Marvel’s road to Hulk War starts in shops Wednesday, September 23, 2026 with Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1 — a $4.99, 32-page, Rated T+ one-shot by writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by Jonas Scharf and Kieran McKeown, cover by Nic Klein (colors Alex Guimarães credited in Bleeding Cool’s Sep 19 preview write-up).
March to Hulk War kickoff
Official solicit (Bleeding Cool): when the X-Men learn the location of mutants abducted and corrupted by Infernal Hulk, the deadliest X-Man vows to free them “by the most violent means necessary.” The Father of Horrors faces Marvel’s perfect killing machine as The March to Hulk War begins.
AIPT’s August 21 exclusive framed the book as the first of four Infernal Hulk vs. heroes one-shots leading into Hulk War (followed by Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and The Avengers through December), with Johnson calling the slate the “final act” of the story he and Nic Klein started on Incredible Hulk #1 in 2023 — Infernal Hulk gathering Infernal Avengers. Soft series-map context only; this package leads #1 street + Wolverine opener.
Soft variants
Bleeding Cool’s PRH aggregation lists variants including Juan Ferreyra, Skottie Young (cover + virgin), Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Ryan Stegman, and Leinil Yu — soft variant flood only.
As-of: 2026-09-20 morning ~8:25 AM CT (America/Chicago). Sep 23 street, $4.99 / 32 pages / T+, Johnson / Scharf / McKeown / Nic Klein cover, and March to Hulk War opener solicit verified against Bleeding Cool preview + AIPT Aug exclusive. No full interior spoiler dump.
