The Incredible Hulk Must Reads

Are you a fan of Marvel Comics? Perhaps you just follow the Incredible Hulk? Or maybe you Follow may or most series. Well then you must know of many of the following comics, graphic novels that feature the green goliath. The following is featured on Marvel Comics Website and for more information on these comics I suggest heading on over there to read up on them.

With June's "The Incredible Hulk" movie right around the corner, now's the perfect time to get caught up on the Green Goliath's comic book adventures. Check out 10 key Hulk collections available now!

HULK: PLANET HULK TPB
A whole new world of hurt! Betrayed by Earth's heroes and exiled into outer space, the man-monster Hulk has landed on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the Green Scar, the planet's mightiest gladiator—but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, the horrific Brood, wise rock-man Korg, shadow warrior Hiroim, noble-born rebel Elloe and her loyal guardsman Skee. Together, these gladiators start a revolution that could change their entire world—or destroy it. It's savage sci-fi fantasy by award-winning writer Greg Pak, guest-starring the Silver Surfer!


HULK: WORLD WAR HULK TPB
An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered through the pages of last year's "Planet Hulk" epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt—and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half.


HULK: THE END PREMIERE HC
Chronicling the final days of the Green Goliath! Peter David and Dale Keown, creative team on some of the Hulk's most memorable tales, reunite to produce this searing vision of the future in which Bruce Banner, the Incredible Hulk, is the last man on Earth. It's the Hulk's final battle, as "The Last Titan" wrestles his inner-demons in order to discover his place in a dying world—if only he can survive! Plus: The testing of the first Gamma Bomb thrust upon Robert Bruce Banner led to what he would come to believe would be his greatest nightmare: his unwilling transformation into the Incredible Hulk. He believed wrong. Now, having been dragged into the future—into a post-holocaust, dystopian world—Bruce Banner discovers that his nightmare has a whole new name: the Maestro. This is a nightmare that only Hulk can end; for he knows that he himself is responsible for the presence of the evil Maestro. The future, our future, and the Incredible Hulk will never quite be the same. And neither will you.

HULK: TEMPEST FUGIT TPB
Peter David returns. Hulk smash! Stalking across the depths of the ocean, dispatching everything from sharks to giant squids, comes the Hulk. As a long-buried episode from Bruce Banner's youth begins to surface with possible ramifications for the future, the Hulk finds himself washed up on a strange island, populated by several hapless victims...and some most unexpected monsters.

HULK VISIONARIES: JOHN BYRNE Vol. 1 TPB
When the Hulk came back from the Crossroads, John Byrne was waiting for him—complementing his popular X-Men and FF runs by literally breaking the Green Goliath in two! After the Hulk and Bruce Banner are separated, the Jade Giant becomes the Earth's emerald enemy—outfighting Iron Man, Wonder Man, Sub-Mariner, Hercules and Doc Samson! Could the one to succeed where these powerhouses failed be...Bruce Banner himself?! Plus: the wedding of Bruce Banner and Betty Ross! The new Hulkbusters! And the sinister Scourge!

HULK VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID Vol. 1 TPB
Peter David's 100-plus-issue run on INCREDIBLE HULK remains one of the character's most popular periods. Now, see how it all began in David's first string of Hulk stories as the gray-skinned goliath—or is that the sardonic strongman?—leaps into action against horrors from the grave, the stars and the house next door! Featuring the revitalization of one of the Hulk's longtime foes, the Leader! Guest-starring the original X-Men!

HULK VS. THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TPB
Before WORLD WAR HULK, before PLANET HULK, the Green Goliath spent years fighting the finest the Marvel Universe has to offer! Hulk vs. the Thing! Hulk vs. Thor! Hulk vs. the Silver Surfer, Wolverine and more! Whether facing a tag-team match from the Fantastic Four and the Avengers or going one-and-one against Spider-Man and Daredevil, the Incredible Hulk's the strongest one there is no matter who his opponents are! Also featuring the X-Men, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Fin Fang Foom!

ULTIMATE HULK VS. IRON MAN: ULTIMATE HUMAN
It's the Ultimate war between the Hulk and Iron Man! Desperate for a cure to his dark disease, scientist Bruce Banner begs Tony Stark for a release from the curse of the Hulk! Stark agrees, but in the midst of the experimentation, something goes horribly wrong. And you know what happens next: man and monster collide! Be there as writer Warren Ellis (ULTIMATE GALACTUS) begins his next Ultimate epic—joined by amazing artist Cary Nord (Conan)!

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK Vol. 1 Digest
The Green Goliath smashes his way into his own Marvel Adventures title! See how brilliant scientist Bruce Banner was cursed to transform into the rampaging Hulk! Learn why Banner's girlfriend Betty Ross left him, why her father, General "Thunderbolt" Ross, hunts him and why Rick Jones blames himself for creating the monster. Most of all, thrill to the Hulk smashing everything in sight!

INCREDIBLE HULK OMNIBUS
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction know as the Incredible Hulk! Marvel is proud to present the tales of everyone's favorite man-monster from the very beginning: From the earliest Stan Lee and Jack Kirby issues that put an irradiated angle on the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde complex to the Steve Ditko's psychological slobbernockers in TALES TO ASTONISH and the Jade Giant's return to his solo series, this Hulk-sized collection is the foundation for every purple-pants'd adventure ever! Featuring artwork by a who's who of Marvel Age luminaries and scripts by Stan "The Man" Lee, they'll introduce you to General Thunderbolt Ross; the tortured woman who loves both the man and the monster, Betty Ross; the Leader; the Abomination; and a series of earth-shaking fights between the Hulk and the Silver Surfer, Thor, Giant-Man, Namor, Hercules and more! Collecting the first adventures of the Jade Giant in one painstakingly restored volume with every page, every pinup and every letters column. Not to mention unused covers, critical essays and bonuses galore!

Iron Man Must Reads

With May's "Iron Man" movie out and doing well, now's the perfect time to get caught up on the armored Avenger's comic book adventures. Check out 10 key Iron Man collections available now! For more information on the follow comics, why not head on over to Marvel Comics web site and find out where and how you can get a hold of these classic stories and comics.

IRON MAN: EXTREMIS TPB
The story that brought Tony Stark into the 21st century! A new virus called Extremis is on the loose, and it's transforming people into deadly killing machines. When an old friend asks Tony for help in stopping it, he falls into a web of deceit that could very well result in his own demise if he's not careful. Writer Warren Ellis and artist Adi Granov redefined Iron Man for a new generation, making him into the technological futurist we know and love today. Granov's art also served as inspiration for Shellhead's May 2 movie debut!


IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE HC
Millionaire Tony Stark has always lived a playboy's life, and as Iron Man he's revered as one of the greatest super heroes of all time. But underneath that armored shell is an all-too-human individual. For years Tony has hidden his alcohol addiction, but the time for secrets has ended. No longer able to ignore it, he he must finally confront the issue head on. One of the most seminal Iron Man stories to be told, if you only ever read one arc featuring ol'Shellhead, this one is it.


IRON MAN: ARMOR WARS TPB
When Tony Stark learns that his enemies are using technology he's developed to put innocent people in harm's way, nothing can stop him from taking back what's his. But how far will he go in his quest to retrieve the stolen tech? And for that matter, how'd it even fall into the hands of Iron Man's greatest villains in the first place? As his friends, allies and government begin to turn against him, Iron Man is left alone in his search for justice. And this time, there may be no going back.


ULTIMATE IRON MAN I TPB
The most imaginative, groundbreaking comic of 2005! International bestseller, four-time Hugo award, two-time Nebula award and World Fantasy Award winner Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Shadow Puppets) comes to the Ultimate Universe. He's joined by industry legend Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, Marvel 1602, Wolverine: Origin) to show the shocking beginning of Ultimate Iron Man! If you thought The Ultimates told you everything you needed to know about Ultimate Iron Man, think again!

THE MANY ARMORS OF IRON MAN TPB
Over the years Iron Man's experienced more than his share of upgrades, and now you can catch some of the more interesting ones in this brand-new trade paperback! Wonder at the Space Armor, try and catch the Stealth Armor and scratch your head at the Deep Sea Armor. Whether you grew up reading these stories or can't tell your Silver Centurion from your Stove Pipe armors, this collection is sure to entertain!

IRON MAN: EXECUTE PROGRAM TPB
Shellhead's current father-son writing team of Daniel and Charles Knauf kick off their run in this collection set immediately after "Extremis." Now more powerful than ever, Tony Stark must learn the limits of his new Iron Man suit…but his teammates in the New Avengers begin to wonder if he can be trusted. Meanwhile, there's an assassin making his way through a list of targets that has dramatic repercussions for Iron Man!

IRON MAN: CIVIL WAR TPB
The super hero community is divided by the Super Human Registration Act, and Iron Man's left in the uncomfortable position of leading the pro-registration side against his former friends and allies. One of the most controversial stories in Iron Man's history, this collection gives you insight into how and why Tony made the hard decisions that have everyone buzzing! And because we here at Marvel believe in being fair and balanced, you'll also get the anti-registration side of the story through Captain America's eyes.

IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. TPB
Following the events of CIVIL WAR, Iron Man finds himself the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. But don't expect a grace period! Tensions between Tony and his friends mount as an old threat returns in the background…and that's not even mentioning the global threats and international politics he has to deal with on a day-to-day basis. As an added bonus, this collection features the first appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D. and an early encounter between Iron Man and Nick Fury, the organization's former leader!


INVINCIBLE IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Iron Man's first few years of activity took him through three sets of armor and his first several showdowns with such archenemies as the Mandarin and the Titanium Man - plus confrontations with major menaces like the Chameleon, Count Nefaria, and the Mad Thinker! Dictatorships across the world, beneath the sea, under the earth, and through time itself fall before the Armored Avenger's awesome array of apparatus! Guest-starring Captain America, the X-Men's Angel and more! Featuring the introductions of Iron Man's most infamous foes-turned-friends, the Black Widow and Hawkeye!

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN VOL. 1: HEART OF STEEL (DIGEST)
The Armored Avenger blasts into the newest title in the critically-acclaimed, best-selling Marvel Adventures line! Who is Iron Man, the world-renowned symbol of mega-conglomerate Stark International? And what terrible secret from his past forces billionaire inventor Tony Stark to become the Golden Guardian? Find out here!