“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 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 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!

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.”

“Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1, written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney, makes Wizard’s Hot List for June 9! The book hits comic book stores on Wednesday. Click here to read the Hot List blurb, and ask your local retailer to reserve a copy for you today!

At long last, Marvel has released ten glorious preview pages of “Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1, written by Greg Pak with art by Ron Garney and colors by Paul Mounts.
Take a peek at Ain’t It Cool News — then ask your local retailer to hold a copy of the book for you!
“Skaar: Son of Hulk” #1 hits comic book stores on Wednesday, June 11.

The New York Post has interviewed comic book writer Greg Pak about his “Skaar: Son of Hulk” series, which debuts Wednesday, June 11, just in time for Father’s Day.
Click here to read the article, which also includes two never-before-seen pages of interior art.
And tell your local retailer to hold a copy for you today!