In 2024, Marvel Comics is bringing back its Giant-Size comics and the publisher promises they'll be more monumental and earth-shaking than ever before.
Honouring the 50th anniversary of the epic Giant-Size storytelling of the 1970s, these new Giant-Size issues will be home to pivotal status quo shifts, exciting first appearances, and dramatic developments each month. Following January's Giant-Size Spider-Man #1, February's Giant-Size Fantastic Four #1, and March's Giant-Size Spider-Gwen #1 comes Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Andrea Broccardo's Giant-Size Hulk #1.
Hitting stands in April, the comic will reportedly fit right in with Johnson's horror-fueled current run of Incredible Hulk where Bruce Banner is embarking on a soul-crushing journey against supernatural forces. In this comic, we'll witness a showdown with a threat so big that it can only be contained in a giant-size issue as the Jade Giant squares off with a terrifying new foe named Patchwork Jack, all taking place amidst an explosive train ride.
Riding the rails is no walk in the park - especially for the Incredible Hulk! And particularly when something - no, someONE 0 has been stolen from him by a gruesome new threat with evil machinations in mind. Clear the tracks – the Hulk is coming through!!!
"The North Star I’ve been following on Incredible Hulk is to make every issue a horror and action showcase for the rockstar artists I've been so fortunate to work with," Johnson explains. "I’ve pulled out all the stops to ensure readers don’t miss out on a single page of this book’s potential: new lore, new monsters, fan-favorite guest appearances from across the Marvel U, the most jaw-dropping fights imaginable, the gnarliest transformations Hulk has ever experienced."
"I want this to be a run that readers never forget. And when my editors asked for a Giant-Sise Hulk one-shot, I knew we had to ramp all that up even more. The story we’re telling in Giant-Size Hulk #1 has been in the back of my mind since I started writing the series, just waiting for the right moment to be told."
"It sums up the horror-driven direction of the book, and features some of the most haunting and explosive visuals we’ve seen so far," the writer continues. "It also features the first-ever appearance of a horrifying new character: Patchwork Jack, who I can't wait for readers to meet. I promise you: no Hulk fan will want to miss this issue."
Like all of next year's Giant-Size comics, Giant-Size Hulk #1 will boast a cover by superstar artist Bryan Hitch and reprint a classic adventure of its titular star, Incredible Hulk #372, part of Peter David and Dale Keown's character-defining run.
Check out the cover below.
GIANT-SIZE HULK #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by ANDREA BROCCARDO
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
On Sale 4/3