Before, we just had the incredible Hulk, the sensational She-Hulk and Doc Samson to deal with – as well as a good-few gamma-powered bad guys for good measure. But now, the gamma-fam is about to explode!
While it’s been alluded to that the new Scorpion – Carmilla Black, agent of SHIELD – might well be Bruce Banner‘s daughter, he’s about to meet even more offspring who are undeniably Hulk-related. Another daughter will arrive from the future in the form of Lyra; Skaar will emerge from the lava pits of the planet Sakaar; and yet another ‘son of Hulk’ will make is surprise debut, too!
But it won’t stop there… oh, no. Adding to the gamma-palette will be not one, but two more mysterious Hulks. But who is the Red Hulk? Why will he murder one of Bruce Banner’s most-notorious foes? And what connection – if any – does he have to the Red She-Hulk?
One of the most controversial eras in the Green Goliath’s history in the wake of PLANET HULK and WORLD WAR HULK! But get ready because it’s all building up to FALL OF THE HULKS and WORLD WAR HULKS which will reveal the identities of these new rage-fueled monstocities. And which Hulk, if any, will come out on top?
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read; remember, what’s “good” is subjective!
Chronology: All appearances of the Hulk, Red Hulk, Red She-Hulk, She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, She-Hulk/Lyra, Scorpion, the Warbound, A-Bomb, Thundra and the Leader from this period are included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Fall of the Hulks/World War Hulks: The individual crossover event pages for these event both list the ‘must-read’ stories very differently; this is because the Hulk Family reading order focuses on all te stories that impact these characters the most, so more stories are considered ‘must-reads’ here; it’s also worth noting that these two events overlap.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
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Our Hulk Family reading order begins:
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1
- Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 [1/5]
- Incredible Hulk (2000) #112
- She-Hulk #19-20
- Warbound #1 [2/2]
- Warbound #2 [2/2]
- Warbound #3 [2/2]
- Warbound #4 [2/2]
- Adam: Legends of the Blue Marvel #1, 5
- She-Hulk #21
- Warbound #1 [1/2]
- Warbound #2 [1/2]
- Warbound #3 [1/2]
- Warbound #4 [1/2]
- Warbound #5
- Howard the Duck (2008) #2-4
- Thunderbolts #117-121
- She-Hulk #22-24
- Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #23-25, 27
- She-Hulk #25-30
- The Last Defenders #1-3, 5-6
- Fantastic Four #554
- Avengers/Invaders #12
- Hulk Family: Green Genes #2 [2/5]
- Hulk (2008) #1
- King-Size Hulk #1 [1/6]
- King-Size Hulk #1 [3/6]
- Hulk (2008) #2
- King-Size Hulk #1 [2/6]
- Hulk Smash Avengers #5
- Hulk (2008) #3-5
- Hulk Team-Up #1 [1/2]
- Hulk (2008) #6
- Hulk Team-Up #1 [2/2]
- Hulk (2008) #7-9
- Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way (2010) #2 [2/6]
- X-Factor (2006) #33
- She-Hulk #31
- X-Factor (2006) #34
- She-Hulk #32-33
- Secret Invasion: Inhumans #4
- Avengers: The Initiative #20-24
- She-Hulk #34-38
- She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision #1
- Skaar, Son of Hulk #1-3
- Skaar, Son of Hulk Presents: The Savage World of Sakaar #1
- Incredible Hercules #126 [2/2]
- Skaar, Son of Hulk #4-7
- War of Kings: The Savage World of Skaar #1
- Skaar, Son of Hulk #8-10
- Planet Skaar Prologue #1
- Skaar, Son of Hulk #11-12
- Son of Hulk #13-17
- All-New Savage She-Hulk #1-4
- Mighty Avengers #21-23
- Hulk (2008) #10-12
- Wolverine (2003) #73 [1/3]
- Thunderbolts #128-129
- Agents of Atlas (2009) #8-9
- Fantastic Four #569
- Marvel Divas #1, 4
- Incredible Hulk #600 [1/3] (2009)
- Hulk (2008) #13
- Incredible Hulk #600 [3/3]
- Incredible Hulk #601 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #602 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #603 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #604 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #605 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #601 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #602 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #603 [1/2]
- Dark Reign – The List: Hulk #1 [1/2]
- Hulk (2008) #14-17
- Incredible Hulk #606 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #607 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #608 [2/2]
- Hulk #18
- World War Hulks #1 [4/6]
- World War Hulks #1 [5/6]
- Incredible Hulk #604 [1/2]
- World War Hulks #1 [1/6]
- Incredible Hulk #605 [1/2]
- Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1
- Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1
- World War Hulks #1 [2/6]
- World War Hulks #1 [3/6]
- Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1
- Hulk #19-20
- Incredible Hulk #606 [1/2]
- Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #2-4
- Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1
- Incredible Hulk #607 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2]
- Hulk #21
- World War Hulks #1 [6/6]
- Hulked-Out Heroes #1-2
- Hulk #22
- World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #1-2
- World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #1-2
- Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #2-3
- Incredible Hulk #609 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #610 [1/2]
- Hulk #23
- Incredible Hulk #611 [1/2]
- Wolverine: Origins #47
- Dark Wolverine #86
- Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1 [1/2]
- Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #2 [1/2]
- Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4
- Heralds #1-5
- Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #609 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #610 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #611 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #615 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #616 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #617 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #618 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #619 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #620 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulk #612
- Incredible Hulks #613 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #1-3
- Incredible Hulks #613 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #614 [2/2]
- Incredible Hulks #614 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulks #615 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulks #616 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulks #617 [1/2]
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1 (2008) The heroes reels from the damage done during the Hulk’s attack on the Illuminati; the Warbound escape New York. | WORLD WAR HULK: AFTERSMASH! |
| ✔ | Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 [1/5] (2009) Scorpion pursues the SHIELD vehicle taking Bruce Banner into imprisonment. | |
| Incredible Hulk #112 (2009) No Hulks appear; Amadeus Cho and Hercules turn themselves into SHIELD custody. | WORLD WAR HULK: AFTERSMASH! | |
| ✔ | Skaar, Son of Hulk #1 (pp.1-4) (2008) Skaar is born in the lava pits of Sakaar. | SON OF HULK |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #5 (pp.42-43) (2008) Bruce Banner goes into stasis, with the fluid in his stasis tube turning red; on Sakaar, a Hulk-like creature rises from the lava pools. 1st appearance: Skaar (unnamed) | WORLD WAR HULK |
| ✔ | Skaar: Son of Hulk #1 (pp.5-10) (2009) Skaar immediately witnesses the cruelty of his home-world. | SON OF HULK |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #19-20 (2007) Doc Samson takes the stand when the Leader when he goes on trial; Jennifer Walters addresses her marriage to John Jameson; the seeds of the Reckoning War are sown. 1st appearance: Gamma Base One | |
| ✔ | Warbound #1 [2/2] (2008) Warbound #2 [2/2] (2008) Warbound #3 [2/2] (2008) Warbound #4 [2/2] (2008) Kate Waynesboro gains intel on the Warbound from Miek. | WORLD WAR HULK: AFTERSMASH! |
| Adam: Legends of the Blue Marvel #1, 5 (2009) She-Hulk is among the Avengers who take on Anti-Man. 1st appearance: Anti-Man/Conner Sims, Blue Marvel/Adam Brashear | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #21 (2007) She-Hulk finds out why everyone thinks she let with the Juggernaut; She-Hulk leaves Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Book. | |
| ✔ | Warbound #1 [1/2] (2008) Warbound #2 [1/2] (2008) Warbound #3 [1/2] (2008) Warbound #4 [1/2] (2008) Warbound #5 (2008) Kate Waynesboro and a team of SHIELD agents chase the Warbound to New Mexico where they discover the Leader’s Gammaworld; Miek one of the Warbound falls in the battle against the Leader. | WORLD WAR HULK: AFTERSMASH! |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Howard the Duck #2-4 (2008) She-Hulk takes on MODOT when he takes over the media and discredits Howard the Duck. | ||
| Thunderbolts #117-121 (2007-2008) Doc Samson is running therapy sessions for the new Thunderbolts when Thunderbolts Mountain descends into chaos thanks to the Caged Angels. 1st appearance: Bluestreak, Mirage | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #22-24 (2007-2008) She-Hulk has taken on a new role as a bounty hunter for Freeman Bonding Inc, a specialist bail bonding subsidiary of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Book; with her partner, Jazinda, She-Hulk clashes with Hi-Lite and the Absorbing Man, as well as Shulkie’s primary nemesis Titania. 1st appearance: Bendigeidfran, Freeman Bonding Inc, Emilee Freeman, Hi-Lite/Rockwell Davis, Jazinda, Bran Murphy | |
| Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #23-25, 27 (2008) Doc Samson assists Iron Man when the Mandarin returns and exposes disaffected teenagers to Extremis. | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #25-30 (2007-2008) She-Hulk and Jazinda track down Bendigeidfran, Cazon, Kodor and Dark Art; She-Hulk crosses paths with Iron Man for the first time since ‘World War Hulk’; her pursuit of Bran Murphy leads to a throwdown with her former love-interest, Hercules. | |
| Last Defenders #1-3, 5-6 (2008) She-Hulk agrees to join the 50-State Initiative-approved Defenders, alongside Blazing Skull, Colossus and Nighthawk; the team are disbanded after a failed missions to oppose the Sons of the Serpent and the Quintronic Men, but Kyle Richmond convinces She-Hulk, Krang, Son of Satan and a new Nighthawk to form an unofficial Defenders team to stand against the Squadron Sinister of Earth-89125 and Yandroth. 1st appearance: Defenders (50-State Initiative), Joaquin Pennysworth | ||
| Fantastic Four #554 (2008) Doc Samson and She-Hulk cameos; She-Hulk, the Invisible Woman and the Wasp form a charity called Miss America; She-Hulk is trounced by a future incarnation of the Invisible Woman. 1st appearance: Ted Castle, Earth-Trust, Deborah Green, Hulk Jr/Bruce Banner Jr, Invisible Woman/Susan Storm/‘Tabitha Deneuve’ of Earth-807128, Lightwave, Marquis of Death/Clyde Wyncham Jr of Earth-807128, New Defenders, Nu-World, Ultron 16.0/Alex Ultron, Natalie X | ||
| Avengers/Invaders #12 (2009) She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk is among the heroes who join the fight against the Red Skull’s Super-Axis alongside the Mighty Avengers & New Avengers and the time-displaced Invaders. | ||
| ✔ | Hulk Family: Green Genes #2 [2/5] (2009) On Sakaar, Old Sam of the Shadow People takes young Skaar under his wing. | SON OF HULK |
| ✔ | Hulk #1 (2008) King-Size Hulk #1 [1/6] (2008) King-Size Hulk #1 [3/6] (2008) Hulk #2 (pp.1-3) (2008) King-Size Hulk #1 [2/6] (pp.1-5) (2008) Hulk #2 (p.4) (2008) King-Size Hulk #1 [2/6] (pp.6-7) (2008) Hulk #2 (pp.5-6) (2008) King-Size Hulk #1 [2/6] (p.8) (2008) Hulk #2 (pp.7-19) (2008) While investigating the Abomination’s murder, Doc Samson, Iron Man, She-Hulk and General ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross look into a bigger mystery regarding reports of a Red Hulk; the Red Hulk upsets a pack of Wendigos; Ross reviews the Abomination’s history; Red Hulk attacks the SHIELD Helicarrier and faces-off against Iron Man and She-Hulk. 1st appearance: Crimson Dynamo, Darkstar/Sasha Roerich, Red Guardian/Anton, General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross LMD New identity: [redacted] as Red Hulk | GREEN HULK/ RED HULK |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Hulk Smash Avengers #5 (2012) The Mighty Avengers are assigned to apprehending the Red Hulk, though he proves to be far more than they were ready for. | |
| ✔ | Hulk #2 (pp.20-22) (2008) Hulk #3-4 (2008) Red Hulk battles it out with Rick Jones in his new gamma-powered A-Bomb form, which damages the Earth below and allowes the original Hulk to escape his holding cell; Thor interrupts the titanic tussle between the green Hulk and Red Hulk. New identity: Rick Jones as A-Bomb | GREEN HULK/ RED HULK |
| ✔ | Hulk Team-Up #1 [1/2] (pp.1-4) (2009) The shockwaves of the Hulk’s fight with Red Hulk are felt by the X-Men. | |
| ✔ | Hulk #5 (2008) Hulk #6 (pp.1-7) (2008) Red Hulk proves how formidable he is against Thor; the Avengers descend on Hulk and A-Bomb. | GREEN HULK/ RED HULK |
| ✔ | Hulk Team-Up #1 [1/2] (pp.5-24) (2009) Archangel and Iceman follow the Hulk from San Fransisco to Arizona where they join forces to fend off robot Harpies. | |
| ✔ | Hulk #6 (pp.8-24) (2008) Hulk and Red Hulk have a rematch; the Red Hulk’s true identity remains a mystery. | GREEN HULK/ RED HULK |
| ✔ | Hulk Team-Up #1 [2/2] (2009) Bruce Banner returns to San Fransisco and has an unexpected reunion with Dazzler. | |
| ✔ | Hulk #7 [2/2] (pp.1-6) (2008) Hulk #7 [1/2] (pp.1-6) (2008) Hulk #8 [1/2] (2009) Hulk #7 [2/2] (pp.7-11) (2008) Hulk #8 [2/2] (2009) Hulk #9 [1/2] (2009) Hulk #9 [2/2] (2009) She-Hulk forms her own version of the Lady Liberators to get her revenge for the humiliation she suffered at the hands of the Red Hulk; Banner ends up in Vegas where the grey Hulk (aka, Joe Fixit) regains control and finds himself fighting off Moon Knight, Ms Marvel and a pack of Wendigos. 1st appearance: Lady Liberators (She-Hulk’s team) New identity: Hulk/Bruce Banner as WendiHulk | |
| Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way #2 [2/6] (2010) Hulk experiences vivid dreams of his recent experiences. | ||
| ✔ | X-Factor #33 (2008) She-Hulk #31 (2008) X-Factor #34 (2008) She-Hulk’s efforts to bring in Darwin clash with X-Factor’s mission to find him for his father, all coinciding with the Skrulls’ invasion of Earth. 1st appearance: Hector Muñoz, Nogor the Talisman | HE LOVES YOU SECRET INVASION |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #32-33 (2008) Jazinda is reunited with her father, but She-Hulk is willing to fight him to the death to save her friend. | SECRET INVASION |
| Secret Invasion: Inhumans #4 (2009) Thundra and her new allies are faced with the might of Medusa and Crystal of the Inhumans who want to liberate a Skrull in their custody. | SECRET INVASION |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Avengers: The Initiative #20 (2009) Doc Samson cameo; Doc Samson is given the task of acclimatising the Skrull prisoners of war to Earth. | DARK REIGN EARTH’S MIGHTIEST | |
| Avengers: The Initiative #21 (2009) Doc Samson cameo; Doc Samson continues to give group therapy to the Skrulls’ victims. | DARK REIGN | |
| Avengers: The Initiative #22-24 (2009) Scorpion is revealed to have rejoined Hydra and fights alongside Hardball against the Shadow Initiative. | DARK REIGN | |
| ✔ | She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision #1 (2009) She-Hulk expands the ranks of the Lady Liberators to include the female members of the Guardians of the Galaxy when Eternity’s offspring, Enmity, creates Unum, a living weapon intent on destroying every hero in the universe. | |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #34-38 (2008-2009) The Lady Liberators are assembled again when the corrupt President of Marinmer, Darqon Par, tries to have She-Hulk killed; She-Hulk battles the Behemoth. 1st appearance: Crimson Dynamo Armour Mark XII | |
| ✔ | Skaar, Son of Hulk #1 (pp.11-22) (2008) Skaar, Son of Hulk #2-3 (2008) Skaar, Son of Hulk Presents: The Savage World of Sakaar #1 (2008) Having rapidly grown to near-adulthood, Skaar continues to fight everything in his path on Sakaar; Axeman Bone seeks out Skaar, intent on killing him; Hiro-Kala observes the savage showdown between Axeman Bone and the son of the Hulk; Skaar reluctanly gains allies on Sakaar, including the former-Red King’s daughter, Omaka. 1st appearance: Axeman Bone, Fillians, Hiro-Amin, Hiro-Kala, Kram, Old Man, Princess Omaka, Sakaaran Dragons, Yenrag | SON OF HULK |
| Incredible Hercules #126 [2/2] (2009) Amadeus Cho finds out Bruce Banner is on the loose again and asks for his help in retrieving his missing coyote pup, Kirby. | ||
| ✔ | Skaar, Son of Hulk #4-7 (2008-2009) Skaar faces a Sakaaran agent of Axeman Bone who wields the Old Power; Hiro-Kala’s life starts to take a very different direction; Axeman Bone gets his rematch with Skaar; the Silver Surfer returns to Sakaar. 1st appearance: Lihla | SON OF HULK |
| ✔ | War of Kings: The Savage World of Skaar #1 (2009) As the war between the Inhumans and the Shi’ar rages on, Gorgon and Starbolt find themselves on Sakaar; a run-in with Skaar proves they’d be safer at war than in his company. | SON OF HULK WAR OF KINGS |
| ✔ | Skaar, Son of Hulk #8-10 (2009) Skaar and the Silver Surfer take their fight to Axeman Bone, but the arrival of Galactus threatens to bring an end to all life on Sakaar. | SON OF HULK |
| ✔ | Planet Skaar Prologue #1 (2009) Skaar, Son of Hulk #11-12 (2009) Son of Hulk #13 (2009) Having been inadvertently expelled to Earth, Skaar finally gets the opportunity to meet his father, the Hulk, but Norman Osborn has his own plans for this new green goliath; Skaar’s secret is finally revealed; back on Sakaar, Hiro-Kala gains the Old Power and a new sense of purpose when he confronts Galactus. | PLANET SKAAR |
| ✔ | Son of Hulk #14-17 (2009-2010) Hiro-Kala proves how ruthless and he’s become when an opportunity for the power to have his revenge on Galactus arises. 1st appearance: Barraos, Streamsword |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | All-New Savage She-Hulk #1-2 (2009) All-New Savage She-Hulk #3 [1/2] (2009) All-New Savage She-Hulk #4 (pp.1-21) (2009) Hailing from another reality, Hulk and Thundra’s ‘daughter’ Lyra arrives on Earth-616, in search of the world’s greatest hero; Lyra faces off against She-Hulk and inadvertently reveals her weakness – the angrier she gets, the weaker she gets; following a violent battle in Manhattan with the Dark Avengers. 1st appearance: Boudicca, Alexandre Erde, Gynosure | AGENT OF A.R.M.O.R. DARK REIGN |
| Mighty Avengers #21-23 (2009) She-Hulk & Thundra cameos; the Hulk is recruited into a new Mighty Avengers line-up, led by the Wasp (Hank Pym); the Lady Liberators are among the heroes rescuing innocents caught up in the chaos caused by Modred’s alliance with Chthon; Hulk decides not to stay with the team. | DARK REIGN EARTH’S MIGHTIEST | |
| ✔ | Hulk #10-12 (2009) The Hulk is selected by the Grandmaster to fight alongside his fellow Defenders – Doctor Strange, Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Silver Surfer – selected from different time periods; the team are forced to fight the Collector’s Offenders – Red Hulk, Baron Mordo, Terrax the Tamer and Tiger Shark – with the promise of regaining something they’ve each lost. 1st appearance: Offenders | |
| Wolverine #73 [1/3] (2009) Red Hulk & She-Hulk cameos; during a typically busy week, Wolverine has his faced ripped off by the Red Hulk and plays cards with She-Hulk and others. | ||
| Thunderbolts #128-129 (2009) Doc Samson’s attempt to warn President Barack Obama about Norman Osborn’s instability is sabotaged by Osborn’s new blacks ops Thunderbolts; Samson becomes a fugitive. New identity: Headsman/Cleavon Twain as Green Goblin | DARK REIGN | |
| Agents of Atlas #8-9 (2009) The Jade Claw weaponises the Hulk against Jimmy Woo and the Atlas Foundation. 1st appearance: The Great Wall, M-21 New identity: Suwan as the Jade Claw | ||
| Fantastic Four #569 (2009) She-Hulk and Thundra join the final fight against the Marquis of Death. | ||
| Marvel Divas #1, 4 (2009) She-Hulk cameos; She-Hulk is among the heroes present at Patsy Walker’s book launch party; She-Hulk attends Iron Fist’s Zen Yoga class. | ||
| ✔ | Hulk #600 [1/3] (2009) She-Hulk and Doc Samson lead reporter Ben Urich and photographer Peter Parker to the answers behind the Red Hulk when his boss, MODOK, takes the original Hulk prisoner; Spider-Man tackles the Red Hulk and finds out who is isn’t when he’s powered-down; Bruce Banner suffers a major win at the worst possible time. | HULK NO MORE! |
| ✔ | Hulk #13 (2009) Norman Osborn assigns Ares to investigate the rumours of recent changes in the life of Bruce Banner. | DARK REIGN HULK NO MORE! |
| ✔ | All-New Savage She-Hulk #4 (pp.22-23) (2009) Lyra gains an unexpected purpose, working for ARMOR as the new She-Hulk. 1st appearance: Cyber-Sidhe New identity: Lyra of Earth-8009 as She-Hulk | AGENT OF A.R.M.O.R. DARK REIGN |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #600 [3/3] (2008) The new She-Hulk faces the reality-hopping Cyber-Sidhe of Earth-10001011. | AGENT OF A.R.M.O.R. |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #601 [2/2] (2009) Incredible Hulk #602 [2/2] (2009) Incredible Hulk #603 [2/2] (2009) Incredible Hulk #604 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #605 [2/2] (2010) Lyra begins to suspect the real She-Hulk is missing; Norman Osborn orders John Ryker’s Gamma Corps: Black to lure out Lyra; Lyra’s investigation into She-Hulk’s disappearance bears fruit. 1st appearance: Gamma Corps: Black (Aberration/Rana Philips, Axon/Erin Cicero, Morass) |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #601 [1/2] (2009) Incredible Hulk #602 [1/2] (2009) Incredible Hulk #603 [1/2] (2009) Bruce Banner takes Skaar under his wing to train him for the upcoming war, though he convinces Skaar he’s training him for another purpose; Banner pits Skaar against the Juggernaut and Daken; Banner has a falling out with Wolverine. | SON OF BANNER |
| ✔ | Dark Reign – The List: Hulk #1 [1/2] (2009) Norman Osborn uses Kate Waynesboro as bait to lure out Bruce Banner and Skaar. | DARK REIGN – THE LIST SON OF BANNER |
| ✔ | Hulk #14-17 (2009-2010) X-Force come to Domino’s rescue when she learns the Red Hulk’s true identity; the Red Hulk forms his own team, Code Red – consisting of Crimson Dynamo, Deadpool, Elektra, the Punisher and Thundra – to kill Domino; a wild card enters the conflict in the form of the Red She-Hulk. 1st appearance: Code Red New identity: [Redacted] as Red She-Hulk | |
| ✔ | Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (2010) The true masterminds behind the Red Hulk are revealed, along with the actions and atrocities they’ve committed together over the years; the Intelligencia have much bigger plans for the world than unleashing a new Hulk. 1st appearance: Intelligencia | FALL OF THE HULKS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #606 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #607 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #608 [2/2] (2010) MODOK and the Leader review the Red She-Hulk’s mission tapes. | FALL OF THE HULKS |
| ✔ | Hulk #18 (2010) Doc Samson prepares for the coming war. | |
| ✔ | World War Hulks #1 [4/6] (2010) World War Hulks #1 [5/6] (2010) Doc Samson resumes his experiments with the Cathexis Ray; Red She-Hulk is tempted to turn against her masters. | WORLD WAR HULKS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #604 [1/2] (2010) Korg of the Warbound joins Bruce Banner’s crew; Kate Waynseboro begins to wonder how trustworthy Banner is. New identity: Marlo Chandler-Jones as Harpy | SON OF BANNER |
| ✔ | World War Hulks #1 [1/6] (2010) A-Bomb runs into Ulik while taking Marlo Chandler to safety. | WORLD WAR HULKS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #605 [1/2] (2010) Banner leads his team of Hulks to New York to save the city from the rampaging monsters controlled by the Mole Man and Tyrannus. | SON OF BANNER |
| ✔ | Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1 (pp.1-8) (2010) Incredible Hulk #606 [1/2] (pp.1-7) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1 (pp.1-7) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1 (pp.9-19) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1 (pp.8-29) (2010) Red She-Hulk is assigned to humiliate Lyra; Bruce Banner’s team are celebrated as heroes; Thunderbolts Ross is killed trying to take down the Red Hulk; Lyra is recruited into the Frightful Four; numerous heroes attend the funeral of Thunderbolt Ross; Bruce Banner forms a shocking alliance. 1st appearance: Gammadroid, Glenn Talbot LMD | FALL OF THE HULKS |
| ✔ | World War Hulks #1 [2/6] (2010) World War Hulks #1 [3/6] (2010) Seeing Glenn Talbot at the funeral reminds Captain America (Bucky Barnes) of his first interaction with him, years earlier; Glenn Talbot’s explanation of his return to Betty Ross is interrupted by the reactivation of the Cosmic Hulk robot. | WORLD WAR HULKS |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1 (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #2 (pp.1-15) (2010) Hulk #19-20 (2010) Incredible Hulk #606 [1/2] (pp.8-27) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #2 (pp.16-23) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #3-4 (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1 (pp.20-22) (2010) Hulk #21 (pp.1-7) (2010) Incredible Hulk #607 [1/2] (pp.19-23) (2010) Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2] (pp.1-5) (2010) Hulk #21 (pp.8-16) (2010) Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2] (pp.6-17) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #2 (pp.1-13) (2010) Hulk #21 (pp.17-18) / Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2] (pp.17-19) (2010) Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2] (pp.20-22) (2010) Hulk #21 (pp.19-24) (2010) Incredible Hulk #608 [1/2] (pp.23-24) (2010) A-Bomb and Red Hulk and take on the Cosmic Hulk; Red Hulk explains Lyra’s origin to Bruce Banner; the Frightful Four break into the Baxter Building and are opposed by the Fantastic Four and the Red Hulk; Red Hulk and the X-Men try to stop the Red Ghost from kidnapping the Black Panther; Doctor Doom takes on Skaar and the Cosmic Hulk; Red She-Hulk battles the Avengers and meets Skaar; Bruce Banner discovers a mole among his Hulks and tricks the Intelligencia; the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men joins the Hulks in an assault on the Hellcarrier… 1st appearance: AIMarines, Hellcarrier New identity: Cyclops/Scott Summers as CyHulk; Deadpool/Wade Wilson as Hulkpool; Hulked-Out Heroes; Iceman as IceHulk; Thing/Ben Grimm as No-Thing; Thor Odison as Thorr’ | FALL OF THE HULKS |
| ✔ | World War Hulks #1 [6/6] (2010) Hulked-Out Heroes #1-2 (2010) World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #1 [1/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #2 [1/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #1 [1/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #2 [1/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #1 [2/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #2 [2/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #1 [2/2] (2010) World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #2 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #609 [1/2] (pp.4-7) (2010) Hulk #22 (pp.13-22) (2010) Numerous heroes are ‘Hulked-Out’ due to the effects of the Cathexis Ray; Deadpool – now Hulkpool – is lost in time; the AIMarines and Hulked-Out Heroes assault Washington and each other… 1st appearance: Spider-Man/Peter Parker as Spider-Thing; War Machine/James Rhodes as Hulk Machine; Wolverine/Logan/James Howlett as WolveRage | WORLD WAR HULKS |
| ✔ | Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #2 (pp.1-13) (2010) Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #3 (2010) She-Hulk and Lyra fight it out with Red She-Hulk; Red She-Hulk switches sies and joins her fellow She-Hulks in opposing the AIMarines. | FALL OF THE HULKS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #609 [1/2] (pp.8-11) (2010) Hulk #22 (pp.13-22) (2010) Incredible Hulk #609 [1/2] (pp.12-23) (2010) Incredible Hulk #610 [1/2] (pp.1-7) (2010) Hulk #23 (pp.1-32) (2010) Incredible Hulk #610 [1/2] (pp.8-12) (2010) Hulk #23 (pp.33-34) (2010) Incredible Hulk #610 [1/2] (pp.13-24) (2010) Incredible Hulk #611 [1/2] (2010) Hulk #23 (pp.35-36) (2010) Hulk #24 (pp.1-21) (2010) Hulk, Korg, Skaar and the She-Hulks defend Washington; the Red Hulk and Red She-Hulk’s identities are revealed; Red Hulk and Amadeus Cho face-off against MODOK and the Leader; Doc Samson gets a chance to redeem himself; Bruce Banner becomes the Hulk again; Skaar takes his shot at revenge on his father; the Red Hulk makes a move to take over the White House and is opposed by the Red Hulk. Identity revealed: Red Hulk is General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross; Red She-Hulk is Betty Ross-Banner | WORLD WAR HULKS |
| Wolverine: Origins #47 (2010) Dark Wolverine #86 (2010) Wolverine calls on Skaar’s help when he initiates his final plan to end decades of manipulation by Romulus. | RECKONING | |
| Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1 [1/2] (2010) Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #2 [1/2] (2010) Bruce Banner and Skaar attend Hercules’ funeral. | THE NEW PRINCE OF POWER | |
| ✔ | Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4 (2010) Hiro-Kala is transported to the Microverse and uses his connection to the Hulk to hold sway over the planet K’ai; the former-Micronauts oppose Hiro-Kala. 1st appearance: Carl/Death’s Head, Enigma Force Nullifier, Jentorra | REALM OF KINGS |
| Heralds #1-5 (2010) She-Hulk, Abigail Brand, Emma Frost, Hellcat, Monica Rambeau, Valkyrie and the Fantastic Four investigate the apparent return of Nova (Frankie Raye). | ||
| The Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1 [1/2] (2010) Bruce Banner gives Amadeus Cho the tech he needs to take 0n the Olympus Group. | THE HEROIC AGE THE NEW PRINCE OF POWER | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #609 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #610 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulk #611 [2/2] (2010) Hiro-Kala steers the planet K’ai through space towards Earth… 1st appearance: War-Mind of K’ai; Worldmind of K’ai | DARK SON |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulks #615 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #616 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #617 [2/2] (2011) Incredible Hulks #618 [2/2] (2011) Incredible Hulks #619 [2/2] (2011) Incredible Hulks #620 [2/2] (2011) She-Hulk battles Armadillo and the Vill-Kill Korps; Hulk and Amdeus Cho combat Centaurs; A-Bomb defuses a hostage situation; Lyra spars with the original She-Hulk and shares secrets of her past; Bruce Banner allows Korg to join his Incredible Hulks. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #612 (2010) Incredible Hulks #613 [1/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #1-2 (2010) Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #3 (pp.1-17) (2011) Incredible Hulks #613 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #614 [2/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #614 [1/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #615 [1/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #616 [1/2] (2010) Incredible Hulks #617 [1/2] (pp.1-19) (2011) Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #3 (pp.18-22) (2011) Incredible Hulks #617 [1/2] (pp.20-22) (2011) Red She-Hulk finds a place among the Incredible Hulks, but her past relationship with Bruce Banner causes friction; the ranks of the Enigma Force expand; Steve Rogers recruits the Incredibe Hulks to defend Earth from Hiro-Kala, the son of the Hulk. 1st appearance: Hulk Family/Incredible Hulks (editorial names) New identity: Micronauts as the Enigma Force | DARK SON |
More Hulk Family reading orders to follow:
- HULK FAMILY, 2010-2015: Incredible Hulks
- THUNDERBOLTS, 2013-2014: Red Hulk’s T-Bolts
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Hulk: World War Hulk Omnibus | Avengers: The Initiative #4-5 Ghost Rider (2006) #12-13 Heroes for Hire (2006) #11-15 Incredible Hulk (2000) #106-111 Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19-20 Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 Planet Hulk Saga #1 Punisher War Journal (2007) #12 World War Hulk (2007) #1-5 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! #1 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! – Damage Control #1-3 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! – Warbound #1-5 World War Hulk: Front Line #1-6 World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1-4 World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 |
| She-Hulk by Peter David Omnibus | Sensational She-Hulk #12 She-Hulk #22-38 She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision #1 She-Hulk: Sensational #1 X-Factor #33-34 |
| She-Hulk vol.6: Jaded | She-Hulk #22-27 |
| She-Hulk vol.7: Here Today… | She-Hulk #28-30 She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision #1 |
| She-Hulk vol.8: Secret Invasion | She-Hulk #31-34 X-Factor #33-34 |
| She-Hulk vol.9: Lady Liberators | She-Hulk #35-38 |
| Hulk by Jeph Loeb & Ed McGuinness Omnibus | Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1 Hulk #1-24 Incredible Hulk #600 King-Size Hulk #1 Wolverine #50 |
| Hulk: Green Hulk/Red Hulk OHC | Hulk #1-9 King-Size Hulk #1 Wolverine #50 |
| Hulk: Hulk No More OHC | Hulk #10-18 Incredible Hulk #600 |
| Hulk by Jeph Loeb – The Complete Collection vol.1 | Hulk #1-12 King-Size Hulk #1 Wolverine #50 |
| Hulk by Jeph Loeb – The Complete Collection vol.2 | Hulk #13-24 |
| Hulk vol.1: Green Hulk/Red Hulk | Hulk #1-6 Wolverine #50 |
| Hulk vol.2: Red and Green | Hulk #7-9 King-Size Hulk #1 |
| Hulk vol.3: Hulk No More | Hulk #10-13 Incredible Hulk #600 |
| Hulk vol.4: Hulk vs X-Force | Hulk #14-18 |
| Hulk vol.5: Fall of the Hulks | Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1 Hulk #19-21 |
| Hulk vol.6: World War Hulks | Hulk #22-24 |
| Skaar, Son of Hulk – The Complete Collection | Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 Planet Skaar Prologue #1 Skaar, Son of Hulk #1-12 Skaar, Son of Hulk Presents: The Savage World of Sakaar #1 War of Kings: The Savage World of Sakaar #1 |
| Hulk: Skaar, Son of Hulk | Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 Skaar, Son of Hulk #1-6 Skaar, Son of Hulk Presents: The Savage World of Sakaar #1 |
| Hulk: Planet Skaar | Planet Skaar Prologue #1 Skaar, Son of Hulk #7-12 |
| Incredible Hulks: Fall of the Hulks OHC | Dark Reign: MODOK #1-4 Dark Reign – The List: Hulk #1 Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1-4 Incredible Hulk #600-608 |
| Incredible Hulks: World War Hulks OHC | Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1-3 Incredible Hulk #312 Incredible Hulk #609-611 World War Hulks #1 World War Hulks: Captain America vs Wolverine #1-2 World War Hulks: Hulked-Out Heroes #1-2 World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #1-2 |
| Incredible Hulk vol.1: Son of Banner | Dark Reign – The List: Hulk #1 Incredible Hulk #601-605 |
| Incredible Hulk vol.2: Fall of the Hulks | Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 Incredible Hulk #606-608 |
| Incredible Hulk vol.3: World War Hulks | Incredible Hulk #609-611 |
| Hulk: Fall of the Hulks Prelude | All-New Savage She-Hulk #4 Amazing Spider-Man #15 Hulk #2, 9, 16 Hulk: Raging Thunder #1 Incredible Hulk #600-601 Skaar, Son of Hulk #1 |
| Hulk: Fall of the Hulks | Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1-4 Incredible Hulk #606-608 [back-ups] |
| Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks | Fall of the Hulks: Savage She-Hulks #1-3 Incredible Hulk #600-605 [back-ups] |
| Hulked-Out Heroes | Hulked-Out Heroes #1-2 World War Hulks #1 World War Hulks: Spider-Man vs Thor #1-2 World War Hulks: Wolverine vs Captain America #1-2 |
| Incredible Hulks: Dark Son – Enigma Force | Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #1-3 Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4 |
| Incredible Hulks: Dark Son | Incredible Hulks #612-617 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Hulk Smash Avengers | Hulk Smash Avengers #5 |
| Realm of Kings War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings Omnibus | Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4 |
| She-Hulk vol.5: Planet Without a Hulk She-Hulk by Dan Slott Omnibus She-Hulk by Dan Slott – The Complete Collection vol.2 | She-Hulk #21 |
| War of Kings OHC War of Kings Omnibus War of Kings: Warriors | War of Kings: The Savage World of Sakaar #1 |
| X-Factor vol.6: Secret Invasion X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus vol.2 | She-Hulk #31 X-Factor #33-34 |
| X-Men vs Hulk | Hulk Team-Up #1 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide, 2025
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