Incredible Hulk #97

The Incredible Hulk #97

Date: October 2006
Title: Planet Hulk Anarchy Part 2
Writer: Greg Pak
Penciler: Aaron Lopresti
Inks: Danny Miki
Letters: Randy Gentile

Colorist: Chris Sotomayor
Editor: Mark Paniccia
Cover Artist: Ladronn

At the destroyed arena at the Red King's city, the Eleha'al vines continue to grow where the Hulk's blood fell and rebels carry signs representing the Hulk or Green Scar as he is called, declaring they should rush the palace. Suddenly fire rains from the sky and the Red King arrives in his armor and uses a flame thrower to burn the rebels. The Red King's assisstant calls Caiera and tells her to return bacause the Red King needs her. He is obviously afraid of what is going on in the city. Caiera is talking when Charr is telling her that she can't leave them, that the Green Scar destroyed his village and the Emprie has a responsibility. Caiera tells him to be quiet as a soldier tells Charr that the Governor will stand with him. Suddenly, multiple insects come out of the field Caiera and soldiers were standing in. They are quickly defeated and Charr realizes that the insects are not his former slaves. One of the remaining living hivelings says that they are coming from everywhere to support the Green Scar who he hopes will break the world.

Meanwhile, five leagues away, more people are coming from around the planet to support the Hulk. Meanwhile, Miek is trying to take care of his newly found brothers who see him as a hero. Hiroim is worried that the young hivelings will slow them down and that they need provisions for all the new rebels joining them. The Hulk says he knows just the place. At the Maw, Primus Vand is taunting more slaves in the Maw, as the slaves are chased by a large monster. The Hulk comes flying in and strikes the monster. Primus tells the slaves to kill the Hulk but they refuse so Primus prepares to shock them via the obediance disks. Elloe kicks Primus off of his stand and grabs his staff that controls the disks and orders the slaves to kill Primus. The Hulk reaches over and destroys the staff and tells all the slaves that they are free. Elloe reminds the Hulk that Primus killed her father so the Hulk tells her to kill Primus herself but she can not do it. A monster suddenly comes up behind the Hulk and he just reaches out and rips off the obediance disk and tells the monster he is free also.

Later, the Hulk and rebels are using the freed beasts to help them move across the land. Hiroim points to the Steppes, a no-man lands protected by the Shadow Treaty so the Empire will not follow them into it. Since the Spike War, it is nothing but a wasterland with monsters living there. Suddenly Miek feels someone chemming and that they need to go back. Elloe uses binoculars and sees Governor Denebo and Headman Charr standing over dead hivelings. Hiroim tells them it is another trap but the Hulk sees how what is happening is affecting Miek and his brothers, so they decide to attack anyways. The Hulk, Warbound, and rebels rush down to attack when the Govenor orders for mines to explode. The Hulk and Korg hold the side of the mountain up as the others attack. Korg starts to weaken but before he lets go, the Hulk punches the wall of dirt. Miek finds Charr and kills him. With his dying breathe, Charr tells Miek "good, now you're just like me" which angers Miek. Only a few remaining soldiers are left and Miek and other hivelings are going in for the kill even though the soldiers have given up. Miek is just about to kill one when the Hulk claps his hands together, stopping them. Miek asks the Hulk why he stopped him and Korg tells him he should know that already. Miek replies that all he knows is what the Hulk is teaching him.

Back at the palace, the rebels have got some of the King's soldiers on the run when Caiera shows up with Death Head's soldiers. Suddenly, fire rains from the sky and Caiera looks up to see the Red King killing the rebels. The King's assistant tells Caiera that she has to stop the King, that the King is killing anything that moves. Caiera steps forward and uses her Oldstrong power and causes a localized earthquake. She turns to the Red King and tells him that it is over but he just tells her that they are still alive and that she should step aside so that he can kill them. Governor Denebo stumbles into the rubble and is obviously in shock. He mumbles how the Hulk held the mountain on his back and that the Hulk is not Green Scar, he's the Sakaarson. The Red King fries him for his comments and says that he is the trun son of Sakaar.

Back at the Warbound camp, Korg tells the Hulk how they found the Primus and other prisoners dead, with their throats coat and Elloe just laughed when asked about it. Miek says they deserve it but Hiroim says that every blow struck in anger turns back upon us. Miek is upset and just walks away back to where he brothers are. Miek sits down and forms a protective layer over himself. The next morning, rebels tell the Hulk how hundreds of rebels are attacking the King's city and now is the time to go back and take the city but the Hulk says that he just wants to be left alone and he is just the Hulk, not Green Scar or anyone else. He says they should just let him walk away but suddenly Miek appears, having transformed into a lead bug. He and his brothers are all caring spears, calling him King Miek.

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