Hulk by Donny Cates #1

A lone figure in a lab coat stands on a rooftop as a massive mushroom-cloud explosion erupts behind him, and looming above it all is an enormous, rage-filled Hulk — it's one hell of an opening image for Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley's 2022 run. Collecting "Smashtronaut! Part One," this first volume sets a tone that's ambitious and unsettling right from its striking cover. Ottley's artwork, colored by Frank Martin, gives the Hulk a volcanic, almost apocalyptic presence that makes it very clear this isn't going to be a quiet character study.