Character-centered definitive runsView the project ↗
No. 30 — Explore next

Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3

Peter David · Todd McFarlane · Dale Keown · Gary Frank · Liam Sharp

Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years

Peter David explores Bruce Banner’s divided identity through a long Hulk run that repeatedly changes its tone, setting and supporting cast.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,200 pages42 full issues

Book 3 of 4 in Incredible Hulk by Peter David — Original Run · 0 of 4 owned · 4,504 pages in all

Setup & reading order

2 earlier books in this run come first
  1. After Incredible Hulk #368

    Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2.

  2. After Incredible Hulk #400

    Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3.

  3. After Incredible Hulk #435

    Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 4.

  4. After Incredible Hulk #467

    David’s original Hulk run concludes here.

Optional context & path

Path: Hulk. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Incredible Hulk by Bill Mantlo — To Hunt the Hulk and Devolution.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

This book

Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3

Omnibus hardcover · 1,200 pages · Unowned

Book 3 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years

Pantheon consequences and loss drive the third Peter David movement.

See reading checkpoints
Released 12 May 2021 · 1,200 pages · Gary Frank cover9781302929145Planned edition
Incredible Hulk (1968)#401–435
Incredible Hulk Annual#19–20
Hulk vs. Venom (1994)#1
Hulk: Future Imperfect (1992)#1–2
Tales to Astonish (1994)#1
Incredible Hulk Ashcan Edition (1994)#1
Marvel Holiday Special (partial — Hulk material)#3
Earth-616 PrimaryEarth-9200 Contained story

Marvel Holiday Special #3 contributes Free Will, the eight-page story in which Hulk helps a troubled Pantheon worker through Christmas. Keep it with the Pantheon-era chapters here; it is a personal interlude, not another chapter of Future Imperfect’s alternate future.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know

Collecting rule: The four volumes follow David’s original Hulk run in order.

  • Four very large omnibuses are physically demanding.
  • This project ends with David’s original run; his later returns tell separate stories.