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This series has no relation to the ''Maestros'' comic from Creator/ImageComics, the Music/LeonardBronstein [[Film/{{Maestro}} biopic movie]], or the video game VideoGame/{{Maestro}}.

This series has no relation to the ''Maestros'' comic from Creator/ImageComics, the Music/LeonardoBronstein [[Film/{{Maestro}} biopic movie]], or the video game VideoGame/{{Maestro}}.

This series has no relation to the ''Maestros'' comic from Creator/ImageComics, the Music/LeonardoBronstein [[Film/Maestro2023 biopic movie]], or the video game VideoGame/{{Maestro}}.

This series has no relation to the ''Maestros'' comic from Creator/ImageComics, the Music/LeonardoBronstein [[Film/Maestro2023 biopic movie]], or the video game VideoGames/{{Maestro}}.

This series has no relation to the ''Maestros'' comic from Creator/ImageComics.

* ''ArtShift'':

* HorrifyingTheHorror: The Hulk seen many messed up stuff before AND after becoming Maestro. When Dr.Doom's face mask falls off, however, he is genuinely taken back.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: [[spoiler:After Hulk overthrows Hercules, he announces his intention to take his place as the new Maestro. A couple of citzens question why it should be Hulk and why not let it come to vote. When Hulk points out Herc wasn't voted Maestro, they weakly retort that it was a "different" time then. Yeah...all 5 minutes ago.]]
* StrongAndSkilled: [[spoiler:What actually separates Hercules from Hulk.]]

* TheWorfEffect: A combination of years in stasis and Banner's mind in control of the Hulk's body made him much weaker than he was at his prime, something that Hercules notes while he's manhandling him.

* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler:When Hulk brawls with Hercules]], he notes that Hulk still has vast physical might yet not the mental fortitude than he had in his prime; what would have made madder/stronger now makes him scarier/timider, who was able to fight him more evenly. Indeed, he is completely unable to take on [[spoiler:Hercules]] in a one-on-one fight, and has to resort to trickery. In the original ''Future Imperfect'' storyline, while the Maestro was just as fond of pulling tricks, he was also able to go toe-to-toe with his past self (and was said to have gotten stronger with not just age but the radiation from the nuclear war) and could only be defeated by similar trickery, and that took places years after the miniseries. Though that may be due to the fact that he is still recovering from his time in stasis, combined with Bruce’s mind being in control.

* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler:When Hulk brawls with Hercules]], he notes that Hulk is much weaker than he was in his prime, who was able to fight him more evenly. Indeed, he is completely unable to take on [[spoiler:Hercules]] in a one-on-one fight, and has to resort to trickery. In the original ''Future Imperfect'' storyline, while the Maestro was just as fond of pulling tricks, he was also able to go toe-to-toe with his past self (and was said to have gotten stronger with not just age but the radiation from the nuclear war) and could only be defeated by similar trickery, and that took places years after the miniseries. Though that may be due to the fact that he is still recovering from his time in stasis, combined with Bruce’s mind being in control.

* ArtisticLicenseMarineBiology: Namor and his underwater kingdom survived the atomic war as good as new. However, an atomic war would kill the plankton and most marine life would perish as a result. There may be Atlantean survivors but they should be as bad off as the humans on land, not thriving as if nothing had happened.

* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler:When Hulk brawls with Hercules]], he notes that Hulk is much weaker than he was in his prime, who was able to fight him more evenly. Indeed, he is completely unable to take on [[spoiler:Hercules]] in a one-on-one fight, and has to resort to trickery. In the original ''Future Imperfect'' storyline, while the Maestro was just as fond of pulling tricks, he was also able to go toe-to-toe with his past self (and was said to have gotten stronger with not just age but the radiation from the nuclear war) and could only be defeated by similar trickery, and that took places years after the miniseries.

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Hercules is still his cordial, hedonistic self even after becoming the Maestro, ruling over Dystopia with an iron fist. When he defeats Hulk and gets him to surrender, he is genuinely happy and instantly forgives him.]]

* ArtisticLicenseMarineBiology: Namor and his underwater kingdom survived the atomic war as good as new. However, an atomic war would kill the plankton and most marine life would perish as a result. There may be Atlantean survivors but they should be as boned as the humans on land, not thriving as if nothing had happened.

* MythologyGag: During Rick's flashback during the end times, we see Wolverine being vaporized by a Sentinel in a way nearly identical to the famous cover to ''Uncanny X-Men'' #142.

** The original ''Maestro'' series does this for the initial virtual reality sequence, with classic Hulk artist Dale Keown illustrating those pages. German Peralta takes over as soon as it shifts to the real world.

* ForegoneConclusion: Hulk becomes the Maestro, whose reign will not be challenged until his past self arrives and takes him down.

''Maestro'' (later subtitled ''Symphony In A Gamma Key'' for its collected edition) is a 2020 Creator/MarvelComics limited series, written by Creator/PeterDavid and largely illustrated by German Peralta, with colors by Jesus Arbutov (Dale Keown illustrates the first issue’s opening scene and a back-up strip, with colors by Jason Keith).