The Incredible Hulk 809

The Incredible Hulk #28 (LGY #809) — released in 2024, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by Danny Earls — continues the chilling “Twilight of the Hulk” arc, following Bruce Banner through a grim, horror-soaked road story that feels equal parts gothic and tragic.

In this issue, Banner’s monstrous side grows darker and more primal as he faces a new breed of abominations born from gamma corruption. The tone leans into body horror and Southern-Gothic atmosphere—think Frankenstein meets Deliverance. The Hulk isn’t just battling monsters; he’s realizing he is one, and every transformation leaves less of Banner behind.

By this point in Johnson’s run, the book has fully embraced its horror roots: eerie towns, haunted landscapes, and the sense that the Hulk myth is a curse spreading through the American backwoods. Issue #28 pushes that dread further, while teasing a climactic reckoning between man and monster as the series heads toward its dark finale.