Amadeus Cho, a Korean American comic book character created by writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa for Marvel Comics, will headline a miniseries called "Heroic Age: Prince of Power," debuting in May.

"Heroic Age: Prince of Power," co-written by Pak and Fred Van Lente and pencilled by Reilly Brown, carries on the "Incredible Hercules" epic that Pak and Van Lente have been writing for the past three years. Here's the solicitation text:

The Lion of Olympus has fallen. And as the Heroic Age dawns, the Golden Mace of Hercules passes to a new Prince of Power... who just happens to be Herc's best friend, Korean-American kid genius, Amadeus Cho. But when Amadeus finally reveals what he plans to do with his new power, the heavens themselves may shatter as Marvel's mightiest pantheons are shaken to the core! And wait a minute... what's THOR doing on the cover of this book? Fan fave writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and beloved "Thorcules" artist Reilly Brown bring the thunder with the next essential chapter in the mind-blowing, heart-wrenching, and gut-busting epic that is the "INCREDIBLE HERCULES" experience!

And check out Amadeus Cho's Twitter feed!

Corina Knoll has interviewed Greg Pak about his Amadeus Cho character for the LA Times "Hero Complex" blog. Here's an excerpt:

CK: Let's talk about why you wanted to create a Korean American character.

GP: I've always thought it was particularly fun when you take a genre or story that doesn't have anything to do with Asian American issues and then you cast that story with Asian American characters. Sometimes it allows for almost a more subtle kind of commentary that can come out of almost surprising or unexpected ways. We didn't throw Amadeus out there like, "Here is the latest and greatest Asian American character: It's Asian Man!" The hook was, this is a great conflicted character with a fun attitude, a good sort of Marvel-esque tragic back story, a big learning curve ahead of him and some dramatic potential.

CK: So why the name "Amadeus"?

GP: I thought of Asian American families giving their kids crazy names like Stanford and Harvard, and I just thought it was a fun idea that this family would name their kid Amadeus because they want or know he's going to be a genius.

"Incredible Hercules" #116, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, hits comic book stores today. The book features the adventures of Hercules, the Lion of Olympus, and Amadeus Cho, incorrigible teen genius. Click here for an advance review and click here for a six page preview.

"Warbound" #5, another book written by Greg Pak, also hits stores today. Click here for a six page preview.