2009.11.04 – “Assault on New Olympus Prologue” #1

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The “Assault on New Olympus Prologue” hits comic book stores tomorrow, and Newsarama has an early review. Here’s an excerpt:

It helps, of course, that the terrific writer combo from “Incredible Hercules”, Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, are on the case. They manage to cram that past few years of exposition into the story in a way that builds momentum while catching you up. This is one of those rare cases where a new reader could jump right in, while the “constant readers” will no doubt appreciate the updates provided.

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Greg Pak’s “Dark Reign: The List – Hulk” sells out!

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From the official Marvel press release:
Dark Reign: The List – Hulk Sells Out & Returns With New Printing
Marvel is pleased to announce that Dark Reign: The List – Hulk has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will return with Dark Reign: The List – Hulk Second Printing Variant! New York Times best-selling author Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hercules) and fan favorite artist Ben Oliver deliver an earth-shattering father and son tag-team smack down! This time, the Hulk Family is up against Norman Osborn’s right hand herself, Victoria Hand! But she’s not alone—Moonstone (AKA the new Ms Marvel) is along for a battle of both minds and mettle! When Bruce Banner and Skaar come a knockin’ on a secret HAMMER facility’s door, smashing ensues! Nothing will ever be the same for Banner and Skaar! Dark Reign: The List – Hulk Second Printing Variant has the answers features an all-new cover by Paul Pelletier!
Critics are raving about Dark Reign: The List – The Hulk!
“[Ben Oliver’s] polished, clear pencils are absolutely beautiful and the issue contains a number of simply stunning panels.” – Bryan Joel, IGN.com
“Greg Pak is currently one of my favorite Hulk writers to date…” – Charles Webb, ComicsBulletin.com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Dark Reign: The List as all issues in the series continue to sell out and draw mainstream media attention! It’s brains versus brawn in Dark Reign: The List – Hulk Second Printing Variant!
DARK REIGN: THE LIST – HULK 2nd PTG VAR (SEP098064)
Written by GREG PAK
Pencils by BEN OLIVER
Cover by PAUL PELLETIER
Rated A …$3.99
FOC – 11/05/09, On Sale – 11/25/09
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FilmHelp: Dead battery in Alphasmart Dana crashes entire unit

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Another hypertechnical FilmHelp article from Greg Pak
I recently acquired a used Alphasmart Dana (original AA series, 8 mb memory) that wouldn’t start up. Since these machines are all solid state and are built for abuse, I highly suspected that the problem was just a dead battery. But when I plugged the Dana in via USB or via an AC adaptor, the machine still wouldn’t start up. The closest I got was the Palm logo briefly flickering across the screen, even when I tried both soft and hard resetting the unit.
Finally I removed the battery and inserted a charged battery from my working Dana. And the new Dana started up immediately! I was able to reset the unit, and from that point on it was able to work with either the AC adapter or with three AA batteries.
But when I reinserted the dead battery (in hopes of charging it), the machine froze again and wouldn’t start up — even when plugged into the wall. It required a hard resetting to function properly again.
My final test was to try the dead battery out on my working Dana. The result was the same — the Dana froze up and had to be hard reset to function again.
Conclusion? A dead battery can cause an Alphasmart Dana to crash. Recovery may require a hard resetting, which wipes out any added data, returning the machine to its factory presets.

Chris’s Invincible Super Blog loves “Incredible Hulk” #603

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An excerpt:

… even though it’s fun in a completely different way from Herc, the same vein of comedy shines through, with Pak’s scripts pulling off the neat trick of acknowledging how silly this all is and just going with it anyway because it’s too fun not to, and the same goes for the Dark Reign one-shot that also hit this week. It’s good stuff.

Click here to read the whole thing.

CBR’s The Buy Pile loves “Incredible Hulk” #603

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Hannibal Tabu has posted a rave review of “Incredible Hulk” #603 in his Buy Pile column at Comic Book Resources. Here’s an excerpt:

Whatever you think is going to happen this issue, it just doesn’t, and it sucks you in then sucker punches your expectations with something even more amazing. Note perfect characterization, skillful and intimate artwork from Ariel Olivetti, Guiseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith and Elizabeth Breitweiser.

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“Incredible Hulk” #603 was written by Greg Pak and hit comic book stores on Wednesday.

Comic Book Club loves “Incredible Hulk” #603

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Alex Zalben has reviewed “Incredible Hulk” #603 for PopCultureShock.com — and he loves it! Here’s an excerpt:

I’m loving this book now. Great, great character work with Skaar and Banner vs. Daken and Wolverine, a nice twist on the old Hulk/Wolverine rivalry that perfectly fits with the characters.

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“Incredible Hulk” #603 was written by Greg Pak and hits comic book stores today.