Article-Things
shipped 15 September 2004.
the Halloween issue includes GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: 'Swamp
Thing and Man-Thing: Who the Muck Came First?' has interviews and
art by Wein, Wrightson, GERRY CONWAY, ROY THOMAS, VAL MAYERICK, and
JOHN BYRNE! Other muck monster content includes Swamp Thing
creators LEN WEIN and BERNIE WRIGHTSON who discuss the character's
roots, while STEVE BISSETTE and RICK VEITCH spill their guts over
their 1980s work on the series, with arty Wrightson and
Bissette!
The 100 page, saddle-stitched 8-1/2" x 11" magazine with a full
color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $5.95 in the
U.S.
A well researched and designed publication, this issue has some
useful information and a couple of rare images concerning the
genesis of Man-Thing. This is an important reference for Man-Thing
fans, but with only four pages of Man-Thing content those of you
who aren't interested in the longer articles and interviews
regarding Swamp-Thing and other 70s and 80s horror comics might
want to have a flick through before deciding whether to buy.
Modern Masters Volume Four: Kevin
Nowlan
Editor
128 pages (plus cover) Trade Paperback - Ships November 2004
The Modern Masters series continues its look into the lives and work of
today's top comic-book artists, this time spotlighting Kevin Nowlan!
Nowlan is an artist's artist, highly respected not only by his fans,
but by his peers. Cover artist, penciller, inker, letterer, colorist,
even writer, he has done it all, and done it masterfully. Kevin's work
on comic-book icons Batman and Superman ranks among the best in those
characters' rich histories! His humorous 'Jack B. Quick'
feature-co-created with industry legend, Alan Moore, not only allowed
him to explore his Mid-Western roots, but won him an Eisner Award along
the way! This volume features an in-depth interview with Nowlan, fully
illustrated with rare and never-before published artwork, as well as a
gallery section of sketches and finished pieces. It's the ultimate look
at a true Modern Master: Kevin Nowlan!
Includes several pages of Nowlan's painted artwork for the still incomplete Man-Thing graphic novel, as well as some sketches
Fangoria #242 (April 2005)
This issue included a five page interview with script writer Hans Rodionoff about the Man-Thing film.
Alter Ego
#62
October 2006 - 100 pages
Twomorrows publishing
A HAPPY HAUNTED HALLOWEEN Issue, spotlighting Werewolves &
Man-Things That Go Bump In The Night and The Stuff On ACG We Couldn't
Shoehorn Into #61! Featuring: A never-before-published Werewolf by
Night and Man-Thing cover by MIKE PLOOG! Interviews with MIKE PLOOG
& RUDY PALAIS about their horror-comics work, conducted by ROY
THOMAS & JIM AMASH! Edited by ROY THOMAS.
Alter Ego
73
edited by Roy Thomas
Another year, another ALTER EGO celebration of Halloween which this
year includes Roy Thomas' 1971 synopsis for the origin of Marvel's
Man-Thing. The 100 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11"
magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails
for $6.95 in the U.S. and ships 10 October 2007.
Spotted by Muck-head SanctumSanctorum
Swampmen: Muck
Monsters of the Comics
ISBN: 1893905470
Format: Paperback, 200pp
Publisher: Twomorrows
Publishing
In the October 2008 issue of Altr Ego (# 81, p20) John B Cooke announced his renewed determination to get this book published, though last we heard this book has sunk into the swamp never to return. Eric from Twomorrows told me:
Yes, the book is being cancelled. It has been solicited twice and not been delivered as promised, so we will not be resoliciting. Some of the material intended for the book may end up in our other publications, but that has yet to be determined.
Further details have come out from one of the authors involved, George Khoury:
For the last three to four years, Jon (B. Cooke) has been late on all of his projects, but he's always finished them. John Morrow agreed to give him another chance on Swampmen for May 30th deadline and solicited the book for July. The deadline came and went; there were no answers to any of the messages via e-mails or phone calls. The point was to get it out for convention season to give the book the best chance at the summer convention season -- that's long gone. Wisely, John Morrow has cancelled the book. I doubt that after having been burnt twice soliciting the book in Previews that he'll take another chance on it.
George adds that he will be using the interview material he did for the book in other projects.
The failure of this book is a shame, as this would have been an essential buy for any Man-Thing fans, a lengthy study of the whole field of muck monsters in comics. Steve Gerber has stated that the interview conducted with him is *very* long, so we can only hope it appears in another form in the near future.
Here's what the publishers had to say in initial solicitaions:
Rising from the ooze and mire comes the definitive tome detailing the macabre history of those weird and wondrous swamp creatures of American comics, Swampmen: Muck-Monsters of the Comics! Through interviews with authors Jon B. Cooke and George Khoury (editors of the Eisner Award-winning Comic Book Artist magazine), the writers and artists who worked on this peculiar sub-genre of horror comics recall the creation (or re-animation!) and "lives" of such unforgettable characters as Swamp Thing, Man-Thing, It, the Bog Beast, Marvin the Dead Thing, the Swamp Lurker, and others, including the shambling thing who started it all back in the 1940s, The Heap! Included are essays on their real-life and mythical precursors; their presence in pop culture via movies, television and toys; and a look at why readers of the '70s seemed to have an insatiable appetite for the muck monsters. Profusely illustrated with rarely-seen and never-before-published artwork (including pages from the unfinished '80s graphic novel by Swamp Thing creators Bernie Wrightson and Len Wein, on the character's "roots", and much more), we spotlight the exploits of the DC and Marvel monsters, the aforementioned Swampy and Man-Thing with exhaustive discussions with those beasts' most renowned artists and writers, including Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, Steve Gerber, Mike Ploog, Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Val Mayerik, and many more. If you're a fan of horror or an aficionado of comics, this is the book for you!
Developments spotted by fellow muck-head P-TOR
Alter Ego #81
Edited by Roy Thomas.
The ever-haunted Halloween issue! Behind a new FRANK BRUNNER
Man-Thing cover: RICHARD ARNDT throws a spooky spotlight on the
late-'60s black-&-white horror comic Web of Horror, that
featured early work by BRUNNER, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, JEFFREY JONES,
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, WALTER SIMONSON, DAVE COCKRUM, HOWARD
CHAYKIN-plus an interview with WOH editor (and sf writer) TERRY
BISSON! An amazing interview by JIM AMASH with comics & fine
artist EVERETT RAYMOND KINTSLER! ROY THOMAS' 1971 origin synopsis
for the first Man-Thing story! More of BOB ROZAKIS on "The Secret
History of All-American Comics, Inc."-MICHAEL T. GILBERT on BOB
POWELL's art for The Shadow-plus FCA, Comic Fandom Archive-and
more!
$6.95
Shipping Wednesday 08 October, 2008.
Spotted by PTOR
Modern Masters #19: Mike
Ploog
by Roger Ash and Eric Nolen-Weathington
In the 1970s, horror comics were huge-and no one drew werewolves,
swamp creatures, and demonic motorcyclists better than Mike
Ploog! Though already well established in the fields of magazine
illustration and animation, Ploog endeared himself to comics fans
with his creepy yet beautiful artwork on such titles as Werewolf
by Night, Ghost Rider, and Man-Thing. After an all too brief
stint at Marvel Comics, Ploog returned to the world of animation
and film, working on such classics as Ghostbusters, Ralph
Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings, Dark Crystal, and
Labyrinth. Now he's back in comics with the children's fantasies
Abadazad and The Stardust Kid, as well as The Spirit, and proving
he still has the chops. Roger Ash and Eric Nolen-Weathington
proudly present a true Modern Master: Mike Ploog! This book
features a career-spanning interview and discussion of the
artist's creative process, complete with both rare and unseen
art, including an enormous gallery of commissioned work, and an
8-page color section!
120 page Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-605490-07-6
ISBN-10: 1-605490-07-5
$14.95
Shipping Wednesday 15 October, 2008.
Spotted by PTOR
Back Issue 31#cover painting by Frank Brunner
This salutes the comics and animation career of the late, great, and ground-breaking writer STEVE GERBER, beginning with an in-depth look at his most famous creation, Howard the Duck. Also: "Gerber's Gruesomes" (Marvel horror series such as Man-Thing), Omega the Unknown, "Gerber in the Marvel Universe" (offbeat superhero work, from Defenders to Foolkiller), Crazy! Magazine, Metal Men, Mister Miracle, The Phantom Zone, Sludge, Nevada, Hard Time, and the animated television favorite Thundarr the Barbarian. Plus: An all-star lineup of comics and cartoon creators pay tribute to Steve Gerber. Featuring art by and commentary from Frank Brunner, Rich Buckler, Gene Colan, Michael Golden, Stan Lee, Paul Levitz, Pablo Marcos, Val Mayerik, Jim Mooney, Martin Pasko, Mike Ploog, Dave Simons, Roger Slifer, Walt Simonson, Ron Wilson, and many, many others. And Howard the Duck turns barbarian in a cover painting by Frank Brunner! Edited by Michael Eury.
100 pages
$6.95
November 2008
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Spotted by Nick
Rue Morgue #114
There is an article on Man-Thing in this canadian based horror
genre magazine. Classic Cut: Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway's
Man-Thing (1971) Sneak
Peek
Shipping 20 Jul 2011
Spotted by Darryl Young