Maestro: Symphony in a Gamma Key
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Summary
The story you've waited decades for: the origin of the Maestro！ Almost 30 years after the landmark story Future Imperfect， legendary The Incredible Hulk scribe Peter David returns to the far-future version of the Hulk - the embittered， tyrannical master of what remains of the world！ With astounding art from Hulk veteran Dale Keown and up-and-coming talent Germán Peralta， Maestro answers questions that have haunted Hulk fans for years - and raises some new ones！
How did the world fall and the Maestro rise？ What happened to the world's heroes in between？ And where is the Hulk we know and love？ Plus: just how did Rick Jones gather all the weapons and collectibles of his super-heroic generation？ As a new rebellion begins， the Maestro's world will never be the same。。。 and neither will the incredible Hulk！
Collects Maestro （2020） #1-5。
How did the world fall and the Maestro rise？ What happened to the world's heroes in between？ And where is the Hulk we know and love？ Plus: just how did Rick Jones gather all the weapons and collectibles of his super-heroic generation？ As a new rebellion begins， the Maestro's world will never be the same。。。 and neither will the incredible Hulk！
Collects Maestro （2020） #1-5。
Reviews
Vincent
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I really enjoyed Future Imperfect， and Peter David has had a huge influence on the portrayal of Banner and the Hulk。 But Maestro delivers far less that you might expect。The "origin" of the Maestro doesn't work for me because David has given short shrift （probably due to page count issues） to Banner's journey across America and the broken societies he presumably finds。 We only get a few pages for each of the stops that we do see and IMO it's not enough to account emotionally for Banner's turn。Thi I really enjoyed Future Imperfect， and Peter David has had a huge influence on the portrayal of Banner and the Hulk。 But Maestro delivers far less that you might expect。The "origin" of the Maestro doesn't work for me because David has given short shrift （probably due to page count issues） to Banner's journey across America and the broken societies he presumably finds。 We only get a few pages for each of the stops that we do see and IMO it's not enough to account emotionally for Banner's turn。This felt like they tried to cram as many references from the original story in as possible instead of trying to show how Banner's optimism and compassion were eroded by the environment。 。。。more
Theo Kallström
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This was a fun read。 I adore the art style and the fast-paced story。 There are some funny references to the MCU as well。 The story is straightforward but offers enough background to feel like an origin story。 This is one of my favourite miniseries so far， despite not being a part of the prime 616 universe。
Matt
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Collects Maestro （2020） issues #1-5Ever since I first read "Future Imperfect，" I have loved the character of Maestro。 Even though I've never been a huge fan of The Hulk， Maestro is one of my favorite villains。 This miniseries tells the story of how the Hulk became the Maestro， and I loved the story。 There were a few surprises along the way。 I was excited to learn that Marvel plans to continue the story with another miniseries。 Collects Maestro （2020） issues #1-5Ever since I first read "Future Imperfect，" I have loved the character of Maestro。 Even though I've never been a huge fan of The Hulk， Maestro is one of my favorite villains。 This miniseries tells the story of how the Hulk became the Maestro， and I loved the story。 There were a few surprises along the way。 I was excited to learn that Marvel plans to continue the story with another miniseries。 。。。more
Paul E。 Morph
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Well， it’s Peter David back on the Hulk so， obviously， it’s great。 However， It’s also yet another alternate-future-parallel-universe type story and I am SO burnt out on those。 If this wasn’t PAD back on the Hulk， I don’t think I’d’ve even picked this book up。As I did， though， I have to admit I really enjoyed it。 The artwork was fantastic throughout， even on the backup strips， and the ending even made me shed a tear。 Poor Rick。。。My next book: Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man vol。 10 Well， it’s Peter David back on the Hulk so， obviously， it’s great。 However， It’s also yet another alternate-future-parallel-universe type story and I am SO burnt out on those。 If this wasn’t PAD back on the Hulk， I don’t think I’d’ve even picked this book up。As I did， though， I have to admit I really enjoyed it。 The artwork was fantastic throughout， even on the backup strips， and the ending even made me shed a tear。 Poor Rick。。。My next book: Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man vol。 10 。。。more
Xroldx
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Finally long time Hulk readers get some answers on how Bruce Banner became Maestro。This is a Hulk you don't want to mess with and both story as artwork is incredible。 I'd love to read more of this version of the Hulk。 Finally long time Hulk readers get some answers on how Bruce Banner became Maestro。This is a Hulk you don't want to mess with and both story as artwork is incredible。 I'd love to read more of this version of the Hulk。 。。。more
Alan
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David remain my favorite Hulk writer， though Ewing is making it a very tough decision if I'm asked that question right now。 David has a good ear dialogue and a fine sense of pacing， but the best part of these AU David Maestro stories remain。。。Rick Jones。 Not the dystopian world that is portrayed。 Just that some how Rick retains some of the light and still wants to save Hulk and the world。 But， do we need this series David showed us the end for this with Future Imperfect？ Fun， but not memorable。 David remain my favorite Hulk writer， though Ewing is making it a very tough decision if I'm asked that question right now。 David has a good ear dialogue and a fine sense of pacing， but the best part of these AU David Maestro stories remain。。。Rick Jones。 Not the dystopian world that is portrayed。 Just that some how Rick retains some of the light and still wants to save Hulk and the world。 But， do we need this series David showed us the end for this with Future Imperfect？ Fun， but not memorable。 。。。more
James
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Hulk is in my top 3 favorite characters and I usually like Peter David’s stuff but this books ends up being useless basically。 There’s nothing here that gives you any cool “aha” moments that connect this to Future Imperfect。 Hulk uses some lame cheating tactics to take out who’s in charge and takes over。 All happens pretty damn fast。
Hugo
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Having read few Marvel Comics since the '90s—and fewer still in the last ten years—I wasn't expecting much from this， other than nostalgia， so I'm pleasantly surprised。 Certainly， this is modern decompressed storytelling， with not too many panels per page， and very little dialogue to them， so it's a quick， breezy read， and not helped by seemingly days or weeks passing between scenes， giving everything a rushed and abbreviated feel， but the story is strong and fun， the action widescreen， even if Having read few Marvel Comics since the '90s—and fewer still in the last ten years—I wasn't expecting much from this， other than nostalgia， so I'm pleasantly surprised。 Certainly， this is modern decompressed storytelling， with not too many panels per page， and very little dialogue to them， so it's a quick， breezy read， and not helped by seemingly days or weeks passing between scenes， giving everything a rushed and abbreviated feel， but the story is strong and fun， the action widescreen， even if it's not as humorous and character-based as David's previous classic Hulk run。Keown's art， in the prologue and back-up strip 'Relics， doesn't do it for as it once did， but the main narrative is capably illustrated by Peralta， and made beautiful by the painterly colours of Aburtov， reminiscent of French BD。（Read as single issues。） 。。。more
Brian Garthoff
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Maestro is a solid overall mini-series， but ultimately not the fully formed origin of the character I was hoping it’d be。 Also， I was a bit put off by the ending， or lack thereof， since the story closes out to an ad for another Maestro based mini-series。 Thus far， Maestro is a far shot from the source material in terms of quality， but it’s still worth reading。
Eric Hultgren
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