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The Incredible Hulk (2009) (Collected Editions) #2
The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 2: Fall of the Hulks
He fought Thor, Black Bolt, the Juggernaut and virtually every Avenger on the planet. But nothing's ever hit Bruce Banner as hard as "The Fall of the Hulks"! As the epic storyline unfolds, Bruce Banner makes the best and worst discovery of his life, Skaar, the savage Son of Hulk, finally shows his true colors and a Green Goliath in purple pants takes on Doctor Doom hemself! "Planet Hulk" writer Greg Pak teams up with fan favorite penciler Paul Pelletier to deliver massive revelations, shocking emotional twists, and epic smashing that will transform Bruce Banner's life forever. And in ALPHA, watch as M.O.D.O.K., The Leader, Mad Thinker, Egghead, Red Ghost and the Super-Apes, and Doctor Doom devise the perfect plan to take down the Hulk family.
COLLECTING: Incredible Hulk #606-608, Fall of the Hulks; Alpha
COLLECTING: Incredible Hulk #606-608, Fall of the Hulks; Alpha
120 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2010
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Greg Pak
1,645 books579 followersGreg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."
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June 2, 2021
I gathered up this, the Loeb book and the Savage She-Hulks books and went back and forth between them reading it in issue by issue order. This was pretty good. Banner has this master plan to stop the Intelligencia, rescue Betty and get back the Smart heroes the Intelligencia kidnapped. Great action and art. Plus it was cool seeing Banner use his tech to fight. Had fun with this one.
November 18, 2019
Feels like I should stop here and read this event in order lmao I hate events like this.
June 19, 2022
Pretty much "Exhibit A" in "How Marvel is killing themselves with crossovers".
Volume 1 of Greg Pak's new Incredible Hulk had a great focus and some nice momentum, and that all came to a stuttering, crashing halt with the Fall of the Hulks crossover. Plotting, characterization of Volume 1? Gone.
Worse, this is a horrible collection, offering up just a fraction of the story, and so we get an incoherent start and stop that's definitely not a story.
Which is all too bad, because there's some fun material here, especially the history of the Intellegesia, it's just been spoiled by bad collection decisions and bad decisions to interrupt the flow of a young comic.
(Maybe someday I'll read it in a full collection and enjoy it more.)
Volume 1 of Greg Pak's new Incredible Hulk had a great focus and some nice momentum, and that all came to a stuttering, crashing halt with the Fall of the Hulks crossover. Plotting, characterization of Volume 1? Gone.
Worse, this is a horrible collection, offering up just a fraction of the story, and so we get an incoherent start and stop that's definitely not a story.
Which is all too bad, because there's some fun material here, especially the history of the Intellegesia, it's just been spoiled by bad collection decisions and bad decisions to interrupt the flow of a young comic.
(Maybe someday I'll read it in a full collection and enjoy it more.)
March 11, 2021
It's all starting to come together now. It looks like the various Fall of the Hulks volumes were pretty much occurring simultaneously, and they were just a set up for the World War Hulks event. As we end the Fall of the Hulks up, we end up with an army of Red Hulks and a ragtag group of heroes to fight them.
Overall this wasn't bad as it showed all the various events that had occurred over the course of several years that leads up to the big plan that is World War Hulks. We still don't have an official revealing of the Red Hulk and Red She Hulk's identities, but it does keep becoming clearer.
Art was great as it has been throughout the series. If there's a flaw in this story it's the enormous amount of information that has to be processed by the reader in order to follow the story. I know most of the big comic events are the same way, but this one seems to have even more information to follow than usual.
Overall this wasn't bad as it showed all the various events that had occurred over the course of several years that leads up to the big plan that is World War Hulks. We still don't have an official revealing of the Red Hulk and Red She Hulk's identities, but it does keep becoming clearer.
Art was great as it has been throughout the series. If there's a flaw in this story it's the enormous amount of information that has to be processed by the reader in order to follow the story. I know most of the big comic events are the same way, but this one seems to have even more information to follow than usual.
November 2, 2020
2 and a half stars. The story was enjoyable enough but the Intelligencia origin story section was a bit tedious and the ending was too abrupt but I liked it well enough so I gave it 3 official stars but knocking off half a star for the flaws.
December 13, 2025
Greg Pak's half of the Fall of the Hulks storyline driven by Jeff Loeb clearly defines which of the authors is superior to the story, as Pak effortlessly ties emotional drive, excellent character work, and fun action together.
July 10, 2014
The population of Hulks, growing in number since the conclusion of WORLD WAR HULK, reaches its peak in this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink crossover featuring Bruce Banner, Skaar the Son of Hulk, She-Hulk, Red Hulk, and the rest, pitted against the Intelligencia, a secret group headed by two of the Hulk’s old enemies, the Leader and M.O.D.O.K., and consisting of masterminds such as the Wizard, the Mad Thinker, and even Doctor Doom.
A collaborative effort to tie the disparate corners of the Hulk universe together, FALL OF THE HULKS is helmed by Greg Pak, Jeff Parker, and Jeph Loeb. The opening introduction to the Intelligencia, in the FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA one-shot included in this volume, is handled by Parker and told from the perspective of the Leader, highlighting the more Hulk-centric nature of the event. The concept of a behind-the-scenes assortment of supervillains, a counterpoint to the similarly covert group of superheroes known as the Illuminati, is presented well and works believeably within the context of past events. It’s frightening to realize just how much the Intelligencia has been involved with over the years, more so now that their greatest plan is reaching fruition.
Greg Pak’s portion of the FALL, the meat of what is collected here, continues the focus on Bruce Banner and Skaar and is easily the best and most entertaining of the three HULK contributors. His Banner is brilliant but appears single-minded to those around him, working every possible angle towards largely unknown ends, and if he saves the world in the process, so much the better. Skaar continues to develop as a character; while still out for the Hulk’s blood, we get a longer glimpse into his “lighter” side and how it compares with that of his father.
Working with both Pak and Parker, Paul Pelletier’s art is a welcome sight. Whether he’s drawing Bruce Banner and his regular supporting cast, guest-starring heroes like Spider-Man, Wolverine, and the Avengers, or even the various collective intellects that comprise the Intelligencia, it doesn’t seem to matter. Everyone and everything he illustrates here looks perfect.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK: FALL OF THE HULKS is the highest point of a three-pronged storyline, mixing behind-the-scenes intrigue with smashing action in the finest Hulk tradition.
A collaborative effort to tie the disparate corners of the Hulk universe together, FALL OF THE HULKS is helmed by Greg Pak, Jeff Parker, and Jeph Loeb. The opening introduction to the Intelligencia, in the FALL OF THE HULKS: ALPHA one-shot included in this volume, is handled by Parker and told from the perspective of the Leader, highlighting the more Hulk-centric nature of the event. The concept of a behind-the-scenes assortment of supervillains, a counterpoint to the similarly covert group of superheroes known as the Illuminati, is presented well and works believeably within the context of past events. It’s frightening to realize just how much the Intelligencia has been involved with over the years, more so now that their greatest plan is reaching fruition.
Greg Pak’s portion of the FALL, the meat of what is collected here, continues the focus on Bruce Banner and Skaar and is easily the best and most entertaining of the three HULK contributors. His Banner is brilliant but appears single-minded to those around him, working every possible angle towards largely unknown ends, and if he saves the world in the process, so much the better. Skaar continues to develop as a character; while still out for the Hulk’s blood, we get a longer glimpse into his “lighter” side and how it compares with that of his father.
Working with both Pak and Parker, Paul Pelletier’s art is a welcome sight. Whether he’s drawing Bruce Banner and his regular supporting cast, guest-starring heroes like Spider-Man, Wolverine, and the Avengers, or even the various collective intellects that comprise the Intelligencia, it doesn’t seem to matter. Everyone and everything he illustrates here looks perfect.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK: FALL OF THE HULKS is the highest point of a three-pronged storyline, mixing behind-the-scenes intrigue with smashing action in the finest Hulk tradition.
August 23, 2011
This is the second book I read from the Fall of the Hulks crossover, and this one was from Bruce Banner’s perspective. Having never read a book that Skaar was in until today, I didn’t know that he also changes when he gets angry. I guessed that he aged faster somehow, and that was how he was not a little child, but it turns out that he is a child (perhaps between 7 and 10 years old) that transforms into a bigger, stronger version of himself when he gets angry. There was even a line where the child version said that he once hated Skaar, which means that he has a split personality similar to Banner. It seems to be less pronounced, though. I don’t even know the name of the child at this point.
As far as the story goes, I really enjoyed learning about each member of Hulk’s rogues gallery, and especially liked the Red She-Hulk. I have already been spoiled as to her true identity, but I still enjoyed watching her in action. She seems to be even more powerful than the Green She-Hulk, and possibly more powerful than Banner’s Hulk.
The Intelligencia seems like a formidable villain alliance, and I was happy to learn that the Red Hulk was M.O.D.O.K.’s creation in order to help the Intelligencia reach their endgame.
The surprising end has me wondering if we actually saw a flash-forward scene, or if it really is just all in Banner’s head.
As far as the story goes, I really enjoyed learning about each member of Hulk’s rogues gallery, and especially liked the Red She-Hulk. I have already been spoiled as to her true identity, but I still enjoyed watching her in action. She seems to be even more powerful than the Green She-Hulk, and possibly more powerful than Banner’s Hulk.
The Intelligencia seems like a formidable villain alliance, and I was happy to learn that the Red Hulk was M.O.D.O.K.’s creation in order to help the Intelligencia reach their endgame.
The surprising end has me wondering if we actually saw a flash-forward scene, or if it really is just all in Banner’s head.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 13, 2013
This is a collection of a number of individual Hulk and other comic books that are part of a large crossover story. Unfortunately this collection does not include the conclusion or the beginning. But the section of Fall of the Hulks: Alpha was awesome. In this section we get the story of the Intelligencia a group of super smart super villains doing very smart evil. Under the command of the Leader the evil smart guys pull off some amazing crimes that no one ever notices (apparently). It was really cool and interesting to see villains who claim to be smart to actually do something smart. The normal "Genius" villains plan in the end is simply smash the good guys and kill them. It was glorious!
Unfortunately the entire story was not that well written. Then we get a bunch of issues from the incredible Hulk that are just a bunch of unconnected random fights that make no sense. But somehow there is a plan being run by Bruce Banner who is no longer the Hulk. It was rather disappointing and the only thing keeping this collection from getting five stars.
I am still undecided if I will track down the rest of these collected stories or not.
Unfortunately the entire story was not that well written. Then we get a bunch of issues from the incredible Hulk that are just a bunch of unconnected random fights that make no sense. But somehow there is a plan being run by Bruce Banner who is no longer the Hulk. It was rather disappointing and the only thing keeping this collection from getting five stars.
I am still undecided if I will track down the rest of these collected stories or not.
October 27, 2015
A Quickie Review
As much as I love comics and superheroes, I was not all that impressed with this Hulk omnibus. Sure, the artwork was great, but, most Marvel or DC productions have awesome graphics. The story just wasn't all that fun, and it was merely passable at best. Marvel fans can do much better.
Score: 2/5
As much as I love comics and superheroes, I was not all that impressed with this Hulk omnibus. Sure, the artwork was great, but, most Marvel or DC productions have awesome graphics. The story just wasn't all that fun, and it was merely passable at best. Marvel fans can do much better.
Score: 2/5
June 12, 2012
This whole story line is next to impossible to follow. This volume was better than most in that it felt like a contained story, at least in part. Probably my favorite to date in the Red Hulk saga.
May 6, 2013
this is an ok addition to the first trade (son of banner) but im not really a big fan of hulk having a kid.
February 16, 2016
3.5 stars
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