak describes the origin of the ideas:
He also drew from real-world history:
The story's roots began in the New Avengers: Illuminati one-shot and Incredible Hulk #88-91. The main storyline was told in Incredible Hulk #92-105, and Giant-Size Hulk vol 2 #1.
It led directly to the World War Hulk crossover, and inspired the Son of Hulk series.
The story was re-examined in What If?: Planet Hulk.
When a Gamma bomb causes the Hulk to lose control and attack Las Vegas, the Illuminati decide the Hulk is too dangerous to remain on Earth. They trick him into entering orbit to destroy a rogue satellite, and then use a shuttle to jettison him from the solar system. They intended for him to land on a peaceful planet, but the shuttle passes through a wormhole on its way.
As Hulk listens to a recording from the Illuminati explaining their actions, his shuttle crashes on the planet Sakaar. Weakened from the crash, Hulk is fixed with an obedience disk and taken into slavery. He is forced to fight gladiator battles for the planet's emperor, the Red King. Hulk forms a warbound pact with his fellow gladiators Miek, no-name Brood, Elloe Kaifi, Lavin Skee, Hiroim and Korg.
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