New TASCHEN Hulk Massive Marvel Collection

Leap into the gamma-irradiated origins of Marvel’s meanest (and greenest!) hero

TASCHEN has been on a roll, consistently delivering stunning Marvel reprint collections and companion volumes that celebrate the publisher’s rich legacy. From vibrant art books to meticulously curated series spotlighting Marvel’s most iconic characters, TASCHEN continues to impress collectors and comic fans alike.

Now, they’ve announced their most ambitious release yet—a colossal tome that compiles Marvel’s groundbreaking series from 1962 to 1964. This mammoth volume, which could easily double as a telephone book in size and weight, showcases the formative years when Marvel laid the foundation for its comic book empire. Fans can expect to revisit the early adventures of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, and more, with pristine reproductions of the original artwork and stories.

However, owning this slice of comic book history comes at a price. This behemoth of a book will retail for a hefty $200.00—a fitting price tag for such a comprehensive and visually spectacular collection. Whether you’re a lifelong Marvel aficionado or a collector of deluxe editions, this TASCHEN release is destined to become the crown jewel of any comic library.

The second Marvel character to spring from the legendary creative collaboration of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the early 1960s was a far cry from the Fantastic Four’s recognizable family dynamics and globe-trotting superheroics. The Hulk was a Monster! The alter ego of puny human scientist Bruce Banner unleashed when an experimental bomb douses the hapless scientist in Gamma radiation, and thereupon unleashed every time the mild-mannered Banner lost his temper, the Hulk exploded from comics stands into an unsuspecting world…and he hasn’t stopped since.

Unquestionably one of the strangest, strongest, and most evocative archetypes to come from Marvel Comics, the Hulk defies all explanation. At times at war with other superheroes, villains, the United States military, humanity, and even his alter-ego Bruce Banner himself, he stands as an avatar of unbridled fury, primal instincts, the destructive potential of the atomic bomb and humanity’s hubris all at once. A modern Prometheus, imbued by atomic fire, who will never stop raging, never stop smashing.

Now, Taschen brings you the Hulk as you’ve never seen him before, in an XXL-size volume worthy of his name. Collecting The Incredible Hulk Nos. 1–6, along with his appearances in Tales to Astonish. All issues have been photographed using TASCHEN’s sterling reproduction methods, resembling the way these comics first looked when initially published, while also being digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing.

An introduction by pop-culture and comic scholar Douglas Wolk, meticulously researched and adorned with rarely seen original art, photos, and paraphernalia showcasing the Hulk’s lasting impact on global culture, rounds out this massive package to honor the biggest, meanest, and greenest superheroes of all time.

He’s one of the most enduring characters across all popular culture—and this collection of The Incredible Hulk issues 1–6, along with his appearances in Tales to Astonish, is where it all began. The lavish reproduction of the original comics brings Hulk to a rampaging yet sorrowful life alongside original artwork, rare photographs, and ephemera.