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| HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 cover art by Humberto Ramos |
Few new characters have made quite the impact Amadeus Cho has since his first appearance in 2006's AMAZING FANTASY #15. From that debut, Cho went on to become among the few defenders of The Hulk during World War Hulk, hung around with Hercules and now has even become the brand new Prince of Power following Herc's death, the last transformation which will be further documented in the upcoming HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER limited series beginning May 12.
"Amadeus was conceived and born within a very short amount of time," his creator Greg Pak reveals. "Editor Mark Paniccia gave a bunch of us writers a challenge to re-imagine characters based on old Golden Age superhero names for a special anthology issue of AMAZING FANTASY. I picked '
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| HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 preview art by Reilly Brown |
"At the time I was hungry to write a character that talked too much," Pak remembers. "Not quite sure where that came from, but I had a hankering to write glib, fast, slangy dialogue, and a smart-alecky kid genius seemed likely to provide the opportunity. I also saw it as a good chance to fill some niches in the Marvel Universe with a Korean American kid in civilian clothes who could hold his own with super heroes. It just made for a fun and funny contrast. Also, I like coyotes. Hence the pup. Finally, I'd been thinking a lot about that time in a person's teens when everything and anything seems possible. There's a huge amount of confidence and hubris that could be a lot of fun to play with, partly because it's entertaining and partly because it sets up a great emotional story of comeuppance and coming of age. In a strange way, making Amadeus so cocky at the beginning gave us the chance to set him up for just the right kind of fall and make him a much more sympathetic character in the end."
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| HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 preview art by Reilly Brown |
"In his first adventure, he had a close encounter with the Hulk," Pak reminds of Cho's debut. "And when we brought him back in INCREDIBLE HULK #100 and then in World War Hulk, his story was entwined with the Hulk's. It wasn't until we paired him with Hercules in the Renegades during World War Hulk that we began to realize what we had on our hands."
With World War Hulk wrapped up and Bruce Banner no longer the gamma-irradiated behemoth, Hercules and Cho ended up co-starring in INCREDIBLE HERCULES, which replaced INCREDIBLE HULK for a time.
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| HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 preview art by Reilly Brown |
The series lasted for 29 issues until Hercules met his untimely demise, with Athena trying to get Cho to become her champion, but, as you might expect, Amadeus has plans of his own. In his new position as CEO of the Olympus Group, Cho will use all of his power to locate Hercules, who he has learned does not currently reside in Hades; these will be the events of HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER.
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| HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #1 preview art by Reilly Brown |
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This looks like a winner. Wasn't real sure about this character initially, but we've grown to like him here in the ninja lair.Comcis Ninjawww.comicsninja.com
Looks awesome! I hope to see Amadeus interacting with other pantheons like the Celtic gods and Chinese gods!