Greg Pak: Comics

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.

Donate to the Maui Food Bank and get a signed copy of the second printing of MECH CADETS #1

I posted this on social media a while back but realized I hadn’t put it up here, so here you go!

If you donate at least $30 to the Maui Food Bank, I’ll send you a signed copy of the second printing of MECH CADETS #1. I can ship to US addresses only, thanks. Send proof of your donation and your mailing address to helpinghands at gregpak dot com and we’ll hook you up! Offer good while supplies last. Thank you!

MECH CADETS hits the Top Ten list on Netflix!

Netflix graphic showing a big number 5 alongside a promo image from the MECH CADETS animated show showing Stanford touching the face of his robo. Netflix graphic showing a big number 5 alongside a promo image from the MECH CADETS animated show showing Stanford touching the face of his robo.

A little over a week ago, MECH CADETS debuted on Netflix and promptly hit the Top Ten list of the service’s most viewed television shows in the US. I’m blown away and grateful and have a lot of people to thank!

MECH CADETS is a Netflix animated television series based on the MECH CADET YU comics, written by yours truly with line art by Takeshi Miyazawa.

Huge love to the MECH CADET YU comics team, including Tak Miyazawa, Triona Farrell, Jessica Kholinne, Raúl Angulo, Simon Bowland, Cameron Chittock, Eric Harburn, Filip Sablik, and Matt Gagnon. And huge love to the new MECH CADETS sequel comics team, including Tak, Simon, Eric, Ian Herring, and Shantel LaRoque.

And huge congrats to Jane Lee and company at Netflix; Jack Liang, Patrick Awa and company at Polygon; Stephen Christy, Mette Nørkjær and company at BOOM; and the incredible MECH CADETS writers room of Aaron Lam, Ashley Eakin, David Shayne, and Mercedes Valle.

Massive high five to all of the voice actors who worked on the show, including Daniel Dae Kim, Ming-Na Wen, Brandon Soo Hoo, Victoria Grace, Josh Sundquist, Anairis Quinones, Debra Wilson, and so many more. And enormous thanks to all of the animators, designers, musicians, and other creative folks who worked on the show so hard for all these years.

Many thanks to so many people at BOOM! publishing, past and present, who worked so incredibly hard to promote MECH CADET YU and now its sequel book MECH CADETS every step of the way, including Stephen Christy, Arune Singh, Steph Hocutt, Morgan Perry, Mel Caylo, Ross Richie, Ryan Matsunaga, Harley Salbacka, Josh Hayes, Anthony Mauro, and so many others!

And a giant thank you to Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma, the editors of the SHATTERED Asian American comics anthology, where the original LOS ROBOS story that eventually became MECH CADET YU first appeared.

Finally, I’m hugely grateful to every reader, reviewer, and retailer who ever said kind things about the books, and to everyone who’s tuned in to make the television show a hit. Please do keep spreading the word, watching the show, and reading the new comic book series!

You are all my favorite.