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scans_dailyPreviously in Planet Hulk
One of the most important characters in Planet Hulk and World War Hulk is Miek. Miek begins as the alien equivalent of puny Banner, albeit without the genius-level intellect. He becomes much more powerful this issue, but unlike the Hulk he doesn't have a good guy inside him guiding his actions. Instead, he has to learn his morals from the Hulk, and the Hulk is not a very good teacher.
(7 pages from The Incredible Hulk #97)
Unfortunately left out of these scans is the scene back in Crown City, where the Red King has reacted to the Hulk's actions by rampaging through the streets and incinerating his own subjects. He is not a well-balanced individual.
Meanwhile, the Hulk and his allies need to find some reinforcements to deal with Caiera's troops. The Hulk decides to backtrack to the Maw, where he and the other Warbound met, and free some gladiators there. He also takes a dim view of Elloe's attempt to exact bloody vengeance on the slave masters.
I love the last bit of the Hulk freeing the big monster, which then joins as an ally. The Hulk is a guy who knows what it's like to be treated like dirt just because you can't articulate properly and happen to look scary. I think there should be more comics to the Hulk being kind to giant fanged alien beasts like this.
Later, we find that the Headman that had enslaved Miek's hive didn't learn his lessons from last time and gives the Red King the Hulk's location. This leads to a massive battle where Miek kills the Headman and then goes ballistic on his minions, much to the dismay of the rest of the Warbound:
Kudos for Carlo Pagulayan adding the tiny reflection of the Hulk in Miek's eye.
Miek's evolution in Planet Hulk is a pretty significant one. Like the Hulk, he's got a lot of hatred in him. Also like the Hulk, he's getting stronger all the time. A lot of his failed learning is a matter of the Hulk not bothering to communicate. He's surly and quiet even to his friends, and when he does something good, like sparing the slavers at the Maw, he doesn't bother explaining himself and just reacts with more anger when pressed about it.
Miek's learning is also not helped by the fact that sparing the Headman's life has come back to bite him rather than help him in any way.
Later, at the Hulk's camp, several of the Red King's soldiers that were taken prisoner during the battle wind up with their throats cut. When asked about it, Elloe just laughs. Elloe is another character who began this story as a relative innocent, stating that she didn't know how to fight but she would learn. Her journey is different than Miek's only in that she doesn't see the Hulk as a mentor, so finds her moral guidance from other places.
Also at the camp, Miek begins to undergo a transformation:
The next morning, we learn of the Hulk's future plans: he's going to go into the steppes and leave everything behind.
But Miek has an objection:
Now Miek is basically a bug version of the Hulk, but he's still not paying attention to the subtleties of the Hulk's actions. Miek is absolutely convinced that the Hulk is all about battle and nothing else, but the Hulk is willing right now to go away and leave all the fighting behind. After all, the Hulk just wants to be left alone. Unfortunately for him, the planet Sakaar like the planet Earth has no intention of leaving him alone.
One of the most important characters in Planet Hulk and World War Hulk is Miek. Miek begins as the alien equivalent of puny Banner, albeit without the genius-level intellect. He becomes much more powerful this issue, but unlike the Hulk he doesn't have a good guy inside him guiding his actions. Instead, he has to learn his morals from the Hulk, and the Hulk is not a very good teacher.
(7 pages from The Incredible Hulk #97)
Unfortunately left out of these scans is the scene back in Crown City, where the Red King has reacted to the Hulk's actions by rampaging through the streets and incinerating his own subjects. He is not a well-balanced individual.
Meanwhile, the Hulk and his allies need to find some reinforcements to deal with Caiera's troops. The Hulk decides to backtrack to the Maw, where he and the other Warbound met, and free some gladiators there. He also takes a dim view of Elloe's attempt to exact bloody vengeance on the slave masters.
I love the last bit of the Hulk freeing the big monster, which then joins as an ally. The Hulk is a guy who knows what it's like to be treated like dirt just because you can't articulate properly and happen to look scary. I think there should be more comics to the Hulk being kind to giant fanged alien beasts like this.
Later, we find that the Headman that had enslaved Miek's hive didn't learn his lessons from last time and gives the Red King the Hulk's location. This leads to a massive battle where Miek kills the Headman and then goes ballistic on his minions, much to the dismay of the rest of the Warbound:
Kudos for Carlo Pagulayan adding the tiny reflection of the Hulk in Miek's eye.
Miek's evolution in Planet Hulk is a pretty significant one. Like the Hulk, he's got a lot of hatred in him. Also like the Hulk, he's getting stronger all the time. A lot of his failed learning is a matter of the Hulk not bothering to communicate. He's surly and quiet even to his friends, and when he does something good, like sparing the slavers at the Maw, he doesn't bother explaining himself and just reacts with more anger when pressed about it.
Miek's learning is also not helped by the fact that sparing the Headman's life has come back to bite him rather than help him in any way.
Later, at the Hulk's camp, several of the Red King's soldiers that were taken prisoner during the battle wind up with their throats cut. When asked about it, Elloe just laughs. Elloe is another character who began this story as a relative innocent, stating that she didn't know how to fight but she would learn. Her journey is different than Miek's only in that she doesn't see the Hulk as a mentor, so finds her moral guidance from other places.
Also at the camp, Miek begins to undergo a transformation:
The next morning, we learn of the Hulk's future plans: he's going to go into the steppes and leave everything behind.
But Miek has an objection:
Now Miek is basically a bug version of the Hulk, but he's still not paying attention to the subtleties of the Hulk's actions. Miek is absolutely convinced that the Hulk is all about battle and nothing else, but the Hulk is willing right now to go away and leave all the fighting behind. After all, the Hulk just wants to be left alone. Unfortunately for him, the planet Sakaar like the planet Earth has no intention of leaving him alone.
