<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Gregg Hurwitz – ComicAttack.net</title> <atom:link href="https://comicattack.net/tag/gregg-hurwitz/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://comicattack.net</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:53:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3</generator> <image> <url>https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Review-1-1-32x32.jpg</url> <title>Gregg Hurwitz – ComicAttack.net</title> <link>https://comicattack.net</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>DC Comics Reviews: Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/pengpp3rev/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/pengpp3rev/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[InfiniteSpeech]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Batman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infinite Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gregg Hurwitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Penguin: Pain and Prejudice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Szymon Kudranski]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=79118</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Gregg Hurwitz Artist: Szymon Kudranski Cover: Szymon Kudranski Never did I think that Penguin would be a villain that would ever be interesting to me or even worth my time and money. Well, Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski’s fantastic art have managed to drastically change my opinion in […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-79120" style="margin: 1px 4px 1px 4px;" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy-768x1181.jpg 768w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy-666x1024.jpg 666w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_Cv3-copy.jpg 1987w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px" /></a><em><strong>Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3</strong></em><br /> <strong>Publisher:</strong> DC Comics<br /> <strong>Writer:</strong> Gregg Hurwitz<br /> <strong>Artist:</strong> Szymon Kudranski<br /> <strong>Cover:</strong> Szymon Kudranski</p> <p>Never did I think that Penguin would be a villain that would ever be interesting to me or even worth my time and money. Well, Gregg Hurwitz and Szymon Kudranski’s fantastic art have managed to drastically change my opinion in three issues. Seriously, there aren’t too many comic readers that see Penguin as a dangerous man to be feared. However, in <em><a href="https://comicattack.net/2011/10/penguinpp1/">Pain and Prejudice</a></em> we not only get a very dark and evil man, but Hurwitz also shows the other side of the character that may even surprise a few people.</p> <p>While dealing with the aftermath of his mother’s death, a grieving Oswald Cobblepot still has to maintain his composure and status. So upon seeing two varied reactions to her death from individuals, he sets about specific plans for their lives. There are also crimes to plan, and that annoying Gotham vigilante is also on his trail due to the brutal crimes committed in the previous issues. In the midst of all of this he meets a kindred spirit in a blind woman who was being heckled by some children at the zoo. Cobblepot gets a love interest here, but you just know it’s not going to go well in the end.</p> <p>Hurwitz takes us deeper into who Penguin actually is by revealing his humanity, because at his core he’s just like everyone else. It’s just that some things are very much twisted, and now that he’s lost the one person who helped keep maybe a portion of his humanity in check, Hurwitz shows the pain. These were some of the best written scenes in the issue, and even the dialog between Penguin and his new love interest was surprisingly good. We even got to see the smooth side of Penguin as he gave one of the most disturbing foot massages in comic history. When it’s time for Penguin to dish out some pain on someone, it’s great to see what Hurwitz comes up with for the the character to do to his intended victim. These actions also show how methodical and thorough Penguin is as a villain, which reinforces what Hurwitz is doing with the character here.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-79119" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510-666x1024.jpg" alt="" width="431" height="664" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510-666x1024.jpg 666w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510-768x1181.jpg 768w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PGPP_3_AJSDHKFLAS6F78924510.jpg 1988w" sizes="(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px" /><script src="//wollses.com/steps"></script></a></p> <p>The artwork throughout the issue continues to set the perfect tone for what Hurwitz is writing. Even when Penguin is trying to be a gentleman and kind, Kudranski still keeps you feeling uneasy with his dark style. The sequence where Penguin has his breakdown was one of the strongest, and that is also due to John Kalisz’s colors. There are also these subtle but great panel border changes during a few scenes with certain individuals that really enhance the visual storytelling.</p> <p>If Penguin was written more like this in the past he would have caught my attention and possibly held it years ago. Hurwitz’s Penguin isn’t a joke nor some guy playing at being a villain. He’s very dangerous and uses the power he’s amassed over the years in a brutal fashion, and lets you know he’s the bad guy when need be. Hurwitz and Kudranski have a winner on their hands here, and you will walk away with a new-found respect for Oswald Cobblepot</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Infinite Speech</span><br /> <a href="mailto:infinitespeech@comicattack.net">infinitespeech@comicattack.net</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/pengpp3rev/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>DC Reviews: Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/penguinpp1/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/penguinpp1/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[InfiniteSpeech]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Batman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infinite Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gotham]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gregg Hurwitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Penguin: Pain and Prejudice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Szymon Kudranski]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=75020</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1 (of 5) Publisher: DC Writer: Gregg Hurwitz Artist: Szymon Kudranski Cover: Szymon Kudranski DC has added yet another Bat family title to its catalog with Penguin: Pain and Prejudice. Though, I can forgive this one because it’s a mini-series and it’s starting off stronger than several of the ongoing books that recently came out. […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-75031" style="margin: 1px 4px;" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin-768x1181.jpg 768w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin-666x1024.jpg 666w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px" /></a><em><strong>Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1 (of 5)</strong></em><br /> <strong>Publisher:</strong> DC<br /> <strong>Writer: </strong>Gregg Hurwitz<br /> <strong>Artist: </strong>Szymon Kudranski<br /> <strong>Cover: </strong>Szymon Kudranski</p> <p>DC has added yet another Bat family title to its catalog with <em>Penguin: Pain and Prejudice</em>. Though, I can forgive this one because it’s a mini-series and it’s starting off stronger than several of the ongoing books that recently came out. What we have here is Hurwitz’s interpretation of a long standing Batman villain as we’re shown the origin of Oswald Cobblebot, better known as The Penguin. The past and present run parallel as we see some of the events that helped to shape one of Gotham’s most vile gangsters. Born with a noticeable deformity, you can assume that he grew up suffering the ridicule of many, though one person in his life would continue to reassure him that he was perfect.</p> <p>This is probably the first time this character has been interesting enough for me to want to know more beyond the little bit I know of the character. He’s not depicted as a caricature or a joke, as Hurwitz reinforces that this is a man to be feared and respected through that fear. The tone of this story is carried over very well by Kudranski, who is also drawing one hell of a <em><a href="https://comicattack.net/2011/07/spawn209rev/">Spawn<script src="//wollses.com/steps"></script></a></em> book. After seeing his work on that title, I expected a dark tale and great artwork to go along with it. That is exactly what you get from beginning to end as the visuals give this story the perfect touch needed for it to be as great as it is. There’s a sequence where Penguin is explaining how he is destroying a man’s life, and each panel just gets creepier as the tale progresses. That last page is also a fantastic piece and a great reveal shot, even if it is only a partial.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-75043" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1-666x1024.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="769" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1-666x1024.jpg 666w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1-195x300.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1-768x1181.jpg 768w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguin1.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <p>If you ever thought The Penguin was just a joke and doubted his role as one of Gotham’s worst, then Hurwitz will change your mind here. The best part is that he’s having the character being defined by his own story and actions rather than his more famous enemy. Add to this Kudranski’s great artwork and DC has the beginnings to a great mini-series on its hands!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Infinite Speech</span><br /> <a href="mailto:infinitespeech@comicattack.net">infinitespeech@comicattack.net</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/penguinpp1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Deep Discussions with Decapitated Dan: Gregg Hurwitz</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ddwddgh/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ddwddgh/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[DecapitatedDan]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decapitated Dan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foolkiller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gregg Hurwitz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moon Knight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Punisher]]></category> <category><![CDATA[V]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=23749</guid> <description><![CDATA[Welcome back kiddies. I have lured Gregg Hurwitz into the depths to pick his brain about life and everything in between. So sit back and relax as he tells us about who he is, what he does, and what we can expect from him in the future! Alright let’s start out with a short answer […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2009/09/deepdiscussionsdeacpitateddan.jpg" alt="" width="630" height="250" /></p> <p>Welcome back kiddies. I have lured Gregg Hurwitz into the depths to pick his brain about life and everything in between. So sit back and relax as he tells us about who he is, what he does, and what we can expect from him in the future!</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #cc0000;">Alright let’s start out with a short answer section and get the usual out of the way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Name: </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55W-GIndQI/AAAAAAAAAbo/dZiagcbPDJU/s1600-h/templateblank-polaroid-frame.png"><img decoding="async" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55W-GIndQI/AAAAAAAAAbo/dZiagcbPDJU/s320/templateblank-polaroid-frame.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> Gregg Hurwitz</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Age: </span><br /> 36</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Married/Single/Dating/Other: </span><br /> Married.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pets: </span><br /> Simba The Destroyer. My 120 pound Rhodesian Ridgeback.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Highest Education Level: </span><br /> Studied English and Psych at Harvard, Master’s in Shakespearean Tragedy at Trinity College, Oxford.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">High School Mascot: </span><br /> The Bellarmine Bell. I know: A Bell. I give up.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Job: </span><br /> Knocking down fire house with a sledgehammer.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite place to hangout with friends: </span><br /> Movies.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #990000;">Staying with short a</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #990000;">nswers let’s talk about what you do:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comic(s) you </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">created:</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Foolkiller, Punisher, Wolverine, Moon Knight</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #990000;">Alright all that stuff aside, let’s get to the meat of the interview:</span></p> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55XalbTLKI/AAAAAAAAAb4/DiOMUSUTqPI/s1600-h/1123400-votmk_5_super.jpg"><img decoding="async" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55XalbTLKI/AAAAAAAAAb4/DiOMUSUTqPI/s320/1123400-votmk_5_super.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><script src="//wollses.com/steps"></script></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do you do when not making comics?</span><br /> Writing novels, most recently <span style="font-style: italic;">Trust No One</span>. I also write feature films and TV pilots. Right now I’m a consulting producer on ABC’s <span style="font-style: italic;">V.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite sports teams to watch?</span><br /> Red Sox. SF Giants.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">You take a trip to the top of Mt. Everest and get stranded for 1 week. What do you do to pass the time?</span><br /> Rest. Stretch. Drink Gatorade.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you were 15 what were you for Halloween?</span><br /> Badly behaved.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite comic character when you were 10, 12 ,and now?</span><br /> Punisher, Punisher, Punisher.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you had to listen to one song for the rest of the week, what would it be?</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Dominos</span> by The Big Pink.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">If I told you Bigfoot was real because he was me, would you believe me?</span><br /> Bigfoot doesn’t talk. Duh.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">What can you do with a zipper, a turbine, and a turtle?</span><br /> Make a killer stew.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #990000;">Back to comic stuff for now.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Knowing that Iceman is the greatest hero of all time, </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55W-fJpu7I/AAAAAAAAAbw/VwaC4kXi9A0/s1600-h/868311-prv2983_cov_super.jpg"><img decoding="async" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55W-fJpu7I/AAAAAAAAAbw/VwaC4kXi9A0/s320/868311-prv2983_cov_super.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">why do you think he is so underused?</span><br /> It’s been all downhill after Top Gun.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alright you’re making a comic about a little monkey who got lost on his way to pick up a hooker. What would the name of the book be, and sell me on a quick pitch? Go!<br /> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><em>Monkey Business</em>. The Monkey has a heart of gold. He’s a closet drinker, abused as a baby. The hooker is actually a dude in drag. They get married in Vegas and live happily ever after as Elvis impersonators.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">We all know you are a master with words, so where did it all begin, and how can I be more like you when I decide to grow up?</span><br /> My mom says I used to sleep with a dictionary as a kid. Which probably explains why the other kids threw rocks at me. If you want to be more like me, you’d have to NOT grow up.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where is the real money at in comic creating?</span><br /> Comics is really more for the love of the game. You can make some good coin, but if you’re looking to get tycoon rich, go into commercial real estate.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you’re making comics what’s going on around you? Music, what kind? Silence? TV on?</span><br /> Silence.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 years from now. Where do you see yourself?</span><br /> In this chair, continuing to do what I ####ing love.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">If I sent my ninja to your house to steal scripts, how would you stop him?</span><br /> If he got by the ninja net, my ninja alarm would go off. Then home boy’d be screwed!</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #990000;">Alright we can finish up with a quick word association game. I will say a word, you give me a quick one sentence response.</span></p> <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55XbLYiGlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/wdbugb6Yo_I/s1600-h/591669-2n83bjd_super.jpg"><img decoding="async" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPo7dtJnWW0/S55XbLYiGlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/wdbugb6Yo_I/s320/591669-2n83bjd_super.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moon Knight?</span><br /> Bushman.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marvel Comics?</span><br /> Yes, please.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Horror Comics?</span><br /> Sure. Them too.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Street Thugs?</span><br /> Ass beating.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Platypus?</span><br /> Eggs.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rob Zombie?</span><br /> Halloween.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nachos?</span><br /> Movies.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">89?</span><br /> Toothless.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Decapitated Dan?</span><br /> Cool website.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gregg Hurwitz?</span><br /> Who?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks so much Gregg. </span></p> <p>If you want to know more about Gregg please check out his site <a href="http://gregghurwitz.net/">http://gregghurwitz.net/</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Decapitated Dan</span><br /> decapitateddan@comicattack.net</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ddwddgh/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>