Greg Pak has written multiple classic runs of Hulk stories, including the Planet Hulk epic that inspired the gladiator storyline in the Thor: Ragnarok movie, the 2007 event comic World War Hulk, Skaar: Son of Hulk, which starred Hulk’s half-alien barbarian son, and The Totally Awesome Hulk ongoing series starring Amadeus Cho.
You can buy signed copies of a lot of these books at the Greg Pak Shop!
This is a big one, friends! The night before the New York Comicon, I’ll be signing RETURN TO PLANET HULK #1 at Midtown Comics Times Square in NYC!
5 pm, October 8
Midtown Comics Times Square
200 W. 40th Street (corner of 7th Ave) · New York, NY 10018
Mark your calendars — see ya soon!
Hey, friends! Big news – today’s the last day for comic book shops to pre-order RETURN TO PLANET HULK #1 and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS #1, two big books I’ve written that are coming out in October. So if you’re interested, please do contact your local comics shop and ask them to pre-order these books for you! They’re both AWESOME!
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS #1 is the first issue of a brand new Dark Horse Comics series written by yours truly with art by Wilton Santos, Edvan Alvens, and Raul Angulo and letters by Nate Piekos. And just check out this glorious cover by Marguerite Sauvage!
Here’s the official solicit:
In a time of fickle gods and feckless governors, the world yearns for heroes! What it gets are the Fallbacks—a party of daring, dubious, and dysfunctional adventurers who arrive in the city of Loudwater in search of gold and glory. But an encounter with kobold thieves puts the Fallbacks in the crosshairs of a rival team of deeply annoying local heroes. Will the Fallbacks pull off a heist for the ages? Or will they sacrifice it all to put these “heroes” in their place?
Comics writer and Eisner nominee Joey Esposito got a sneak peak and just posted, “it made me desperate to get back into our D&D campaign. Not just fun for D&D fans, fun for fans of good adventure stories period. Tell your retailers!!!”
Dontcha dare miss it!
RETURN TO PLANET HULK #1 is a one-shot that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the original PLANET HULK storyline. (And no, I can’t believe it’s been that long, either!)
Thrillingly, we got original PLANET HULK artist Carlo Pagulayan and colorist Chris Sotomayor back on board for this story, and we tell an untold, evocative tale that slots in right after issue #95, the fourth chapter in the original saga.
And here’s a sneak preview of a little introductory text from within the book, never before seen!
The “heroes” of Earth thought the Hulk was a monster. So they sent him to Planet Sakaar, where he was enslaved, forced to fight as a gladiator, and then smashed his way to freedom.
But now the people of Sakaar may think he’s something even worse than a monster:
A hero.
Again, please do feel free to contact your local comic shop and ask them to pre-order these books! Thanks so much for your support, as always!
I’m thrilled to report that I’m writing RETURN TO PLANET HULK #1, a 25 page one-shot story commemorating the 20th anniversary of the classic PLANET HULK storyline — and original PLANET HULK artist Carlo Pagulayan is drawing!
Here’s the synopsis:
GAMMA-IRRADIATED GLADITORIAL ACTION ON PLANET HULK!
Green blood will flow and sparks will fly! After escaping the Red King’s deadly arena, Hulk faces ferocious monsters and smashes his way through malicious machines and wild robotic terrors in one of his most important battles of survival on the war-torn planet of Sakaar! Two possible destinies are at stake! The SAKAARSON, savior of the planet, or the WORLDBREAKER, the legendary destroyer! Will his rage only fuel the chaos of this alien world?
Ask your local comic shop to pre-order the book for you today!
Here’s my blurb on the book from the press release. Hugely excited to be diving back into this world after all these years!
Working on Planet Hulk remains one of the greatest joys of my comics career, and I’m enormously grateful for the love so many readers have shared for the storyline over the years. This 20th anniversary special is a celebration and a huge thank you to everyone — and a chance to take one more journey into the dark heart of the Green Scar and add to the wild mythos of Sakaar. It’s also a huge pleasure to be working with Carlo Pagulayan and Mark Paniccia again — it’s like we never left off, and it feels like home.
UPDATE: I just discovered the bundle actually delivers the PLANET HULK: WORLDBREAKER comic series instead of the PLANET HULK prose novel. I think that’s a glitch, since the bundle is for prose novels. Will update if I find anything else out!
Very happy to see that the PLANET HULK prose novel I wrote in 2015 is part of a new Humble Bundle of Marvel Universe books benefiting the Hero Initiative!
The Hero Initiative is a tremendous charity that helps comics creators in need. You can donate to them separately here if you’re so inclined.
The PLANET HULK prose novel is one of my favorite projects of the last decade. It’s my first prose novel and it delves deep with new insight into characters and elements of the original PLANET HULK comics — and it has a different ending than the original story! It’s great; I hope you dig it!
I had a great time last night talking with Uncanny Omar for the Near Mint Condition YouTube channel – and now the whole conversation is available for viewing!
We talked for almost 90 minutes about everything from my earliest experiences with making comics to breaking into the industry and writing WARLOCK and PHOENIX ENDSONG to the development of PLANET HULK to my current work on LILO & STITCH. It was a fun one!
Pleased to report that the collection of the PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER miniseries hit comic shops today! Featuring line art by Manuel Garcia, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Joe Caramagna, and script by yours truly.
Check out the glowing review from AIPT and ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you today!
This one was a surprise! As IGN reports, Hasbro has announced its new Marvel Legends action figure set — which includes a massive Totally Awesome Hulk Build-a-Figure! One body part of the Totally Awesome Hulk figure is included in the package of each of the other characters in the series — if you collect them all, you can assemble Amadeus Cho!
I’m always thrilled to see Amadeus get more love. I co-created him with artist Takeshi Miyazawa way back in 2005; his incarnation as the Totally Awesome Hulk was designed by artist Frank Cho.
PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #5 is in comic book shops now! Ask your local retailer to hold a copy for you today!
ComicBook.com’s Evan Valentine gave the book 5/5 and said “Pak and Garcia have created an interesting, worthwhile finale for Marvel’s emerald bruiser and should the two never return to Banner’s world, this makes for a beyond-satisfying send-off.”
The book was written by yours truly with interior line art by Manuel Garcia, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Joe Caramagna, and cover line art by Carlo Pagulayan.
PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #1 hits comic book stores today, written by Greg Pak with interior art by Manuel Garcia, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Joe Caramagna, and cover by Carlo Pagulayan.
Here’s the solicit:
For hundreds of years, when cataclysm strikes, the people of Sakaar have desperately sought the help of the Green Scar. But what happens when you ask the Worldbreaker to help you unbreak the world? Our young heroine Tala is about to find out – and the answer strikes deep into the heart of Bruce Banner and the monster he still believes lies within.
Check out the lettered preview at MajorSpoilers and ask your local comics shop to hold a copy for you today!
I love this page from PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #3 so much. Line art by Manuel Garcia, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Joe Caramagna. In stores January 4!
Check out the full preview here and ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you today!
