Last Saturday, Greg Pak moderated three panels at the first ever Asian American ComiCon in New York City. Steve Sunu interviewed Pak and a number of the other organizers of the event for Comic Book Resources. Here’s an excerpt:
“I had an absolute blast moderating three of the ‘Making Comics’ panels at the Asian American ComiCon,†Pak told CBR. “The rooms were packed with eager audience members and the panelists were in fine form – funny, fresh, and frank. There was a relaxed, unguarded vibe among both panelists and audience members that made for great conversations. Just a few of the highlights include legendary writer Larry Hama revealing the shocking truth about his original pitch for the latest G.I. Joe series, colorist Christina Strain begging artists not to draw every individual snowflake, and Bernard Chang, Cliff Chiang, and Khoi Pham discussing the dangers of riffing off representations of things rather than the things themselves. I laughed, I learned, and I can’t wait to do it again next year.â€