Greg Pak on the direction of War Machine

War Machine writer Greg Pak in a interview with Newsarama disusses the upcoming issues of the book. Here’s a few excerpts from the article.

NRAMA: The road to War Machine going toe-to-toe with Iron Patriot has been in the making since War Machine #1; the cover to War Machine #10 doesn’t look very promising for Rhodes…what can you tell us about their future collision?

GP: Let’s just say that both War Machine and Iron Patriot have been preparing for this fight since the series began. They’re both going to bring their absolute A games and will hold nothing back.

NRAMA: What other plans do you have for War Machine in the near future?

GP: Look for all of the themes and plot elements we’ve been building since issue one to come to a massive head by issue #12. Rhodey’s been doing what he believes to be the right thing regardless of the consequences—by the end of issue #12, we’ll finally see exactly what all those consequences are.

NRAMA: Finally, in your view, how does War Machine standout in the current Dark Reign environment at Marvel? What should readers consider when they casually pick up an issue of War Machine off the shelf?

GP: This is the story of a man who makes the conscious decision to go too far when he’s faced with a world that’s gone too far. It’s the kind of decision that people have been forced to make throughout human history during times of terrible lawlessness and upheaval. In fact, you could say that every Western, samurai movie, and gangster flick ever made trades on these same themes. But there’s no easy answer regarding the emotional and moral consequences of walking this road, which is exactly what makes these kinds of characters and stories so compelling.

This is also the story of a guy who can assimilate any technology from an iPod to an atom bomb into his armor, which provides endless opportunities for insanely explosive mayhem, if that’s your thing. And if you’re reading this far into an interview about a character named War Machine, something tells me it probably is.