The raves keep on coming for “Incredible Hercules” #115, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham. Here’s the latest from PopCultureShock.com:

It’s great that Marvel was able to take the momentum Hercules gathered from Civil War and make it into one of their best ongoing series. The issue is filled with great humor, great character interactions, absolutely fantastic action (the list of badass things Ares has done grows longer) and a really nice moment where Hercules explains the true story of one of the old myths about him. I can’t say enough good things about this series.

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Writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente give a behind-the-scenes analysis of the first six pages of “Incredible Hercules” at BrokenFrontier.com. Here’s an excerpt from the discussion of Page 6:

GP: I know it’s a cheap gag, but God help me, I love having Amadeus pull the Bugs Bunny trick on Herc here. I tend to throw in a lot of these goofball moments into the scripts. Fred likes cutting about half of ‘em out, which is probably a good example of just why we’re so well matched on this book — unhesitantly saving each other from each other’s own foibles! Heeey… kinda like Amadeus and Herc, huh?
FVL: I think I’m as smart as Amadeus, but I also drink as much as Herc, so I’m not sure which one I would be.
GP: All we say for sure is that if Fred and I weren’t co-writing this book, one of us would be a super-villain.
FVL: Or we’d both be “co-super-villains.”

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Greek Week continues with another two “Incredible Hercules” articles at ComicBookResources.com. Check out yesterday’s interview with penciller Rafa Sandoval and today’s interview with co-writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente about Hercules’s past and future.

Nick Marino drops four stars on “Incredible Hercules” #115 in his review at ComicsNewsI.com. Here’s an excerpt:

How can you develop this character that’s been explored so thoroughly and deeply that every facet of his fictional history has been picked apart and put back together again? Well, Pak and Van Lente have figured out how to do it and they’ve done it with success.

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“Incredible Hercules” #115 hits stores today — and writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente will be doing a signing with pencillers Khoi Pham and Reilly Brown at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan from 6-8 pm. Click here for the full scoop.

Paul Brian McCoy at ComicsBulletin.com loves “Incredible Hercules” #115. Here’s an excerpt from his advance review:

… let me just say that the relationship between Herc and Amadeus, particularly with regards to the notions of anger, revenge, justice, and responsibility, make for great, fun reading. And when you then add fairly straight mythological touchpoints to add depth and relevance to the current action, you’ve got what is clearly one of the best books on the market.

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“Incredible Hercules” #115 hits stores today — and writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente will be doing a signing with pencillers Khoi Pham and Reilly Brown at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan from 6-8 pm. Click here for the full scoop.

Marvel.com has posted a seven page, colored, lettered preview of “Incredible Hercules” #115. The book is written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham and hits stores on Wednesday, March 19. Pak, Van Lente, and Pham will also sign copies of the book on the 19th from 6 to 8 pm at Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., New York City, across from the Empire State Building.
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