Incredible Hulk Epic Collection, Vol. 9: Kill or Be Killed

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection

by Roger Stern, Sal Buscema (Illustrator), John Byrne (Writer / Illustrator)

What hope lies within the mind of the man cursed by the Incredible Hulk? Roger Stern and Sal Buscema seek the answer to that tragic question in this Epic Collection. Of course, ol' Jade Jaws will also have plenty to smash as he goes after Moonstone and gets wound up in a struggle with Machine Man! Then, the high-tech Goldbug needs the Hulk to find a lost city of gold. And can Hulk stand up to a foe even bigger than he is? Find out when he takes on It, the Living Colossus! Also featuring a trio of iconic Annuals boasting: an all-time great Stern 'n Byrne collaboration; the Hulk vs. Sasquatch; and the return of legendary Hulk artist Steve Ditko!

Genres: Comics, Marvel

520 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2024

About the author

Roger Stern is an American comic book author and novelist.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fine hunk o' Hulk mostly written by Roger Stern, one of the best comics writers ever, with art by Sal Buscema, plus contributions from John Byrne, Doug Moench and other greats. This was my golden age. Includes the first appearance and origin of the second, more enduring villain called Moonstone.

[Steven desJardins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hulk stories from 1978 to 1980, most scripted by Roger Stern. I have possibly read some of these stories before, but I don't remember them. My childhood Hulk was the early '70's, and these stories seem a bit off to me, with an angrier, less child-like Hulk. I very much appreciate that the Epic Collection series enables me to have complete, uninterrupted runs of significant Marvel comics, and I enjoyed working through this volume, but I don't think it's one of the series' high points.

[Vaughn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Although this was written by Roger Stern, I only found it slightly more enjoyable than the previous volume. One cool difference is that the majority of the stories here are several issues long, which gives them more of an epic feel.

A good collection of Hulk stories.

[Scott Beattie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Goldbug issues are some of the best Hulk comics of all time, but the other issues are great as well. This is just a blast to read.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hearken back to the days when comics were only 35 cents and your mom would buy you one off the spinner rack every time you went to the grocery store. It surprised me how simplistic this is. There's a little bit going on with Betty, Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Samson but they all quickly disappear and it's just the Hulk travelling across the Americas. Maybe they were trying to emulate the TV show a bit, because that's plastered across the cover of each issue. Even Bruce Banner takes a back seat to the Hulk speaking in third person all the time and jumping to a different location with each story. The main villains are Master Mold, Moonstone (who is kind of awesome), some shadowy organization called The Corporation and these clowns called They.

John Byrne draws an annual with the Angel and the Beast in it and it's awesome. The main artist on all of it is Sal Buscema. He and his brother sure were prolific back in the 70s. His art is much better here than when he drew Spectacular Spider-Man in the 90s and I couldn't stand how angry everyone looked.