Mike Guardabascio at PulpFictionOnline has dubbed Greg Pak and Ed Brubaker as the year's best mainstream comic book writers. Here's the blurb about Pak:

No question about it, nobody turned in more solid performances than these two guys this year, in mainstream books at least. Greg Pak changed the tenor of big events with his universe-spanning Planet Hulk epic, followed by the spectacular World War Hulk, which was marketed as its own event but which reads much better as a sequel to PH. Pak did an event with characters true to their cores (unlike Civil War), that improved a major character without retconning or changing him too much. Pak's Hulk is spectacular, and not to be missed.

In his "2007 in Review" column at ComicCritique, Adam McGovern has named Greg Pak the Writer of the Year -- and has some very nice things to say about "Hulk" and "Hercules" editor Mark Paniccia. Here's the blurb:

Pak was the one in 2007 to pick up the Grant Morrison banner and prove that crossovers can be art. In the main World War Hulk mini the relentless momentum of Pak’s narrative and the punishing physicality of John Romita Jr.’s bravura visuals conveyed anxieties run amok and real-life war-weariness raised to a hysterical pitch. Pak’s regular Incredible Hulk book was an even more fascinating narrative of the War’s underground factions and captive bystanders, conveying the human cost and psychic shockwaves of conflicts real and fantastic like few other comics of our war-torn decade. The other “fronts” in tie-in titles were almost all as interesting — especially the deranged displaced-persons/profiteer melodrama in Zeb Wells’ Heroes for Hire — and the ramifying followup books shaded the narrative across the genre spectrum, from the sober and humane postwar elegy of Pak’s Aftersmash one-shot to the inventive suspense and moral ambiguity of his lost-platoon Warbound mini to the offbeat insurrection comedy (!) of the Incredible Herc ongoing (!!), an on-the-road (and on-the-run) adventure with Hercules and Amadeus Cho alone against SHIELD in a battle where what’s most at risk is heroism itself (this last one a real-life dream-teamup between Pak and rising auteur Fred Van Lente as co-writer). Every precinct of what I think of as the Paniccia Comics Group — that most original and oddball corner of Marvel’s overall cosmos, under editor Mark Paniccia’s wise dominion — gave its all for the kind of epic that will hopefully become a trend; call it event-garde.

Greg Pak has been dubbed the Breakout Talent of 2007 in the 2nd Annual Golden Pants Awards bestowed by the reviewers of ComicsPants.com. Click here to see the full list and listen to the podcast.

The Comixtreme.com "2 in 1 Showcase" crew has named Greg Pak the "Next Big Thing" in their Best of 2007 episode. Click here to listen to the mp3 of the show -- the "Next Big Thing" category is discussed about two thirds of the way through.

Meanwhile, in his "Everything but Imaginary" column, Blake Petit of Comixtreme has named "Incredible Hercules" #113, written by Pak and Fred Van Lente, as his "Favorite of the Week." Click here to read the column.

Greg Pak's "Planet Hulk" epic makes Randy Myer's Best of 2007 graphic novels list for the Oakland Tribune. An excerpt:

... this adventure with the big, mean green one so engrossed me that I turned into a hermit one weekend to read it. Pak blasts the Hulk to a bloodthirsty planet caught up in a brutal caste system. This is epic, grand story-telling, on par with "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings." A book that never lags, never disappoints.

The Thursday Morning Quarterback Crew at WizardUniverse.com mentions Greg Pak in the "Best Writer" section of their Best of 2007 column. An excerpt:

I came late to the Pak party in Hulk, but every month of this year, he’s delivered something I never thought possible—he made me care about the Hulk.... I got a completely fresh take on a character I used to avoid, and I got a solid year’s worth of entertaining, nail-biting stories that kept me coming back each month. That’s all you can ask for.
...
I think that whole little corner of the Marvel U, all the post-World War Hulk spinoffs and storylines, are some of the most exciting comics Marvel’s putting out right now. That’s definitely something worth watching for in 2008.

The boys of the comic book talk show "The Stack" have released their Best of 2007 list, which includes "World War Hulk," written by Greg Pak with pencils by John Romita, Jr. Click here to view the video.

Wizard Magazine has come out with its "Best of 2007" list, and Greg Pak and the Hulk are big winners. The "Incredible Hulk" comic book, written by Pak, has been named "Best Ongoing Series." And Pak's been named "Breakout Talent." Here's an excerpt:

"Planet Hulk" turned the big green behemoth from a ragin monster into a deeply complex and psychologically driven character. And with "World War Hulk," Pak proved his ability to deliver complex, heartfelt storytelling and intense scenes of action on the grand stage of company-wide crossovers.

35 Film Festival Awards

Best Director (Greg Pak)
Best Screenplay (Greg Pak)
2004 Festival Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre

Best Picture
Best Director (Greg Pak)
Best Actress (Wai Ching Ho)
Best Picture Audience Award
2004 Semana Internacional de Cine Fantastico de Malaga

Best of Fest Audience Award
2004 Annapolis Reel Cinema Film Festival

Best Independent Sci-Fi Feature
Best New Director
Best New Film Audience Award
SF Hall of Fame Inductee - Greg Pak
2004 Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival

Special Jury Award
2004 Yubari Fantastic Film Festival

Best Feature Film
2004 Sci Fi London International Film Festival

Best Screenplay (Greg Pak)
Best Actress (Wai Ching Ho)
2003 St. Louis International Film Festival

Most Original Film
2003 Marco Island Film Festival

Best Film
2003 San Francisco Korean American Media Arts Festival

Best Feature Film Audience Award
2003 Michigan Independent Film Festival

Audience Award
2003 Boston Fantastic Film Festival

Grand Prize, Best Narrative Feature
2003 Rhode Island International Film Festival

Best Narrative Feature Film
2003 DC APA Film Festival

Special Jury Award for Emotional Truth
2003 Florida Film Festival

Best Director (Greg Pak)
Best Actress (Wai Ching Ho)
2003 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival

Best Feature Film Audience Choice Award
2003 Fantastisk Film Festival, Sweden

Best Science Fiction Film
Best Science Fiction Director (Greg Pak)
Best Science Fiction Actor (Sab Shimono)
Best Science Fiction Actress (Tamlyn Tomita)
Best Score (Rick Knutsen)
2003 ShockerFest Film Festival

Emerging Director Award
2003 Asian American International Film Festival

Special Jury Award
2003 Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Honorable Mention
2003 Film Fest New Haven

Best Screenplay Award
2002 Hamptons Film Festival

Excellence in Design Award
For Daniel M. Kanemoto's opening credits animation
Association Internationale Du Film D'Animation East

Festivals & Screenings

2001 20,000 Leagues Under the Industry Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
2000 Louisville Film Festival, Louisville, KY
2000 Freaky Film Festival, Champaign, IL
2000 Chicago Underground Film Festival
2000 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2000 Opaline Screening Series, NYC
2000 Firewater Films Screening Series, NYC
2000 Arizona International Film Festival
2000 New York Underground Film Festival

Awards

1996 Audience Festival Favorite
Asian American Film Festival, Malaysia

1995 Finalist, Student Film Category
WorldFest-Charleston Int'l Film Festival

1995 Special Jury Citation
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festiv

Festivals & Screenings

2006 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
2002 Gwangju Biennale "Seeing There" Film & Video Program
2001 Glitter Films Screening Series, Raleigh, NC
2001 Slant: Bold Asian American Images, Houston, TX
1998 Films from the Korean Diaspora, Minneapolis, MN
1997 New York Comedy Film Festival, NYC
1997 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
1997 Flicker, Northwest University Film & Video Festival
1997 IndieQueens Film Showcase, Queens, NY
1997 Flick Clique, Youngstown, OH
1996 Korean Cine Forum, Korean Cultural Services, NYC
1996 Korean American Film Festival, Flushing, NY
1996 Stories from the Asian Diaspora Film Festival, Univ. of MD
1996 NYU Asian Pacific American Law Students Ass'n Heritage Week
1996 Carolines Funny Shorts Film Festival, NYC
1995 Worldfest-Charleston International Film Festival
1995 Asian American Int'l Film & Video Festival, Washington, DC
1995 Hawaii International Film Festival
1995 Seattle Asian American Film Festival
1995 Asian American International Film & Video Festival, NYC
1995 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
1995 Korean American Film Festival, Washington, DC
1995 Asian American Film Showcase, Columbia University, NYC
1995 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
1994 Korean American Arts Festival, Oakland, CA
1994 Korean Student Film Festival, NYC

Festivals & Screenings

2006 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
2002 New Orleans Film Festival
2002 DC APA Film Festival
2002 Ohio Independent Film Festival
2002 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
2002 20,000 Leagues Under the Industry Film Festival, Cleveland
2002 New Filmmakers Screening Series, Anthology Film Archives, NYC
2002 Nomad Videofilm Festival
2002 Asian American Int'l Film Festival, NYC
2002 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival
2002 Hapa Film Night, San Francisco State University
2002 Chicago Asian American Showcase
2002 Arizona Int'l Film Festival
2002 San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival
2001 San Diego Asian Film Festival

Screenings

2006 San Francisco Korean American Film Festival
2004 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
2004 Asian American International Film Festival, New York
2004 Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
2004 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
2004 Cinequest Film Festival
2004 South by Southwest Film Festival
2004 VC Film Fest
2004 Chicago Asian American Showcase

Awards & Nominations

1999 First Place Experimental Film
Rhode Island International Film Festival
 
1999 Best Experimental Film
Marin County National Festival of Short Films
 
1999 Experimental Film Award
Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH
 
1999 Certificate of Merit
San Francisco International Film Festival
 
1998 Finishing Funds Award
Experimental Television Center
 
1998 Jury Award Winner
New York Expo
 
1998 Finalist
Austin Heart of Film Festival

Television Screenings

1999 "video i" shorts anthology program, KTEH San Jose public television

Festivals and Screenings
    
2001 San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival
2001 East Bay Gay Asian Film Fest, Berkeley, CA
2000 Cricket Moon Cinema, Zeitgeist Bar, San Francisco
2000 Firewater Films Screening Series, NYC
2000 Arizona International Film Festival, Tucson
2000 Turin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2000 American Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan
2000 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
1999 AmerAsia Int'l Film & Video Festival, Montreal, Quebec
1999 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
1999 Hi/Lo Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
1999 Ohio Independent Film Festival, Cleveland, OH
1999 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
1999 Freaky Film Festival, Urbana, IL
1999 Mix NYC Film Festival
1999 Cinema Lounge, IFP West, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Rhode Island International Film Festival
1999 Cape May Film Festival
1999 Marin County National Festival of Short Films
1999 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
1999 Florida Film Festival
1999 San Francisco International Film Festival
1999 Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH
1999 Atlanta Film and Video Festival
1999 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
1999 New Filmmakers screening series at the Anthology Film Archives, NYC
1999 PS 99 Film Festival, NYC
1999 Video Lounge at the Knitting Factory, New York, NY
1999 Film Fest New Haven, New Haven, CT
1999 Carolina Film & Video Festival, Greensboro, NC
1999 Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, San Jose, CA
1999 Ocularis Screening Series, Brooklyn, NY
1998 New York Expo, NYC
1998 New York Expo Screenings at the North Carolina School for the Arts
1998 Austin Heart of Film Festival
1998 Louisville Film & Video Festival, KY
1998 Carolines Funny Shorts Film Festival, New York, NY
1998 CinemaTexas Film Festival, Austin, TX

Television Broadcast

2002 "Urban Indies," MetroTV, New York
1999 "Asian American Film Festival," the International Channel
1999 "Cinefil Imagica," Japanese satellite television
1999 "Image Union," WTTW/Channel 11 Chicago
1998 "Reel New York," WNET 13 New York
1998 "video i," KTEH San Jose
1998 "Through the Lens," WYBE TV 35 Philadelphia

Awards & Nominations

2000 Best Narrative Short
San Diego Asian Film Festival

1999 Nominee, Best Color Film
Off Hollywood Oscarz, Ohio Ind. Film Festival

1998 Finalist, King Hu Award
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival

1998 2nd Place Audience Award, Best Dramatic Short
Film Fest New Haven

1998 Screenwriting Craft Award
NYU First Run Film Festival

1998 Honorable Mention
Big Muddy Film Festival

1998 Certificate of Merit
Long Island Film Festival

1997 Post Production Grant
Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund

Festivals and Screenings

2002 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
2000 DC APA Film Festival, Washington, DC
2000 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2000 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2000 Another Korean Cinema Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
1999 Drama Film Festival, Athens, Greece
1999 New Filmmakers, Anthology Film Archives, NYC
1999 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema
1999 Chicago Asian American Film Festival
1999 Asian American Film Festival, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1998 Detroit International Film Festival
1998 Korean American Film Festival, New York, NY
1998 Louisville Film & Video Festival, KY
1998 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, DE
1998 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
1998 Summer Shorts Film Festival, East Hampton, NY
1998 Long Island Film Festival
1998 Asian American International Film Festival, NYC
1998 Florida Film Festival
1998 Charlotte Film & Video Festival
1998 Atlanta Film & Video Festival
1998 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
1998 Ohio Independent Film Festival
1998 Singapore International Film Festival
1998 Film Fest New Haven, New Haven, CT
1998 NAATA Presents, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
1998 South by Southwest Film Festival, Austin, TX
1998 Ohio Ind. Film Fest Showcase at the Cleveland Int'l Film Fest
1998 First Run Film Festival, New York University
1998 Chicago Asian American Showcase
1998 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
1998 Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL
1998 Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ
1998 Phat Shorts Film Festival, NYC
1998 Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, San Jose, CA
1997 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
1997 Indie Queens Independent Film Showcase, Queens, NY
1997 Shorts International Film Festival, NYC

Television Broadcast
    
2001 Broadcast on PBS stations across the country
1999 Cinemax Reel Life documentary series

Awards & Nominations
    
1999 Gold Apple Winner
National Educational Media Network

1999 First Place, Short Documentary
Film Fest New Haven

1998 Gold Winner, Documentary Category
Student Academy Awards

1998 Graduate Student Film Grant Winner
Hamptons International Film Festival

1998 First Place Winner
Korean American Film Festival

1998 Best Film
Heart of America Awards, American Legion Auxiliary

1998 First Place Winner, Documentary Category
Marin County Film Festival

1998 Nominee
IDA/David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award

1998 Finalist
Hope & Dreams Film Festival

1998 Finalist
IFC2000 National Student Film Competition

1998 Certificate of Merit
Long Island Film Festival

1998 Honorable Mention, Short Documentary
Reel Frontier Arizona International Film Festival

1998 Finalist, Student Category
Philadelphia International Film Festival

1998 Honorable Mention
Brooklyn Film Festival

1998 Third Place Graduate Wasserman Award Winner,
Achievement in Documentary Craft Award,
Directing, Editing, and Original Score Craft Awards
First Run Film Festival Awards, New York University

1997 Warner Bros. Post Production Award

Festivals and Screenings

2002 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
2002 Konundrum Screening Series, NYC
2002 FilmFest New Haven "A Taste of FFNH"
2000 DocSide Film Festival, San Antonio, TX
2000 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2000 DC APA Film Festival, Washington, DC
2000 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2000 Asian American Film Festival, Rice University, Houston
2000 Ocularis, Brooklyn
1999 Shinyuri Film Festival
1999 British Short Film Festival
1999 Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
1999 St. Petersburg Message to Man International Film Festival, Russia
1999 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
1999 Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH
1999 National Educational Media Network Film Festival
1999 PS 99 Film Festival, New York, NY
1999 Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
1999 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
1999 Film Fest New Haven, New Haven, CT
1999 Chicago Asian American Showcase
1999 Asian American Film Festival, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1999 Asian American Film Festival, Dartmouth University
1999 Korean Cultural Night, School of Visual Arts, NYC
1998 Hamptons International Film Festival
1998 HBO Frame by Frame Documentary Film Festival, New York, NY
1998 Telluride Film Festival
1998 Montclair Short Film & Video Festival, Montclair, NJ
1998 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
1998 Evenstill, Films from the Korean Disapora, Minneapolis, MN
1998 Detroit International Film Festival
1998 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, DE
1998 Louisville Film & Video Festival
1998 Fort Worth Film Festival
1998 Korean American Film Festival, New York, NY
1998 Colony Club Film Evening, NYC
1998 Mill Valley Film Festival
1998 Hope & Dreams Film Festival, Hope, NJ
1998 Brooklyn Film Festival
1998 1 Reel Film Festival at Bumbershoot, the Seattle Arts Festival
1998 Chilivisions, Visual Communications Fundraiser, Los Angeles
1998 Films in the Forest, Carmel, CA
1998 Summer Shorts Film Festival, East Hampton, NY
1998 PhilaFilm, Philadelphia International Film Festival
1998 Asian American International Film Festival, New York, NY
1998 Huntington International Film Festival, Huntington, NY
1998 Sochi International Film Festival, Sochi, Russia
1998 Marin County Film Festival, San Rafael, CA
1998 Saguaro Film Festival, Scottsboro, AZ
1998 The Reel Frontier Arizona International Film Festival, Tucson, AZ
1998 DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC
1998 First Run Film Festival, New York University

Awards & Nominations

Honorable Mention Jury Award, Comic Short
3rd place Audience Award, Comic Short
2002 Film Fest New Haven
 
Finalist
2002 24th Annual Short Film & Video Competition, USA Film Festival
 
Finalist
2002 Reel Frontier Competition, Arizona Int'l Film Festival
 
Nominated for Best Comedy
2001 Ohio Independent Film Festival

Screenings

2002 ResFest Film Festival
2002 SinCine Film Festival, NYC
2002 FilmFest New Haven
2002 Zeitgeist Outdoor Film Festival, San Francisco
2002 SLANT: Bold Asian American Images, Houston
2002 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
2002 Chicago Asian American Showcase
2002 Arizona Int'l Film Festival
2002 Tampere Int'l Film Festival Micromovies Competition
2002 San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival
2002 Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose
2002 Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2001 Z Film Festival, Chicago
2001 Reel Asian Film Festival
2001 Ohio Independent Film Festival
2001 Ocularis Screening Series, NYC
2001 New Orleans Film Festival
2001 SoNo Film and Video Festival
2001 Hawaii Int'l Film Festival
2001 San Diego Asian Film Festival
2001 DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
2001 Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival
2001 Bite the Mango Film Festival, London
2001 Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival
2001 Asian American Int'l Film Festival, NYC

Screenings