Hulk Modern Era Epic Collection: Code Red

Superstars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness continue their wild era of Hulk - both green AND red!

Domino might have just discovered the Red Hulk’s identity, and he can’t have that. But X-Force is protecting her, so Rulk recruits a little help of his own. Enter Code Red: Punisher! Deadpool! Elektra! Thundra! Crimson Dynamo! But whose side is the mysterious new Red She-Hulk on? Meanwhile, the Hulk is gone, transformed back to mild-mannered Bruce Banner -- seemingly forever. But Banner knows the Hulk well enough to realize he never stays buried long. Traveling to a deserted corner of America, he finds the Hulk’s half-alien son Skaar waiting to take revenge on his father. The boy is young, angry...and powerful. But he’s not nearly a match for the Hulk. Not yet, at least. So now it’s up to Bruce Banner to train the boy! But Norman Osborn has taken charge, and one item on the list for his Dark Reign is to bring back the Hulk!

COLLECTING: Hulk (2008) 13-18, Incredible Hulk (2000) 601-605, Dark Reign: The List - Hulk (2009), material from Incredible Hulk (2000) 600

Jeph Loeb is an Emmy Award-nominated and Eisner Award-winning writer/producer. In television, his many credits include Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Heroes, Lost and Smallville; and in film, Teen Wolf and Commando. He has written nearly every major comics icon, including the Avengers, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Batman and Superman. From 2010 to 2019, he was Marvel’s executive vice president, head of television, in which role he executive produced multiple series for Netflix, beginning with Daredevil in 2015.

Film director and screenwriter Greg Pak’s first feature, the sci-fi anthology Robot Stories, won 35 awards; he broke into the comics industry when his agent sent Marvel the screenplay. After writing a Warlock reboot, Pak made a splash with the X-Men: Phoenix -- Endsong limited series and a lengthy run on Incredible Hulk, highlighted by the ＂Planet Hulk＂ storyline and the World War Hulk crossover. In addition to the acclaimed Magneto: Testament and Red Skull: Incarnate limited series, a War Machine revival and the retitled Incredible Hulks, Pak has written Dynamite’s Battlestar Galactica and contributed to Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. His efforts with co-writer Fred Van Lente include Incredible Hercules, Herc, Heroic Age: Prince of Power, an Alpha Flight relaunch and the Chaos War crossover. Pak introduced Amadeus Cho as a new Green Goliath in The Totally Awesome Hulk and delivered mutant mayhem in Weapon X.

Artist Ed McGuinness came to prominence with his work on Harris Comics’ Vampirella and Marvel’s Deadpool. At Awesome Entertainment, McGuinness participated in a Fighting American revamp with writer Jeph Loeb, who would become a longtime collaborator. A short run on WildStorm’s Mr. Majestic led to a longer one on DC Comics’ Superman and the launch of Superman/Batman with Loeb. Back at Marvel, McGuinness reunited with Loeb for Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America, Hulk and Avengers: X-Sanction before launching Amazing X-Men with Jason Aaron. McGuinness has reteamed with his Deadpool scribe Joe Kelly for Spider-Man/Deadpool and with Aaron on a blockbuster relaunch of Avengers.

First teaming with Jeph Loeb on a long run of Cable, Ian Churchill also pitched in on Loeb’s ＂Heroes Reborn＂ iteration of Avengers. In addition, Churchill drew the 1994 Deadpool miniseries and several issues of Uncanny X-Men. For DC, Churchill’s credits include Loeb’s Supergirl, Superman and Superman/Batman. Returning to Marvel, he conceptualized the look of Red She-Hulk in the pages of Hulk.

A founding member of the star-studded Image team, Whilce Portacio became a star thanks to his work on late-’80s Marvel titles like Punisher, Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor. After time at Image during the early ’90s, he returned to Marvel with writer Jeph Loeb on Iron Man. A long illness kept him from the drawing boards until his return on Wildstorm’s Wetworks. His subsequent credits include Batman Confidential, and his first Marvel work in nearly a decade on Uncanny X-Men and Loeb’s Hulk.