ComicsBulletin.com loves “Incredible Hercules” #115

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Paul Brian McCoy at ComicsBulletin.com loves “Incredible Hercules” #115. Here’s an excerpt from his advance review:

… let me just say that the relationship between Herc and Amadeus, particularly with regards to the notions of anger, revenge, justice, and responsibility, make for great, fun reading. And when you then add fairly straight mythological touchpoints to add depth and relevance to the current action, you’ve got what is clearly one of the best books on the market.

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“Incredible Hercules” #115 hits stores today — and writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente will be doing a signing with pencillers Khoi Pham and Reilly Brown at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan from 6-8 pm. Click here for the full scoop.

Hercules Week at ComicBookResources.com!

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Dave Richards at ComicBookResources.com loves “Incredible Hercules” so much that he’s devoting an entire week to interviewing the creative team about every aspect of the book. So far, he’s posted an interview with writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente about Hercules’s mythic past and an interview with Pak, Van Lente, and assistant editor Nate Cosby about the “Hulk Vs. Hercules” one-shot.
“Incredible Hercules” #115 hits stores today — and Pak and Van Lente will be doing a signing with pencillers Khoi Pham and Reilly Brown at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan from 6-8 pm. Click here for the full scoop.

Newsarama interviews Pak about “Skaar: Son of Hulk”

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Vaneta Rogers has interviewed Greg Pak about “Skaar: Son of Hulk” for Newsarama. Here’s an excerpt:

NRAMA: Seeing as Skaar is, basically, a newborn, is this a coming of age story?
GP: It’s an exploration of what you get if you raise a person in a war-torn world stripped of every vestige of civilization – and then ask him to play nicely with others. Skaar will absolutely come of age during the course of this story – but not exactly in that heartwarming, afterschool special sort of way.

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Ron Garney joins Greg Pak on “Skaar: Son of Hulk”

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At the Sunday afternoon “Mondo Marvel” panel at WizardWorld Los Angeles, Marvel announced that penciller Ron Garney will join writer Greg Pak on the “Skaar: Son of Hulk” series that debuts in June. Marvel.com has more. Here’s an excerpt:

SKAAR: SON OF HULK focuses on the child of the Hulk and Caira the Oldstrong, his now-deceased wife. With his mother dead and his father back on Earth, Skaar grows up fending for his life on the post-apocalyptic planet of his birth, Sakaar.
“There’s a grand tradition of stories that explore the fantasy of savage survival,” explains Pak. “Maybe the more civilized and protected yet weirdly complicated and exposed the real world becomes, the more we’re attracted to stories about barbaric worlds where the rules are brutally simple. After battling bureaucracy and petty hypocrisy all day long, it can be nice to escape into a fantasy world where people survive by their wits and fists and swords.
“But there can be an element of wish-fulfilling denial to these kinds of stories—an artificial dream of noble savagery that can hide the true costs of brutalization and war. With SKAAR: SON OF HULK we’re embracing—and exploding—that fantasy, mining it for all its epic adventure and harrowing subtext.”

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2008.03.19 – “Incredible Hercules” #115

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“Incredible Hercules” #115 hits comic book stores on March 19. Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham, the book features the final showdown of Hercules and Amadeus Cho versus S.H.I.E.L.D. and Ares.
Click here to read a seven page preview at Marvel.com and tell your local retailer to hold a copy for you today!
As an added bonus for New York City residents, Pak, Van Lente, and Pham will sign copies of the book on March 19 from 6 to 8 pm at Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., New York City, across from the Empire State Building. Click here for more information.

Seven page preview of “Incredible Hercules” #115

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Marvel.com has posted a seven page, colored, lettered preview of “Incredible Hercules” #115. The book is written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham and hits stores on Wednesday, March 19. Pak, Van Lente, and Pham will also sign copies of the book on the 19th from 6 to 8 pm at Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., New York City, across from the Empire State Building.
Click here to check out the preview.

More love for “Incredible Hercules” #114

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Comixtreme continues to love “Incredible Hercules” — here’s an excerpt from Adam Chapman’s review of issue #114:

Two years ago, the thought of a high-profile book starring Amadeus Cho and Hercules would not even have been a consideration, not even enough fodder for a joke. And yet here the book is, consistently engaging and interesting, making Hercules more interesting and entertaining than ever before, and making Amadeus Cho himself ever more interesting with additional shades of grey being added to his character. This is one of, if not the BEST Marvel book currently being published, a true success story, that Hercules has managed to headline a book that respects his character and makes him a serious hero again.

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“Incredible Hercules” #114 was written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham. Tell your local comic store to hold a copy for you today!