Guest Author - Travis Belk

As superhero movies break records this summer, bones and alliances will be breaking in the comics as the Hulk unleashes his wrath on the Marvel Universe. After over a year of being banished in space, the Incredible Hulk returns to Earth to exact revenge on those who sent him there in the upcoming World War Hulk event. And where the Hulk goes, mayhem and destruction always follows.

The Hulk has had one wish in life and that it to be left alone. However, on a world of humans who fear and hate him, he never seems to find the solace he seeks. Various attempts over the years to control or destroy him have lead to him lashing out at his aggressors. His frequent battles have lead to the injuries of many and the destruction of property on an enormous scale. This has forced many to see him as an out of control weapon of mass destruction.

One such group to see him as such is the Illuminati, an elitist cabal of some of the greatest heroes of the Marvel Universe. It's ranks boasted the membership of Iron Man, Mr.Fantastic, Professor X, Black Bolt, Dr.Strange, and Namor. One day they decided that the Hulk could no longer be allowed to remain on Earth unchecked. And as such they decided to grant him his fondest wish and send him to an uninhabited planet. Tricking him into entering a spaceship under the guise of aiding them on a space station, they launched him to the stars. What they didn't figure in all their equations is that his ship would pass through a hole in space and end up on another planet.

The Hulk crashed on Sakaar, a world of various humanoids, weakened and enraged over the betrayal. The world he was now on was ruled over by a warlord who forced the Hulk and others to battle in gladiator games to the death. The Hulk proved his mettle in the arena and gained notice of the natives and the fear of the warlord. After regaining his strength, the Hulk lead a successful revolution of the natives against the warlord and his troops. In the process, he also helped rid the planet of the Spikes, an alien race that consumed all in it's path. He eventually became king and took a wife, who became pregnant with his child. The Hulk's happiness was to be short-lived though as the engine on his ship exploded killing many in the city, including his wife and unborn child. The ship constructed by his one-time allies on Earth.

Filled with rage over the misery caused him by the Illuminati, the Hulk has decided to come back to Earth with his army in tow. With revenge on his mind, and smarter and stronger than ever, the Hulk is going to tear a swath through anyone foolish enough to stand in his way. The Marvel Universe will be rocked to the core this summer as it's greatest powerhouse declares war on the Illuminati. And there is one phrase that describes the outcome of this war, Hulk smash puny humans!