Marvel's New 'World War Hulk' is The Total Opposite of The Original
Warning! Spoilers for Maestro: World War M #1 by Marvel Comics
Marvel has a new World War Hulk event with Maestro as its star. But despite sharing a name, it is the exact opposite of Bruce Banner’s original mission for revenge. The miniseries is the culmination of Peter David's Maestro Trilogy. It is being illustrated by German Peralta.
In a war torn future, the Hulk rebrands himself as the Maestro and seeks to conquer all. During Peter David’s trilogy, Maestro consolidated his power by trying to destroy Doctor Doom and firing missiles at A.I.M.’s underground base. Unfortunately, an old Hulk rival, the Abomination, was in suspension in the base and the missile launch woke him. Abomination is then recruited by Namor to assist in taking Maestro down. With his enemies teaming up and Doctor Doom still on the run, Maestro seeks to finish off his threats once and for all.
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The original World War Hulk was an exciting event as it was the definitive capstone to the Planet Hulk story. Fans were wondering when Hulk was going to rejoin the mainstream Marvel universe on Earth after being exiled to a gladiator-like planet. He came back with a vengeance, looking to punish Marvel’s so-called Illuminati for not just banishing him to space but also for being responsible for destroying the happy life he had built out there. But World War M has none of that emotion behind it. Instead, Maestro is on a very different mission, one that's fueled by a cold logic of world domination rather than emotional rage. This “emotion vs. logic” dynamic means the two events are opposites.
Realistically though, it would be impossible for Maestro to embark on a mission similar
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