World War Hulk: Front Line

Sally Floyd, Front Line #3

by Paul Jenkins, Ramón F. Bachs (Illustrator)

Your street-level view of the Hulk's invasion The Green Goliath has returned to Earth on a collision course with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes. So what does that mean for the ordinary people caught in the crossfire? Ben Urich and Sally Floyd, fresh from their appearance in Civil War: Front Line, pound the pavement to uncover the story behind the story Plus: Who wants our tireless reporters to take down J. Jonah Jameson, and how do they want them to do it? Grab your press pass, and join the Civil War: Front Line team of writer Paul Jenkins and artist Ramon Bachs as they take you to the middle of the action. Also featuring the Prologue to World War Hulk Hulk is coming, and no power on Earth can stop him from getting revenge on the Illuminati What events have led up to the superhuman battle-to-end-all-battles? As Hulk's great stone ship approaches the planet, he prepares for the war on the horizon by reliving past conflicts with Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Strange, and the Inhumans. Collects World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker and World War Hulk: Front Line #1-6

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Comix

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 11, 2008

About the author

Paul Jenkins is a British comic book writer. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade.

Reviews

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good tie in. We had the main story which was the newspaper reporter's view of the World War Hulk event. This gave a "man on the street" type view. Then there was a back up story of a "murder mystery" involving Hulk's team of invaders. And finally we got treated to some humor stories just to lighten things up a bit.

This was a good tie-in to a very good Marvel event.

[Garrett Ballendine · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's such a shame there isn't more of these "Front Line" books for every Marvel event.

It's so fantastic seeing the events from a common mans perspective.
Highly recommended.

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like these Front Line comics and how they give the "ground view" of what's going on from the non-superhero perspective. I would say if you're going to read a tie-in to any event it should be the Front Line tie-ins.

[Kurt · Rating 3 out of 5]

3+. This is a well-written, well-drawn run of a totally needless storyline.

[Jake · Rating 2 out of 5]

Irritating. Not about Hulk. About reporters.

[Mateusz Nowowiejski · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 - 11.2025

[Arno Callens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Civil War: Front Line was the best tie-in Civil War had, and even superior to the main series. It explored the impact of the Superhuman Registration Act on the smaller corners of the Marvel universe, and explored the central conflict in a much deeper way than anywhere else. So it makes sense Marvel would want to resurrect the title as a companion piece to World War Hulk, right?

Not so much. If there's a point to this story, it's that World War Hulk didn't affect the Marvel universe all that much, unless for people owning property in New York. There's a few attempts at poignancy: Ben Urich realizing the alien invaders had an easy conquest because the people of earth are about as perverted as them, Sally Floyd flipping Daredevil the finger for every superhero who just makes the lives of the common man more difficult, but that's about it.

Instead we get the story of how Front Line becomes a worthy competitor of the Daily Bugle, which - even in the presence of J. Jonah Jameson - is void of any drama, as is Sally's tacked-on struggle with alcoholism. The second story has Danny Granville and Korg investigating a murder, and again there are stabs at the moral philosophy Paul Jenkins is known for, but even he struggles to find significance in a smash-fest that really only mattered to a handful of characters, none of whom are in this book. The less said about the cartoon-strip War Is Heck, the better.

In the end Paul Jenkins and his team did what they could with what they'd been given to work with. It's not much but at least Front Line gave more class to the World War Hulk event at times than most of the other tie-ins combined.

[Hrishi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to Civil War: Front Line this tie in to World War Hulk provides a street level view from the perspective of the two intrepid reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich (and Sally's boyfriend, Danny Granville, detective in the Costumed Division of the NYPD). This book overall was better than the Civil War tie-in, but not as good as Civil War: Front Line, Vol. 1.

There are three distinct stories here - Urich doing his usual journalist thing and bringing humanity to an otherwise pretty smash smash event. Floyd does that too, while dealing with her own demons, and Granville investigates a pretty basic sci-fi whodunit. All three were enjoyable, and less confusing or superficial than the WWH event itself. Definitely worth a read!

[Richard Rosenthal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The front line comics exist to give the human point of view to major Marvel Events. This time around we have it covered not only by journalists, but also by following around a police detective as he tries to solve the murder of an alien intelligent robot. Ben Ulrich and Sally Floyd are covering the event and covering with J. Jonah Jameson with headlines and page views. Sally isn't some much struggling with her alcoholism as allowing in it for the majority of this story.

It is a good supplemental to World War Hulk but it doesn't tell that story.

[Shane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty disappointed with this, especially with how much I liked Planet Hulk. I understand now that it's a different perspective of World War Hulk, but still, such a cataclysmic event felt so boring. A giant, green, angry monster comes to destroy the world and the most exciting part was a murder mystery and a newspaper feud. I thought I'd be diving into a first hand account of the Hulk taking on Earth for revenge but was sorely mistaken. Honestly not worth much of a read in my opinion.

[Subroto · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps the only offshoots in the crossover series Planet Hulk which was tolerable.

However could have been much better - starts promisingly but ends up as a damp squib like much of the other elements of this crossover.

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone who appreciates the Hilk's desire to be left alone and the general annoyance of Tony Stark, Reed Richards and most of the X-men, then this is the book for you. Hulk is pissed and focused.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, a good human story of a crossover — though in some ways the same story as Civil War: Front Line.

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not terrible, and I like the idea of showing the human side of these superhero-ey things. But it is, unfortunately, sort of boring.