The family of Hulks will be wrapping their own cosmic battle up with Hiro-Kala in “Dark Son” when they find themselves involved in the Chaos War. Will we be seeing a lot of “Hulk Smashing?â€
GP: Absolutely. Who better than a family of Hulks to throw at a bunch of insane demons and gods? The Hulks will be fighting the critical second front in the Chaos War against the kind of enemies only the strongest ones there are have a prayer of defeating. Get ready for some mind-bendingly Marvelicious abstract entity exploration as well as a wrenching emotional rollercoaster as the fight gets more personal and brutal than the Hulks ever anticipated.
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Vilcek Foundation interviews Greg Pak and Amadeus Cho
The Vilcek Foundation has interviewed Greg Pak and Amadeus Cho about comics and fighting alongside Greek gods to save the universe.
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Rave reviews for “Incredible Hulk” #611
“Incredible Hulk” #611, written by Greg Pak, pencilled by Paul Pelletier, and featuring the much-anticipated showdown between the Hulk and his savage son Skaar, has already nabbed a slew of rave reviews. Here’s a taste:
“Incredible Hulk #611 was about as close to perfect as a Hulk comic can get. It’s got everything I love, great action, powerful emotions and big scope. Pak is quite simply a perfect writer for the Hulk and his work here is nothing short of brilliant on every single page. He and Pelletier make an incredible team that work serious magic.”
— Comic Book Revolution
“After two years, I’m ecstatic to have Banner’s King Hulk persona back, one who actually remembers what he lost in his failed quest for vengeance. It makes the rivalry between father and son carry much more meaning than it did during Planet Skaar. But surprisingly, the most emotionally arresting portions of the issue involve Hulk/Banner’s recollections of his father’s abuses. This is hardly a new element of the Hulk mythos, but it’s one Pak mines to excellent effect throughout the script. ”
— IGN
“The ending was very touching; it was a very satisfying conclusion to the past few years’ worth of Hulk’s stories. Readers on board from the beginning will walk away pleased as events from Planet Hulk, Son of Hulk, and World War Hulk come to a closure not only for us but also the characters we cherish.”
— A Comic Book Blog
2010.08.11 – “Incredible Hulk” #611
“Incredible Hulk” #611 hit comic book stores today. Written by Greg Pak with pencils by Paul Pelletier, the book caps the “World War Hulks” storyline with the long-anticipated showdown between the Incredible Hulk and his savage son Skaar.
Click here for a lettered preview.
Click here for an early review from Cosmic Book News.
2010.07.21 – “Heroic Age: Prince of Power” #3
“Heroic Age: Prince of Power” #3, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Reilly Brown, hits comic book stores on July 21.
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BrokenFrontier.com interviews Greg Pak about comics and mythology
Tony Josepf of BrokenFrontier.com has interviewed Greg Pak about comics and mythology (and Hercules and the Amadeus Cho). Here’s an excerpt:
BROKEN FRONTIER: A lot of your comics have a mythological angle, like Incredible Hercules and Planet Hulk. Do you think comic books function as a kind of modern mythology?
GREG PAK: I think that there are some very interesting parallels between these ancient myths and comics. One of the biggest things is that they’re both concerned with the education and development of heroes, and with individuals coming to terms with tremendous power. You know, what are the responsibilities of those who have tremendous power? There are lots of stuff in myths that are really applicable to writing comics. Also, if you look at the Greek tragedies for example, a huge part of that is that the gods do what the gods do and humans suffer. There’s an interesting parallel with the whole notion in comics of super-powered people, people who have powers that rival those of the gods from ancient times. That creates opportunities for stories that deal with those kind of themes, like: what are the limits of powers that an individual person should have? How much power is too much? And what are the consequences of claiming and wielding this kind of tremendous power?
“Chaos War” from Pak, Van Lente and Pham announced on “Attack of the Show”
On last night’s “Attack of the Show,” Marvel announced “Chaos War,” a miniseries written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham that features the return of Hercules to the Marvel Universe. Check out the video below for more.
2010.06.09 – “Heroic Age: Prince of Power” #2
2010.06.16 – “Incredible Hulk” #610
“Ask the Leader” now open for questions
Want to ask the villainous Leader questions about the “World War Hulks” summer event? The floor is open at Newsarama. Post your questions and the Leader himself may deign to answer!