“Heroic Age: Prince of Power” miniseries is in comic book stores now. It stars Amadeus Cho, Hercules’s best friend and the Marvel Universe’s most incorrigible teen genius. (Wow, a comic book with the central character as an Asian American.) Issue #1, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, and pencilled by Reilly Brown, hit comic book stores last week. Here’s a synopsis of the story line:

THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE 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 finally 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 on the cover of this book? 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!

Pick up the fist issue here. Check out some of the rave reviews it got here . Not only is Grek Pak a comic book writer, but he’s also a short film maker. See his work in Mister Green, Mouse, and Super Power Blues. Greg Pak also worked on The Citizen in Secret Identities.

Heroic Age: Prince of Power with Amadeus Cho by Greg Pak (contains spoilers)