IncredibleHulkOnline.com has interviewed writer Greg Pak about the “World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound” miniseries, the second issue of which just hit comic book stores on January 16. Here’s an excerpt:

IH:EOD: Do you have a favorite [member of the Warbound]?
GP: Right now, as I polish “Warbound” #4, I have to say Korg, the stone man from Krona. Major turning points and revelations are coming in this issue that reveal the true depth of everyone’s favorite alien rock man.
IH:EOD: Why the mini origins as back-up stories?
GP: Sometimes purely logistical problems lead to pretty awesome creative developments. Because editor Mark Paniccia and I loved Leonard Kirk’s pencils and inks on the “What If Planet Hulk” book so much, Mark wanted to let him pencil and ink himself the same way on “Warbound.” But that’s clearly a more time consuming process than dividing those chores would be. So devoting a few pages per issue to a backup story that another art team could draw and ink would help keep the book on schedule. The bonus was that the back up stories gave us a great place to delve into the pasts of our heroes and reveal a bit more about the savage world of Sakaar. And penciller Rafa Sandoval has been doing an incredible job with those stories — I’m happy to announce that he’ll be taking over pencilling duties on “Incredible Hercules,” the book I’m co-writing with Fred Van Lente, starting with issue #116.
IH:EOD: Without giving anything away, where will the Warbound be at the end of the story?
GP: You ask the impossible, my friend! But here are a few big teasers, revealed here for the very first time:
A hero will fall. A red queen will rise. And the Old Power will choose.
What’s it all mean? Keep on reading, my friends, keep reading!

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Here’s an excerpt:

This is the single most tense comic book sequence I’ve read all month. Writer Greg Pak knocks this one out of the park with his clever perspective, panel placement, and set-up for tension. This miniseries is a surprise and this issue secures a place for its next issue at the top of my pile as soon as I get home from my comic shop. Good reading! And Leonard Kirk’s art adds to the excellence.

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Jen Contino at the PULSE has interviewed writer Greg Pak about his “World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound” miniseries. An excerpt:

THE PULSE: What is it about this story that you think is going to win it an audience with today’s jaded comic reader? How does this appeal to the masses?
PAK: One of the advantages about writing a story with relatively new characters is that the audience has the thrill of knowing that literally anything might happen at any moment. So in the “Warbound” miniseries, we can develop our characters’ lives and stories to real conclusions, massive changes, or definitive endings. During the course of the “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” epic, at least five of our major characters died or went missing — that allows for real drama and high impact emotional storytelling.

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In a nutshell:

Good issue, great characters, I hope Pak has plans for them after this miniseries.

Click here for Blake M. Petit’s full advance review.
“World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound” #2, written by Greg Pak with pencils by Leonard Kirk and Rafa Sandoval, hits comic book stores tomorrow. Tell your local store to reserve a copy for you!