Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero

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Summary: The Hulk @ GROUND ZERO
Review: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, reviewers you have to get in the habit of detailing specifically what issues are collected in these Trades! I've now attempted to find collections of many famous series through the years thanks to the trades,... & I CAN'T figure out what Trades collect what issues. Sure, rarely you'll find a user review who knows what the heck he's doing & lists the collected issue #'s... but c'mon!? what is going on with you people?... If i knew I wouldn't be writing this would I?

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Summary: The beginning of a legend.
Review: The latter half of Peter David's very first long-running storyarc in The Incredible Hulk is collected here. Featuring the artwork of a pre-Spawn, pre-Spider-Man Todd McFarlane, David skillfully sets the stage for an unforgettable confrontation.

Accompanied by his old friend and partner Rick Jones and a rogue SHIELD agent named Clay Quartermain, the Hulk (actually the crafty, gray-skinned Hulk from the character's early days, not the more familiar, child-like green version) is on a quest to halt the US government's mass-production of the gamma bomb, the very device responsible for his own creation.

Little do they realize that the Hulk's deadliest nemesis, the super-intelligent Leader, has his own wicked plans for the gamma bomb and has sent three of his special warriors to obtain it and dispose of his hated enemy once and for all.

Peter David's clever dialogue and in-depth characterization is in full-swing here. His exploration of the Gray Hulk's personality still stands as one of the highest points in his entire twelve-year run, while Todd McFarlane's art compliments David's writing style exceptionally. From a memorable battle with the X-Men's Wolverine to the Hulk finally facing down the estranged wife of his human alter-ego, McFarlane more than leaves his mark on this beloved character.

With Peter David's much-anticipated return to the Incredible Hulk title in January 2005, Ground Zero is a must-read for long-time Hulk fans and new Hulk fans alike. Enjoy!

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Summary: A fun story arc
Review: This book collect the climactic issues from one of the ealiest storylines in Peter David's historic 11-year run on the book. While at first glance it seems like a standard adventure story, there are some great insights to the character of the Grey Hulk, who's very different from the green version averyone is familiar with. It also has many other good characterizations, and has a few historically significant moments in Hulk history. In short, it is well written. The art is done by a young(er) Todd McFarlane, at a time when he hadn't quite become famous, but was getting there fast. It shows a stylistic flair without becoming bogged down in style, a criticism often aimed at his later work. In summary, I like this collection quite much, as it shows the beginnings of two great careers in an above average adventure story.

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Summary: Just your average adventure run. . .
Review: This is an example of an artist and writer who have yet to reach their artistic peaks teaming up to give us an uneventful, average tale of the green goliath. David and McFarlane have each proven themselves over time as great craftsmen, but this tale might as well have someone elses name on it, because it reads like every other Hulk story.

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Summary: A race against time offered by David & Mc Farlane
Review: This trade paperback collects the last seven issues of Incredible Hulk drawn by Todd McFarlane which conclude the first story arc in the long Peter David's Hulk run.McFarlane is still an artist, non the designer he will become in his Spider-Man run or the clever businessman he is now. And David? David was less experienced than now in 1988 (when the issues here collected were first published) but already great.The dialogue between the gray Hulk and Betty is one of the finest examples of psychological analysis in supehero comics. Marvel, print this saga again!

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Summary: pretty good
Review: What you've got is a good story with good art. All I can really say about it is that if you like the Hulk or Todd McFarlane you should get this.