It’s time once again for our Post-Game on Hulk of Arabia with writer Jeff Parker, this time on the recently released Hulk #44. For those of you who haven’t read it? Do so. But as a brief recap, Hulk and Machine Man killed a manticore, walked in the front door of Sultan Magus’ new desert paradise, and things just got worse from there:

Welcome to our first Post-Game for "Hulk of Arabia"! The next big story arc kicked off this week with Hulk #42, as General Ross – also known as the Red Hulk – headed off to the Middle East to avenge the death of his former comrade in arms. Meanwhile, a new villain is on the horizon, as well as a certain secret team of Avengers. Read the issue for more, and then here’s our Post-Game with Jeff Parker:

MTV Geek: Let’s talk about the first few pages here… Why start this off with Dagan Shah, when he doesn’t appear for the rest of the issue? I’m guessing though, given how that scene ends, that we’ll see what was going on with the strange words (singing?) and lights in the desert in subsequent issues…

Jeff Parker: That prologue is really important because it's your window into the world of Dagan Shah as he's known it most of his life, and it's a very different and bizarre world when Red Hulk finds him. It won't take long to find out what he found in the desert!

Geek: Then there’s Ross, who literally jumps off to find out about his friend’s death without warning. He’s a military man, used to protocol and orders – what’s changed here?

JP: No one is going to give him the order he wants- go find out more on how your old friend got killed. And he's got a lot of anger going- mostly at himself, because he helped put Krugauer on the path to being a mercenary, and death.

Geek: With Fortean ALSO running off once he hears the news about their friend’s death, I’d imagine we’re not quite done with him yet.

JP: Oh no, Fortean is connected! He's fast becoming a big player in the U.S. military, his own profile rising with Red Hulk's.

Geek: As the Secret Avengers pretty much say towards the end of the issue, foreign policy isn’t as simple as “punch the bad guys.” How much trouble is Ross about to cause?

JP: It's just not a good idea for big red demonic-looking muscle men from the West to go rampaging in the Arab world. That is just not the path to peace.

Geek: Next issue, Secret Avengers vs. Red Hulk – seems like it shouldn’t be too much of a contest, what with him being all smashy and stuff… Or is it?

JP: If you remember, some of them have fought him before, in the Lady Liberators. And another mystery man is about to join the fight!

Hulk #42 is currently on comic book stands. Head back here in two short weeks, as we Post-Game Hulk #43, which hits stands on October 19th!

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