But to answer your question, Mark just could not have been a nicer guy to me.

You know, I could not be more flabbergasted that I get to follow Mark Waid on anything.

Hes really always been one of my favorite writers, so its a true honor.

How is this different than taking overNova(which was I guess issue 10 that you started on)?

How did that help to prepare you for the challenge?

You know,Novawas a real fun opportunity and still is.

But, its such an opportunity.

Im very grateful for the opportunity to write Sam.

I think they are some of my best scripts and the artists have been great.

WithHulk, its a little different.

Im not trying to reinvent the wheel in that regard.

I think that does when we have fun, I think the comics are fun.

Whats your history with the character as a fan?

No, 100% its a thing that goes back with me all the way to the 70s.

I think I actually had a Hulk comic before I had a Spider-Man comic.

I had the Hulk Rage Cage and not the second generation or Mach 3 version.

I had the first generation Hulk Rage Cage as a kid.

Ive been very lucky the last year or two.

Even a few years ago, one Halloween, I dressed as Banner in shredded clothes.

I dyed a pair of khakis purple.

What can you tell me about this story thats coming up the Omega Hulk?

What youre going to bring to it, how youre voice is going to enhance this character.

Ill be purposefully vague and youll have to forgive me.

But the opportunity that it gives me is to bring a little bit of anArmor Warsto the Hulk universe.

There is Betty, there is General Ross, there is Rick Jones.

There are, I think, some very funny moments.

Im not playing things for comedy, but there are…

I think thats why the Marvel movies are popular too.

There is a sense of humor.

That giant monster just ate it, there was no great, sort of, gags in it.

And I think thats true in a lot of what I do.

Im trained as a comedy writer.

(momentarily adopts a mock serious voice) Im a comedy writer by trade.

What about cameos, working other characters from the Marvel Universe in there?

Can you give us any hints about any characters that you might want to work in?

Specifically during this first arc?

An unexpectedYoung Avengerscharacter pops up, so Ill simply leave it at that.

This will live adjacent to that, but its fun.

Its fun to write those characters.

I dont get intimidated as much as I get excited.

Alex Ross is doing the cover on number 5, thats gotta be a wow thing.

I mean, that Alex Ross cover is just breathtaking.

Do you enjoy working within that realm or do you prefer to be kind of on your own?

No, its neat.

Im really excited about it, actually.

Do you pay attention to that stuff?

Do you have an opinion?

Do you want to see a movie?

Do you feel like the movie has to be R rated if its gonna be right?

I have really no horse in the race.

Ive never had…

Well, as a fan of Deadpool, even.

Yeah, Id love to see a movie.

I guess I have my… as a fan, Id love to see a movie.

But I understand how hard it is to get movies made, even at studios.

and hes not wrong.

I dont know a lot about the hurdles.

Ive never had any contact with anyone from FOX.

I dont know if theyre reading our book.

I know theZombielandguys did a draft of it and I did… Tim Miller showed me hisDeadpoolproof of concept.

I have no idea if that is still going on.

It is the thing that I am asked the most.

And I dont begrudge anyone.

Not just in the FOX world, but in the Marvel world either.

I dont know anything more than anyone else.

You know, I would think this is part of the hang-up.

You have to do that for finances sake.

Even our book, I dont think is rated R.

No, I dont think so.

Is my own thinking.

Moving away from the Marvel stuff: more creator owned stuff likeInfinite Horizon, is that in the future?

Were looking forward to getting to it.

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