Broken Frontier interviews Greg Pak about “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk”

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BrokenFrontier.com has posted an interview conducted by Adrian Zettlemoyer with “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” writer Greg Pak. An excerpt:

BF: Your take on Hulk was one that was intelligent and driven to make a difference. At the beginning, did you have to wrestle with how to portray the Big Guy?
GP: I always knew that the Hulk needed to be smart to survive on Sakaar and to fully experience the emotional epic we had in store for him. But in writing that first issue, it took a few passes to get the right feel for just how he’d talk.
In the end, I found myself thinking about Clint Eastwood in his Spaghetti Western days – he wouldn’t say much, but when he talked, it’d be tough, hard, and to the point. And usually either scary or funny, or both.

Click here to read the full article, which includes preview images from “Incredible Hulk” #105 and #106.

2007.04.04 – “Incredible Hulk” #105

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“Incredible Hulk” #105, the shattering conclusion to the “Planet Hulk” epic, hits stores on April 4. Here’s the blurb from the Marvel website:

Sons of Sakaar, remember their names! Korg, Miek, Hiroim, Elloe, the Brood Creature and Caiera the Oldstrong! These are the heroes of Sakaar, the Green Scar’s Warbound allies and the Hulk’s greatest friends. As they face the terrifying conclusion to the PLANET HULK epic, who will live? Who will die? And who will pay when the Worldbreaker reveals his true face? Don’t miss the shocking end to PLANET HULK — and the launching pad for Marvel’s WORLD WAR HULK summer blockbuster.

The book is written by Greg Pak with pencils by Carlo Pagulayan. Tell your local comic store to hold a copy for you!

2007.03.24 – 03.25 – Greg Pak at I-CON 26 in Stony Brook

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Greg Pak, writer of “Planet Hulk” and “World War Hulk” for Marvel and “Battlestar Galactica” for Dynamite, will appear at I-CON 26, a science fiction and fantasy convention at Stony Brook University in New York on March 24 and 25. For more information, visit the official I-CON website. Here’s Pak’s’ schedule for the convention:
Saturday 11:00am – 12:00pm SAC 305 Comics Screen Writing vs. Comic Writing
Saturday 3:00pm – 4:00pm SAC 308 Comics World War Hulk: Marvel’s next event starts here!
Saturday 4:00pm – 5:00pm SAC 308 Comics True Tales of the Comic Book Industry!
Saturday 6:00pm – 7:00pm Light Eng 102 Comics The Pak and David Medicine Show
Sunday 11:00am – 12:00pm SAC 308 Comics What if…?: Dream Projects
Sunday 12:00pm – 1:00pm SAC 308 Comics Script to Page: Starring Greg Pak

Kung Fu Rodeo calls “Planet Hulk” Marvel’s top “Underappreciated Gem”

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The website Kung Fu Rodeo raves about “Planet Hulk” in a post entitled “Marvel’s Top 5 Underappreciated Gems.” An excerpt:

… we’ve been treated to a Hulk-as-Conan storyline that writer Greg Pak has made into the most interesting time in the Jade Giant’s life since Peter David left the book. Combine the writing with stronger than I’d expected art and amazing covers from Ladronn … and you have the biggest surprise from Marvel in years.

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CBR interviews Greg Pak about “World War Hulk”

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Writer Greg Pak talks with ComicBookResource.com’s Dave Richards about the end of “Planet Hulk” and the upcoming “World War Hulk” Marvel Comics event — and drops some hints about who might appear in the “Incredible Hulk” tie-in issues. An excerpt:

On Earth, one person sympathetic to the Hulk has been paying close attention to the outcome of “Civil War.” “Amadeus Cho, AKA Mastermind Excello, a genius kid on the run from a nefarious secret agency, had a close encounter with the Hulk back in ‘Amazing Fantasy’ (v2) #15. Amadeus became a huge Hulk advocate and confronted Reed Richards over the Illuminati’s exiling of the Hulk in ‘Incredible Hulk’ #100,” Pak stated. “The end of the Civil War has only confirmed Amadeus’s suspicion of and contempt for the government and the superheroes that toe the party line. He’ll play a big role in the ‘World War Hulk’ event — primarily in ‘Incredible Hulk’#106 to #109. His goal is to round up the heroes with the guts to side with the Hulk upon his return. We’ll see him confront She-Hulk and Doc Samson in ‘Incredible Hulk’ #106, find out what’s up with Namor in #107, and learn how Amadeus’s team of Renegades deals with the terrifying reality of the Hulk’s return in #108 and #109. Issue #109 will be particularly significant, with a pretty spectacular Hulk-related revelation — dontcha dare miss it!”

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