Incredible Hulk #717

WORLD WAR HULK II finale

Written by Greg Pak
Penciled by Carlo Barberi
Cover by Frank Cho
Published May 23, 2018

   As Hulk continues to rage, Blank Panther pelts him with microscopic nanobots. Maddy explains to Spider-Man that they're countering the gamma power that's taken over. Meanwhile Amadeus fights his mindless alter-ego but only makes the Hulk madder.

Way to go, dipshit.

   Up top, the Champions and Alpha Flight battle back but have difficulty combating the monster's anger. Finally Amadeus gets the upperhand and the Hulk begins powering down. He thinks back over what he's done and the Hulk issues one more ultimatum to his human counterpart. Amadeus absorbs the now weakened beast and surrenders to Captain Marvel and the authorities.

Well, that was anticlimactic.

   Three months later, Matt Murdock explains to Cho how much restitution he owes. He walks free from the courthouse and breaks down in tears at the sight of his teammates. To make amends, they all attend what looks to be a racially appropriated dinner while Thor drinks 4 beers simultaneously. With that, this series is concluded and the era of the Immortal Hulk officially begins.

Who's idea was the chopsticks?

   So over the course of the last seven months, Greg Pak has revisited two of his most epic storylines: Return to Planet Hulk and World War Hulk II - respectively. Amadeus Cho is an interesting way to change the narrative a little but Hulk will always be Banner and Banner will always be Hulk. Props on the wind down but I look for the next series to be better. I give this one a 7/10.

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