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Incredible Hercules: The New Prince of Power Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Greg Pak (Author), Fred Van Lente (Author), Reilly Brown (Illustrator),
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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 fi nally 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 here? 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! Plus, when the most beloved Olympian of all time falls, who will mourn him?

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Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1-4, Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1-2
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    Heroic Age: Prince of Power
  2. Print length
    160 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Marvel Enterprises
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2010
  6. Grade level
    10 - 12
  7. Dimensions
    6.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    078514370X
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0785143703
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Enterprises; 0 edition (January 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 078514370X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785143703
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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    Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

    Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).

    He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats, and loves hearing from readers at fred.vanlente@gmail.com.

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    Paul Tobin is a New York Times-bestselling author. His writing includes "Bandette"; "Colder"; "The Genius Factor" series; as well as many other comic books and works of fiction.

    "Bandette", drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; it was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. Paul’s graphic novel "I Was the Cat", created with artist Benjamin Dewey, was nominated for an Eisner in 2015. "Colder", the horror comic he created with artist Juan Ferreyra, was also nominated that same year. Paul's comic book adaptations of other media include "Plants Vs. Zombies", "Angry Birds", and "The Witcher". In 2021, he and frequent "Plants Vs. Zombies" artist Ron Chan will present their new graphic novel "Earth Boy".

    "The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat", first in Paul’s series of novels for middle-grade readers, debuted in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. The series continued with "How to Outsmart a Billion Robot Bees" and "How To Tame a Human Tornado".

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Roman
5.0 out of 5 stars Read the entire series.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2011
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If you've read the entire series, this is a 5-star, easy. I waited months to find out what happened after Cho takes over and Hercules supposed death, and I was not disappointed in the least.However, if you haven't read the earlier volumes you will have no idea as to what is going on at all. Be sure to buy all the tpb, b/c trust me, its the best thing to come from comics in ages. There truly is nothing like the ultimate odd couple of Hercules and Amadeus Cho. An old-school brute, meets new-age genius. Comedy, action, its got it all.
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wayne w jackson
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
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OKAY, OKAY
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Strong
5.0 out of 5 stars Continuing the Great Hercules epic
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2011
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If you've been enjoying the last few years of Hercules comics, which have been really good, and really well written, then this book is a must read. See the next chapter in the Hercules epic. Now, I can't wait for the next.
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David Baron
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Fun
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
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This title, "Incredible Hercules", continues to be fun in these issues even though Hercules is absent for most of them. This is definitely recommended.
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Sean Curley
4.0 out of 5 stars Pak and Van Lente continue to deliver.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2010
Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente's "Incredible Hercules" was one of the most original and entertaining properties produced by Marvel Comics from 2008 to 2010; upon the conclusion of the series itself, three sequel miniseries were launched to complete the series' ongoing plotlines. The two-issue "Hercules: Fall of an Avenger" and four-issue "Heroic Age: Prince of Power", collected as "Incredible Hercules: Prince of Power", are the first two of these. While not quite as good as the series' seminal arcs, the result is a fun and important adventure. Spoilers follow.

The events of "Assault on New Olympus" ended with Hercules seemingly being slain in an explosion, prompted by his ally Athena, who believes Amadeus Cho is destined to be the new Prince of Power and save the universe. Cho is suspicious of Athena, but first, the heroes of the Marvel Universe gather for a two-issue tribute to the deceased Avenger. These two issues are a roll-call of Hercules' past acquaintances, both those who have appeared in the series and those who have not - there are some incredibly funny sequences here, including a tribute from his lady-loves that must be seen to be believed (as well as an acknowledgement of Hercules' bisexuality, something most modern authors ignore). The only real downside is that these two issues are done by Ariel Olivetti, who is, for my money, the least impressive artist to ever work on the series - his art is a weird mix of cartoonishness and photorealism that lacks the strengths of either, and is not at all dynamic.

Anyway, we then move to the main story that gives the collection its name: Amadeus Cho, new Prince of Power, is intent on locating Hercules. But to do that, and conveniently also save the universe from the megalomaniac Vali Halfling, he must team up with Thor on a quest to find the four magical items from different pantheons of gods that will grant one omnipotence. These four items are Hebe's Olympian ambrosia, the golden apples of Idunn from Asgard, the spells of the Egyptian Book of Thoth, and the moon cup of the Hindu physician-god, and retrieving them requires a tremendously entertaining journey around the Marvel Universe. Meanwhile, Vali's plans bring Amadeus' love interest Delphyne Gorgon back into the game. Superior illustration is provided by Reilly Brown.

Recommended.
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Axton Blessendon, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice finale to a fun series
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2011
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This was a nice coda to the charming, good-natured Incredible Hercules series, with Herc's sidekick Amadeus Cho filling in as the earthly champion of the Olympian gods. Nice crossover with Thor; pretty-looking Alex Ross-ish artwork in the opening chapters (the funeral of Hercules, attended by various Marvel Universe heavies) and a hefty dose of the humor that made this title so enjoyable... And plenty of goofball sound effects, too! If you enjoyed the earlier volumes of this series, you'll like this too: they really went out with a bang! (Axton)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hercules God of fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2023
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Always liked hercules very underused character
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Dylan
5.0 out of 5 stars Pak's Hercules is the epitome of all that I love about comics!
Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2018
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Pak's Hercules is the epitome of all that I love about comics!
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Cabot3
4.0 out of 5 stars Une bonne BD, mais un peu plus faible que le reste de la série
Reviewed in France on May 1, 2013
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Ce livre suite de Incredible hercules assault on Olympus se compose donc en 3 blocs:
-Hercules Fall of an Avenger #1 et #2 (moyen)
-Greek tragedy (court)
-Heroic Age : Prince of Power #1-4 (bon matériel)

On commence donc par le plus dur : Hercules : Fall of an Avenger #1 et #2:
Tout d'abord le dessin est assuré par Ariel Olivietti avec lequel j'aurais toujours du mal par rapport à ses desssins et son style si particulier.
Maintenant, la parenthèse dessin étant fermée attaquons-nous au scénario: on nous raconte donc la célébration de la mort d'Hercules ainsi tous ses anciens coéquipiers viennent raconter des histoires communes avec le défunt qui le montrent tout aussi humain qu'il a été dépeint durant la série, on a aussi un petit passage sur ses amours. Bref de la commémoration mais pas que, les dieux de l'Olympe arrivent alors pour dévider qui sera le nouveau roi de l'Olympe (Zeus étant mort dans le précédent broché/relié de Incredbile Hercules : Assault on Olympus) Athena est candidate mais d'autres dieux ne sont pas d'accord, ils vont donc régler cela par champions interposés, Amadeus Cho étant ainsi choisi par Athena pour le reste je vous laisserai découvrir.
Dans ce récit cour la part n'est pas trop belle aux personnages mais plutôt aux changements, ainsi Amadeus Cho va apprendre que SPOILER[....] FIN DU SPOILER Amadeus Cho sera aussi par ailleurs nommé patron de l'Olympus Group.
Bref deux épisode sans grand intérêt si ce n'est les avancées narratives, un peu surprenante (mais pas trop, quand même).

Ensuite on a droit à Greek Tragedy et ce court épisode n'en est pas une. Court épisode, court scénario tout cela pour parler encore une fois du côté humain de Hercules et voir qu'il avait pensé à prendre soin des monstres enfants. Et qu'il avait encore une fois n'est pas coutume eu plein de relations amoureuse.

Enfin on s'attaque à la plus grosse partie du livre avec Heroic Age : Prince of Power
On retrouve donc Amadeus Cho qui a repris le flambeau de Hercules et est donc le nouveau Prince of Power. Celui-ci se retrouve donc maintenant avec des responsabilités (à la tête d'Olympus Group) et aussi son amour Delphynn emprisonnée dans ses propres quartiers. Amadeus essaye de s'en sortir comme il peut pour réussir à atteindre sa quête.
On remarquera au passage que Amadeus est aidé par Bruce Banner, on voit donc que les choses se sont inversées de ce côté-là...
Ainsi Amadeus malgré l'aide de Banner se rend compte qu'il va lui falloir plus d'un million d'années afin de retrouver SPOILER Hercules FIN du SPOILER. Son quotidien va être bouleversé par l'arrivée de Vali Halfling un asgardien fils de Loki. Il propose donc à Amadeus Cho de s'allier afin de récupérer les 4 "ingrédients" suffisants pour devenir ensemble les dieux des dieux. Amadeus refusant cette offre va donc s'oposer à Vali tout au long de ce livre.
La chose intéressante sera de constater que Amadeus Cho va à nouveau s'allier avec un personnage de la mythologie Marvel : Thor. On pourra remarquer qu'il passe d'un Hercules pas très mature à un Thor ,plein de responsabilité et ex-roi d'Asgard.
L'affrontement Amadeus/Vali sera donc le fil conducteur de cette aventure, Amadeus trouvant un adversaire à sa taille en la personne du fils du dieu du mensonge :Loki
Sinon les personnages sont toujours autant bien travaillés, il y a toujours cette dose d'humour et de fantaisie, de la mythologie dont s'accommodent toujours aussi bien les scénaristes. Bref c'est du très bon matériel.

Quant au dessin c'est Reily Brown qui était déjà venu sur cette série et qui fait du bon boulot, avec son trait qui je trouve correspond à cette série.

Dans l'ensemble ce livre n'aura compté que pour les 4 derniers épisodes qui sont de très bonnes factures mais restent un petit en-dessous de ce qu'on a eu droit précédemment sur cette excellente série. Cela s'explique par les bouleversements scénaristiques qui ne sont pas aussi important qu'auparavant. Cela reste tout de même un excellent livre vu que pour moi la comparaison est très élevée comparé au reste de la série.

La suite à lire du livre est l'événement Chaos War.
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4.0 out of 5 stars De la série B sans prétention et de qualité
Reviewed in France on January 20, 2011
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"Créé" par Stan LEE dans les années 1960, le personnage d'Hercules n'a certes pas la même popularité étendue que Spider-Man ou les FF. Aussi, ses séries vont et viennent depuis plus de 40 ans. Il est revenu au devant de la scène avec sa propre série il y a 3 ans, à la suite de  World War Hulk , dont il a récupéré au passage le dernier compagnon en date, le jeune Amadeus Cho. Ce gamin quelque peu perturbé qui avait pris fait et cause pour le géant vert est la 7ème intelligence sur Terre. Ensemble, ils ont traversé pas mal d'aventures avec différents panthéons. Hélas, Hercules est une des victimes de la grande bataille qui a fait l'objet du précédent volume ( Incredible Hercules: Assault on New Olympus ). Ce recueil est composé de deux épisodes dessinés (ou plutôt peints) par Ariel Olivetti - au cours desquels les amis d'Hercules font son deuil tandis qu'Athéna désigne le nouveau chef du groupe Olympus -, d'un "one shot" qui voit Vénus et Namora faire le tour de ce qu'Hercules laisse en héritage (et ce n'est pas triste), et de quatre épisodes dessinés par l'excellent Reilly Brown au cours desquels Amadeus Cho (aidé de Thor) part à la recherche d'Hercules qui, donc, n'est pas tout à fait mort. Un peu comme le Cap' (cf.  Captain America Reborn ), il est "quelque part" dont il s'agit de le tirer. Evidemment, c'est totalement délirant. Les scénaristes Pak et Van Lente s'en donnent à coeur joie. Lire par exemple les onomatopées tout au long de l'ouvrage. Deadpool mis à part, c'est sans doute ce que Marvel fait de plus proche de l'esprit des parodies de "Mad". De la bonne série B.
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