Product Description

In the Australian outback, Bruce Banner has found a peace he's never known among a tribe of Aborigines. But when their safety is threatened by a battle between a sect of AIM and the ruling totalitarian mutant government, the Hulk is forced to intervene in a big way. A House of M tie-in as the aforementioned "House" discovers that there is one mortal in the entire world that can stand against it, and he's drawing an incredible line in the sand, setting a stage for an unprecedented showdown. The Hulk like you've never seen him before! Collects Incredible Hulk #83-87.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290091 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Customer Reviews

"Call that a smash? Hulk show you a smash!"
Well, as much as House of M fizzed into nothingness without anybody really caring too much, at least some of the books gave some great diversionary storylines for some of Marvel's mightiest; the Iron Man book in particualr is well worth picking up.

In the House of M, Bruce Banner finds himself the welcomed guest of a group of Aborigines in the Australian outback, working on controlling his rage far from the Mutant rule present elsewhere in the world...that is, until (against Magneto's warnings) Exodus goes looking for him...

What follows is Hulk's rise to power (with much smashing along on the way) to become the president of Austrailia in much the same way as he did in Planet Hulk (though without gathering as many cuts and bruises). He does this with a few allies, one of which is Scorpion, and she's just as great a supporting character here as in the current Marvel Universe (surely she'd make for an awesome solo series?).

The art, shared between Jorge Lucas & Adam Kubert is lively and lends itself to some great scenes of destruction, and Peter David's script bares some great, tongue-in-cheek one liners; my favourite of the whole book sees Hulk, as prime minister, getting frustrated with all the red-tape of being a bureaucracy: "Hulk Smash puny paperwork!!!"

The story has very little impact on the Marvel Universe or any of the other tales in House of M, but it's enjoyable enough, clips along at a good pace and only falls at the last hurdle where the events of the last chapter in the run detour completely from House of M with no explanation...the gap really needed to be filled in with an epilogue maybe with a couple of pages from the main House of M book...but then that's a good reason to get that too.

Overall, a nice purchase. Not essential, but it certainly won't make you mad...sorry about that one...