Hulk: Grand Design--Monster #1

Review: Enjoyable little romp, running through about a quarter of the Hulk’s career with little depth and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. The survey runs very quickly with some matters being glossed over surprisingly quickly e,g, the Defenders are wrapped up in one panel as is the introduction of Wolverine though his panel occupies a full page. She-Hulk gets a page and, surprisingly, the 1970s TV series receives a single full page panel. This makes for a decent intro to the character to bring new readers up to speed though I can’t imagine how the rest of Hulk’s history is going to be covered in only more similar sized issue.  

Comments: Third in the Grand Design series, after Fantastic Four and X-Men. Issue includes several pages of notes identifying specific issues summarized. Characters appearing would be a full-on thesis-level project. Strangest cameo: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, who never actually appeared in the comic (so far as I know).