Marvel will launch its new Hulk series on May 1, 2027, Comics Giveaway Day (which coincides with Free Comic Book Day) with the full first issue as their only CGD title. And while that issue will still be free, they will also have multiple variant covers that will only be available in blind bags. Marvel will also offer retailers a True Believers Display Box that includes 20 blind bags, one of which is a display box exclusive glow-in-the-dark cover by artist Patrick Gleason.
Hulk #1 will be Marvel’s only CGD/FCBD title, which is a departure from their practice in recent years. In 2026, they had four titles (see “PRHPS Reveals 2026 Not-Free-Comic-Book-Day Titles”). This narrowing down reflects a new philosophy at Marvel, as articulated by Editor in Chief Steve Wacker at NYCC (see “Wacker Talks to Retailers”), when he talked about the Midnight Universe launch: “Three books, one day, with nothing else from us,” he said. “That sent a message.”
The new Hulk series by writer Chris Condon and artist Alessandro Cappuccio, will start a new era for the character following the Hulk War: Infernal Rage event (see “Hulk War: Infernal Rage”) that launches in February 2027 and wraps up the Infernal Hulk storyline by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein. The cover of the free issue of Hulk #1 is by Cappuccio.
“Marvel’s Comic Giveaway Day offering should not only give people a reason to run to their comic shops, but also a reason to come back! That’s why we’re choosing it to launch Hulk, giving away the entire first issue of his new ongoing series,” Wacker said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “We believe strongly in what Chris and Alessandro are building here and while PKJ and Nic are definitely a hard act to follow, we want as many people as possible to get their huge green mitts on the Hulk’s next adventure!”
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