Hulk: Grand Design - Monster Vol 1 1

Hulk: Grand Design - Monster #1

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Art by: Jim Rugg

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Art by: Jim Rugg

Art by: Marcos Martín

Art by: Peach Momoko

Art by: Ed Piskor

Release Date

March 30, 2022

Cover Date

May, 2022

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

C.B. Cebulski

Rating

T (13 and up)

Original Price

$5.99

Pages

48

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

Hulk (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner) (Main story and recap) (Several deaths and resurrections, Joins and leaves the Avengers, joins the Defenders)

Supporting Characters:

Betty Ross / Betty Ross-Talbot (Main story and recap) (Weds Maj. Glenn Talbot)
Rick Jones (Main story and recap)
Fantastic Four (Main story and recap)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Main story and recap)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Main story and recap)
- Invisible Girl (Sue Storm) (Main story and recap)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and recap)
Avengers (Main story and recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and recap)
- Thor (Odinson) (Main story and recap)
- Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Hank Pym) (Main story and recap)
- Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (Main story and recap)
- Vision (Main story and recap)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Main story and recap)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Main story and recap)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Main story and recap)
- Goliath (Clint Barton) (Main story and recap)
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Main story and recap)
Jim Wilson (Main story and recap)
Jarella (Death)
Dr. Leonard Samson (Main story and recap)
Defenders (Main story and recap)
- Sub-Mariner (Prince Namor) (Main story and recap)
- Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (Main story and recap)
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Main story and recap)
Bruce Banner (Counter-Earth) (Main story and recap)
Betty Banner (Counter-Earth) (Main story and recap)
Robbie Banner (Counter Earth) (Main story and recap)
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (Main story and recap)
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (Main story and recap)
Rocket Racoon (Main story and recap)
Sasquatch (Dr. Walt Langkowski) (Main story and recap)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Main story and recap)
- Kate Waynesboro (Main story and recap) (Temporarily transformed into Ms. M.O.D.O.K.)

Antagonists:

U.S. Army (Main story and recap)
- Project: Greenskin / Hulkbusters (Main story and recap)
  - Gen. Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Main story and recap)
  - Maj. Glenn Talbot (Main story and recap) (Weds Betty Ross, Death)
KGB (Main story and recap)
- Igor Drenkov (Main story and recap)
- Gargoyle (Yuri Topolov) (Main story and recap)
The Wrecker (Karl Kort) (Main story and recap)
Space Phantom (Main story and recap)
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) (Main story and recap)
The Leader (Sam Sterns) (Main story and recap) (Several deaths and resurrections)
Amphibion (Qnax) (Main story and recap)
Boomerang (Fred Myers) (Main story and recap)
The Stranger (Main story and recap)
Abomination (Emil Blonsky) (Main story and recap)
Umbu the Unliving (Main story and recap)
Glob (Joseph Timms) (Main story and recap)
Missing Link (Lincoln Brickford) (Main story and recap)
Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Main story and recap)
Nick Fury (Main story and recap)
Space Parasite (Randau) (Main story and recap)
Galaxy Master (Main story and recap)
High Evolutionary (Herbert Wyndham) (Main story and recap)
Sandman (Flint Marko) (Main story and recap)
Absorbing Man (Carl Creel) (Main story and recap)
Hydra (Main story and recap)
Captain Cybor (Main story and recap)
Doctor Doom (Dr. Victor von Doom) (Main story and recap)
Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) (Main story and recap)
Beast (Hank McCoy) (Main story and recap)
Zzzax (Main story and recap)
Bi-Beast (Main story and recap)
A.I.M. (Main story and recap)
- M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton) (Main story and recap)
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Main story and recap)
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) (Main story and recap)
Wendigo (Paul Cartier) (Main story and recap)
Wolverine (Logan) (Main story and recap)
Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) (Main story and recap)
Hulk's Shadow (Warlord Kaa) (Main story and recap)
Psyklop (Main story and recap)
Gremlin (Kondrati Topolov) (Main story and recap)
Shaper of Worlds (Main story and recap)
The Locust (August Hopper) (Main story and recap)
Billy (Shadow only) (Death)
Humanoids (Main story and recap)
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and recap)
Machine Man (X-51) (Main story and recap)
The Presence (Sergei Krylov) (Main story and recap)
3-D Man (Chuck Chandler) (Main story and recap)
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Main story and recap)
Woodgod (Main story and recap)
Killer Clowns (Main story and recap)
Wendigo (Francois Lartigue) (Main story and recap)
Nightmare (Main story and recap)

Other Characters:

Uatu the Watcher (Main story and recap)
Valeria (Main story and recap)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Cameo)
Glorian (Thomas Gideon) (Referenced)
The Devastator (Kirov Petrovna) (Referenced)
Loch Fear Monster (Referenced)
Kronus (Referenced)
Crypto-Man (Referenced)
Constrictor (Frank Payne) (Mentioned)
Hulk (David Banner-400005) (Cameo)
Crackajack (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Mogul (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Corporation (Referenced)
President Jimmy Carter (Appears on screen) (Topical Reference)
Nick Trask (Referenced)
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Cameo)
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (Cameo)
Power Man (Luke Cage) (Cameo)
Willie Lumpkin (Cameo)
Guardian (James Hudson) (Cameo)
Hellcat (Patsy Walker) (Cameo)
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Cameo)
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (Cameo)
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Cameo)
Hulk (Bruce Banner-8107) (Main story and recap)
Quasimodo-8107 (Main story and recap)
Beyonder (Referenced)
Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (Cameo)
Starfox (Eros) (Referenced)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and recap)
Asgardians (Main story and recap)
Space Phantoms (Main story and recap)
Watchers (Main story and recap)
Xantareans (Main story and recap)
Cosmic Beings (Main story and recap)
Zenn-Lavians (Main story and recap)
Robots (Main story and recap)
Neanderthals (Main story and recap)
Xeronians (Main story and recap)
Synthezoids (Main story and recap)
K'aitians (Main story and recap)
Mutants (Main story and recap)
Inhumans (Main story and recap)
Wendigo (Main story and recap)
Man-Things (Main story and recap)
Psyklop (Main story and recap)
Toad Men (Referenced)
Kree (Main story and recap)
Halfworlders (Main story and recap)

Locations:

Earth-616 (Main story and recap)
- Sol (Main story and recap)
  - Earth (Main story and recap)
    - United States of America (Main story and recap)
      - New Mexico (Main story and recap)
        Los Diablos Missile Base (Main story and recap)
        
        Gamma Base (Main story and recap)
      - New York (Main story and recap)
        New York City (Main story and recap)
        Midtown
        Fifth Avenue (Main story and recap)
        Stark's Mansion (Main story and recap)
        
        Greenwich Village (Main story and recap)
        Bleecker Street (Main story and recap)
        Sanctum Sanctorum (Main story and recap)
        
        Adirondack Mountains (Main story and recap)
      - California (Main story and recap)
        Big Sur (Main story and recap)
        
        Los Angeles (Main story and recap)
        
        Berkeley (Main story and recap)
        
        Central City (Main story and recap)
    - USSR (Topical Reference)
    - Italy (Main story and recap)
      - Rome (Main story and recap)
        The Leader's hidden laboratory
    - Earth Orbit (Main story and recap)
      - Moon (Main story and recap)
        Blue Area of the Moon (Main story and recap)
        Blue City (Main story and recap)
        Watcher's Citadel (Main story and recap)
    - Latveria (Main story and recap)
      - Doomstadt (Main story and recap)
        Castle Doom (Main story and recap)
    - Canada (Main story and recap)
      - Niagara Falls (Main story and recap)
    - Israel (Referenced)
    - Egypt (Referenced)
    - Afghanistan (Referenced)
    - Japan (Main story and recap)
      - Honshu (Main story and recap)
        Aomori Prefecture (Main story and recap)
        Hakkōda Mountains (Main story and recap)
        Mount Kuroishi (Main story and recap)
  - Counter-Earth (Main story and recap)
    - United States of America (Main story and recap)
      - California (Main story and recap)
        Los Angeles (Main story and recap)
- Limbo (Main story and recap)
- Microverse (Main story and recap)
  - K'ai (Main story and recap)
- Sirius Major (Main story and recap)
  - Keystone Quadrant (Main story and recap)
    - Halfworld (Main story and recap)
- Battleworld (Main story and recap)
- Crossroads (Main story and recap)
Earth-400005 (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
Earth-8107 (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)

Items:

Gamma Bomb (Main story and recap)
Gamma Radiation (Main story and recap)
Gamma Ray Projector (Main story and recap)
Fantastic Four #12
Project 34 (Referenced)
Fantastic Four Uniforms (Main story and recap)
Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Main story and recap)
Mjolnir (Main story and recap)
Ant-Man's Suit (Main story and recap) and Helmet (Main story and recap)
Wasp's Suit (Main story and recap) and Wings (Main story and recap)
Giant-Man's Suit (Main story and recap)
Bruce Banner's Robot (Main story and recap)
Ultimate Machine (Main story and recap)
Orion Missile (Main story and recap)
Power Cosmic (Main story and recap)
A copy of the Daily Bugle (The DB!) (Earth-616)
Absorbing Man's Ball and Chain (Main story and recap)
Panther Habit (Main story and recap)
Gammatron (Behind the scenes)
Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Main story and recap)
Doctor Doom's Armor (Main story and recap)
Marvel Feature #1 (Referenced)
Pym Particles (Main story and recap)
Wolverine's Suit (Main story and recap)
Captain America #230
Captain America's Uniform (Main story and recap) and Shield (Main story and recap)
Iron Man #131
Iron Man Armor Model 4 (Main story and recap)
Savage She-Hulk #1
Incredible Hulk
Incredible Hulk versus Quasimodo #1

Vehicles:

Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Main story and recap)
Doomsday Chair (Main story and recap)
War-Wagon (Main story and recap)

Events:

Secret Wars

Synopsis for 1st story

Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

The acclaimed Grand Design franchise continues! Writer/artist Jim Rugg follows in the tradition of Ed Piskor and Tom Scioli by unfurling the full saga of THE INCREDIBLE HULK, from the very beginning to the present! Witness the biggest moments in the Hulk's history through the eyes of a single visionary storyteller!

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