Ultimate Marvel Handbook #192

Features

Okay, so maybe I lied last week when I said we’d have multiple editions of the Handbook up last week. Actually, that’s not true, I was going to put this edition up last week as well, but after chatting with Jimbo, we decided to go ahead and spread out the remainder of the backlogged editions and start fresh with a new one next week.

So here we are with the last “old” edition. What that means for you all is that we need your emails for next week’s edition so we can get back on track.

Thanks to everyone for sticking with us, and sorry again for the delays. Let’s get to it shall we?

Earl emails

One quick question for you: I just finished reading Amazing Spider-Man #200 (thanks to the CD collection) and there was a note on the first page that said Stan Lee wrote one page of the story while Wolfman wrote the rest. You wouldn’t happen to find out which page that was, would you? Thanks!

Likely it would be the first page of the issue if they state something like this BUT I think it’s like pages with the Burglar original story in them

I’d guess which ever page is the cheesiest is probably Stan the Man’s…just saying.

New Tournament

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1. Ant Man, Hulk, Iron Man I, Thor, Wasp
16. Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision

2. Captain America, Giant Man, Iron Man I, Thor, Wasp
15. Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision

3. Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch
14. Black Panther, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Swordsman I, Thor, Vision

4. Captain America, Goliath I, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Wasp
13. Black Panther, Captain America, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch Swordsman I, Thor, Vision

5. Captain America, Goliath I, Hawkeye, Wasp
12. Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision

6. Black Panther, Goliath I, Hawkeye, Wasp
11. Captain America, Goliath II, Iron Man I, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision

7. Black Panther, Goliath II, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket I
10. Goliath II, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision

8. Goliath II, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket I
9. Black Panther, Goliath II, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision

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1. Beast, Captain America, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket I
16. Dr. Pym, Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Mockingbird, Tigra, Wonder Man

2. Beast, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hercules, Iron Man I, Moondragon, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket I
15. Black Knight III, Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Dr. Druid, She-Hulk, Thor

3. Beast, Captain America, Falcon, Iron Man I, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp
14. Black Knight III, Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Hercules, Wasp

4. Beast, Captain America, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp
13. Black Knight III, Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Hercules, Sub-Mariner, Wasp

5. Beast, Captain America, Iron Man I, Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man, Yellowjacket I
12. Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Mockingbird, Tigra, Wonder Man

6. Beast, Captain America, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man
11. Black Knight III, Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Hercules, Starfox, Wasp

7. Captain America, Iron Man I, Thor, Wasp
10. Hawkeye, Iron Man II, Mockingbird, Tigra, Wonder Man

8. Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man I, She-Hulk, Thor, Wasp
9. Captain America, Captain Marvel II, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Starfox, Wasp
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1. Black Knight III, Captain Marvel II, Dr. Druid, She-Hulk, Sub-Mariner
16. Black Knight III, Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Sersi, Vision

2. Dr. Pym, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Tigra, Wasp
15. Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman II, USAgent, War Machine

3. Hawkeye, Mantis, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wonder Man
14. Black Knight III, Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Hercules, Sersi, Vision

4. Dr. Pym, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, US Agent, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man
13. Black Knight III, Black Widow, Crystal, Hercules, Sersi, Vision

5. Captain America, Gilgamesh, Quasar, She-Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Thor
12. Black Knight III, Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Hercules, Quasar, Thor II, Vision

6. Dr. Pym, Human Torch I, Scarlet Witch, US Agent, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man
11. Black Widow, Captain America, Hercules, Quasar, Rage, Sersi, Vision

7. Dr. Pym, Hawkeye, Iron Man I, US Agent, Wasp, Wonder Man
10. Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Living Lightning, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman II, US Agent, Wonder Man

8. Captain America, Quasar, Sersi, Vision
9. Dr. Pym, Hawkeye, Iron Man I, Scarlet Witch, Tigra, Wasp, Wonder Man
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1. Hulk, Darkhawk, Spider-Man, Binary, Sub-Mariner, Moondragon, Vision, Quasar, Firebird, Starfox, Black Widow, Giant-Man, Thor, Spider-Woman, Living Lightning, Photon, Falcon, Hercules, Iron Man, Machine Man, Crystal, Quicksilver, Black Knight, She-Hulk, Black Panther, Tigra, Rage, Demolition Man, Swordsman, Tigra, Beast, USAgent, Sersi, Captain America, Sandman, Hawkeye, Magdalene, Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Stingray and Rick Jones
16. Mister Immortal, Big Bertha, Doorman, Flatman, Squirrel Girl, Dinah Soar, Grasshopper, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Monkey Joe

2. Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Quicksilve
15. Hulkling, Wiccan, Stature, Kate Bishop, Patriot, Speed, Iron Lad

3. Black Widow, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Quicksilver, Vision
14. Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Sentry, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Wolverine, Ronin

4. Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Vision, Wasp
13. Ant-Man, Captain America,Captain Britain, Falcon, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, T’Challa, Vision, Wasp, Yellowjacket

5. Captain America, Hawkeye, Hellcat II, Scarlet Witch, Swordsman III, Thor III, Vision
12. Yellowjacket, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, Iron Man,, Silverclaw, Captain America, Quicksilver, Warbird, Firestar, Edwin Jarvis, Justice, Wonder Man, Jack of Hearts, Black Widow, Stingray, Photon, Stingray, She-Hulk, Firebird, Living Lightning, Hercules, Triathalon, Vision, Black Knight, Thor

6. Black Widow, Captain America, Crystal, Giant-Man, Hercules, Quicksilver, Vision
11. Goliath, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Thor, Warbird, Wasp, Vision, Wonder Man

7. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Vision II, Wonder Man and Warbird
10. Thor, Jack of Hearts, Starfox, Tigra, Quasar, Photon, Moondragon

8. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Firestar, Justice
9. Warbird, Goliath, Iron Man, Wasp, She-Hulk, Triathalon, Scarlet Witch

Top 10 Next week: top ten Weapon X’ers. (since no one answered)

My top 5 must read Marvel comics last week

1. GHOST RIDER #6: How did Johnny Blaze end up in Hell, anyway? It’s simple, really: He died. And when he died, his eternal soul–long promised to Hell in exchange for “saving” Crash Simpson–descended into the Pit, taking the Ghost Rider along with it. This is the story of how and why it all happened. Daniel Way is joined by horror comic legend RICHARD CORBEN for a special 2-part story.

2. EXILES ANNUAL #1: They’ve battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It’s the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel’s most unpredictable series!

3. NEW X-MEN #33: New Arc! X-23’s past returns to haunt the New X-Men. Sure, the team needs a break after the horror and insanity of the last year, but TOO BAD! When Wolverine brought X-23 back into the Institute, only Emma Frost tried to stop it. Here and now, you’ll find out why she was RIGHT. The fallout from X-23: TARGET X begins here!

4. WOLVERINE #49: It’s Christmas Eve, and a heavily armed suicide cult–clad in elf outfits–has taken hostage a mid-Manhattan department store and is threatening to blow the place sky high. Among the shoppers: Logan, who’s just itching to sink his (Santa) claws into someone after enduring the Yuletide rush. Should be easy for a damn-near invulnerable force of nature to save the day, right? Think again. All is not as it seems, as a spoiled billionaire’s daughter is about to find out, and the true meaning of Christmas will be spelt out…in blood.

5. X-23: TARGET X #1: Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist MIKE CHOI joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for
herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won’t end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life… WOLVERINE.

Civil War update

Iron Man/Captain America: Casualities of War #1: Captain America and Iron Man meet in the ruins of the old Avengers Mansion to discuss Civil War. We find out Cap and Iron Man have secret Avengers protocols they use to contact each other. They both respect that and agree not to fight in the old base. Cap and Iron Man discuss the past when they didnt’ see eye to eye with such ebvents as Armor Wars and when Cap became Nomad and the Captain. They go out to the gardent to see the stature trubuting the first Avengers. The discussion becomes heated at times but they return to their discussion on the war and friendship. We learn of a battle between Tony and Machine Man when he was drunk almost causing Machine Man’s death. Tony even goes as far to say Cap is using his status to get others on his side. Cap argues Tony is using his own influences on his team. We find out that the original plan was called Project Wideawake where Sentinels would hunt down metahumans and depower or imprison them and the SHRA was a compromise. Cap attempts to leave when Iron Man grabs his shoulder and asks him to stay only to have Cap threaten him and force Tony’s armor off for a fight. We see them fight as well past matches. They stop and agree they should’ve talked sooner and they are not going to stop like in the past. They part their separate ways.

Fantastic Four #541: On his way to the airport Ben Grimm is annoyed by his cab driver who’s talking on a cell phone. Ben breaks his phone by flipping a button off his shirt but the cabbie pulls out a second phone. Ben is told by government people if he leaves he could lose his money and citizenship. In France Ben find a group of French heroes who want his help. After a meal they fight the villain who is only doing because his girlfriend. The heroes are met by applause as the villain contacts his girlfriend

Civil War; War Crimes #1: We see Kingpin as a kid who never got to play with his peers because he was teased. We see him on Rykers where he hired the Enforcers to beat up and inmate. We find out a man named Mr. Barrett is taking care of most of Fisk work. Hammerhead tells Kingpin he’s been paroled hoping he rots in jail. Tony shows up and we find out him and Fisk have a past (including playing chess). Fisk agrees to help find Cap like Lucky Luciano helped in WW II. Tony agrees. Outside Hammerhead talks with Trapster and Slyde. Slyde turns him down and is killed by Underworld. Others learn of thes and attempts are made on Fisk life. Fisk tells Tony Cap’s alias as well as the others as Barrett find out more on Hammerhead. Kingping is told by Tony that the government has captured Cloak and Dagger. If he helps Tony find the others he will be let out. Hill approves. Instead Kingpin tells them where to find Hammerhead. They capture him and as bunch of other criminals who want to take advantage of Civil War. Tony goes to see Fisk but Barrett tells him no. We see Cap met with Fisk to take down the villains for secrets. Later Underworld shoots Hammerhead. He was really working for Kingpin. Kingpin regains his stature

Civil War: Frontline #9: Sally Floyd meets with Captain America to write a story on his side of the war. Cap compares the actions of the government in trying to register heroes to the actions of Nazis. Sally leaves after angry. We see Pete with Ben’s help hacking Tony’s computers to find out the truth about Tony making money from the war and he is. Sally goes on a blind date. Back at the Tower Reed tries to find out who helped Norman and Tony says he thinks he knows who it is. At the Raft Robbit is escorted to a cell only to be taken hostage to help others escape. He explodes and stops the escape killing many inmates. We see him in the end in a cell saying he’ll register. In another story: two detectives interrogate Norman Osborn about the Atlantean Ambassador but Norman can’t answer. Some government officials take him away as he says”They put something inside me–.”

Invincible Iron Man #14: Tony Stark meets with the pro-registration before visiting a training camp and rehab center for villains. We find out Happy is in a coma. At lunch Pepper says Happy didn’t want to be a vegetable and tells Tony to let him die. Tony says no and leaves angry. Tony contacts Cap and meets him at Yankee Stadium. He ask if Cap and his people hurt Happy. Cap denies it. The Secret Avengers show up and fight Tony. Spidey helps as well and learns Tony is using something like spider sense with his armor now. Tony takes them down and leaves them go. Later at his place Tony almost makes a drink as Sue shows up and blames him for her seperation to Reed. She also was at the hospital with the meeting with Pepper and tells him Pepper was right. Tony gets mad. Tony pours out the alcohol he almost drank As Happy dies

Winter Soldier Winter Kills #1: We start in 1944 where Bucky and Toro prepare for a party at Christmas. They go off. We come to the past with Soldier thinking of that and the past as he walks to call Fury. He is sent to a secret HYDRA base. The Young Avengers are there thinking it’s one of Stark’s hide outs. This leads to a fight of course when Soldier goes to warn them. Then they team up to take down HYDRA. After the fight Soldier visits Jack Munroe’s grave where the Young Avengers followed and talk to him about stuff. They leave him as we go back to the past and the party where Cap showed up in the end. Back in the present Namor arrives and talks with Soldier. Even visiting Toro’s grave. They go off together to talk about Toro’s death.

Black Panther # 23: Panther and Storm meet with Bill Foster’s family about his death which is shown to the media. Government officials meet about it. Panther and Storm tell the family good bye and return to the Embassy where they meet with his aids who talk to him about going home and leaving this War to America. Back at the State department the meeting about Panther continues. We see a show called the Spin Zone about the two getting involved in Civil War. Panther goes threw the streets and meets with Black Widow ready to fight. Of course Panther’s people help take care of her. Panther finds Cap and they start to fight. It don’t last long as they talk and Panther offers help. Back at Stark Tower Window tells Tony what happened and he thinks of using Clone Thor.

Civil War 6: Arizona SHIELD base: Hill and Pym watch over the training of the West Coast Champions who seem to be much like Olympian gods. Pym walks off as we go back to New York where Reed is fixing Clor and talking to Tony about 12 heroes getting immunity. Punisher makes his way into the Baxter Building and comntacts Cap about the security. Atlantis: Sue talks to Namor to get him to join the cause but he turns her down. The secret Avengerrs meet about the attack as Plunderer and Goldbug are brought in. Only to br shot dead by Punisher. Cap fights him but Frank don’t fight back. Spidey tries to defend Castle some but Cap calls Frank nuts. A monument is made for the massacre. Strange meets with Uatu mentioning blood spilling. Rykers 42: the Secret Avengers attack as suddenly the pro side shows up ready to fight. Cap knows about Tigra being a spy and set up Hulkling as his own in guise of Hank Pym who’s freed the prisoners. Everyone gathers ready for 1 more fight.

Punisher War Journal 2: Cap talks to a strapped down Frank Castle talking over why he wants to join the Secret Avengers. Punisher breaks free as Cap says he needs Frank as a soldier as the others listen in. Cap hits knocks Frank out the door past the others explaining the difference between them. Cap takes Frank’s help. We go to Bridge watching an apartment of the new Microchip. Cap sends the group out on patrols taking out villains and cape killers. Cap and Frank even battle Molten Man. Cap and Frank get out and then Punisher meets with Micro who took out some SHIELD guys himself. Frank comes back to see the meeting with the two villains in Civil War 6 (continuity error anyone?) and says no deal taking out his guns. Bridge goes to Micro’s place as we see Frank kill Goldbug and Thunderer again. Cap attacks him after.

CW Frontline 10: Ms Marvel meet with Sally and tells her that Tony mentioned there was a traitor in the group which angers the others. She owed Sally a favor and hands her a note and flies off. We go to Ben going to the Daily Bugle meeting with the staff and finally J Jonah himself about quiting. We see Tony watching tv on the Atlantian attack as Reed comes in. Sally and Ben meet as an explosion happens. We see the two groups fighting in the streets. Sally and Ben come to the revelation about Tony Stark. A prison in Marryland where a Mr Striker is put in a room with Robbie. As we see them talk about the attack and of course Striker is one of Robbie’s accusers. Robbie leaves him a broken man after. Reed tries to talk to Robbie but it doesn’t work. Robbie burns the Speedball uniform as a man appears with a new uniform. The uniform of Penance which Speedball puts on.

Amazing Spidey 537: Peter wakes up in his motel room and goes out for a paper where a hooker spots him and reports him it seems. Cap sends Human Torch out and he contacts Spidey. In prison Fisk meets with a man on Spidey’s location and of course a message is sent by him. Cap and Falcon talk about Spidey which leads to Cap meeting with him and talking over matters. We even see Cap telling Spidey parts of his past. Cap and Spidey go to join the others. Fisk’s arranger hires a hit man handing him cash and the address then is killed by the man. MJ and Aunt May sit in the room and the man shows up there and we see him go to across the way ready to fire. Back underground Cap talks to the group about the info Spidey gave them as we see Iron Man and crew. The final page we see the motel room with a target on them

Planet Hulk update:

Prelude: INCREDIBLE HULK #88-91:

88: Hulk with a beard is Alaska catching fish in his own exile. A pilot arrives as Bruce cabin. They talk of course with the pilot telling Bruce not to forget his humanity. Bruce makes it to the bar and Mark, the pilot to meet a woman there. He goes to the bathroom only to see two men harassing a woman. Hulk deals with the men himself. Days later Mark arrives again with a call from Nick Fury.

89: Bruce lands at an oil tanker along with Mark. Nick has been looking for Bruce it seems. Nick tells him about a Hydra space station conducting experiments with a new artificial intelligence system but it was really a weapon to detonate nuclear weapons anywhere. Bruce of course ask tons of questions. (good ones to). They send Hulk into space after showing how to destroy it. Once Hulk reached the place he finds out it’s a SHIELD station which captures him. He yells out Fury’s name.

90: Back at the SHIELD Nick is told they have Hulk contained. The Agent ask Fury about how Hulk will survive but Fury said he will adapt. Back in space Hulk tries to break free. He does only to be attacked again. Hulk continues to fight the tendrils until too many surround him. The weapon starts charging up. Bruce wakes up and finds dead bodies all over the station and a robot waiting for him

91: Nick Fury is talking with various generals at the Pentagon about the situation. They know Hulk is still the best to deal with the situation. Back on Godseye, Bruce stands in front of the robot. Bruce starts to turn into the Hulk but he doesn’t see a metal tendril coming up behind him. The Godseye flings the Hulk out of the station. Hulk continues to fight. After winning he enters a space shuttle which sends him away from the planet. The Illuminati exile him

Planet Hulk: Exile 92-95:

92: Hulk watches the monitor where Reed Richards, Tony Stark, and Dr. Strange are telling him they are exiling him. The ship spirals toward a black hole and crashes on another planet. Bug like creatures leap out at Hulk who fights back and gets hit by a weapon and bleeds. A group of red skinned people watch. The Governor of the Wukar talks to Hulk. Hulk attacks but is shot and chained. Hulk and the bugs are auctioned. Great Devil Corker tries to eat Hulk who escapes. The Hulk leaps up at the Red King, but before he can reach him a pale white skinned woman blasts him out of the air. The Red King stands over Hulk. Hulk and him fight but the white woman stops the fight and Hulk is blasted from behind. Hulk is sent to Maw.

93: Some of the people of the planet dream of freedom they know Hulk can free them. At Maw A large lava creature rises up but Hulk takes it right out. Hulk is told to kneel and does this time because a control disk. He introduces himself as Primus Vand and they are at the Empire’s most lethal gladiatorial training school. Twenty-two prisons enter a field, but that only seven of them will leave it. A fight starts and Hulk and 7 are formed as a team: Miek, Brood, Korg, Elloe, Captain Lavin Skee, and Shadow Warrior with Hulk. They all tell their origins. They are sent to a lava pit and have to fight Korg’s brother Margus among others. After another win they face a pack of wildebots. Another win for green Scar. A dinner celebration the Green Scar and his gladiators are declared the victors. Red King talks to his followers as an explosion happens. Hulk and the others in his team look at the Sakaar Insurgency surprised.

94: Hulk refuses to escape as Death’s head’s are sent to deal with them. Elloe is taken away. The other gladiators are taken to some type of sex parlor but Hulk winds up in a room with the Lieutenant is waiting to buy him and free him of fighting. He refuses and goes off. Elsewhere a Dreadnought appears and fires as Hulk leaps towards it. More Deaths heads are sent down on the gladiators. Hulk reappears and takes them out as fast as possible. Later back in the cell and tell their origins and become Warbound. We finish the issue with a site of the Silver Savage.

95: We start with the Lieutenant ask about Silver Savage origins. We see how he got to the planet and then we go to the area where Hulk and Surfer are due to fight. They are friends and don’t want to but with the disk they are forced to. Surfer takes out Hulk’s allies easily before Hulk attacks and removes the disk. But he also continues to beat Surfer before Korg stops him. Soldiers are sent to deal with them and use the disk to control Hulk’s allies. Surfer frees them and finally Hulk and crew beat down the others. Afterwards Surfer offers a trip home to Earth but Hulk refuses.

Planet Hulk: Anarchy 96-99, Giant:

Giant Size Incredible Hulk # 1: (this I’ll just cover the Planet Hulk part) Hulk dreams of fighting back on Earth and taking out all those heroes who turned their backs on him. We finally see Bruce Banner as well in the dream. Hulk and Banner fight for control with Banner coming close to winning only to change back to Hulk stating to Korg that only the monsters are there.

96: Hulk’s group rest for the night at a camp (This is also where Hulk has the dream in Giant). Some of the pink skin people of the planet are there as well. After a threat from Hulk one runs away. He runs into the Lieutenant and tells her where to find the Hulk and the others. Hulk and crew are attacked by some type of grenade but survive and have to find a new place to train. Miek knows a place. Elsewhere Wildebots attack a town only to have Hulk and his group save the place. Miek and Brood talk about Miek’s hive and how he recalls a massacre. Some of the soldiers attack Hulk’s group. Miek comes close to killing one but Hulk finds some of the hive stopping the fight.

97: We start with Red King leading a massacre of some of his own people. Back with Hulk’s group the bugs and Hulk deal with Primus and his soldiers. They free more and more slaves. As Hulk’s army increases as well. They group continues to make it’s way threw more and more of Red Kings people but Hulk stops Miek from killing one of them. Elsewhere the Lieutenant meets up with the Red King who’s killing more people. He tells her to kill the pretenders. Miek is called by the Bugs and evolves into a bigger bug.

98: Hulk prepares to go into war as the bugs stop him lead by Miek. They refuse to move. Hulk tells them move or let Miek lead them into war. Miek and Hulk start to fight but in the end Korg stops the fight. Hulk takes lead again but the Lieutenant shows up. The bugs try attacking without success. Hulk goes to deal with her himself. The two start a brawl as we learn her origins. Both survive each others most powerful attacks. As a ship crashes in the middle of the soldiers and unleashes spikes that take control of the soldiers who surround Hulk and the Lieutenant.

99: Hulk tells the Lieutenant to stay put but she stabs his foot and is hit away by him. Hulk starts fighting the spikes. But gets bit by one and fights the infection. He wins creating a new creature which Hulk kills. Elsewhere Red King talks to Lieutenant on why she failed. Spikes trap a village but Hulk and crew are there. He gets infected again but Lieutenant frees him and fights alongside him to save the village. Miek and his crew free their queen. The spikes attack them and Hulk goes to help his friends. Winning again. The Lieutenant also helps a crying child but a bomb hits killing the kid in her arms. She joins Hulk’s group willingly as Hulk declares to go after the Red King.

Allegiance: Issues 100-103

100: Hulk and his crew are in camp tending to the Queen as the imperials attack. Caeira tells them to stop but they don’t and it angers Hulk to crack the ground and cause a large river of lava that wipes out the imperials. One hour later they escaped but the spikes finally infect the queen. Meik is forced to kill her. Hiroim tries to argue about leaving and Hulk’s allies back him. The bugs think Miek is Sakaarson but he says he fight for friends. Hulk and his group wonder the desert as we hear Hiroim’s origins before more enemies arrive.

Mastermind Excello continues his run from SHIELD. While on the run he finds one of Hulk’s old hide outs in New Mexico and contacts Reed who is working on the Thor Clone. Excello hacks in and finds out the full truth about Hulk. He tries to find Hulk but can’t find him on the planet he should be. Excello remind Hulk of past fights and heroic acts. Afterwards Reed tells Tony what he learned

101: Hulk fights the Devil Corkers thinking they are enemies. The Shadow people stop him. Hulk is taken and shown ship that brought them there and explain more of the great portal. They wish to test Hulk but Hulk refuses but still is taught threw this event showing his past events on the planet. The elder says Hulk is not the Sakaarson. Hulk takes the ship with him. Elsewhere Korg and Miek with the bugs take on Red Kings ships as Hulk shows up on the vessel he took. They take out all of the vessels heading for Crown City. Red King gets his armor on and prepares to fight. The Hulk and crew go to face the spikes. We see Hulk going to the spike leader and making an alliance. Elloe gets tricked easily into leading an assault against the Red King. Lucky for her she is saved in the end by Hulk and his army (now including the spikes.)

102: We go to Hulk and crew meeting with the spikes and learning their origins. They ask Hulk for help as well. Crown city: Hulk now with a bigger army gets attacked by Red King’s crew. Red King goes after Hulk himself and we see the fight begin with Hulk smashing Red King to bits and pieces it seems. Hulk and Red King’s fight causes a crack in the ground. The Oldstrong and Korg see this as the end but Hulk jumps in and he shifts the plates back as Red King watches. Hulk emerges punching Red King hard enough ytp ground him where a wildbot comes out and kills him. The fight ends with Hulk’s crew victorious. Hulk is proclaimed king as we see Hulk willingly be eaten by the spikes as we see a tomb in the end.

Annihilation update:

Annihilation Prologue #1 -7-Annihilation Day: Thanos at the edge of the universe has a conversation with Death, who reveals that “Something Wonderful” is about to happen. The Annihilation Wave appears in the emerges from the Crunch, destroying the Kyln Array and Maximum Security Penal Facility located there. Omega Core members are killed in the process.

Annihilation Prologue #1: Plus 7: Richard Rider arrives at Xandar, home of the Nova Corps. A Prison Convoy reaches Xandar with Drax and Cammi on board. The Annihilation Wave reaches Xandar, destroying everything in it’s path and wiping out the Nova Corps

Annihilation: Nova #1: Plus 11: The wreckage of Xandar is where Richard Ryder awakens by the Xandarian Worldmind. It tells him that he must find it and help it. Nova sees some of the Annihilation insects and attacks them. Even with additional power, they begin to overpower him, and he escapes to the Worldmind. The computer tells him that he must take all of its power and data into himself. Nova takes it after thinking about it. The power goes to his head as Nova attacks the Annihilation fleet. He destroys some ships, and draws Annihilus attention. When he recovers, Nova finds the Worldmind no longer speaking to him, and he has been found by Drax and Cammi

Annihilation: Nova #2: Plus 11: Nova talks with Drax and Cammi who are hoping he can lead them to a ship to get off Xandar. The Worldmind tells him that he is Drax the Destroyer but Nova ignores the Worldmind. When they find the hangar bay and some Annihilation bugs destroying it. When the bugs attack Drax kills them so Nova tosses off his helmet and Drax puts it on. After Nova and Cammi talk for a time until Drax returns and gives the Worldmind back and agrees to help Nova. Nova and crew take off but they need to open a Stargate to escape. Nova begins using the Nove force to do it and loses control. Drax threatens to kill Nova who opens the gate. Nova getss angry with Drax as their ship begins to crash into the atmosphere of a nearby planet. Quasar arrives and saves them.

Annihilation: Nova #3: Plus 11: On Nycos Aristedes Nova and the others meet with Quasar who is helping organize the evacuation. The Worldmind tells Nova he needs to leave but Nova decides to stay and help. Quasar asks Nova to use Nova Force but Nova refuses as Drax explains that Nova is afraid. Drax explains this to Cammi as well. The wave arrived before the full evacuation. Nova heads into space and use the Nova Force to open a stargate. Annihilus detects the power and heads to discover the source. Nova and Quasar watch as ships begin to be wiped out by the Annihilation Wave as they are caught in the blast. They find the Annihilation ships waiting to destroy them.

Annihilation: Nova #4: Plus 11: Drax and Cammi watch from the surface as Nova and Quasar fight off the Annihilation Waveoy. The Worldmind agrees to help Nova. Drax contacts Nova and Quasar telling them that they should attack the head ship where they will find Annihilus and kill him. The two heroes crash in and Nova is knocked back by Annihilus. When Quasar protects him Annihilus grabs him and absorbs his energy killing him taking the nega-bands. Nova attacks Annihilus again who attempts to absorb his energy only to be saved by the Worldmind which introduces a computer virus to the Wave ships. Nova escapes while Annihilus destroys the infected ships. Drax picks up Nova in a ship and they escape.. (Annihilation: Nova #4)

Annihilation Prologue #1: Plus 12: Ronan the Accuser is arrested for crimes of sedition against the Kree Empire.

Annihilation Prologue #1: Plus 15: Silver Surfer encounter the Syllth and notices a universal disturbance. Super-Skrull spies upon Kree forces on the Starbase Yon-Rogg. Queen Eradica reports on their conquest to Annihilus.

Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1: Plus 17: The Silver Surfer flies through the ruins of Xandar and learns of the Annihilation Wave. He finds Ravenous and his Seekers attacking Airwalker. Ravenous battles Airwalker (android) without his power cosmic. Ravenous reveals that Xandar was a of Annihilus because it was the former home of Airwalker and Firelord. Annihilus seeks to harness the power cosmic. The Seekers attack the Surfer. Ravenous fights Surfer. Surfer releases a huge blast to defeat Ravenous but only to find Airwalker who dies in his arms. Thanos observes the Annihilation Wave’s attack on the Skrull Empire and sends the Fallen One to tell Annihilus that he wishes to ally with them. The Surfer sees more damage reeked by the Wave and decides to take the fight to Annihilus.

Annihilation: Silver Surfer #2: Plus 19: In the Skrull Empire Terrax finds a group of Annihilus’s bug soldiers and the Seekers who are there retrieve him for Annihilus. The Silver Surfer arrives in the Skrull Empire. He find Tarq Maru a slave to the Skrulls who asks the Surfer to bring him to his homeworld only to find it destroyed so he asks the Surfer to leave him there to die. The Seekers close in on Surfer. Thanos is meets Annihilus who tells him that he is doing this as the positive universe is expanding into Negative Zone. Thanos tells him that he has been sent by Death. The Seekers attack Surfer who tells them he does not want to kill them but they attack anyway only to be slain by Firelord and Red Shift. The former heralds decide to stay together to fight Annihilus after dropping Mru off at a refugee convoy. Galactus and his herald Stardust feel the shift in the cosmic balance as the Seekers capture Terrax. On Annihilus’ ship Thanos tells Skreet that they will be there until Thanos’s tolerance is exhausted.

Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3: Plus 21: In the wreckage of the Kyln Tenebrous and Aegis find themselves free as they detect the Fallen One who was sent see if the Beyonder was still alive. They capture him and interrogate him about Galactus. Near a refugee convoy Surfer talks to Firelord and Red Shift decide how they will face the Annihilation Wave only to be joined by Stardust who came to find Surfer for Galactus. Surfer heads to meet his former master. One of Seekers contacts Ravenous and tells him of this. At the refugee convoy the Annihilation Wave arrives and the Heralds attack. Annihilus’s flagship: Thanos talks with Annihilus over the dismembered Morg while Terrax stands in stasis nearby. Thanos offers to explain the power cosmic to Annihilus but demands a price. The Surfer arrives at Galactus who tells him of Tenebrous and Aegis. Galactus says he will need an ally and offers to increase the Surfer’s power to aid him. The Surfer agrees to help Galactus. The Annihilation Wave ships arrive lead by Ravenous. Galactus doesn’t acknowledges them as we see the new Surfer who begins destroying the ships.

Annihilation: Silver Surfer #4: Plus 21: Silver Surfer destroys all the Annihilation Wave ships sent against him and Galactus. Ravenous arrives and they fight until Ravenous grabs the Surfer’s board and Surfer sends him off into space. Galactus tells the Surfer to deal with Ravenous quickly and after crafting a new board the Surfer heads out. Ravenous eventually crashes and the Surfer arrives. Ravenous and Surfer fight with Surfer proving to be more powerful than Ravenous which destroys the world where Surfer leaves Ravenous stranded. The Surfer returns to Galactus who hungers again as Surfer heads out to find a world. Thanos finds Tenebrous and Aegis and makes a deal with the two ancient beings.

Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1: Plus 41-+46: On Ak’slo, the Annihilation Wave arrives a battalion of Skrulls does its best to fight the wave unsuccessfuly. Super-Skrull joins the attack but it isn’t enough as the planet is destroyed. Super-Skrull arrives at a warlord’s base and asks her for aid in attacking the Annihilation Wave. She refuses and he attacks her escaping with the aid of a R’kin. Super-Skrull decides to take the battle to the the Negative Zone. He heads to Earth where he finds Reed Richards and ask to use his portal into the Negative Zone which Reed agrees to do.

Annihilation: Super-Skrull #2: Plus 52-+55: R’kin watches Super Skrull torture a high ranking officer of the Annihilation wave. We learn the weapon being used is called the Harvester of Sorrow. Super Skrull and R’kin travel to a prison planetoid and find the creator of the Harvester. Super Skrull destroys the prison, finds the scientist, knocksg him and deals with the prisoners. Super Skrull gains the allegiance of all the prisoners. He returns to R’kin to present his army.

Annihilation: Super-Skrull #3: Plus 65-68: Praxagora tells of her planet before the Annihilation Wave destroyed it with her being the last survivor and was put in the Prison Planetoid. She was tortured until the Super-Skrull came. The prisoners pledge their loyalty to Super-Skrull who then beats on Preak to create multiples that would help building a portal to intercept that Wave when it reaches Zaragz’na. Super-Skrull ask General Hawal to create a doomsday weapon and then he is beheaded. R’Kin asks to pilot the missle ship. Super-Skrull tells Praxagora that he now understands the Fantastic Four and how they beat him everytime. The Annihilation Wave threatens Zaragz’na where his son lives Super-Skrull fights to defend it. But him and his troops are taken prisoner R’Kin betrayed Super-Skrull. Zaragz’na is harvested and Sarnogg, is assumed to have been killed.

Annihilation: Super-Skrull #4: Plus 68: Captured aboard the Harvester of Sorrow Super-Skrull listens to them rant to him until he uses hypnotism to control R’Kin to attack creatures and free Super-Skrull. Super-Skrull and his allies are freed. Preak holds off the Annihlation soldiers while Praxagora is to destroy the Harvester. Super-Skrull gets revenge on R’Kin and learns why he did it. .In the heart of the Harvester, Praxagora feels Preak die, and prepares to destroy the Harvester, killing herself in the process, but Super-Skrull arrives. He uses his powers to absorb the heat from her explosion and gives her time to escape before releasing the energy and dying a hero.

Annihilation: Ronan #1: Plus 88: In a distant sector of space, Ronan the Accuser arrives looking for those who testified against him in a Kree court. He kills a local chieftain, starting a war and finds the informer: Tana Nile. Ronan returns to find war he started and kills his way through it to his ship. Ronan remembers his trial and arrives on the world where Tana Nile is where he finds a colony of Kree exiles. He talks to themand hears off a threat to the colony in the form of Nebula and Stellaris. Ronan challenges them, while far away, their leader, Gamora, watches and plans to fight Ronan herself.

Annihilation: Ronan #2: Plus 95: On Godthab Omega Talos and Devos fight while watched by a mysterious figure. Elsewhere Ronan fights Stellaris and Nebula defeating them. Ronan finds Korath alive in the wreckage and finds out the formation of the Graces led by Gamora who have been taking over the planet. Ronan chooses to challenge them. Gamora’s home on Mount Virago with her followers learns Ronan is after her so she begins planning. Tullk, tells Ronan that Tana Nile is in Abyss but is destroyed by the Annihilation Wave. In Abyss Ronan watches the end of Devos and Talos’s fight but Gamora kills Talos the winner. Glorian watches as Gamora and Ronan begin to fight

Annihilation: Ronan #3: Plus 95: Ronan’s ship: Korath receives a transmission about the Annihilation Wave coming to Kree Space so he goes to find Ronan who is fighting Gamora. Glorian harnesses the power from the fight to manipulate reality in his own image. Annihilus detects it and sets out to find out what’s happening. Korath arrives and stops the fight to go save the Kree. Ronan and Korath arrive at the capital city of Abyss finding it remade as the Wave hits.

Annihilation: Ronan #4: Plus 99: The Annihilation Wave hit Godthab Omega as Ronan and Korath fight off those they can. Ronan goes to find Glorian only to be attacked by Eradica. Gamora goes to gather her Graces and Glorian is found and attacked by Eradica’s soldiers. Ronan and Korath go to find survivors and then Mount Virago where Gamora arrived and started fighting. Tana Nile is found dying by Ronan but she tells him the Fiyero House paid her to lie. Gamora and Ronan deal with the wave and find Glorian mentally destroyed

Annihilation #1 (unsure day likely 200s): On Daedalus 5 Nova’s group makes a stand against the Annihilation Wave. Nova and Peter Quill watch as the Wave moves towards them. The Kree begin to be torn apart as Ronan calls them to retreat. Even though he is still a rogue they follow him. In space, Firelord, Red Shift, and Stardust hold back the Annihilation wave ships. Drax sends Calli off with Kree soldiers while he fights his way through the Wave soldiers. Nova pulls him out and drops him to safety as they bombardment the Wave soldiers. In space Firelord fights Extirpia and uses up most of his energy defeating her. On his flagship Annihilus yells at Thanos lack of progress in finding Galactus. Annihilus tells Ravenous he can now kill the other heralds. Nova wakes up in bed with Gamora and heads out. He finds Starlord and they go to see Extirpia. Drax and Calli talk and of course we learn he’s only doing this because it will get him to Thanos. Extirpia shows Nova that Galactus and the Silver Surfer fighting with Aegis and Tenebrous. Galactus falls and Thanos stands over the fallen Surfer. Nova knows it is true and feels afraid for the coming conflict.

Annihilation #2: Plus 212: On Daedalus 5 Drax and Cammi sit and talk until Phyla arrives and tells Drax that Thanos has kidnapped Moondragon. She shows him Moondragon’s ear which Thanos tore off and left as a warning. Drax walks off. Nova, Starlord and Ronan meet with members of House Fiyero who argue over strategy and tactics even ordering Ronan taken into custody. Ronan kills them. Gamora appears and tells Nova and the others that someone has arrived. Praxagora brings the body of the Super-Skrull. She tells them Super-Skrull’s last battle and Ronan spits on the body. Ravenous appears with a group of allies to kill them all. On Thanos’s starship he meets with Annihilus where he has Galactus and the Silver Surfer imprisoned promising the power cosmic soon. Back on the planet the battle starts. The heralds of Galactus help Nova’s group take the early advantage until Ravenous summons the Centurions prepared to kill Nova‘s group.

Annihilation #3 Plus 212: On Daedelus 5 the fight continues as Drax stabs the Delinquent and then jumps into the fray after more. The others continue to fall back, while the heralds provide cover. Praxagora carries Super-Skrull’s corpse into an infirmary. Phyla caries Starlord to safety while Nova fights to protect as many of the others. In orbit Annihilus gets angry at his fleet and destroys nearly the entire fleet. He talks to Thanos about the Power Cosmic. Thanos uses Galactus as a weapon to destroy instead. Ravenous and Ronan fight through the infirmary until Firelord comes around and attacks Ravenous which causes a massive explosion. Everyone prepares to evacuate as Gamora battles Terrax and nearly kills him before Stardust pulls her away. At the infirmary, Nova and Phyla find Mari injured but alive as well as Super-Skrull back to life. They get to a ship and Drax gives Cammi to Starlord and continues to fight as Cammi fights to stay. As the ships get away Stardust and Red Shift do what they can to stop the energy from Galactus. Nova and Starlord know the war is lost as Gamora talks of leading the continuing war on Annihilus. Nova sends word to Reed Richards on Earth and then they decide to go after Annihilus. Ronan takes Super-Skrull and Praxagora to deal with the House Fiyero

Annihilation #4: We start with Drax killing all the bugs in his path to get to a ship. Elsewhere Annihilus uses Galactus power to destroy a planet. Thanos and Annhilus speek and then after Moondragon gives Thanos a fit he burns the skin off her right arm. Near Earth Nova and Starlord speak about what’s happened. Back with Drax who’s killing all the bugs in sight. Thanos talks with Moondragon about his true plan and Annihilus. Nova and crew are transported to the former Xander cluster where they are beamed away again. Thanos kills some bugs and Moondragon attacks him under control of the infestation. Drax ship arrives and he kills more bugs to get to Thanos even knocking out Moondragon. He goes to kill Thanos who sees a vision of Death as Drax rips his heart out. Moondragon knows this might mean doom for them all.

Annihilation #5: Canticas Prime (sp): Nova, Starlord, Phyla and Blastaar meet as the Space Knights plant devices on the planet. Back on Annihilus ship Drax stands over Thanos as Moondragon yells at him. Drax goes to free Surfer as Moondragon deals with the bugs. Surfer is freed and uses his power to free Galactus who is very angry. Hala: Super Skrull, Ronan and Prax fight off the Kree and Centurions. Ravenous and the house of Fiyero watch this as they enter the building. Ronan enters angry as they see Ravenous who they all fight and his allies. In the end Ronan kills him (I hope) and the Kree soldiers agree to follow him. Ronan takes the House of Fiyero does himself killing them. After he seeks the Supreme Intelligence who is dying. Ronan speaks to him and kills him in mercy. After Ronan goes out to meet a crowd of Kree ready to serve him

Annihilation: Super-Skrull #4: Plus 7300: On New Zaragz’na, Praxagora participates in honoring the fallen Super-Skrull.

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