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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

NYC DOE Civics for All Comics: A Story in Every Object!, Who Belongs?

Oni: Cruel Kingdom

Valiant: Eternal Warrior

Marvel interviews creators about their favorite Hulk stories

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Marvel.com has interviewed a slew of creators about their favorite Hulk stories, and “Planet Hulk” writer Greg Pak has plugged Bill Mantlo’s “Crossroads” saga:

I’m a big sucker for Bill Mantlo’s “Crossroads” epic, in which Dr. Strange exiled the Green Goliath to an extra-dimensional nexus of portals in hopes that the Hulk might find a place where he could finally be happy. What ensued was a series of almost “Twilight Zone”-ish fables, eerie little stories in which the Hulk found himself in a variety of dangerous new worlds in which his rage and power played out in surprising new ways. Fred Van Lente and I had a great writing a brand new Crossroads story with our HULK VS HERCULES one-shot, which is part of the INCREDIBLE HERCULES: AGAINST THE WORLD hardcover that just hit comic book stores Wednesday.

Click here to read the whole thing. And then visit Wowio and download David Yurkovich’s “Mantlo: A Life in Comics”. It’s completely free to you, but every time the book is downloaded, Wowio makes a donation towards the ongoing care of Mantlo, who suffered traumatic brain injury in the 1990s. So make with the clicking, True Believers!

Pak Talks Comics: Reader Q&A about Cho, Hulk, Emma, Magneto… and Squirrel Girl?

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BrokenFrontier.com has posted Greg Pak’s latest “Pak Talks Comics” column, featuring Reader Q&A about everything from Amadeus Cho to Magneto to where Squirrel Girl was during “World War Hulk.” Click here to read the column, and click here to submit your own questions for future columns.

Newsarama interviews Greg Pak and others about the appeal of the Hulk

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Just in time for the debut of the movie, Newsarama has interviewed a number of comics pros, including “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” writer Greg Pak, about the enduring appeal of everyone’s favorite Green Goliath. An excerpt:

“The beauty of the Hulk is his simplicity: Banner gets angry, Banner turns into the Hulk, and the Hulk smashes,” says Greg Pak, the award-winning screenwriter who penned both Planet Hulk and World War Hulk for Marvel. “That’s unbelievably fun on a sheer, visceral level. But what makes the character truly great is that once you scratch the surface, that ongoing theme of the price of anger becomes endlessly compelling on a deeper emotional level.”
Peter David, one of the writers who is indelibly linked to The Hulk after years of writing the character during the ’80s and ’90s, said the character also appeals to that part in all of us that hides a darker side. “Because everyone has an inner monster,” the writer said. “Most people aren’t Gods, or supergeniuses, or independently wealthy. But everyone has a dark side, whether they want to admit to it or not.

Click here to read the whole thing.

Wizard dubs “Skaar” #1 Book of the Week!

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Wizard’s Thursday Morning Quarterback crew has given Book of the Week honors to “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1, written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney. An excerpt:

I just love the post-apocalyptic scope of Sakaar in the wake of the end of the world. It’s just awesome, eat or be eaten. That’s what it boils down to. Forget politics, religion, whatever; it’s all about pure survival of the fittest. And whose more fittest than the son of Hulk?

Click here to read the whole thing.

Bloggers dig “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1

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“Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 hit stores yesterday, and bloggers are hitting back today. A few excerpts of the raves:
Sam Wilson at the StatueForum.com’s Mighty Reviews:

Let’s just call this one. This book is my pick of the week.
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This book, from the story to the art, just plain hits the ground running. With only one issue it looks like Marvel has a new and unique winning character and title on its hands. … The possibilities seem endless but for right now I’m content to strap my seat belt on and let Pak, along with the amazing Ron Garney, take me back to planet Sakaar in a book that’s just found itself at the top of my reading pile going forward.

Creative Loafing Charlotte

I love the rough-and-tumble setting of the planet Sakaar, which is teeming with strange monsters and sadistic bad guys…. Skaar is shockingly enjoyable.

Jason Michelitch:

People less acquainted with comics may assume that a book called “Son of Hulk” would feature Hulk Dad, though, but those people should easily be won over by such lines of dialogue as “It’s AXEMAN BONE! Run for your lives!”
It’s really hard not to love a comic with a character in it named Axeman Bone.
This is a really great comic. Really. The plot is all people killing other people with spears, and then sometimes they use axes. Oh, and sometimes big alien bugs kill people, but then Son of Hulk kills alien bugs. And people.

Occasional Superheroine:

If you’re not going to buy it for the great Greg Pak writing — basically bringing the same epic narrative to this work as he did for World War Hulk — then for God’s sake do it for Ron Garney’s art.
Garney’s art in this book is like a cross between Joe Kubert and Gil Kane. Together with great, understated color by Paul Mounts, Skaar Son Of Hulk is absolutely freakin’ gorgeous.

“Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 was written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney and colors by Paul Mounts. Ask your local retailer to hold a copy for you today!

London’s Gosh! Comics Blog loves “Skaar” #1

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London’s Gosh! Comics Blog has posted a rave review of “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1, written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney. Here’s an excerpt:

Skaar: Son of Hulk is the latest entry in Greg Pak’s new Incrediverse, richly rendered in pure pencil-o-vision by Spider-Man and Wolverine artist Ron Garney, looking for all the world like the lovechild of John Romita Jr. and Joe Kubert, if such a product were biologically feasible or advisable. It’s a rip-roaring space fantasy featuring the not-so-jolly green giant’s imperial offspring. Conceived in armageddon, gestated in the cold Earth and born into a post-apocalyptic world of chaos and torture. If I didn’t know better, I’d call that rough justice.

Click here to read the whole thing, and be sure to scroll down to check out the contest, which might be of particular interest to readers of this site.
And if you happen to be ambling through the streets of London, visit Gosh Comics at 39 Great Russell St.

Wizard loves “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 beyond all reason!

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Wizard has posted its advance review of “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 — and it’s an absolute rave. An excerpt:

When you head into your comic shop tomorrow, you might not realize that science has recently found a way to condense PURE AWESOMENESS into the 24 pages of a comic book, but it’s true! It’ll be filed under Skaar: Son of Hulk, sitting idly on the shelf waiting to rock your world to its core!

Click here to read the whole thing.
“Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 was written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney. The book hits comic book stores tomorrow, June 11. Ask your local shop to reserve a copy for you today!

CBR interviews Pak, reveals Julie Bell cover for “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1

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Dave Richards at ComicBookResources.com has interviewed comic book writer Greg Pak about his new series, “Skaar: Son of Hulk,” the first issue of which hits comic book stores tomorrow, June 11. The interview also reveals the Julie Bell variant cover to “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 — and shows off 10 lettered preview pages.
Click here to read the article and view the preview.
And to whet your appetite, here’s an excerpt from the interview:

“Skaar” #1 begins with the destruction of Sakaar’s Crown City, just before the Hulk leaves for Earth. “Skaar’s immediate goal is survival, which is no mean trick when you’re ripped from your mother’s womb and thrown into the boiling waters of a radioactive sea,” Pak stated. “I won’t say too much about how his goals develop for fear of spoilers, but a savage princess, a pack of Brood/Native hybrids, and a mysterious Earthman will play key roles as the plot thickens.”
Like the protagonist, the supporting cast of “Skaar” is composed of new characters, “so new readers will have zero trouble jumping right on board,” Pak said. “But the story’s full of Easter eggs and nifty payoffs for fans of the characters we followed through ‘Planet Hulk’ and ‘World War Hulk’ and the ‘WWH: Warbound’ mini. Every issue will reveal connections and relationships that will have special resonance for those who have followed those earlier stories.”
Pak has a number of obstacles and adversaries lined up to oppose Skaar, the most fearsome of them being Axeman Bone. “He’s an Imperial general who’s returned from the Fillian War riding a dragon at the head of a barbarian horde,” Pak said. “I know we’re all supposed to hate this guy, but the more I write the Axeman, the more I love him. He’s probably the best villain I’ve ever created. We’re revealing his back story bit by bit, and by the end, we’ll see how his insane worldview makes perfect sense — from his twisted perspective. He’s the hero of his own story, which makes him capable of almost anything and all the more terrifying as a villain.”