In conjunction with the opening of “X-Men: The Last Stand,” two different media outlets have interviewed “X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong” writer Greg Pak.
Click here to read the “Brownsville Herald” story
Click here for the Scripps Howard News Service article
“X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong” is now available for a 35 percent discount at Amazon.com. If you enjoyed the Phoenix in the movie, check her out in the comics!
CBR talks with Greg Pak about “Battlestar Galactica” and “Planet Hulk”
Robert Taylor has interviewed Greg Pak for ComicBookResources.com. The wide-ranging discussion focuses on “Battlestar Galactica” comic book, but there’s also talk of “Planet Hulk” and other comics-related topics.
“Battlestar Galactica” #0 and “Incredible Hulk” #95, both written by Greg Pak, hit comic book stores on May 31 (although due to Memorial Day, many stores may not have the books until June 1 — please call your local comic book store to find out its schedule).
Use the Comic Book Locator Service to find the store near you.
Click here to read the whole interview.
X-Men: La Cancion Final de Fenix!
“X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong,” the bestselling miniseries written by Greg Pak with art by Greg Land, is now being released in a Spanish translation under the title “X-Men: La Cancion Final de Fenix.”
Click here for a review en español wherein the blogger describes Pak as “un autor con futuro.”
And Apokolipsblog kindly writes that “Pak no le tiene nada que envidiar al conocido creador de Buffy en el campo del cómic.”
Se puede comprarlo aquà y aquÃ.
“X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong” on sale at Amazon.com
Liked the “X-Men: The Last Stand” movie? Intrigued about the character of Jean Grey and the Phoenix? Want to read the comics that tell her story? Pakbuzz.com recommends the following volumes, on sale now at Amazon.com:
“X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong” — the bestselling 2005 miniseries written by Greg Pak with art by Greg Land. Available now at a 35 percent discount!
“The Dark Phoenix Saga” — the classic storyline written by Chris Claremont. Available now at Amazon
Scotland’s Sunday Herald interviews Pak on the Hulk
Writer Edd McCracken has graciously given Pakbuzz.com permission to post the following excerpt from his recent story “The Men Who Make Superheroes,” which ran last week in the Sunday Herald in Scotland. In the excerpt, he interviews “Planet Hulk” writer Greg Pak about what makes everyone’s favorite green goliath so compelling:
GREG PAK IS… THE HULK
When writer Greg Pak talks about The Hulk he deepens his voice and flexes his muscles, like a reflex. “I’ve been Hulking it up for nearly a year,” he booms, before relaxing. “I’m sorry, when you work on The Hulk for a while you fall back on the mannerisms,” he says gently. “But he is a tonne of fun.”
In the Marvel universe The Hulk cuts one of the most tragic figures. A misunderstood monster with the most savage mood swings in literary history, he’s the eternal outsider. As if to stress that point, Greg has decided to exile The Hulk on a remote planet with a band of gladiator rebels in the current storyline.
“The Hulk TV show was my first introduction to tragedy as a child – I went straight from that to Macbeth,” says Greg. “That whole notion that this man is a monster and no matter what he does he will always be misunderstood, kills me.”
TV Guide interview with Greg Pak about “Battlestar Galactica”
The TV Guide website has published the full interview conducted by Ileane Rudolph with “Battlestar Galactica” comic book writer Greg Pak. Here’s an excerpt:
TVGuide.com: Are you also introducing new characters?
Pak: One of the great things about the show is that it’s full of compelling, varied characters with intriguing histories and relationships, so for the comic we can pull from that supporting cast and give great moments to some of the secondary leads like Gaeta and Dualla, for example. At the same time, we’re absolutely developing and introducing new characters as needed. There’s a huge cliff-hanger at the end of #0 which involves a new character of sorts. I’ll say no more for fear of spoilers! And we’ll have a shocking group of guest stars at the end of #3.
Click here to read the whole interview.
“Battlestar Galactica” Issue #0, a specially priced 25 cent book, goes on sale May 31 (June 1 in the US due to the Memorial Day holiday). To find your local comic book store, visit the Comic Shop Locator Service.
“Incredible Hulk” #95 preview pages at PopCultureShock.com
PopCultureShock.com has posted a preview of the first five pages of “Incredible Hulk” #95, written by Greg Pak with art by Carlo Pagulayan and Marshall Rogers. Click here to view the pages.
“Incredible Hulk” #95 goes on sale Wednesday, May 31 (June 1 in the US due to the Memorial Day holiday). Use the Comic Shop Locator Service to find a store near you.
Newsarama interviews Pak, Raynor, and Tan about “Battlestar Galactica”
Newsarama has posted an interview with the creative team behind the “Battlestar Galactica” comic book, including writer Greg Pak, penciler Nigel Raynor, and cover artist Billy Tan. A few excerpts:
NRAMA: When you started work on this project, did you find yourself saying “I have to use these characters because I love them” and creating a situation for them, or did the situation come first?
GREG PAK: : There was one emotional storyline in particular that hit me hard during the first season – I can’t say what it was right now for fear of spoilers, but when you read Issue #0 you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. And when I was thinking about what the comic book should be, I kept coming back to that storyline. I knew there was more to explore there on an emotional level, and when I came up with a hook that could tie it in to questions of the Cylon’s origins and the Cylon/human relationships, I knew I had a story.
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NRAMA: Tell us about a Greg Pak script, and what the working process is like between the two of you.
NIGEL RAYNOR: Well we’ve only really started to work together but he seems happy with what I’ve given him so far, which is really great for me. I’ve read the first four scripts now. After finishing them I had a big cheesy grin on my face ‘cause I knew I was going to enjoy the hell out drawing all this stuff he’s got coming up. It’s got all the melodrama, comedy and action you get from the show and quite a few surprises too!
Click here for the full article.
“Battlestar Galactica” #0 hits comic book stores on May 31 (June 1 in the US due to the Memorial Day holiday). Contact your local comic book store and ask them to hold a copy for you — and preorder Issue #1, which comes out in July! Use the Comic Shop Locator Service to find a store near you.
“Battlestar Galactica” #0 preview pages!
At long last, Dynamite Entertainment has released colored, lettered preview pages of interior art from “Battlestar Galactica” #0, written by Greg Pak with pencils by Nigel Raynor. Click on the links below to view the pages in a new window.
Page One | Page Two – top half | Page Seven | Page Eight | Page Nine
“Battlestar Galactica” #0 hits comic book stores May 31 (June 1 in the US due to the Memorial Day holiday). Contact your local comic book store and ask them to hold a copy for you — and preorder Issue #1, which comes out in July! Use the Comic Shop Locator Service to find a store near you.
Chow interviews Pak for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Keith Chow recently interviewed Greg Pak and several other Asian American comic book creators for the Diamond Bookmark Newsletter. Parts of Chow’s interview with Pak can be seen at the Diamond website. But the full text of the interview has never been seen — until today! Below is the entire Chow/Pak interview, courtesy of Keith Chow and Diamond.
KC: Like any other literary genre, there’s a lot of diversity in comics that might fly right beneath the radar in most mainstream circles. So my first question is how does being Asian American inform your work?
GP: I grew up at a time when the most prominent Asian American character in mainstream media was a dude in a teen flick who’d fall out of trees to the sound of a gong. So I’ve been annoyed by stereotypical imagery in mainstream media almost as long as I can remember. At the same time, I’ve always been hugely impressed by the way films speak a universal emotional language and have the power make us fall in love with anyone. I always paraphrase Spike Lee, who once wrote something along the lines of “the more specific something is, the more universal it becomes.†The idea is that if you actually depict a character fully, with all of his or her background taken into account, the audience will get it, even if the character is completely different from the audience. In fact, it’s precisely because you’ve depicted the character so specifically that the audience gets it — something that’s true in your character’s life, if it’s presented in the right way, will resonate with something true in every viewer’s life.