Greg Pak: Calendar

A listing of upcoming book releases and events! Dontcha dare miss out!

2023-11-08 – MECH CADETS #4 hits comic book stores this Wednesday!

MECH CADETS #4 cover art by Takeshi Miyazawa and Ian Herring showing the four main cadets standing with backs to each other in the foreground with smoke filling the midground and a damaged, armless Hero Force 2 standing in the background

MECH  CADETS #4 hits comic book shops this Wednesday! Here’s the solicit:

While Olivia and Frank risk everything by breaking quarantine (and the rules), Maya and Stanford are in pursuit, with Stanford dumbfounded by Olivia’s perceived recklessness. But Olivia knows what she’s doing–more than ever before–and is after a bit of essential information that could mean success… and finding Franklin and General Park.

Check out the lettered preview here and ask your local shop to hold a copy for you today!

MECH CADETS #4 was drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa with colors by Ian Herring, letters by Simon Bowland, editing by Shantel LaRoque and Eric Harburn, and script by Greg Pak.

2023-11-08 – DARTH VADER #40 hits comic shops this Wednesday!

Darth Vader #40 cover by Leinil Yu and Romula Fajardo, Jr. showing VAder walking towards us with lightsaber drawn, advancing on droids. Text reads "Dark Droids / Darth Vader / First, It Comes for the Metal... Then It Comes for Everything Else!"

DARTH VADER #40 hits comic book shops this Wednesday! Here’s the solicit:

SCOURGE OF CORUSCANT! What greater prize could the DROID SCOURGE imagine than CORUSCANT, an ecumenopolis filled with millions of droids? And what greater TERROR could the people of Coruscant imagine than a horde of scourged droids…led by LORD VADER himself?

The book was written by yours truly with line art by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Federico Blee, letters by Joe Caramagna, cover by Leinil Yu and Romulo Fajardo, Jr., and editing by Mark Paniccia, Mikey Basso, and Danny Khazem.

Click here for a lettered preview and ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you today!

2023-10-12 – 10-15 – Greg Pak at the New York Comic Con!

New York Comic Con promotional graphic showing the cover to MECH CADETS #1 and a photo of Greg Pak. Text says "Appearing at NYCC Thursday-Sunday / Greg Pak / Darth Vader, Mech Cadets, Planet Hulk"

I’m coming to the New York Comic Con this week! I’ll be signing and selling books in the Artist Alley at table K-29 every day when I’m not at a  panels or signings. Here’s my schedule:

Thursday, October 12

1:45 – 2:45 pm – NYC Civics for All Comics Group 23-24 Preview – Room 406.1. (I’ll be talking about WHO BELONGS? and other secret projects here!)

4:45 – 5:45 pm – Why Comics? Comic Books in the Classroom and the Battle for Their Place – Room 406.3.

Friday, October 13

3:15 – 4:15 pm – Marvel: Amazing Spider-Man – Gang War – Room 409. (I’ll be talking about the DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU book I’m writing, starting Shang-Chi.)

Saturday, October 14

11:00 – 11:30 am – Marvel Comics Signing with Zeb Wells and Erica Shultz – Marvel Booth #2153.

Sunday, October 15

1:30 – 2:30 pm – Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away – Room #1B-02. (I’ll be talking about DARTH VADER, natch.)

See you soon!

2023-10-04 – DARTH VADER #39 in stores today!

DARTH VADER #39 cover with line art by Leinil Yu showing Darth Vader with his back to us and his lightsaber out facing an octuptarra droid.

DARTH VADER #39 hits comic book stores today! Please do check out the lettered preview here!

The book was written by Greg Pak with line art by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Federico Blee, letters by Joe Caramagna, and editing by Mark Paniccia, Mikey Basso, and Danny Khazem.

Here’s the official solicit:

THE CRUCIBLE OF HATE! The DROID SCOURGE takes over one of DARTH VADER’S closest allies—and seizes one of MUSTAFAR’S greatest weapons! To survive, Vader must finally reclaim his control over THE FORCE by exploring his deepest hatred. Featuring the answer to the terrifying question: Who does Vader hate more than anyone else in the galaxy?

Ask your local comic book shop to hold a copy for you today!

2023-09-13 – DARTH VADER #38 and MECH CADETS #2 hit comic shops!

DARTH VADER #38 cover by Leinil Yu and Sunny Gho. Showing Vader being attacked by a small disk droid that's causing purple sparks. In the background are a bunch of infected droids attacking Stormtroopers.

I’ve got two books coming out on Wednesday, September 13! Dontcha dare miss DARTH VADER #38 and MECH CADETS #2, both written by Greg Pak (hey, that’s me!).

DARTH VADER #38 was drawn by Raffaele Ienco with colors by Federico Blee and letters by Joe Caramagna. Check out the lettered preview here!

MECH CADETS #2 was drawn by Tak Miyazawa with colors by Ian Herring and letters by Simon Bowland. Check out the preview pages here!

Please do feel free to ask your local comic shop to hold copies of both books for you!

MECH CADETS #2 cover by Takeshi Miyazawa with colors by Ian Herring. Showing Olivia in her mini robo suit fleeing a giant Sharg while carrying Franklin and the little alien.

2023-08-16 – DARTH VADER #37 in comic book shops

Darth Vader #37 cover by Leinil Yu and Sunny Gho featuring Vader in the foreground blocking blasts with his light saber while big images of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan loom over him.

DARTH VADER #37 hits comic book shops today! Script by yours truly, line art by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Federico Blee, letters by Joe Caramagna, cover by Leinil Yu and Sunny Gho, editing by Mark Paniccia, Mikey Basso, and Danny Khazem.

Realized that with issue #37, I’ve now written more issues of DARTH VADER in sequence than any other comic book series I’ve worked on. I might have written more Hulk and Hercules comics over the years, but those were broken up into different runs. Also realized that means I may have written more Darth Vader comics than anyone else on the planet at this point, whew! Hugely grateful to all of the readers, reviewers, and retailers who have supported the book and made this all possible!

Here’s the official solicit:

• KILLER DROIDS have taken over DARTH VADER’S flagship Super Star Destroyer, the EXECUTOR!
• Will the lessons of JEDI MASTERS QUI-GON and OBI-WAN save him from the SCOURGE – or make him a tool for its galactic conquest?

Check out the lettered preview here and ask your local comics shop to hold a copy for you today!

2023-08-19 – Greg Pak to deliver keynote at the Bronx Library Center Comic Con

Bronx Library Center Comic Con 2023 graphic - says doors open at 10 am

I’m very excited to report that this Saturday I’ll be delivering the keynote address at the Bronx Library Center Comic Con! The event is at 310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10458, and free to the public. Come see, come see!

Here’s the whole schedule of the con:

AUDITORIUM

10:00 AM – Doors open

11:00 – 11:15 AM – Introduction with Jennifer Watson

11:15 – 12:00 – Keynote Address with Greg Pak

12:00 – 1:00 PM – Panel 1: What Goes Into Making Comics

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Panel 2: POC in Comics (A Bronx Fantastic Event)

2:30 – 4:30 PM – Film Screening: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

4:30 – 5:45 PM – Cosplay Contest

5:45 – 6:00 PM – Closing Remarks

C LEVEL

12:00 – 5:00 PM – Vender Exhibition Artist Alley

ROOM C121

12:00 – 5:00 PM – Library Arcade

ROOM C21

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Graphic Novel Book Discussion

2:30 – 4:00 PM – Cosmic Draw (A Bronx Fantastic Event) (Drawing Workshop)

4:00 – 5:00 PM – The Real Deal (A Bronx Fantastic Event) (Workshop)

ROOM 307

12:00 – 3:00 PM – Gu-pit Gu-pit: Once Piece Paker Sculptures (Space limited. Register at nypl/blc)

ROOM 303

1:00 – 5:00 PM – Upcycling Costumes and Props/Collage

 

2023.08.01 – CITY BOY #3 in stores today – co-starring Superman!

City Boy #3 cover by Minkyu Jung, colored by Sunny Gho, featuring Superman descending toward City Boy, who's tipping his hat as he disappears into the shadows in the street

If you’re a Superman fan, dontcha dare miss CITY BOY #3, written by yours truly with line art by the great Minkyu Jung, colors by Sunny Gho, letters by Wes Abbott, and edited by Jessica Chen!

This is my first time writing Superman since my ACTION COMICS run ended back in 2016. Absolutely loved it. One of my favorite comic book characters of all time. Hope to get another shot at a run with Clark one of these days.

Check out the lettered preview here and ask your local comics shop to hold a copy for you today!

Panel from CITY BOY #4 showing Superman flying towards us with a determined but calm look on his face, saying "There's ALWAYS another way."