Cryptozoic Man
Cryptozoic Man was a four-issue comic book limited series by Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan.[1][2] Flanagan described the series as the "creepiest cosmic spookshow ever witnessed!"[3]
| Cryptozoic Man | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first issue of Cryptozoic Man | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 2013 – May 2014 |
| No. of issues | 4 (of 4) |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Bryan Johnson Walt Flanagan |
| Written by | Bryan Johnson |
| Artist(s) | Walt Flanagan |
| Penciller(s) | Walt Flanagan |
| Inker(s) | Chris Ivy |
| Letterer(s) | Marshall Dillon |
| Colorist(s) | Wayne Jansen |
| Collected editions | |
| Cryptozoic Man | ISBN 978-1606905265 |
Publication history
The concept debuted on the AMC reality series Comic Book Men in which Johnson and Flanagan star. The other co-stars of Comic Book Men are also involved in the development of Cryptozoic Man.
Plot
Alan Ostman, a middle-aged husband/father, sees his life quickly unravel when his daughter goes missing on a camping trip in the Pacific Northwest...Bigfoot country. After Gray aliens abduct him from a roadside bar, he learns that the fate of the world is dependent on trapping the world's most legendary cryptids.[4]
The comic centers on a character who is an amalgamation of a human being and legendary creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Jersey Devil.[2]
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a trade paperback:
- Cryptozoic Man (collected issues #1-4, 112 pages, Dynamite Entertainment, October 2014, ISBN 978-1606905265)
References
- Cryptozoic Man at the Grand Comics Database
- Sunu, Steve (December 30, 2013). "Flanagan & Johnson Amalgamate Dynamite's "Cryptozoic Man"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- "Comic Book Men's Walt Flanagan On Cryptozoic Man". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- "Dynamite® Cryptozoic Man #1 (Of 4)". dynamite.com. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
External links
- Cryptozoic Man at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)