In this week’s episode of Off Panel, writer Al Ewing joins the show to talk about his new series, the Immortal Hulk. Ewing discusses his background as a comic reader, the strips hew grew up on, his Marvel background and love of the Hulk, Peter David’s Hulk, how the idea for the Immortal Hulk came together, the Banner/Hulk dichotomy, Joe Bennett’s impact on the book, how they’re handling the art on the book, his writing approach, consecutive double page spreads, borrowing from other creators, using your tools correctly, and more.

You can find Ewing on Twitter, his Tumblr and his work in The Immortal Hulk at Marvel Comics.

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Header image is from The Immortal Hulk #1, art by Alex Ross. Intro and outro music is Vulfpeck’s Outro from their album Vollmilch. Thanks to the band for letting me use the track.