World War Hulk

When the alien race that exiled him to a brutal gladiator world is revealed to have destroyed the very city where he found peace, the Hulk returns to Earth with a singular purpose: vengeance. This 2007–2008 Marvel event, spearheaded by writer Greg Pak and artist John Romita Jr., transforms the Hulk into a conquering warlord leading his fellow Warbound—Hiroim, Korg, Elloe Kaifi, and Miek—against the heroes who wronged him. A landmark story that reframes the Hulk as both a tragic figure and an unstoppable force, it remains a defining moment in the character's modern mythos.