A Vampire-smashing Hulk. Plus hints about the Forgiven and "exclusive" art!

1) In "X-Men" #1, you caught many fans off-guard with your vampire arc and it made for a fun and frenetic ride. This brings us to "Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula." How did you arrive at this combination? When did this book come up as an idea for part of this event?

Axel came to me with this idea and I immediately thought it was pretty cool. We're actually accomplishing a lot with just three issues. First and foremost, it's a pretty darn good story. How in the hell does Dracula expect to stop The Hulk? Answering that question is all part of the fun. But we're also introducing some spiffy new characters. If you haven't seen the teasers for the Forgiven yet, then click here. They look awesome!





4) I'm looking forward to "Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula" and was curious -- is the Hulk susceptible to magic? And if so, would vamps qualify? Would that enable them to bite through his skin?

How the vamps can possibly do anything to the Hulk is Dracula's big headache. Imagine you're Drac and you have the effing damn Hulk in your backyard causing trouble. What do you do, Drac? What. Do. You. DO?

5) And if the Hulk did go on a rampage through Dracula's "vampire village," would there be anyone (outside of other vampires) that would be interested in stopping him? I imagine most heroes would just shrug their shoulders.

But consider that this is part of the "Fear Itself" event. The whole world is about to go down the tubes. As Woody said in "Zombieland," "Time to nut up or shut up." And Drac ain't gonna shut up.