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Since 2004, Greg Pak has written over 600 individual comic books. He’s best known for his Hulk, Superman, and Darth Vader runs as well as his creator-owned books Mech Cadet Yu and Ronin Island.

Creator-Owned: Code Monkey Save World, The Citizen, Kingsway West, Lawful, Los Robos, Mech Cadet Yu, Phantom Limb Ghostpuncher, Rio Chino, Ronin Island, Vision Machine

Aspen: Dead Man’s Run

BOOM: Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York, Firefly, Lawful, Mech Cadet Yu, Ronin Island

Dark Horse: Dungeons & Dragons, Kingsway West, Stranger Things

DC Comics: Action Comics, Batman/Superman, City Boy, Duo, Teen Titans

Dynamite: Battlestar Galactica, Gaston, James Bond 007, John Wick, Lilo & Stitch, Supernatural, Turok

Marvel Comics: 1602: New World, Agents of Atlas, Alpha Flight, Amadeus Cho, Astonishing X-Men, Atlantis Attacks, Captain America, Darth Vader, Doctor Strange Season One, Hercules, Hulk, Iron Man, Magneto Testament, Marvel Nemesis, Red Skull Incarnate, Silver Surfer, Skaar, Star Wars, Storm, War Machine, Warbound, Warlock, Weapon H, Weapon X, X-Men: Phoenix Endsong & Warsong, X-Treme X-Men

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Oni: Cruel Kingdom

Valiant: Eternal Warrior

2009.02.04 – “Magneto Testament” #5

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The “Magneto Testament” miniseries concludes when issue #5 hits comic book stores on January 28. Here’s the solicit from Marvel.com:

The boy survived Kristallnacht, the Einsatzgruppe, and the Warsaw Ghetto. But now Max Eisenhardt faces Hitler’s Final Solution in the death camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau. What will it take to endure? Who are the Sonderkommando? And will a vision of a girl named Magda bring hope – or horror? The definitive origin story of Magneto reaches its shattering conclusion.

“Magneto Testament” is written by Greg Pak with art by Carmine DiGiandomenico. The book was recently named “Miniseries of the Year” by IGN.

2009.01.21 – “War Machine” #2

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“War Machine” #2, written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco, hits comic book stores on January 21. Here’s the solicit from Marvel.com:

In the blasted heart of occupied Aqiria, the mercenaries of Eaglestar International literally write the laws, committing heinous atrocities with no repercussions. But today, the loopholes are closing — around their necks! Who will pay the final price when the skies explode with the arrival of the world’s only eight foot tall, hundred-gun-equipped, shoulder-rocket-mounted, titanium-vibranium-alloy-armored, kill-number-counting, one-man-army for truth, justice, and good old-fashioned payback? And what does last issue’s mind-blowing ending mean for Jim Rhodes, the shattered man inside this shocking new War Machine?

BrokenFrontier.com likes “War Machine” #1

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Tonya Crawford has posted a review of “War Machine” #1 at BrokenFrontier.com. The kicker:

The lines between man and machine, hero and monster, justice and murder can be entertaining and interesting to explore under a talented pen and Pak certainly has that talent. By giving a bit more weight to the characters and their reactions over the plot, Pak manages to make a story that readers have seen before seem new, different, and gripping.

Click here to read the whole thing.
“War Machine” is written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco. The first issue hit comic book stores on January 2; the second issue arrives on January 21.

“Incredible Hercules” ranks #7 in CBR’s 100 Best Comics of 2008

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“Incredible Hercules,” written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, has been named the 7th best comic series of 2008 by Comic Book Resources, the highest ranked Marvel comic book on the list. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente took a flagship Marvel book and character and summarily replaced him with a small time Avenger and his teenage sidekick. Surprising everyone, in doing so they created one of the most charming and oddly moving superhero books of the year. – Reviewer Benjamin Birdie

Click here to read the whole thing and see the whole list.

Newsarama likes “War Machine” #1

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From the Brendan McGuirk Best Shots mini-review:

My favorite memories of War Machine are from the Benson/ Kaminski and Gabriel Gecko 1994 series, where Rhodey basically became the defense branch of a small nation, so I thought War Machine #1 was full of logical developments for the character. I think the cyborg angle makes so much sense it is hard to imagine going back. Leonardo Manco does a great job capturing a gritty technological feel, and Greg Pak does a great job keeping the pace up. I think this series will be one to watch.

“War Machine” #1 hit comic book stores on January 2. “War Machine” #2 arrives on January 21.

JHU raves about “Magneto Testament” #4

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Jeffrey O. Gustafson has posted an advance review of “Magneto Testament” #4 at the Jim Hanley’s Universe blog. Here’s an excerpt:

It has always been hard to wrap one’s mind around the sheer scale of the horror of the Holocaust, and Pak and [DiGiandomenico] find a simple and powerful way to translate that unfathomable tragedy in a two-page spread of inanimate objects that stops you cold. This is a book of subtleties – from the beautifully rendered use of Max’s powers to a jump in time represented by empty panels a la Brubaker/Phillips Criminal – mixed with scenes of the worst the human species has ever inflicted on its own, and it is a stunning, moving work.

Click here to read the whole review and click here for a seven page preview of the book.
“Magneto Testament” #4 is written by Greg Pak and drawn by Carmine DiGiandomenico. The book hits stores on January 2.