In the wake of the New York Comic Con, my friend Jimmy Aquino interviewed me for the Comic News Insider podcast! We talked about a new comics project I’m working on for the NYC Department of Education, Planet Hulk Worldbreaker, Skaar, Darth Vader, Duo, and analog photography, accompanied by the glorious ambient sounds of Bryant Park in New York City. Check it out!
Hulk
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!
Skaar, Son of Hulk, to appear in PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #1!
Interested in Skaar, Son of Hulk? Dontcha dare miss PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #1, which hits comic book stores on November 30! The variant cover above is by the great Giuseppe Camuncoli.
The main story of PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER, drawn by Manuel Garcia, takes place a thousand years in the future on Planet Sakaar. But in a very special bonus story drawn by the great Ramon Bachs, we’re also revealing exactly what’s going on with Skaar in the here and now on Planet Earth.
Whether you’re a long time Skaar fan or intrigued by the character after the developments in REDACTED, you do not want to miss this book!
Ask your local comic shop to order a copy of PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #1 for you today!
No spoilers, but…
Just a detail from the SHE-HULK season finale “Special Thanks To” credits — which includes me and my frequent HULK collaborator Carlo Pagulayan.
What a world.
PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER miniseries coming this November!
As you probably know, dear reader, I love the Hulk and the entire Hulk family, so I’m beyond thrilled to dive back into their world with PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER, a new miniseries set 1000 years in the future, written by yours truly with interior art by the great Manuel Garcia, colors by the great Chris Sotomayor, and cover by Carlo Pagulayan!
I absolutely love expanding the worldbuilding and mythos of PLANET HULK with PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER. I also love that we’re deepening the themes with our characters 1000 years down the line.
I don’t want to spoil anything, but it’s been 15 years since I wrote the last issue of the original PLANET HULK, and I’m frankly feeling every one of those years. So exploring how our characters grapple with 1000 years of experience in a chaotic world feels deeply resonant and relevant to me.
Here’s the official solicit:
A thousand years from now on the planet Sakaar, a young woman with green skin searches for the legendary Green Scar to help save her brother from a group of apocalyptic cultists. But which Hulk will she find? And after all these years, is he truly the Sakaarson, who will save us all — or the Worldbreaker, who will destroy us?
Please do feel free to ask your local comic shop to preorder PLANET HULK WORLDBREAKER #1 for you today!
I’m donating signed comics to the Kidlit Against Anti-Asian Racism Auction Fundraiser – and you can, too!
The folks at the Asian Author Alliance are organizing an auction fundraiser to help two organizations that work against anti-Asian racism — Stop AAPI Hate and Hate is a Virus. I’m donating a bundle of signed #1 comics featuring Asian and Asian American characters, including TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #1, KINGSWAY WEST #1, MECH CADET YU #1, RONIN ISLAND #1, WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 (with the first appearance of Wave), and AGENTS OF ATLAS #1.
If you’re a writer or creator with books or other items to donate, please click here for more info.
If you’re interested in bidding on items, please keep your eyes on https://kaaarfundraiser.wordpress.com/blog/, where the auction will launch this Friday.
If you’re concerned about this ongoing wave of anti-Asian harassment and violence, another thing you can do is sign up for the Bystander Intervention Training sessions this March from Hollaback! and Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Click here to find out more and sign up. I did!
Sending big love to everyone. Please do keep watching out for each other and stay safe out there.
Michael Mantlo needs help to keep caring for his brother Bill, writer of MICRONAUTS and INCREDIBLE HULK — please consider helping out
Bill Mantlo’s MICRONAUTS meant the world to me as a kid and I dedicated my five year HULK run to him in INCREDIBLE HULK #635. Please consider helping his brother out now to help with is care if Bill’s work ever moved you and you have the means.
2019.02.20 – HULKVERINES #1 – check out the preview!
HULKVERINES #1 hits comic shops on February 20, and Multiversity.com has a lettered, colored preview!
Words by Greg Pak (hey, that’s me!), line art by Ario Anindito, colors by Morry Hollowell, letters by Joe Caramanga, and cover by Greg Land. And here’s the official solicit:
At last! It’s Weapon H versus his predecessors—Wolverine and the Hulk! Once, the Weapon X program sought to recreate the world’s two greatest hunters. They ended up with Weapon H, a man of Adamantium claws and gamma-juiced blood. Now, Wolverine and the Hulk are back in action — and coming after the dangerous creation made in their name!
I’m also doing a signing of HULKVERINES #1 at Midtown Comics Downtown in NYC on February 22 — see you there!
Excited about this book — it’s got ludicrously bombastic superhero action, like all the WEAPON H stories, combined with a big emotional centering on our hero Clayton Cortez and his wife Sonia Sung. And it features the Leader, one of my favorite Marvel villains of all time, all gorgeously drawn by Ario, colored by Morry, and lettered by Joe!
2019.02.22 – Greg Pak signs HULKVERINES #1 at Midtown Comics Downtown in NYC
Yep, I’m signing HULKVERINES #1 starting at 6 pm on February 22 at Midtown Comics Downtown, 64 Fulton Street, NYC 10038!
Click here for all the details. See ya then!
INCREDIBLE HULK #717, last issue of my third run on the Hulk, in stores now!
An interior page from INCREDIBLE HULK #717, the last issue of my third Hulk run. In comic shops now!
Art by Carlo Barberi and Walden Wong, colors by Frank D’armata, letters by Cory Petit.
Loved writing this book and loved this moment in particular. It’s been a tremendous experience and privilege to write this next huge chapter in Amadeus Cho’s life and bring it to this huge finish. Thanks so much to everyone for supporting for the last two and a half years!
Here’s the afterword from the book. A thousand thank yous. You’re all awesome.
2018.05.08 – INCREDIBLE HULK #716 in stores this Wednesday!
INCREDIBLE HULK #716 hits stores this Wednesday, featuring art by Marco Lorenzana, colors by Frank D’armata, letters by Cory Petit, and a cover by Greg Land. Ask your local shop to hold a copy for you today!