Hulk, being the ultimate tough guy, seems particularly unlikely to grow or develop. Tough guy characters are notorious for remaining unchanged across a story arc. He’s shot away from the Earth, lands on the wrong planet, is forced to fight as a gladiator, escapes, fights his way across a world teeming with harsh adversaries, all the while building the respect of those around him until he is elevated to kingship. While the ending leaves open a route of continued story (as one would expect,) one sees the Hulk undergo a transformation across the events of this story. So much effort is put into keeping one reading that the climax and resolution – such as they are – feel like minor speed-bumps on the way to somewhere else. I often have a problem with comic books - in particular (and on-going series of any kind, in general,) and that’s that they often fail to be satisfying as self-contained stories. I was pleasantly surprised by the story arc and character development in this volume – which is to say it had both and they were well crafted. The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk by Greg Pak
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