Chad Burdette
At Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Phillip Kennedy Johnson revealed more about HULK WAR, an event spinning out of his and Nic Klein’s acclaimed run of Infernal Hulk—where an ancient evil known as the Eldest has seized control of the strongest there is.
Before HULK WAR erupts next year, the saga will escalate in a series of four INFERNAL HULK VS. one-shots, where INFERNAL HULK tears through Marvel’s greatest heroes on his path to conquer the Marvel Universe.
Written by Johnson and featuring a lineup of superstar artists, these penultimate chapters of the INFERNAL SAGA begin in September with :
- INFERNAL HULK VS. WOLVERINE #1 – September
- INFERNAL HULK VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #1 – October
- INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 – November
- INFERNAL HULK VS. AVENGERS #1 – December
Each one-shot delivers a devastating defeat that brings Infernal Hulk one smash closer to remaking the Marvel Universe in his twisted image.
Along the way, readers will witness the rise of the INFERNAL AVENGERS, Infernal Hulk’s terrifying team of corrupted heroes, first glimpsed in Comics Giveaway Day’s Amazing Spider-Man #1000/Queen in Black #1 CGD 2026.
Johnson told the panel attendees:
“MARCH TO HULK WAR kicks off the final act of our story that Nic Klein and I started with Incredible Hulk #1 in 2023,” . “It’s a series of one-shot battles between Infernal Hulk and Earth’s mightiest heroes, as Hulk gathers his terrifying Infernal Avengers for HULK WAR. The one-shots features one of the most epic rivalries in comics, INFERNAL HULK VS WOLVERINE, and an ending that I’m expecting to shock some people.”
Following the reveal of INFERNAL HULK VS. WOLVERINE #1, Phillip Kennedy Johnson unveiled the complete lineup of INFERNAL HULK VS. one-shots.
On Sale September 9, 2026
INFERNAL HULK VS. WOLVERINE #1
THE MARCH TO HULK WAR RUNS THROUGH WOLVERINE!
When the X-Men learn the location of mutants abducted and corrupted by Infernal Hulk, the deadliest X-Man vows to free them… by the most violent means necessary. The MARCH TO HULK WAR begins, as the Father of Horrors faces the Marvel Universe’s perfect killing machine!
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by JONAS SCHARF
Cover by NIC KLEIN
On Sale 10/14
INFERNAL HULK VS. FANTASTIC FOUR #1
Infernal Hulk’s ultimate target is revealed: Reed Richards’ mysterious “Immaculate Engine,” a supernatural machine in the Baxter Building that could destroy Hulk’s army in a single blow! Can the Fantastic Four resist Infernal Hulk’s corruptive power, use the machine and save Earth? Or will they be the next monstrous recruits in Hulk’s INFERNAL AVENGERS?
- Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
- Art by Cian Tormey
- Cover by Nic Klein
On Sale November 2026
INFERNAL HULK VS. SPIDER-MAN #1
THE MARCH TO HULK WAR CONTINUES AS INFERNAL HULK CORRUPTS ALL IN HIS PATH!
The Fantastic Four and the Baxter Building have fallen to Infernal Hulk, and New York is under siege!
When the Richards are taken too, Spider-Man disobeys orders and goes on a suicide mission to save them at all costs…and to get the Avengers the weapon they need to stop Infernal Hulk and prevent THE AGE OF MONSTERS. Hulk’s inevitable INFERNAL AVENGERS come one step closer to fruition in this unmissable penultimate issue!
- Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
- Art by Javier Pina
- Cover by Nic Klein
On Sale December 2026
INFERNAL HULK VS. AVENGERS #1
Infernal Hulk has gathered his armies, his fortress, and now his champions. All the pieces are on the board, and all of our greatest heroes have been corrupted except the last of the Avengers. Can they succeed where all others have failed?
The MARCH TO HULK WAR ends here!
- Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
- Art by TBD
- Cover by Nic Klein
The Road to Hulk War escalates in a series of four INFERNAL HULK VS. one-shots, where INFERNAL HULK tears through Marvel’s greatest heroes on his path to conquer the Marvel Universe.
