Incredible Hulk Vol. 1
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The opening act of PKJ's Hulk run, built as a horror story where Banner is the protagonist and Hulk is the monster.
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Philip Kennedy Johnson
Philip Kennedy Johnson writes big superhero mythology with the discipline of a veteran and the instincts of a horror writer, moving between Batman and Robin, Incredible Hulk, and his Warworld-era Superman books.
Known for: Batman and Robin, Incredible Hulk, Adventures of Superman: Book of El, Action Comics, Alien
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About Philip Kennedy Johnson
Philip Kennedy Johnson is a comic book writer working across DC Comics and Marvel Comics, known for large-scale, emotionally grounded superhero stories.
Before becoming a full-time writer, he served as an active-duty officer in the United States Army and wrote every one of his published comics while still in uniform. He retired from the Army in mid-2025.
At DC, Johnson drew major attention with Action Comics and the Warworld Saga, then carried that mythology forward in Adventures of Superman: Book of El while also writing Batman and Robin. At Marvel, he launched a horror-inflected Incredible Hulk run built around the idea that Bruce Banner is the protagonist and Hulk is the monster stalking him. His earlier Marvel work includes Alien, a run praised for capturing the tone of the original films.
Johnson is also a former professional trumpeter who toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and he often brings a sense of rhythm, mythology, and family legacy into his comics.
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Recommended Reading
Batman and Robin — Memento Mori
Writer
A strong entry into PKJ's Batman work, especially if you want to see how he handles Damian Wayne and villain design.
Action Comics: Warworld Saga Vol. 1
Writer
The run that transformed Warworld into a living mythological setting and remains one of PKJ's signature Superman achievements.
Adventures of Superman: Book of El
Writer
The capstone to PKJ's Warworld material and the clearest continuation of the ideas discussed in the interview.
Alien Vol. 1
Writer
PKJ's first Marvel work and a great demonstration of the horror sensibility that later shaped his Hulk run.
Career arc
Career Highlights
2021
Broke out at Marvel with Alien, his first Marvel series.
2021-2023
Expanded Superman mythology through the acclaimed Warworld Saga in Action Comics.
2023
Launched a horror-focused Incredible Hulk run that re-framed Bruce Banner as the hunted protagonist.
2025
Retired from the US Army and shifted into writing comics full-time.
2025
Continued the Warworld mythology in Adventures of Superman: Book of El while writing Batman and Robin and setting up Infernal Hulk.