The alter ego of the Hulk in The Totally Awesome Hulk will be 19-year-old Korean-American "Boy Genius" Amadeus Cho, Marvel announced Friday.  The new title, which launches in December, will be written by Greg Pak with art by Frank Cho.

Click on any image for larger view.

Unlike other versions of the character, the Amadeus Cho version is not tormented or conflicted; he’s "just a giant green wrecking machine who loves being the Hulk."

Although predictions that Cho would be the new Hulk have been floating around for a couple of months ("Confessions of a Comic Book Guy--New Looks for Old Staples"), this is the first official confirmation.