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Hulk: Visionaries - Peter David Vol. 8 (Incredible Hulk (1962-1999)) Kindle & comiXology

by Peter David (Author), Dale Keown (Illustrator, Cover Art, Artist), Andrew Wildman (Illustrator, Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #390-396 and material from Annual #18 & X-Factor (1986) #76.

Peter David continues his legendary run! The situation in Trans-Sabal may lead to nuclear disaster, and the Hulk, the Pantheon and X-Factor are at war among themselves to stop it! And in Vegas, the Hulk takes on the Punisher! Rick Jones tracks down his mother for the first time, and things don't go well! And the Hulk gets revenge on the Russian spy who caused the Gamma explosion way back in HULK #1!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BX2N1NY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (August 24, 2011)
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Tom Field is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years experience in newspapers, magazines, books, comic books, events and electronic media. A veteran community journalist with extensive business/technology and international reporting experience, he has written news, sports, features, fiction and analysis for publications ranging from Editor & Publisher to Yankee Magazine, and he has held editorial management positions at weekly and daily newspapers, including The Ellsworth (Maine) American and Deming (NM) Headlight, as well as at CIO, a global business/technology magazine. An accomplished public speaker, Field has developed and moderated scores of podcasts, webcasts, roundtables and conferences, and he has appeared on C-SPAN, The History Channel and Travel Channel television programs. Field has won more than 25 regional and national journalism awards for writing, editing and community service, and his publications have been consistent "General Excellence" award-winners. His first book, "Secrets in the Shadows: The Art and Life of Gene Colan," was published by TwoMorrows Books in 2005. "Modern Masters: Lee Weeks" followed in 2008. His 1992 Incredible Hulk story, "Of Man and Man-Thing," will be included in a Hulk trade paperback to be published in 2010. Currently, Field serves as Editorial Director for Information Security Media Group, publisher of BankInfoSecurity.com, CUinfoSecurity.com and GovInfoSecurity.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars War and Pieces!
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2011
This is one of my all-time favorite Hulk paperbacks. There is a brief period of time during Dale Keown's run on the Incredible Hulk, here in vol. 8 and in what will be vol. 9, where I'm completely blown away by the excellence of his artwork.

Highlights here for me...
*Issue 390- War and Pieces part 1. I love this story! Not only is Dale Keown's Hulk greatly rendered, but Peter David's writing is entertaining and compliments the visuals nicely.
*Issue 391- War and Pieces part 2. X-Factor vs. the Hulk. The explosive conflict in the desert of Trans-Sabal continues. And we get a bit of a debate on war.
*Issue 392- War and Pieces part 3. A decisive enemy is revealed, and a decisive resolution follows. A conflict with hard decisions!
*Issue 393- A huge 30th anniversary issue. Wow! Now *this* is the way to celebrate. Lots of great artists contribute pinups.

Dale Keown's Hulk in the early 90's was a *super hot* property to say the least. It was so hot that he was one of the first artists invited by Image comics to do work for their fledgling imprint. My favorite work of Keown's entire career can be found in this paperback and what will be vol. 9. I believe these volumes signify the end of his 90's tenure with everyone's favorite jade giant.

The visuals here are truly fantastic to me. Pencils, inks and colors; I'm absolutely loving it. Keown's figure work is stunning. Mark Farmer's slick & detailed inks really shine. Glynis Oliver's colors make everything crystal clear. Explosions are *high contrast*, utilizing black, white and a little bit of yellow. Exactly what I love about Oliver's simplified work. Many of today's aspiring colorists could easily benefit from lessons in how to do this kind of high contrast yet still colorful artwork. I can recommend this paperback based on the visuals alone.

Even better, Peter David's writing is entertaining & philosophical, and without preaching. It seems that war often brings hard choices, and War & Pieces hits this head on. The ultimate resolution being satisfying or not, one thing seems clear here: war has a way of hurting everyone involved, at least to some degree. Entertaining & philosophical: I highly recommend this trade.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Hulk wages war.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2013
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Volume 8 kicks off with WAR AND PIECES, one of the most controversial of Peter David’s Hulk stories owing to its use of parallels to the real-life war against Iraq, and the questions that are raised from them. The Pantheon and X-Factor, and more specifically the Hulk and Havok, represent the extremes of two opposing sides, both believing they are acting in the best interests of the nation of Trans-Sabal, yet each having completely different ideas as to how those best interests are to be attained. David brings up several valid points of debate, but inevitably shows that there are no easy answers, if any answers are to be found at all. This is a story that encourages contemplation of the blurry lines between right and wrong, as well as those between justice and revenge, the conclusions to which the readers must draw for themselves.

Once again, a milestone for the Hulk is reached: issue #393 marks the series’ 30th Anniversary and returns him to his origins and to a man largely responsible for his creation: the former spy known as Igor, whom the Hulk torments in true Frankensteinian fashion. Appropriately, Dale Keown creates a wonderful homage to Jack Kirby’s cover image for the original INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (also used as the cover to this trade paperback). Another intriguing deviation within is a psychological case study written by Doc Samson, exploring the Hulk’s life from Bruce Banner’s battered childhood up to the integration of his personalities, and delving into the broad concepts derived from the Hulk’s various changes over the past three decades.

The remaining stories balance things out. The Hulk’s brief return to his Mr. Fixit identity (albeit not as the gray Hulk) in Las Vegas is welcome, as is the return of the original Defenders in an offbeat crossover Annual. Another physically challenging enemy in the character of the alien Trauma is introduced, and will play a key part in the Hulk’s development in future storylines, as will the subplot involving the return of Rick Jones’ mother.

Troubling times lie ahead for the Hulk, with some deadly foes waiting in the wings.
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Axel
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best yet!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2012
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This volume by Peter David is one of the best yet, involving "smart" Hulk in a range of adventures with the Pantheon and occasional appearances by X-Factor to boot. Most of the art is by celebrated artist Dale Keown and his pages do not disappoint, providing some of the mosy dynamic, most arresting images of Hulk produced at the time. As usual, David's scripts are a seamless blend of action and humor and are almost always focused on making the Hulk both a compelling and heroic character at all times. This is a pretty good buy, and if you've started collecting these issues already, then you have to continue. If you're undecided, volumes like this one will make you want to buy them all!!
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Ian
4.0 out of 5 stars There's no stopping the Hulk! Or Peter David, for that matter!
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2011
Volume 8 is the latest collection of Peter David's legendary run on the Incredible Hulk, and it doesn't disappoint. This collection kicks off with a 3-part arc that finds the Hulk and the Pantheon trying to overthrow the government of Trans-Sabal. This leads to a confrontation with X-Factor! Next up is my personal favorite: issue 393, which happens to be the 30th anniversary issue of the Incredible Hulk! The main story focuses on Banner getting revenge on the russian spy who caused him to become the Hulk all those years ago! We then find the Hulk and the Pantheon in the arctic, battling a strange alien. After that, it's a Defenders reunion as Hulk, Doctor Strange and Namor's mind (which is trapped in the body of Rick Jones) work to recover Namor's body from a group of demons! Finally, it's back to Vegas for a two-parter that finds Banner resuming his Mr Fix-It persona to avenge the death of his friend Michael Berengetti. Guest-starring the Punisher! Once again, I was highly entertained by Peter's work on this title. Volume 9 can't come soon enough!
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Gustavo Telles
5.0 out of 5 stars Peter David
Reviewed in Brazil on December 29, 2021
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É Hulk do Peter David. E basta.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Hyped David/Keown era fizzles out
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2013
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Bar a couple of issues this volume pretty much wraps up reprints of the celebrated collaboration of writer Peter David and artist Dale Keown on the Incredible Hulk series. Intrigued to know what all the fuss was about I've followed every collection of the partnership's run (beginning in Visionaries vol.5) and sadly saw the books go from mediocre to verging on the lame. Okay I'll admit, in my nostalgically rose-tinted view the eighties were Marvel's heyday but I'm always interested to see what I missed in the nineties and being a fan of Peter David's work on Spider-Man (circa '85) and having caught the start of his run on Hulk (with McFarlane in '87) I figured David's often recommended 1990's team-up with Dale Keown was worth checking out...

So, after an augmented struggle through books five to seven I arrive at volume 8, a book which seems to encapsulate much of what's said to have sucked with Marvel in the nineties. The criticism that the comics were full of bigorexic bodybuilders wielding massive autocannons certainly holds true as we see the Hulk draped in ammo-belts, blasting his way through an army of badguys, looking more like a green-skinned Punisher than the stomping behemoth we've come to love. It's always been the Hulk's monstrous lumbering appearance that set him apart from the superhero crowd and, the great Lou Ferrigno aside, I don't want Hulk looking like just another mundane musclebound chump! The other criticism aimed at comics from the period, that far too many contained 'crossover events' (i.e a single story is unfolded through multiple titles), is also validated with the inclusion of the long forgotten "Return of the Defenders" storyline...still I guess it could've been worse, half of Visionaries vol.7 was taken up by two of these freaking events. Oh, and speaking of the Punisher he in fact makes an appearance in volume 8, dressed in the standard 1990's comicbook attire of superfluous straps & pouches (naturally).

The biggest letdown with this book though is how, as with the previous volumes, so few of the issues collected actually featured Dale Keown. Even if Keown's art could be largely hit & miss I found him far preferable to the fill-in artists, some of whom were seriously dodgy...this particular volume includes an anniversary issue which showcases some god-awful pin-ups by the likes of Herb Trimp and Al Milgrom. Of course the main pull for the book is Peter David's stories and to be fair they plod along agreeably with plenty of cultural references that will amuse lovers of nostalgia, what's missing however is that elusive ingredient needed to capture the imagination. Judging from the lack of reviews not only for this book (despite being available for nigh on two years I'm the first) but also for previous volumes, I suspect that I'm not alone in finding my expectations of this re-released "legendary" collaboration were way too high. Honestly, if this is supposed to be the cream of Marvel comics in the nineties it's easy to see why it was the decade that the company nearly went bust.
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