The Maestro Returns In Future Imperfect #1

By Nick Tylwalk | Mar 5, 2015

The Maestro is simply big time trouble whenever he shows up. Imagine an even stronger, smarter and slightly unhinged version of the Hulk who also happens to be an evil dictator, and you’ve got it pretty much right. We’ve recently seen that he’s not that easy to eradicate from the timeline completely, making it perfectly logical that he’ll still be around once Battleworld is all that remains during Secret Wars.

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Sure enough, Future Imperfect #1 sees Maestro still very much alive and back in power. Except this time, he’s reigning over a part of the Battleworld called Dystopia, which sounds like a lovely place to visit. Even with most heroes and villains already defeated, there are still brave souls willing to rebel — and some of them have even been handled by writer Peter David before.

“It’s really fun to see the Maestro back and the dude is on his home turf so any challengers are going to have a distinct disadvantage when it comes to smash time,” Series Editor Mark Paniccia said in a press release. “Some characters from Peter David’s X-Factor are going toe-to-toe with Maestro but there’s a great battle coming up with an ever lovin’ surprise character that promises to give lovers of superhero fights a coast-to-coast grin!”

Is an evil Hulk still the strongest one there is on Battleworld? And if so, do even the most determined heroes have any chance of defeating him? We’ll find out when Future Imperfect #1 drops this June.

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