Cryptozoic Man Explained

Limited:y
Horror:y
Publisher:Dynamite Entertainment
Startmo:October
Startyr:2013
Endmo:May
Endyr:2014
Issues:4 (of 4)
Writers:Bryan Johnson
Artists:Walt Flanagan
Pencillers:Walt Flanagan
Inkers:Chris Ivy
Letterers:Marshall Dillon
Colorists:Wayne Jansen
Creators:Bryan Johnson
Walt Flanagan
Tpb:Cryptozoic Man
Isbn:978-1606905265
Subcat:Dynamite Entertainment
Sort:Cryptozoic Man

Cryptozoic Man was a four-issue comic book limited series by Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan.[1] Flanagan described the series as the "creepiest cosmic spookshow ever witnessed!"[2]

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.[3]

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.

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a trade paperback:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve . Sunu . Flanagan & Johnson Amalgamate Dynamite's "Cryptozoic Man" . . December 30, 2013 . September 3, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Comic Book Men's Walt Flanagan On Cryptozoic Man. 2013-11-25. Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2017-05-11.
  3. Web site: Dynamite® Cryptozoic Man #1 (Of 4). dynamite.com. 2017-05-11.