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!
Kert McAfee has posted a glowing review at BrokenFrontier.com of “Incredible Hulk” #105, written by Greg Pak with pencils by Carlo Pagulayan. Here’s an excerpt:
Pak has … brought to the table a truly exciting story worthy of the Hulk’s smashing prowess. It may be several weeks away, but World War Hulk promises to be perhaps the most exciting thing to happen to the Hulk in over a decade.
Newsarama.com has posted preview images from “Incredible Hulk” #106, written by Greg Pak with pencils by Gary Frank. The story features the return of Amadeus Cho, the boy genius known as Mastermind Excello, who’s on a mission to round up allies of the Hulk. Click here to view the preview, which also includes pages from “World War Hulk Prologue,” written by Peter David.
“Incredible Hulk” #106 hits comic book stores on May 2. Ask your local retailer to hold a copy for you.
Blake M. Petit has given “Incredible Hulk” #105, written by Greg Pak, a four and a half star review at Comixtreme.com. An excerpt:
If you’re looking for a story that will genuinely affect you, make you feel for a character that’s always teetered between the man and the monster, this is the book.
Click here to read the full review — warning — SPOILERS!
“Incredible Hulk” #105 concludes the epic “Planet Hulk” saga and goes on sale April 4. Ask your local comic book store to hold a copy for you today.
BrokenFrontier.com has posted an interview conducted by Adrian Zettlemoyer with “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” writer Greg Pak. An excerpt:
BF: Your take on Hulk was one that was intelligent and driven to make a difference. At the beginning, did you have to wrestle with how to portray the Big Guy?
GP: I always knew that the Hulk needed to be smart to survive on Sakaar and to fully experience the emotional epic we had in store for him. But in writing that first issue, it took a few passes to get the right feel for just how he’d talk.
In the end, I found myself thinking about Clint Eastwood in his Spaghetti Western days – he wouldn’t say much, but when he talked, it’d be tough, hard, and to the point. And usually either scary or funny, or both.
Click here to read the full article, which includes preview images from “Incredible Hulk” #105 and #106.
IncredibleHulk.com has posted a new interview with writer Greg Pak about his “Planet Hulk” epic and the upcoming “World War Hulk” event. Click here to read the article.
As “Planet Hulk” draws to a close and “World War Hulk” looms, Newsarama has posted the fourth in a series of dispatches from Arch-E-5912, a communications bot allied with the Hulk on Planet Sakaar. Click here to read “Planet Hulk, Rebel Letters IV” and post your own questions for Arch-E.
“Incredible Hulk” #105, the shattering conclusion to the “Planet Hulk” epic, hits stores on April 4. Here’s the blurb from the Marvel website:
Sons of Sakaar, remember their names! Korg, Miek, Hiroim, Elloe, the Brood Creature and Caiera the Oldstrong! These are the heroes of Sakaar, the Green Scar’s Warbound allies and the Hulk’s greatest friends. As they face the terrifying conclusion to the PLANET HULK epic, who will live? Who will die? And who will pay when the Worldbreaker reveals his true face? Don’t miss the shocking end to PLANET HULK — and the launching pad for Marvel’s WORLD WAR HULK summer blockbuster.
The book is written by Greg Pak with pencils by Carlo Pagulayan. Tell your local comic store to hold a copy for you!
Greg Pak, writer of “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” for Marvel and “Battlestar Galactica” for Dynamite, will appear at I-CON 26, a science fiction and fantasy convention at Stony Brook University in New York on March 24 and 25. For more information, visit the official I-CON website. Here’s Pak’s’ schedule for the convention:
Saturday 11:00am – 12:00pm SAC 305 Comics Screen Writing vs. Comic Writing
Saturday 3:00pm – 4:00pm SAC 308 Comics World War Hulk: Marvel’s next event starts here!
Saturday 4:00pm – 5:00pm SAC 308 Comics True Tales of the Comic Book Industry!
Saturday 6:00pm – 7:00pm Light Eng 102 Comics The Pak and David Medicine Show
Sunday 11:00am – 12:00pm SAC 308 Comics What if…?: Dream Projects
Sunday 12:00pm – 1:00pm SAC 308 Comics Script to Page: Starring Greg Pak
Newsarama has posted four lettered preview pages from “World War Hulk” #1, written by Greg Pak with pencils by John Romita, Jr. Click here to feast your eyes.
The website Kung Fu Rodeo raves about “Planet Hulk” in a post entitled “Marvel’s Top 5 Underappreciated Gems.” An excerpt:
… we’ve been treated to a Hulk-as-Conan storyline that writer Greg Pak has made into the most interesting time in the Jade Giant’s life since Peter David left the book. Combine the writing with stronger than I’d expected art and amazing covers from Ladronn … and you have the biggest surprise from Marvel in years.