Words by Greg Pak (hey, that’s me!), line art by Ario Anindito, colors by Morry Hollowell, letters by Joe Caramanga, and cover by Greg Land. And here’s the official solicit:
At last! It’s Weapon H versus his predecessors—Wolverine and the Hulk! Once, the Weapon X program sought to recreate the world’s two greatest hunters. They ended up with Weapon H, a man of Adamantium claws and gamma-juiced blood. Now, Wolverine and the Hulk are back in action — and coming after the dangerous creation made in their name!
I’m also doing a signing of HULKVERINES #1 at Midtown Comics Downtown in NYC on February 22 — see you there!
Excited about this book — it’s got ludicrously bombastic superhero action, like all the WEAPON H stories, combined with a big emotional centering on our hero Clayton Cortez and his wife Sonia Sung. And it features the Leader, one of my favorite Marvel villains of all time, all gorgeously drawn by Ario, colored by Morry, and lettered by Joe!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m writing RONIN ISLAND, a new creator-owned comic for BOOM drawn by the brilliant Giannis Milonogiannis with gorgeous colors by Irma Kniivila and sweet letters by Simon Bowland — and the final day to preorder with your local comic shop is this coming Monday, February 11! Here’s the solicit:
After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society. Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean peasants, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an army invades the island with shocking news: there is a new Shogun and the Island is expected to pay fealty in exchange for protection from a new enemy…a mutated horde that threatens to wipe out all humanity.
I’m super proud of the book and very much hope you’ll check it out. For more about the series, check out the interview at Sequential Tart. And you don’t have to take my word for it — check out what Central Maine’s Editors Note comic shop had to say!
Please do keep scrolling for some gorgeous covers and interior art from the team. And please do call your local comic shop today and ask them to preorder the book for you!
Hey, there’s less than an hour left to support the latest Dynamite Comics Humble Bundle, through which you can get HUNDREDS of digital comics, including my 12 issue BATTLESTAR GALACTICA run and the first three issues of my JOHN WICK series!
When you check out, you can use the sliders to indicate how much of your purchase you want to go to the Comic Book Legal Defense and Education Fund, a key nonprofit in the comics industry.
Thrilled to report that STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION – TARKIN #1 and STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION – LEIA #1 both hit comic shops in April!
These are the first of a number of STAR WARS books I’m writing for Marvel, and I’m over the moon about ’em. Marc Laming is drawing the Tarkin book, Chris Sprouse is drawing the Leia book, and Terry and Rachel Dodson have drawn the covers — and all of the art is just stunning.
Please do check out the covers and solicits below and ask your local shop to pre-order the books for you!
STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION – PRINCESS LEIA #1
GREG PAK (W) • CHRIS SPROUSE (A) • Cover by TERRY & RACHEL DODSON
Puzzle Piece Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Connecting Promo Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ELIA BONETTI
CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
BOUNTY HUNTER PRINCESS!
With HAN SOLO frozen in carbonite in the palace of JABBA THE HUTT, PRINCESS LEIA prepares for a daring rescue by taking on the identity of the bounty hunter BOUSHH. But in order to succeed, she’ll have to prove herself in her new identity to the ruthless bounty hunter BOSSK! With her life and all of her principles on the line, how far will Leia go to rescue a scoundrel? Co-starring CHEWBACCA and LANDO, who almost certainly have a bad feeling about this!
STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION – GRAND MOFF TARKIN #1
GREG PAK (W) • MARC LAMING (A) • Cover by TERRY & RACHEL DODSON
Puzzle Piece Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
THE SOUL OF THE DEATH STAR!
The EMPIRE has built the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever seen. But even the most ruthless Imperial officer might hesitate before unleashing the DEATH STAR’s power to kill millions in an instant. Behold the secret story of GRAND MOFF TARKIN, the horrors that honed his resolve and the terrifying steps he takes to ensure that the Death Star lives up to its deadly name!
WEAPON H #12 hits comic book shops on Wednesday, January 30, with words by me, art by Guiu Vilanova, colors by Morry Hollowell, and letters by Joe Caramagna. It’s the big, huge ending to the series, with a final showdown with Dario Agger and some big moments for everyone in the cast!
(And then the fun picks up again the next month with HULKVERINES #1!)
MECH CADET YU, written by yours truly with line art by Takeshi Miyazawa, has made the Young Adult Library Services Association’s “Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers” nomination list!
Kind of inordinately pleased about this — Stanford Yu, the kid janitor hero of MECH CADET YU, clocked in at #5 in CBR’s list of 20 comic book heroes “who are barely making rent.”
If you missed the Kickstarter campaign for the PRINCESS WHO SAVED HER FRIENDS children’s book, have no fear! You can now pre-order the book at Backerkit!
The book is written by Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton with art by Takeshi Miyazawa, colors by Jessica Kholinne, and letters by Simon Bowland.
The original PRINCESS WHO SAVED HERSELF book celebrated a scrappy kid who stuck up for herself but was always able to open the circle and find reconciliation with the monsters and witch she came into conflict with. We absolutely love that story of determination, bravery, and understanding.
But what happens next, when our heroine discovers that the witch she befriended miiiiight not be such a great friend after all?
THE PRINCESS WHO SAVED HER FRIENDS tackles the kind of tricky personal conflict that kids — and adults — grapple with every day in the real world.
