Greg Pak: Amadeus Cho

Amadeus Cho is a Marvel Comics character created by writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa in 2005 for Amazing Fantasy Vol. 2 #15. Amadeus was a major supporting character during the World War Hulk event and co-starred with Hercules in the Incredible Hercules series (co-written by Pak and Fred Van Lente) for four and a half years. In 2015, Amadeus became Marvel’s new Hulk and starred in the Totally Awesome Hulk ongoing comics series. Most recently, Amadeus led the new Agents of Atlas in their 2019 and 2020 miniseries.

Vote now for “Mastermind Excello” at Marvel.com

Please vote for Greg Pak�s latest comic book creation, �Mastermind Excello,� in the poll at Marvel.com. If �Mastermind Excello� wins, Marvel Comics will commission a miniseries based on the character!
�Mastermind Excello� tells the story of Amadeus Cho, a genius teen on the run from a nefarious government agency. TheFourthRail.com calls it �the shining star� of the �Amazing Fantasy� comic book in which it appeared this week. Four preview pages can be viewed online at Mile High Comics.

“Mastermind Excello” week!


Today’s the release date for the Marvel anthology comic book “Amazing Fantasy” #15, featuring the “Mastermind Excello” story written by Greg Pak.
Greg Pak will appear in person tonight from 6 to 8 pm at a signing of “Amazing Fantasy” #15 at Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City — 4 W. 33rd St. (at 5th Avenue) in Manhattan. Also in attendance will be writer Dan Slott, editor Mark Paniccia, and artist Khary Randolph.
Within the next day or so, Marvel.com will put up a poll to find out which of the characters from “Amazing Fantasy” #15 is the fans’ favorite. The winner gets a miniseries. Please vote for “Mastermind Excello”!
Rave reviews of “Mastermind Excello” can be found at TheFourthRail.com and FanBoyReview.
Four preview pages of “Mastermind Excello” can be viewed at Mile High Comics.

FanBoyReview digs “Mastermind Excello”

FanBoyReview has reviewed the anthology comic book “Amazing Fantasy” #15 and has this to say about the “Mastermind Excello” segment, written by Greg Pak:

Pak’s Mastermind Excello is the longest of the bunch, and probably the strongest.� It’s an interesting tale of the 7th smartest kid in the world trying to survive.� There’s a highly coincidential cameo, but it’s all in good fun, and makes for an entertaining scene.

“Amazing Fantasy” #15 goes on sale Wednesday, November 30. Marvel will run an online poll to determine which of the characters will get his or her own miniseries — feel free to vote for “Mastermind Excello” at Marvel.com.

“Mastermind Excello” preview online

Mile High Comics has a four page preview of “Mastermind Excello,” a comic book story written by Greg Pak for the anthology book “Amazing Fantasy” #15. Click here to view the pages.
And starting November 30, feel free to vote at Marvel.com for “Mastermind Excello” — if it wins the online poll, Marvel will commission a “Mastermind Excello” miniseries.
Finally, writer Greg Pak will appear in person at a signing in New York City on November 30 from 6 to 8 pm at Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 W. 33rd St. (at 5th Avenue) in Manhattan. Also in attendance will be writer Dan Slott, editor Mark Paniccia, and artist Khary Randolph.

TheFourthRail.com loves “Mastermind Excello”

Don MacPherson of TheFourthRail.com has reviewed “Amazing Fantasy” #15, the anthology comic book featuring stories from six Marvel writers. Here’s what he has to say about “Mastermind Excello,” written by Greg Pak:

The shining star of this issue is Greg Pak’s “Mastermind Excello,” featuring a genius teen’s efforts to live life on the lam, out of the hands of those who would try to control him and put his brain to nefarious use. Pak cleverly compares this being of pure brains to a being of pure brawn, but despite being at opposite ends of the power spectrum, they have a lot in common. Miyazawa’s art is a great choice for the property, as the artist captures the main character’s youth and almost mischievous nature quite well. More importantly, he also manages to turn his wholly non-visual powers into a dazzling display (no doubt thanks to some direction from the writer).

“Amazing Fantasy” #15 goes on sale Wednesday, November 30. Marvel will run an online poll to determine which of the characters will get his or her own miniseries — feel free to vote for “Mastermind Excello” at Marvel.com.

Marvel.com to poll readers to decide which “Amazing Fantasy” 15 character gets miniseries

Comicon’s PULSE has published a new article about “Amazing Fantasy” Number 15, the anthology comic featuring updates of old Marvel characters by six of Marvel’s “Terrific Ten” writers. The latest news:

Readers of the series, take note: Marvel wants your feedback! The week this comic hits stands, there will be a special poll on Marvel.com where you, the fans, get to decide which of the characters introduced in Amazing Fantasy #15 will get their own mini-series!

Greg Pak’s contribution is “Mastermind Excello,” about a genius kid on the run, with art by Takeshi Miyazawa. The book goes on sale November 30.

New “Mastermind Excello” preview pages

UPDATE: Please vote now at Marvel.com for “Mastermind Excello” — the winner of the poll gets a miniseries!
UPDATE: The first four pages of the “Mastermind Excello” story, fully colored and captioned, are now online at Mile High Comics!
The Spanish language website UniversoMarvel.com has new preview pages online for Marvel’s “Amazing Fantasy” Number 15, an anthology comic featuring stories by writers such as Daniel Way, Dan Slott, Greg Pak, Robert Kirkman, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The article includes two pages of art by Takeshi Miyazawa from Greg Pak’s “Mastermind Excello” story, featuring boy-genius-on-the-run Amadeus Cho. Click here to view. The book hits comic stores on November 30.

Pak and Miyazawa to contribute story to “Amazing Fantasy” Issue 15


Newsarama reports that fifteenth issue of “Amazing Fantasy” will be an anthology featuring “five creative teams coming up with five new characters in five new stories.” Writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa are contributing an eight page story about a character named Amadeus Cho, aka Mastermind Excello. Other contributing writers include Daniel Way, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Dan Slott, and Robert Kirkman. The book hits stores in November.

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Amadeus Cho, aka Mastermind Excello


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“Amadeus Cho is probably the strongest character in Marvel’s stable of properties today…”
EyeOnComics.com

A Marvel Comics character created by Greg Pak for a special anthology issue of “Amazing Fantasy” #15, Amadeus Cho was featured in “Incredible Hulk” #100 and #106 to #111 and is now the co-star of “Incredible Hercules.”

Newsarama on Amadeus Cho in “World War Hulk”:

How great is Amadeus Cho? Greg Pak has handled every aspect of Planet Hulk and World War Hulk brilliantly, but his elevation of Amadeus Cho has been a great bonus.



EyeOnComics.com on Cho in “Incredible Hulk” #110:

Mastermind Excello is a wonderful character. Not only is he defined by his intellect, but he’s a youthful rebel. … [Greg] Pak’s script not only paints him as a genius, but as something of an innocent whose perspective manages to cut through politics and shades of grey. If Marvel doesn’t direct Pak to do more with this wonderful character, and soon, it’s wasting some great potential.

TheFourthRail.com on “Amazing Fantasy” #15:

The shining star of this issue is Greg Pak’s “Mastermind Excello,” featuring a genius teen’s efforts to live life on the lam, out of the hands of those who would try to control him and put his brain to nefarious use. Pak cleverly compares this being of pure brains to a being of pure brawn, but despite being at opposite ends of the power spectrum, they have a lot in common. Miyazawa’s art is a great choice for the property, as the artist captures the main character’s youth and almost mischievous nature quite well. More importantly, he also manages to turn his wholly non-visual powers into a dazzling display (no doubt thanks to some direction from the writer).

ShinyShelf.com on “Amazing Fantasy” #15:

… the story and art place this in that rare category, a genuine middle ground between US comics and manga. Good work from Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa, and one I’d like to see again.