Maestro

Peter David — the writer who knows the Hulk mythos better than almost anyone — brought Maestro to full spotlight in 2020, and this Modern Age Marvel figure carries the weight of a dark, gamma-irradiated legacy. Debuting in Maestro #2, this character shares the page with some of the heaviest hitters in the Hulk corner of the Marvel universe: Bruce Banner, Hercules, Janis Jones, and Thomas Raymond all keep this figure company across a compact but intense publishing run. Collected in the Hulk: Maestro by Peter David Omnibus and the evocatively titled Maestro: Symphony in a Gamma Key, the run feels like a passion project from a creator at the peak of his command of this world. With only five catalog appearances, this is a character for the dedicated reader who wants to go deep rather than wide — a rewarding find for any serious Hulk collector.