Hulk: Grand Design--Monster #1: Review

Mar 2022
Jim Rugg, Jim Rugg

Story Name:

(No title given)

Review & Comments

Rating:
4 stars

Hulk: Grand Design--Monster #1 Review by (March 30, 2022)

Review: Enjoyable little romp, running through about a quarter of the Hulk’s career with little depth and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. The survey runs very quickly with some matters being glossed over surprisingly quickly e,g, the Defenders are wrapped up in one panel as is the introduction of Wolverine though his panel occupies a full page. She-Hulk gets a page and, surprisingly, the 1970s TV series receives a single full page panel. This makes for a decent intro to the character to bring new readers up to speed though I can’t imagine how the rest of Hulk’s history is going to be covered in only more similar sized issue.  

Comments: Third in the Grand Design series, after Fantastic Four and X-Men. Issue includes several pages of notes identifying specific issues summarized. Characters appearing would be a full-on thesis-level project. Strangest cameo: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, who never actually appeared in the comic (so far as I know).





 

Synopsis / Summary / Plot

Hulk: Grand Design--Monster #1 Synopsis by Peter Silvestro

An overview of Hulk’s career from origin to INCREDIBLE HULK #300 in 1984 is presented in high speed with hundreds of little panels covering major events and characters.

Survey continues in HULK: GRAND DESIGN—MADNESS #1



Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg
Jim Rugg (Cover Penciler)
Jim Rugg (Cover Inker)
Jim Rugg (Cover Colorist)
Letterer: Jim Rugg.

Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Hulk
Hulk

(Bruce Banner)



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