Greg Pak


Greg Pak is a filmmaker turned comic book writer best known for his "Planet Hulk" and "World War Hulk" epics. He created the Asian American superhero Amadeus Cho for Marvel. Other Asian American characters he has written include Sharon Valerii, aka Boomer, in Dynamite's "Battlestar Galactica" series. Pak's website is Pakbuzz.com and he writes a weekly column called "Pak Talks Comics" for BrokenFrontier.com. Pak is also the editor-in-chief of AsianAmericanComics.com.

"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.

"Incredible Hercules" #115, the climactic end of the first story arc featuring the Greek god and boy genius Amadeus Cho and written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, has nabbed a slew of rave reviews from ComicsBulletin.com, ComicsNewsI.com, PopCultureShock.com, and Newsarama.com. Here's an excerpt from the Newsarama review:

If it were just big, action-packed, melodramatic, funny fun The Incredible Hercules would still be well worth a reader's time, but co-writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente don't just stop there. This concludes the opening story arc of the Herc-hijacked book, and it does an incisive, even touching job of defining the characters of Hercules and Amadeus Cho. That it happens to also be a blast to read is just a bonus. This has very quickly become my favorite Marvel comic.
"Incredible Hercules" #115 hit stores on March 26. Tell your retailer to hold a copy for you today -- and preorder next month's "Incredible Hercules" #116!

The third trade paperback of the "Battlestar Galactica" comic book series written by Greg Pak hit comic book stores on February 27. This final storyline of the series focusses in particular on Sharon, the Cylon played by Grace Park on the television show. Here's what WizardUniverse.com had to say about the last issue of the series:

... the emphasis here is on human relationships and human tragedy, even if the 'human' in question happens to be a machine. Throughout, it's easy to hear the voices of Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, James Callis et al delivering Pak's smart, sad dialogue. Way to close on a high note, BSG team.
Tell your local store to hold a copy for you today!

For more information about the comic book series, visit Pakbuzz.com.

All Greg Pak Entries

04.16.082008.04.16 - "Incredible Hercules" (with Amadeus Cho)
03.30.08"Incredible Hercules" #115 -- and Amadeus Cho -- score rave reviews
02.28.082008.02.27 - Pak's third "Battlestar Galactica" trade hits comic stores
02.20.082008.05.03 - Greg Pak in Dallas for CAPE Free Comics Day event
02.19.08Comixtreme raves about "Incredible Hercules" #114 - and Amadeus Cho
02.19.082008.03.19 - Pak, Pham, Van Lente sign "Incredible Hercules" #115 in NYC
02.17.08Shiga, Tomine, and Pak make the Comics Journal's Best of 2007 lists
02.15.082008.02.20 - "Incredible Hercules" #114 (with Amadeus Cho)
02.14.08Pak's latest "Pak Talks Comics" pays tribute to colorist Stephane Peru
02.09.08Amadeus Cho in "Incredible Hercules"