I’ve told this story on War Rocket Ajax before, but back when Planet Hulk was coming out, I was a total snob about it for about three months. I remember having a conversation with Tug, a coworker and friend of mine that went like this:
“Psh, this Planet Hulk thing is nonsense. It’s just a huge Bill Mantlo rehash!”
“No kidding! And it’s fourteen issues?! They need more than a year to tell this story?! Ridiculous.”
Then, after the first four issues were out, I got bored at the store (which happened a lot) and since someone had just canceled their pull list, we had them all handy behind the counter. So I read them. A few days later, Tug and I were in his car, driving to lunch, when I said “I have a confession to make.”
“What?”
“I’ve… I’ve been reading Planet Hulk. And it’s awesome.”
“I KNOW! I HAVE TOO! IT’S SO GOOD!”
Cut to five years later, and Greg Pak is one of my favorite writers, and his amazing run on Hulk stands as one of the best the character’s ever had. So today, as his final issue hits stands, I sat down with him for an extensive Exit Interview about his time on the book.
