A Marvel Comics series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham
The planet's most irresponsible god and incorrigible teen genius wreak havoc in the wake of "World War Hulk." Featuring Hercules, Amadeus Cho, and a number of extremely annoyed Avengers.
... this second issue of Hercules’ story is even stronger than the first, and it’s rapidly on its way to becoming one of the best comics Marvel is publishing.
Hercules once again gets some really great screentime. ...this arc has once again shown us why Hercules is such a great character. He's complex, and honor-driven, and he's a pleasure to read about, especially under Pak's pen.
An excerpt:Pak and Van Lente keep the plot moving at light speed and pepper the ish with plenty of light-hearted moments, which make the action even splashier when the danger quotient rises. Marvel might want to consider a new adjective...
"Incredible Hercules" #118, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Rafa Sandoval, hits comic book stores today -- and it's already scored a rave review from ComicsBulletin.com! Here's an excerpt:Pak and Van Lente continue to do...
Marvel has announced that "Incredible Hercules" #117, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Rafa Sandoval, has sold out at the distributor level. The book will go to a second printing with a variant cover featuring...
From Chris's Invincible Super-Blog:In this comic, a Japanese god of evil who speaks only in Haiku fights a polar bear. So really, there’s no possible way that this isn’t the best comic book of the week. Maybe the year.Click here...
Alex, Justin, and Pete all sing the praises of "Incredible Hercules" #117 in their latest batch of Stack reviews. Check the video out here. The review begins around the 4:20 mark. "Incredible Hercules" #117 was written by Greg Pak and...
IGN continues to rave about "Incredible Hercules," written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and now with pencils by Rafa Sandoval. Here's an excerpt from the review of #116:Incredible Hercules seems to be getting really formulaic. That formula being...
J. Caleb Mozzocco has declared "Incredible Hercules" his "favorite Marvel comic" in Newsarama's Best Shots review column. Here's an excerpt from his review of "Incredible Hercules" #115:If it were just big, action-packed, melodramatic, funny fun The Incredible Hercules would still...
The raves keep on coming for "Incredible Hercules" #115, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham. Here's the latest from PopCultureShock.com:It’s great that Marvel was able to take the momentum Hercules gathered from Civil...
Nick Marino drops four stars on "Incredible Hercules" #115 in his review at ComicsNewsI.com. Here's an excerpt:How can you develop this character that’s been explored so thoroughly and deeply that every facet of his fictional history has been picked apart...
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...
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...
Corey Henson has written a rave review of "Incredible Hercules" #114 for Newsarama's Best Shots. An excerpt:Much like Walt Simonson's classic run on The Mighty Thor in the 80s, writers Van Lente and Greg Pak are mixing Hercules's mythological history...
IGN calls it a "miracle book." the-isb.com says, "I could read this stuff all day." WizardUniverse.com writes, "I’m absolutely loving how this book is finally doing justice to the son of Zeus!" Written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente...
"Incredible Hercules" #114, which hits comic book stores Wednesday, February 20, has scored a rave review from Blake M. Petit at Comixtreme.com. An excerpt:As I’ve come to expect from Greg Pak, this was a highly entertaining, truly exciting issue. He...
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...
An excerpt:That Greg Pak, along with co-writer Fred van Lente, has managed to not only maintain my interest in a storyline starring Hercules but mesmerize me with it says volumes about the strength of his writing.... This is everything one...
... this time from Blake Petit, writing for Comixtreme.com. The money quote:... this second issue of Hercules’ story is even stronger than the first, and it’s rapidly on its way to becoming one of the best comics Marvel is publishing.Click...
Writing for ComicsNewsi.com, Nick Marino has posted a rave review of "Incredible Hercules" #113. Here's the money quote:The plot, dialogue, and art are merging together to tell what may go down in history as the definitive Hercules comic book story.Click...
Luke Handley and Paul Brian McCoy call "Incredible Hercules" "one of the best books Marvel is putting out at the moment" in their rave advance review of issue #113 at ComicsBulletin.com. Here's the quote in context:...this is well worth the...
Luke Handley on "Incredible Hercules":... this could prove to be a welcome and unexpected breath of fresh air, especially given the presence of Amadeus Cho, who’s turning out to be one of the best new characters to come out of...
Newsarama has posted a review of "Incredible Hulk" #112 from J. Caleb Mozzocco. The money quote:I found this issue enormously satisfying, and am really looking forward to the next one.Click here to read the full review. "Incredible Hulk" #112 was...
Comixtreme.com has posted another four star review of "Incredible Hulk" #112, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham. An excerpt:In the last couple years, Hercules has had a renaissance, as he was extremely well...
"Incredible Hulk" #112, the first issue of the "Incredible Hercules" storyline, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham, has gotten a rave from Nick Budd at ComicPants.com. An excerpt:Pretty close to being perfect. Yeah,...
With issue #112, Hercules and Amadeus Cho take the star roles of the "Incredible Hulk" comic book in a storyline written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente with pencils by Khoi Pham. And Comixtreme likes what it sees. An...
Graeme McMillan at the Savage Critics nods approvingly at "Incredible Hulk" #111, written by Greg Pak and Jeff Parker and pencilled by Leonard Kirk. An excerpt:It's a good sign, too, that the new/old book will be worth checking out, as...
Distinctions
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.
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.