The Carcosa Interview: Greg Pak

At Black Nerd Problems, two types of people that will always appeal to us are: 1) those that “get it” when it comes to diversity and representation in our geekdom and 2) really smart individuals. Greg Pak is both of those. As the comic book writer responsible for Batman/Superman, Action Comics’ recent resurgence, the most heralded Incredible Hulk books in the last ten years and the first ongoing series for Storm, Pak has made a huge impact in the comic book world. But as we found out, there’s still a lot more beyond comics that make him such an interesting talent. This interview could’ve been three times as long, but not wanting to keep the man from all this good work he’s involved in, we got to talk about the politician that never was, beating down superheroes and I even snuck in a little bit of NBA talk. [divider type=”space_thin”] Black Nerd Problems: I normally wouldn’t start these questions like a job interview and ask you about your educational background, but I find yours specifically, to be fascinating. In addition to being a graduate from NYU for film production, you also attended Yale and are a Rhodes Scholar. While people in the comic book industry come from a very wide range of backgrounds, I can’t imagine many (in most industries) have such a prestigious educational profile. What were your professional interests while you attended college? If it didn’t involve writing in the comic book industry, what steered you in that direction? Greg: I was a political scienc…