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Mech Cadets Book One

Author Greg Pak
Illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa
Paperback (Graphic Novel - TR)
6-5/8"W x 10-3/16"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
On sale May 23, 2023 | 320 Pages | 9781684159178
Age 8-12 years | Rated T
Reading Level: Lexile GN740L | Fountas & Pinnell Q

Each year, giant sentient robots from space come to Earth and bond with a new Sky Corps Academy cadet to keep the planet safe. But this time, one mech bonds with Stanford Yu, a young kid working with his mom as a janitor. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for him, but first he’ll have to earn his classmates’ trust and survive an uncompromising enemy…colossal aliens known as the Sharg. Stanford and the Mech Cadets will realize what truly makes a hero in this complete collection of the original Mech Cadet Yu series! Bestselling author Greg Pak (Ronin Island, The Hulk) and fan-favorite artist Takeshi Miyazawa (Runaways, Ms. Marvel) bring this underdog story alive as Stanford, the Mech Cadets, and their Robos face relentless training, an alien invasion, and threats to their very human existence. Collects Mech Cadet Yu #1–#12.
Greg Pak is a Korean American filmmaker and comic book writer best known for his award-winning feature film Robot Stories, his blockbuster comic book series like Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, and his record-breaking Kickstarter publishing projects with Jonathan Coulton, Code Monkey Save World and The Princess Who Saved Herself. Pak’s recent comics projects include Ronin Island, a creator-owned series from BOOM! Studios, Kingsway West, a creator-owned series from Dark Horse; The Totally Awesome Hulk and Weapon X for Marvel; and John Wick for Dynamite. Other projects include Action Comics and Batman/Superman for DC; Battlestar Galactica for Dynamite; Dead Man’s Run for Aspen and Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla; and Magneto Testament, Storm, Incredible Hercules (co-written with Fred Van Lente), and many others for Marvel. With artist Takeshi Miyazawa, Pak co-created the character of Amadeus Cho, who won a 2005 Marvel.com fan favorite poll, co-starred for four years in Incredible Hercules, and is now the star of Totally Awesome Hulk. Pak’s run on Marvel’s Incredible Hulk was named the Best Ongoing Series of 2007 by Wizard Magazine and Pak’s Magneto Testament was named the Best Miniseries of 2008 by IGN.
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About

Each year, giant sentient robots from space come to Earth and bond with a new Sky Corps Academy cadet to keep the planet safe. But this time, one mech bonds with Stanford Yu, a young kid working with his mom as a janitor. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for him, but first he’ll have to earn his classmates’ trust and survive an uncompromising enemy…colossal aliens known as the Sharg. Stanford and the Mech Cadets will realize what truly makes a hero in this complete collection of the original Mech Cadet Yu series! Bestselling author Greg Pak (Ronin Island, The Hulk) and fan-favorite artist Takeshi Miyazawa (Runaways, Ms. Marvel) bring this underdog story alive as Stanford, the Mech Cadets, and their Robos face relentless training, an alien invasion, and threats to their very human existence. Collects Mech Cadet Yu #1–#12.

Creators

Greg Pak is a Korean American filmmaker and comic book writer best known for his award-winning feature film Robot Stories, his blockbuster comic book series like Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, and his record-breaking Kickstarter publishing projects with Jonathan Coulton, Code Monkey Save World and The Princess Who Saved Herself. Pak’s recent comics projects include Ronin Island, a creator-owned series from BOOM! Studios, Kingsway West, a creator-owned series from Dark Horse; The Totally Awesome Hulk and Weapon X for Marvel; and John Wick for Dynamite. Other projects include Action Comics and Batman/Superman for DC; Battlestar Galactica for Dynamite; Dead Man’s Run for Aspen and Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla; and Magneto Testament, Storm, Incredible Hercules (co-written with Fred Van Lente), and many others for Marvel. With artist Takeshi Miyazawa, Pak co-created the character of Amadeus Cho, who won a 2005 Marvel.com fan favorite poll, co-starred for four years in Incredible Hercules, and is now the star of Totally Awesome Hulk. Pak’s run on Marvel’s Incredible Hulk was named the Best Ongoing Series of 2007 by Wizard Magazine and Pak’s Magneto Testament was named the Best Miniseries of 2008 by IGN.
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