Planet Hulk [Marvel Premier Collection] - Paperback

by Greg Pak (Author), Carlo Pagulayan (Illustrator), Aaron Lopresti (Illustrator)

Includes a brand-new introduction by author Greg Pak.

Presented in a newly designed book-format edition.

A whole new world of hurt!

Betrayed by Earth's heroes and exiled into outer space, the man-monster Hulk has landed on the distant planet Sakaar, ruled by the tyrannical Red King. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the Green Scar, the planet's mightiest gladiator -- but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, the horrific Brood, wise rock-man Korg, shadow warrior Hiroim and noble-born rebel Elloe and her loyal guardsman Skee. Together, these gladiators start a revolution that could change their entire world -- or destroy it. It's savage sci-fi fantasy by award-winning writer Greg Pak, guest-starring the Silver Surfer!

COLLECTING: Incredible Hulk (1999) #92-105 and material from Giant-Size Hulk #1.

Author Biography

Film director and screenwriter Greg Pak's first feature, the sci-fi anthology Robot Stories, won 35 awards; he broke into the comics industry when his agent sent Marvel the screenplay. After writing a Warlock reboot, Pak made a splash with the X-Men: Phoenix -- Endsong limited series and a lengthy run on Incredible Hulk, highlighted by the "Planet Hulk" storyline and the World War Hulk crossover. In addition to the acclaimed Magneto: Testament and Red Skull: Incarnate limited series, a War Machine revival and the retitled Incredible Hulks, Pak has written Dynamite's Battlestar Galactica and contributed to Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. His efforts with co-writer Fred Van Lente include Incredible Hercules, Herc, Heroic Age: Prince of Power, an Alpha Flight relaunch and the Chaos War crossover. Pak introduced Amadeus Cho as a new Green Goliath in The Totally Awesome Hulk and delivered mutant mayhem in Weapon X.

Filipino artist Carlo Pagulayan's earliest Marvel work came on titles such as New X-Men: Academy X, X-Men Unlimited and Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four. His knack for drawing beautiful women earned him longer runs on Elektra and Emma Frost before a dramatic switch to Incredible Hulk, for which he illustrated the fan-favorite "Planet Hulk" storyline. Besides drawing titles including Agents of Atlas, Hulk and Iron Man, Pagulayan has also ventured into three dimensions, sculpting a Planet Hulk mini-bust for Bowen Designs.