Marvel Comics

Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2 sits at the heart of the run, where Bruce Banner's psychology, the merged Hulk idea and Marvel adventure start locking together with unusual confidence. Peter David makes the monster funny, tragic, dangerous and self-aware without sanding away the anger that drives him. This edition works best when read as a study of anger with consequences: every transformation says something about fear, control and the people left dealing with the damage afterward.