Hulk debuts staggering power upgrade as Galactus’ new herald

The Hulk Is famous Marvel’s “strongest one there is”, but even he can become more powerful when infused with Galactus Cosmic power. Fans are about to see just that, like Galactus rejects the Silver Surfer to make the Hulk his cosmic heraldTransforming the green goliath into a space-faring servant of his endless hunger.

The change comes in January What if…? Galactus turned Hulk? #1In which Marvel readers will witness an alternate timeline where Galactus empowers the Hulk for a mysterious mission that only the Green Goliath and his genius other half Bruce Banner can accomplish.

What if…? Galactus turned Hulk? #1 (2024)
Release date:	January 1, 2025
writer:	Mate groom
Artist:	Lan Medina
Cover artist:	Ron Lim
Galactus has conscripted Earth’s strongest warrior – the Incredible Hulk – into his service. But what will be the bigger mistake: trying to manage the fury of the Green Goliath… or giving Bruce Banner’s big mind a cosmic problem to solve?

This issue will start a new series of one-shot depicting What if…? Scenarios where Galactus recruits heroes Including Gambit, Spider-Gwen and Moon Knight. Each hero will be transformed as Galactus gifts them his cosmic powers, with Hulk’s body partially covered in a cracked version of the Silver Surfer’s silver in Ron Lim’s epic cover art and character design.

Hulk replaced the Silver Surfer as Galactus’ herald

Marvel’s specials will explore alternate histories where Galactus chose different heroes

Galactus is a fundamental force of nature in Marvel canon, constantly feeding on living worlds to feed his unyielding cosmic hunger. In order to conserve energy, Galactus often empowers Heralds – powerful beings who seek out new worlds for him to consume. The most famous is the Silver Surfer, but there were many others, all with their own reasons for sacrificing their humanity to serve Galactus. However, there have also been times where Galactus is faced with a unique cosmic problem and chooses a specific herald to help him conquer it. These heralds are often purely heroic, since – While Galactus feeds the galaxy – he is also one of the main forces that protect it from outside threats And ensuring it lives as long as possible.

What if…? Galactus turned Hulk? #1 will seemingly see Galactus empower the Hulk for one such mission – one that requires both the Hulk’s strength and Bruce Banner’s genius. Although Galactus may feed the universe, killing billions of sentient beings every time he feasts, he is overall a force for good on the cosmic level. Galactus both protects the multiverse from outside threats and – once the current cycle of Marvel’s reality ends – the energy he has collected will be unleashed, helping to give birth to the next ‘Cosmos’. Marvel is currently on his ninth cosmos, primarily because all the previous world-eaters before Galactus (like his predecessor the Omnimax) were successful in their mission.

Marvel’s summary makes it clear that Galactus may regret giving so much power to the HulkAnd that may be because of the Jade Giant’s links to a terrifying multiversal predator that exists to make sure Galactus’ ultimate goal is unfulfilled…

Hulk’s final form stole the power of Galactus

The Breaker of Worlds shows Hulk’s true connection to Galactus

In Al Ewing and Joe Bennett Immortal HulkFans finally met the one-under-all. The terrifying creature that lives beneath the multiverse is an enemy of all life, and his grand plan was to possess the Hulk and use him to effectively steal the power of Galactus. Fans saw the consequence in The Immortal Hulk #25How Hulk became the destroyer of worlds – a being that eradicated all life in the universe not to feed, but to bring the cycle of creation to a permanent end. Thankfully, that timeline has been avoided, however Hulk is still connected to the most powerful force of evil in Marvel lore – one dedicated to fighting against Galactus’ greater mission.

Because of the one-under-all, fans have seen Hulk’s possessed body infused with the totality of Galactus’ power, turning him into a gigantic world-killer that punches entire planets to dust. However, fans haven’t seen the Hulk in person in control of the power cosmic, and this is what they are offered in What if…? Galactus turned Hulk? #1. In fact, while a Silver Surfer Hulk is an awesome idea, It will almost be more interesting to see how Bruce Banner wields the power cosmic And the accompanying ability to build essentially anything his genius mind can dream up.

Galactus is about to turn these Hulk in his cosmic herald, resulting in an epic redesign, but if their history is anything to go by, the world-eater should be Very Be wary of handing over even a fraction of his power to the green goliath.

What if…? Galactus turned Hulk? #1 Due January 1, 2025.