Once a year, comic book publishers and retailers join forces for Comics Giveaway Day, reigniting the industry with free giveaway comics! Marvel Comics has long been at the forefront of this celebration, seizing the opportunity to deliver can’t-miss entry points and previews for its biggest upcoming stories. But this year, Marvel is smashing all the rules, going all in on a single Comics Giveaway Day title, giving fans the complete first issue of an all-new run of one of its most iconic characters: HULK #1 by Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio!
Following next year’s HULK WAR: INFERNAL RAGE, the event that brings Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s acclaimed INFERNAL HULK (2025) saga to its epic conclusion, writer Chris Condon and Marvel Stormbreaker artist Alessandro Cappuccio reunite after their best-selling ULTIMATE WOLVERINE (2025) run to unleash an all-new, adrenaline-fueled era of HULK!
HULK’S NEXT AGE BEGINS IN THE SHADOW OF INFERNAL HULK!
Bruce Banner is left with the curse he’s spent his life trying to escape… and he’s done running. UNTHINKABLE FREEDOM. AN UNHOLY PRICE.An impossible temptation promises a permanent cure, placing Banner’s salvation within reach, but bringing his final damnation one step closer. LURKING IN THE SHADOWS, A NEW MONSTER RISES.Banner’s desperate hunt for a cure will reveal how much he’ll sacrifice to bury the Hulk forever.
HULK #1
Written by Chris Condon
Art and Cover by Alessandro Cappuccio
Available 5/1
“Dreams do come true, it seems, even if it comes at the suffering of poor Bruce Banner,” Condon said. “I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the team chronicling the next era of the Jade Giant at Marvel, and to be re-teamed with my pal Alessandro Cappuccio—as well as legendary Hulk editor Mark Paniccia—makes it all the more exciting. I’ve loved the Hulk since I was a kid and that love has continued to this very day, so I hope people know that what we’re crafting is in tribute to everything from Lee & Kirby’s initial debut to Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein, & company’s horrifyingly brilliant Infernal Hulk saga. We are taking things in an exciting new direction for our day and age, but don’t worry, HULK STILL SMASH.”
“There are characters you meet professionally, and others who, in some way, stay with you,” Cappuccio shared. “The Hulk definitely belongs to the second category. Behind his immense strength lies a universe of fragility, conflicts, and contradictions that continues to fascinate me. He’s a character who seems to have an endless supply of stories to tell, and that’s exactly what makes him so special.”
“Having the opportunity to explore this universe means a great deal to me,” he continued. “Doing so alongside Chris Condon—with whom I’ve already shared a wonderful experience working on Ultimate Wolverine and whom I now consider a friend as well as a colleague—makes it all even more special. I can’t wait for readers to discover what we’re working on.”
Unrelenting mystery, monstrous action, and a decisive choice that changes everything, Condon and Cappuccio’s new run takes the iconic Jade Giant into uncharted territory. Launching on one of the comic book industry’s most important days, this bold new approach to Comics Giveaway Day paves the way for the book’s success by welcoming longtime fans and newcomers alike to experience this incredible new era from the very start!
On May 1, fans can pick up a copy of the debut issue of the brand-new ongoing series, featuring Cappuccio’s main cover, for free at participating local comic shops. Variant covers for the issue will only be available insideHULK #1 TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS, which go on sale the same day. Special 20-Bag Display Boxes will also be available, each containing 20 copies of HULK #1 (19 True Believers Blind Bags and 1 True Believers Display Box-exclusive “Gamma Irradiated” Glow-in-the-Dark Variant Cover by superstar artist Patrick Gleason).
“Marvel’s Comic Giveaway Day offering should not only give people a reason to run to their comic shops, but also a reason to come back! That’s why we’re choosing it to launch HULK, giving away the entire first issue of his new ongoing series,” Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker explained. “We believe strongly in what Chris and Alessandro are building here and while PKJ and Nic are definitely a hard act to follow, we want as many people as possible to get their huge green mitts on the Hulk’s next adventure!”
Check out Cappuccio’s main cover and stay tuned for more news about the series in the months ahead, including the reveal of True Believers Blind Bag exclusive covers.
Grab these comics and more at your local comic book shop! Plus, pre-register for the all-newMarvel Comics apppowered by WEBTOON, featuring more than 35,000 digital comics, personalized discovery tools, Pull List features, and new issues as early as 30 days after print release!
In this article: Hulk (Bruce Banner)
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