Rave reviews for “Incredible Hulk” #611

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“Incredible Hulk” #611, written by Greg Pak, pencilled by Paul Pelletier, and featuring the much-anticipated showdown between the Hulk and his savage son Skaar, has already nabbed a slew of rave reviews. Here’s a taste:

“Incredible Hulk #611 was about as close to perfect as a Hulk comic can get. It’s got everything I love, great action, powerful emotions and big scope. Pak is quite simply a perfect writer for the Hulk and his work here is nothing short of brilliant on every single page. He and Pelletier make an incredible team that work serious magic.”
— Comic Book Revolution
“After two years, I’m ecstatic to have Banner’s King Hulk persona back, one who actually remembers what he lost in his failed quest for vengeance. It makes the rivalry between father and son carry much more meaning than it did during Planet Skaar. But surprisingly, the most emotionally arresting portions of the issue involve Hulk/Banner’s recollections of his father’s abuses. This is hardly a new element of the Hulk mythos, but it’s one Pak mines to excellent effect throughout the script. ”
— IGN
“The ending was very touching; it was a very satisfying conclusion to the past few years’ worth of Hulk’s stories. Readers on board from the beginning will walk away pleased as events from Planet Hulk, Son of Hulk, and World War Hulk come to a closure not only for us but also the characters we cherish.”
— A Comic Book Blog

2010.07.19 – Greg Pak moderates FREE Works-In-Progress screening at AAIFF

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Don’t miss tonight’s FREE Works in Progress screening at the Asian American International Film Festival in NYC, moderated by Greg Pak. See below for the full scoop:

Works-in-Progress
Mon 7.19 | 7:00p
CUNY AAARI (25 w 43rd 18th floor)
Award-winning filmmaker Greg Pak (Robot Stories, AAIFF03; Mister Green, AAIFF10) returns to the AAIFF’s annual Work-in-Progress Workshop. Pak will guide filmmakers through the process of molding an unfinished work into its final cut. Featured works include “Maria the Korean Bride” by Maria Yoon and “Love Arranged” by Soniya Kirpalani. These two films explore questions of marriage from intriguingly different angles. This event is organized as part of the Media Coalition for Artists of Color Networking Salon. This workshop is free. RSVPs should be made to info@asiancinevision.org.
“Maria the Korean Bride” chronicles one Asian-American woman’s quest to marry in all fifty states in an effort to explore contemporary American martial customs in the context of her traditional Asian upbringing. For more: www.mariathekoreanbride.com
“Love Arranged” follows two educated, urbane Indian women who are actually actively seeking out “arranged matches,” despite having other options. For more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0xORXgjLJg

Get free tickets to see “Mister Green,” other shorts, at the AAIFF in NYC!

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Want free tickets to see Greg Pak’s “Mister Green” at this weekend’s Asian American International Film Festival in NYC? Here’s the scoop from AsianAmericanFilm.com on how to get ’em:

All you have to do is follow aafilm on Twitter. Then send a tweet asking for tickets to one of the following shorts programs: “It’s a Little Bit Funny,” “Back to the Future,” or “Untold Stories.” Click here for more about the programs.
[“Back to the Future” is the program featuring “Mister Green.”]
Then we’ll send you a direct message back via Twitter to seal the deal and you’ll be off to the movies!
Please note you must be 18 years or older.
Don’t wait — go to http://twitter.com/aafilm now and make your request!

Report on the Woodstock in the City screening of “Mister Green”

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The fine folks at TheFilmPanelNoteTaker.com have posted a report on the Woodstock in the City screening of “Mister Green” and other Futurestates shorts. An excerpt:

Pak said he began outlining the story for Mister Green in 2008 during the election. With talk of “change in the air,” he found himself thinking how hard change really is, and that nobody wants to really change on a personal level or in any way at all. To him, the idea of fundamental change is something we’re inevitably going to have to face within the next generation, and science fiction is a safe place to try out different ideas about what real change might entail. This was a chance for him to take this notion to the biggest extreme he could build around the topic of climate change and global warming. People have given him different reactions on his film. One friend told him that he found it to be really optimistic, while someone else said it was a horrifying vision of the future.

Click here for the whole thing.

BrokenFrontier.com interviews Greg Pak about comics and mythology

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Tony Josepf of BrokenFrontier.com has interviewed Greg Pak about comics and mythology (and Hercules and the Amadeus Cho). Here’s an excerpt:

BROKEN FRONTIER: A lot of your comics have a mythological angle, like Incredible Hercules and Planet Hulk. Do you think comic books function as a kind of modern mythology?
GREG PAK: I think that there are some very interesting parallels between these ancient myths and comics. One of the biggest things is that they’re both concerned with the education and development of heroes, and with individuals coming to terms with tremendous power. You know, what are the responsibilities of those who have tremendous power? There are lots of stuff in myths that are really applicable to writing comics. Also, if you look at the Greek tragedies for example, a huge part of that is that the gods do what the gods do and humans suffer. There’s an interesting parallel with the whole notion in comics of super-powered people, people who have powers that rival those of the gods from ancient times. That creates opportunities for stories that deal with those kind of themes, like: what are the limits of powers that an individual person should have? How much power is too much? And what are the consequences of claiming and wielding this kind of tremendous power?

Click here to read the whole thing.