Comic Book Resources has posted colored, lettered previews of “Skaar” #7, written by Greg Pak, and “Incredible Hercules” #125, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente.
Click here for the Skaar preview, in which the Son of Hulk finally seizes the Old Power of his Shadow ancestors — and the Silver Surfer makes the scene!
Click here for the Hercules preview, in which the Lion of Olympus and Amadeus Cho find themselves in an alternate reality — the United States of Amazonia!
Both books hit comic book stores on Wednesday, January 28.
Wizard digs “War Machine” #2
Kevin Mahadeo has reviewed “War Machine” #2 for WizardUniverse.com. Here’s an excerpt:
While the title does a fantastic job of telling a compelling story that incorporates real-world concerns, it truly succeeds through the use of simple, fan-fulfilling moments of sheer awesome–such as War Machine’s legs getting blown off and him replacing them with tank parts. Tank. Parts. Seriously, how does one not love Greg Pak?
Click here to read the whole thing.
“War Machine” #2 hit comic book stores on Wednesday. The book is written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco.
CBR digs “War Machine” #2
Doug Zawisza reviews “War Machine” #2 for Comic Book Resources. Here’s an excerpt:
Pak does a very good job of putting this series over the top. This issue is 100% war theatrics and high ordnance explosions, laced with some very tricky tech that makes sense in a world where geniuses are commonplace. From the camera bug to the way War Machine assimilates weaponry, this issue has quite an arsenal of “You gotta be kidding me!” moments. And yet, in a world where the Green Goblin’s fractured alter ego (who, by the way, is now more ego than ever before) is the last great hope for the free world, this all almost makes sense. This is the dirty, blood-stained, gun-powder-charred underbelly of the Marvel Universe.
Click here to read the whole thing.
“War Machine” #2 was written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco. The book hits comic book stores on January 21.
ComicMix interviews Greg Pak about Herc, Skaar, Magneto, and War Machine
Matthew Weinberger of ComicMix has interviewed writer Greg Pak about “Incredible Hercules,” “Magneto Testament,” “Skaar: Son of Hulk,” and “War Machine.” Here’s an excerpt with a tease about upcoming events in “Skaar”:
GP: Skaar is about to have the biggest showdown of his life as the Silver Surfer returns to savage Sakaar in Skaar: Son of Hulk #7! Fortunately for Skaar, at the end of issue #6, he finally seized the Old Power of his ancestors, which allows him to channel the massive tectonic forces of the entire planet. Of course, whether that will be enough against the Power Cosmic remains to be seen.
But in addition to titanic physical clashes, the “Return of the Silver Savage” arc will hit Skaar with the biggest emotional trauma of his brief existence. Since his birth in the explosion that killed his mother, Skaar has known nothing but blood and fire. To survive in this brutal, war-torn world, he’s done nothing but fight every day of his life. Now he’ll begin to face the emotional consequences of that kind of existence and make some monumental decisions that will lead to some shocking twists.
CMix: Will the Son of Hulk ever meet the original?
GP: My lips are sealed. Except to say that sometimes good things come to those who wait. And that you might not even have to wait that long. (How’s that for a graceful tease?)
Another excerpt from the Pak Talks Comics “War Machine” #1 director’s commentary
Greg Pak has written a column for BrokenFrontier.com about the creative decisions behind “War Machine” #1. Here he talks about the scene on page 1:
… Santo Marco is a fictional country found only in the Marvel Universe. Every atrocity in “War Machine†has real world antecedents and we’re striving for immediacy and realism in both the storylines and Leo Manco’s brilliant art — the image of anguished UN peacekeepers standing by while people are murdered because their mandate prevents them from intervention is based on horrific accounts of the genocide in Rwanda, for example.
But I always planned to use fictional countries because for better or for worse, War Machine’s actions will have a transformative, long-term impact on the nations he visits. Magneto’s history in the real world events of the Holocaust works because the history informs the character rather than the other way around. But the stories we’re telling in “War Machine†require the character to change the course of history for the nations he deals with. It just didn’t sit well with me to use real world human beings who are suffering unbelievably horrific atrocities even as we speak as characters in a story that would require outcomes that ultimately contradict real world events.
Click here to read the whole thing.
And click here to read the first six pages of “War Machine” #2, which hits comic book stores on January 21.
Pak Talks Comics: Inside the engine of “War Machine” #1
Greg Pak’s latest “Pak Talks Comics” column for Broken Frontier features an inside look at the creative decisions behind “War Machine” #1 — along with some hints of what’s coming up in “War Machine” #2 and beyond. Here’s an excerpt:
I’d had an eye on Rhodey for a while — I’d written an alternative version of him into the “1602 New World†miniseries and had tried to work him into a couple of other projects over the years. And I’d been researching the Holocaust for the “Magneto Testament†miniseries, which had led me to read about more recent genocides and atrocities. The new “War Machine†series seemed like a perfect place to tackle a character I’d always loved while exploring difficult questions of war, interventionism, and violence in the name of justice.
Marvel posts six page preview of “War Machine” #2
Marvel.com has posted a six page colored, lettered preview of “War Machine” #2, written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco. Click here to read the preview.
“War Machine” #2 hits comic book stores on January 21 — ask your local comic shop to hold a copy of the book for you today!
MyCup O’ Joe includes “War Machine” preview art
Marvel editor Bill Rosemann takes the hotseat for this week’s MyCup O’ Joe at MySpace Comics with a preview of art from “War Machine” #2, written by Greg Pak and drawn by Leonardo Manco.
Click here to check it out.
Comixtreme raves about “Magneto Testament” #4
Adam Chapman at Comixtreme has posted a rave review of “Magneto Testament” #4, written by Greg Pak with art by Carmine DiGiandomenico. Here’s an excerpt:
Pak has done an absolutely brilliant job on this mini-series. It is so obviously crafted with such loving care, not to mention an enormous amount of careful research. It is perhaps the best writing I’ve ever seen from him, and I hold in high esteem a bunch of his works. But this is just something else entirely.
The artwork by Di Giandomenico is breathtaking. It immerses you in the story so wholly and fully, makes you believe what you’re seeing on the page, makes you feel all of the emotion that he puts on every face. Exquisite work. I love his pencils, ever since discovering his work on Battlin’ Jack Murdock. He was the main reason I started reading this book, I will follow him anywhere. A brilliant penciller who is deserving of the highest accolades.
An excellent read, yet again. Pick up this entire series, and you won’t be disappointed. An amazing read, from the moment you open the cover. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!
Comixtreme lauds “Incredible Hercules” #124
Adam Chapman of Comixtreme has posted a glowing review of “Incredible Hercules” #124, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente. Here’s an excerpt:
This book has a sense of fun and adventure which is rare in comics these days, and this issue is a perfect indicator of that. Hercules and his two female allies try to save Amadeus Cho and save the world at the same time, as Cho himself tries to engineer an escape.
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The characterization of Namora, Hercules, Cho and Athena is once-again spot-on, and very entertaining. I really liked the ending as well, and am interested to see just where it goes and what it means. I’m sure it won’t last long, but knowing Pak/Van Lente, the have something good up their sleeve.