Marvel Comics is headed back to Planet Hulk with a new one-shot, Return to Planet Hulk.
Planet Hulk is a Marvel Comics storyline that primarily ran through issues of The Incredible Hulk in the 2000s. Written by Greg Pak, the storyline sees Hulk sent to the planet Sakaar after the Illuminati decide he’s too dangerous to keep on Earth. Hulk is originally forced to fight in deadly gladiator fights for the planet’s emperor’s entertainment, but eventually leads a revolution that sees him become crowned the new king.
Pak and artist Carlos Pagulayan, who also worked on the original storyline, are now going back to Sakaar with Return to Planet Hulk, which will be released this coming October.
A description of the one-shot reads, “Green blood will flow and sparks will fly! After escaping the Red King’s deadly arena, Hulk faces ferocious monsters and smashes his way through malicious machines and wild robotic terrors in one of his most important battles of survival on the war-torn planet of Sakaar! Two possible destinies are at stake! The SAKAARSON, savior of the planet, or the WORLDBREAKER, the legendary destroyer! Will his rage only fuel the chaos of this alien world?”
Check out the main cover art for Return to Planet Hulk, done by Pagulayan, below:
Photo Credit: Marvel Comics
Pak said in a statement, “Working on Planet Hulk remains one of the greatest joys of my comics career, and I’m enormously grateful for the love so many readers have shared for the storyline over the years. This 20th anniversary special is a celebration and a huge thank you to everyone — and a chance to take one more journey into the dark heart of the Green Scar and add to the wild mythos of Sakaar. It’s also a huge pleasure to be working with Carlo Pagulayan and Mark Paniccia again — it’s like we never left off, and it feels like home.”
Return to Planet Hulk arrives on October 8, 2025.
Source: Marvel