Ain’t It Cool likes “Planet Skaar Prologue”

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Here’s an excerpt:

Now we get to see the Jolly Green Giant’s Lil’ Sprout tussle with the FF, She-Hulk, Norman Osborn, and allllmost take part in a slugfest with his father. Writer Greg Pak keeps this story moving at a brisk pace. He touches all of the bases in terms of plot. And in the end, this was probably the best gamma powered comic from Pak since PLANET HULK.

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“Planet Skaar Prologue” was written by Greg Pak with art by Dan Panosian. The book hit comic book stores on May 20.

Greg Pak returns to “Incredible Hulk” in August!

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Marvel has just revealed that “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” writer Greg Pak will return to the “Incredible Hulk” title in August with issue #601. Newsarama’s Matt Brady interviewed Pak about his plans for the book. Here’s an excerpt:

NRAMA: Okay, and then – in August, you’re on Incredible Hulk #601. The solicitation for July’s Incredible Hulk #600 states that it’s by the regular Hulk team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness. What story are you going to be telling in that series, then?
GP: Incredible Hulk #601 springs out of Jeph and Ed’s mind-blowing Incredible Hulk #600 and the momentous events of Skaar #12 and launches a brand new Hulk series written by yours truly with art by the brilliant Ariel Olivetti! Those same insane events will reverberate thunderously through Jeph and Ed’s “Hulk” book starting with issue #13. That’s right, Marvel fans — the Hulk’s story has become so huge he’s taking over two big books!
This is the first giant climax of the insane plans Jeph and I have been cooking up from the beginning. We’re about to pay off some huge mysteries and emotional storylines in some of the biggest ways you can imagine — so dontcha dare miss a single issue!

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Marvel.com talks Skaar, Herc, and War Machine with Greg Pak

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Marvel.com’s Kevin Mahadeo has interviewed writer Greg Pak about “Planet Skaar,” “Incredible Hercules,” and “War Machine.” Here’s an excerpt:

Marvel.com: PLANET SKAAR PROLOGUE #1 hits stores this week, probably both figuratively and literally as I doubt the comic page can alone contain the smashing. What can fans expect to see in this kick off issue?
Greg Pak: Skaar, Son of Hulk, hits planet Earth—and planet Earth hits back! The book follows through on the epic storyline we’ve been building since the last page of WORLD WAR HULK and through the previous 10 issues of SKAAR: SON OF HULK, but it’s also designed to be absolutely new reader friendly. All you need to know is that the Hulk has a big, green, furious, half-alien son who’s on his way to Earth—the rest is explained as we launch into the action of the story. And the story co-stars the Fantastic Four, She-Hulk, Norman Osborn, the Warbound, and, of course, Bruce Banner, aka the Incredible Hulk! We’re talking massive smashing and massive emotional payoff along with a shocking twist that will open up a whole new world for Skaar. So, don’t dare miss it!
Marvel.com: You mentioned the Fantastic Four appearing. We know Reed Richards is the one who discovers that the Jade Giant’s son is coming to town. Why does Reed take it upon himself to stop Skaar? Why not contact some of his former Illuminati buddies?
Greg Pak: Reed has a very direct answer to this question on page 13 of the story. He also has a theory that addresses some key questions about the Hulk post-World War Hulk that might be of great interest to Gamma fans.

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Marvel.com interviews Greg Pak about “War Machine” #6

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Marvel.com has posted an interview with writer Greg Pak about “War Machine” #6, which hits comic book stores on May 27. Here’s an excerpt:

“A pretty big chunk of the Marvel Universe is probably willing to turn a blind eye to War Machine’s extreme, extralegal interventionism as long as he’s poking around overseas in places like Santo Marco and Aqiria,” Pak remarks. “But once War Machine picks a target on American soil, conflicts with the Marvel heroes who defend the country become inevitable.”
The new storyline will also feature the return of Rhodey’s mom, a character who Pak describes as “a tough, unsentimental, church-going lady who did her damnedest to raise her kids the right way in the mean streets of South Philly. But as we’ll learn, her son may have learned some of her lessons a little too well.”

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